Without speaking of the curious challenge launched in the last years by the African athletes: first from the Moroccan El Moussaul and then from the Kenyan Simson Limareng.
They were able to able to defeat Luigi Pastore from the Region Campania (King of the competition “nonesa” (of Non-Valley) with five victories).
He trained hard on the sand (in his Region Campania) to win on the snow.
After the African winners, we return to the Italians athletes.
Antonio Molinari (Trento) and Asha Tonolini (Brescia) dominated the 27 and 28 competition.
Again Antonio Molinari and Tiziana di Sessa wan the 29th competition.
A mild climate and a total absence of snow transform the 30th competition in a maxi rural run. With these climatic conditions the Kenyans Cherono and Vivian Cheruyot triumph.
Among the friends of the competition of NonValley which guarantees at Christmas 7000 tourist in the hotels of this area we find:
Laura Fogli (four personal victories) and Antonella Bizioli (both in competition again in 1998), Totò Antibo, Francesco Panetta, Laura Munerotto, Gelindo Bordin, Andrea Benvenuti, Salvatore Bettioli and Giacomo Leone (winner of the Marathon in New York 1996) who was present at the last competition with Francesco Moser the cyclist recordman responsible for the Tourism Department of the Autonomous Province of Trento.
To the start of the 29th competition, we can remember the Olympic mountain bike Paola Pezzo, Antonio Rossi champion of canoe and finally Manuela Levorato winner of two bronze medals for the 100 and 200 meters outdoor who will be later the testimonial of the 30th edition.