10.08.09 - 12:57 -
Kilian Jornet Burgada raises his arms as he crosses the finishing line. / AP / keystone / Jean-Christophe Bott
Spain's Kilian Jornet Burgada was first to cross the finishing line in the men's category of the 36nd Sierre-Zinal Long Distance Mountain Running Championship in Zinal (1,680 meters above sea level), Switzerland on Sunday.
Runners start in Sierre for a 31 kilometre long race, and rise 2,000 metres before coming down 800 metres to finish in Zinal in the Swiss Alps. Around 3,000 participants compete every year.
Kilian Jornet Burgada made a time of 2 hours and 35 minutes and Anna Pichtrova from Czech Republic won the women's category with a time of 2 hours and 58 minutes.
Kilian Jornet Burgada made a time of 2 hours and 35 minutes and Anna Pichtrova from Czech Republic won the women's category with a time of 2 hours and 58 minutes.
