Race director
Jaime Boada Ordóñez
Founder and director of the race since 2013. He has a long track record organizing adventure events and has received many awards as a promoter of tourism and sport in Santander since 1997.
Corporación Deporteza
Organizers
A family-run organization with a passion for adventure sports, putting every detail at the service of runners since 2013.
Who we are
Corporación Deporteza
We promote sports, cultural, tourism and environmental projects with communities in Colombia and abroad. We are an official member of ITRA (International Trail Running Association).
Chicamocha Canyon Race is organized by a family passionate about extreme sports and trail running. That love for nature and adventure shows in every detail: we work for the well-being, safety and satisfaction of our reason for being, the runners, to give them a unique experience.
Our team
The people behind the race
Technical and environmental director
Rubén Darío Boada Castellanos
Environmental engineer and experienced adventure racer. He has represented Colombia at adventure racing world championships in Brazil and France, and brings experience as both an organizer and a multisport athlete.
Administrative and public relations director
Natalia Boada Castellanos
Business administrator and administrative director of the race since 2016, with experience in adventure sports and in organizing national and international sports events.
Creative director
Leonardo Boada Castellanos
Business administrator and downhill race organizer. Ultra-distance trail runner who also rides, runs, and practices parkour and extreme sports.
International contact and press
Laurence Defabri
Master's degree in strategic tourism. She looks after international runners and the press, and helps with travel planning. She speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian.
Experience
An organization with a track record
- years organizing sports events
- +25
- editions of the race, including 2027
- 15
- host towns in Santander
- 7
- languages: Spanish, English, French and Italian
- 4
How we work
Professional organization, from start to finish
- Safety on course: medical support, medical assistance insurance and a specialized rescue team in the wildest sections.
- Live tracking: in 2016 we became the first trail race in Colombia with satellite tracking for every runner.
- On-time logistics: shared transport to the starts and from the finishes, checkpoints with drinks and food, and a trained staff.
- International standards: we are an ITRA member, and in 2025 the race was a round of the National Trail and Mountain Running Championship, endorsed by the Colombian Athletics Federation.
“We work for the well-being, safety and satisfaction of our reason for being: the runners.”
Join the team
Every edition is made possible by volunteers, partners and the communities of seven towns. Sign up as a volunteer or get in touch.