Reports

Brad Quinn’s Fuego y Agua Testimonial

fuegoyagua : January 2, 2012 11:15 pm : General, News, Race Reports

Thanks to Ultrarunner and Race Director Brad Quinn for this wonderful testimonial on Fuego y Agua!

Back in the spring of 2008 I contacted Josue Stephens about his Fuego y Agua 100km event, which I had heard about on a local trail running website. I had not met Josue yet, but knew of his outstanding win at Bandera 100km. Josue was living in Austin, TX at the time and my family and I were in the Texas Hill Country….Horseshoe Bay, which is approx 50 miles NW of Austin. We exchanged emails, arranged a time to met and quickly became fast friends. We shared the same passions of trail running, travel, family, race directing and philanthropic work. I was excited about the possibility of racing in Nicaragua and assisting Josue with race preparation. more »

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TJ Thompson – 2008 Fuego y Agua Report

fuegoyagua : January 5, 2009 7:54 pm : Race Reports

See TJ’s Photos from 2008

For those who just want to look at the pictures, they are here. :)

Recently I ran the inaugural Fuego y Agua 100K ultramarathon on la Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua. It was a very challenging race mentally and physically. I limped into the race under-trained, as I have not been able to train on hills the way I wanted to due to my Achilles problems that have been nagging me since July when I ran TRT100. This race consists of two primary climbs up the Maderas and Concepcion volcanoes, 1500 and 1000 meters, respectively. It’s safe to say I was ready for the distance, but not those hills.
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2008 Fuego y Agua 100k: The Journey – Pete Mehok

fuegoyagua : December 28, 2008 12:23 pm : Race Reports

Date: Saturday December 13, 2008

Location: Island of Ometepe, Nicaragua
Distance: 100K
Finish Time: 14:48

Encountering change can be very challenging. You are suddenly placed out of your comfort zone not really knowing what to expect, facing the unknown. Sometimes change brings incredible experiences and becomes a springboard for good things to follow. I was given the opportunity to embrace and immerse myself in another culture for a very brief time, but I planned on making the most of it.

Two weeks before my departure, my journey to Nicaragua would become ‘real,’ immediately after I received my shots for Hepatitis A&B and started taking oral medication for both Malaria and Typhoid Fever. more »

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The Sunday Adventure Club: Fuego y Agua 100k – Race Report

fuegoyagua : December 20, 2008 6:18 pm : Race Reports

The Sunday Adventure Club: Fuego y Agua 100k – Race Report. Richie Cunningham | 2008 100km Winner

This year my running has taken me to some strange and exotic places, and not all of them in my head. The Fuego y Agua 100k was going to be one step further.

I’ve ran in some varied environments; freezing cold temperatures in the mountains, mud and bogs, athletics tracks, hard packed stony trails, the aggressive heat and altitude of Mont Blanc (which I didn’t fare well in) but none like I was about to encounter.
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