A Spanish athlete made his debut this Saturday in the 10-kilometer route and fell below half an hour (29:59), and made the 33rd best national mark of the season and was one minute and a half behind the winner of the race.

Very good, right?

A remarkable result for a newbie.

A joy.

The truth is, no.

Because the newcomer in question was called

Kilian Jornet

, deity in the mountains, and because even he himself expected a better time in his discovery of asphalt.

It is true that since Jornet accepted the challenge of running a flat marathon - most likely in Valencia this December - injuries have constantly interrupted him and that the test circuit, the Hytteplanmila from Norway, was quite uncomfortable, but the champion of all in trail running he had registered a time of 29:30 in training and that was the minimum that was required.

He finished eighteenth, surpassed by several local youths and with bad feelings.

"It was quite interesting. I was able to get below 30 minutes, but I am a bit disappointed with the time, I hoped it would be better. The last two weeks have not been easy, I suffered an injury that did not allow me to train and today (for this Sunday) I have not felt well. But I am happy for the experience and I want to see what happens next time. Now I will rest for a week and I will return to the load. It is fun. It is different, but it is fun ", Jornet himself analyzed in his Twitter after raised expectations.

The brand that has always supported his feat, Salomon, had launched its first asphalt shoes for the Spanish debut and the race had even organized a live on Facebook for fans around the world to experience their progress.

But in the end everything was enveloped by a strange feeling of disappointment and by the expectation of what will happen if he finally attacks a marathon in just two months.

Will he be able to get down from two hours and 10 minutes and cross the gates of heaven in Spanish athletics or will he stay beyond that?

Despite what happened this Saturday, nobody knows.

Because there were also arguments for some jubilation.

During the first three kilometers of the race, Jornet endured with the best, among them the Norwegian

Jakob Ingebrigtsen

, double European champion of 1,500 and 5,000 meters, and his stride always seemed as powerful as in any descent of the Zegama-Aizkorri or of the Sierre-Zenal.

Perhaps it only paid for the accumulation of kilometers - and injuries - in recent weeks.

Maybe you made several rookie mistakes trying multiple times to pull the group.

A Spanish athlete made his debut this Saturday in the 10-kilometer route and, although it did not go as expected, his name was Kilian Jornet and that forces him to stay on edge.

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