- Vicente Juan García

PRESS KIT
DOSSIER DE PRENSA
VICENTE JUAN GARCIA
Ultra-distance runner
[Villena, 19th may 1976]
I TAKE PART IN THE MOST DEMANDING ULTRA
DISTANCE RACES ACROSS THE PLANET. IMPOSSIBLE
CHALLENGES ARE A CONSTANT IN MY LIFE.
“My loved ones, my race mates and my
sponsors are the family that helps me reach
the limits of my mind and beyond”
DOSSIER DE PRENSA
1 THE ACHIEVEMENT: 4 deserts racing the planet
The only runner in the
world who completed the 4
toughest desert races in the
same year, 4 Deserts Racing
The Planet.
“2012 left an indelible special
mark in my mind, full of
emotions and happiness”
Atacama Crossing, Gobi March, Sahara Race and
the Last Desert became a part of me, of every
centimeter of my body.
DOSSIER DE PRENSA
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2014 challenge: 5 Continents grand slam
SWEDEN
CHILE
SOUTH AFRICA
AUSTRALIA
ISRAEL
“Races and adventures fill me up
with life, that’s why 2014 will be
even more challenging”
Running 160 km no-stop races across the
5 continents, in the so called 5 Continents
Grand Slam.
Objective: Be the first person to
complete the 5 continents in the
same year.
Sweden, first stop, 12th april 2014.
Next stop: Chile, South Africa, Australia and
Israel.
DOSSIER DE PRENSA
2b 2014 challenge: 5 Continents grand slam
1st Challenge COMPLETED
Vicente Juan García finished the
first race of Grand Slam of the 5
Continents in Sweden.
Finishing the 161 km in 15 hours and
44 minutes and getting the gold medal
accrediting finish the race in less than
20 hours.
Notably, last year won the race in 17
hours and this year the top 10 finishers
are down this time.
DOSSIER DE PRENSA
2c 2014 challenge: 5 Continents grand slam
2nd Challenge COMPLETED
Vicente Juan García is the winner
in the second race of the Grand
Slam of the 5 Continents in Chile.
Vicente Juan García won in Atacama
Xtreme 100 miles.
In this case, the harsh innate conditions
of the Atacama Desert was compounded
temporary with sand and snow never
before seen in the Atacama Desert that
forced the cancellation of the race at mile
110, where Vicente was leading.
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challenge 2014
Grande Trail Serra D’Arga
2014 - RTP 2
April in Portugal: 3 stages,
130 km, 5,000 km height
difference.
Trans Gaspesia 2014
August in Canada 260 km.
Self-sufficiency race.
Ultra Africa Race
November in Africa,
Burkina Faso, 213 km
self-sufficiency race.
DOSSIER DE PRENSA
4
PROJECTS 2015
Badwater Ultramarathon
271 km foot race with over 4,000 cumulative
positive slope during July in California (USA).
Crossing the desert of Death Valley, where daytime
temperatures can reach 49 º C in the shade.
Yukon Arctic Ultra
The most ultra cold hard world marathon. Held every
two years in the Arctic, for 8 days over 800km. Only
15 people in the world have been able to complete it.
During the cold and dark winter month, February,
withstanding temperatures of -40 º C and with only
6 hours of daylight, carrying all the necessary shot
of a sled team.
DOSSIER DE PRENSA
4b
PROJECTS 2015
Roadsign Continental Challenge
Complete the challenge started in 2014 with the Ultra
and Ultra Race Bolivia Norway Race.
The Ultra Race Bolivia takes on 170 km walking in
6 stages in total self-sufficiency.
The Ultra Race Norway, non-stop race first held in
July 2015.
Grand Challenge Shared
Together with Jeison Christian Costa and Sebastian
Colquhoun (2 only Latin American to achieve the
Grand Slam finish 4 Desert)
Challenge multiplied by these 3 international runners.
Projects:
- Camino de Santiago
- Himalaya Stage
- Crossing the Andes
* 1 of these 3 projects will take place in 2015, the other two will be
held in 2016.
DOSSIER DE PRENSA
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SOCIAL MEDIA
“I think it’s essential to
communicate each and
every fact that happens
in my everyday life. It’s
important to have the
people connected with me,
and that I am connected
with them”
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SPORT ACHIEVEMENTS
PREVIOUS YEARS
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Juan Rubén García
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