110 kilometers and 7,200 meters of elevation gain in just over twenty-four hours earned the Lombardy-based athlete the victory in the women’s race. She wore Oxyburn-branded long socks, arm warmers, and a buff.

CORSICA – Second among Italian runners behind Jimmy Pellegrini, who finished sixth; 24th overall and first in the women’s race: this is the outstanding result achieved by Marta Poretti at the Restonica Ultra Trail, a 110-kilometer mountain race with 7,200 meters of elevation gain that took place last weekend in Corsica.

24 hours, 16 minutes, and 58 seconds was the final time for the top athlete from Team Tornado, who has been running for years in Oxyburn compression gear. A trail race renowned for its difficulty, featuring steep and highly technical ascents and descents, as well as several sections requiring rock climbing. In short, it was the ideal terrain for Marta, who—as usual, and thanks to her vast experience in races even longer and tougher than this one—started at a fairly slow pace before gradually picking up speed. This is a race not for everyone, where mental toughness and the conviction that you can—and must—finish at all costs matter more than anything else. It’s not the pace itself that wins these races; it’s not the pace per kilometer like in marathons, but rather resistance to total exhaustion—which can only be achieved through mental fortitude and conviction.

“It was an absolutely crazy race,” said Marta Poretti the day after her great performance, “110 kilometers and 7,200 meters of elevation gain… I’ve never seen so many rocks! All in all, one of my favorite races! Despite the particularly intense heat, I wore Oxyburn compression socks for the entire 24 hours of the trail and used a buff to protect myself from the sun during the day and the cold at night, when I also put on compression arm sleeves…”

In the women’s race, it was a complete domination: behind Marta, who finished with a lead of over 3 hours and 30 minutes, another Italian athlete, Maria Elisabetta Lastri, finished 43rd overall and second in the women’s division with a time of 27 hours, 58 minutes, and 21 seconds, while Spain’s Nuria Perez Garcia took third place with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, and 13 seconds.