The Councilor for Sports and Health, Felipe Coello, has presented the poster of the new edition of the Murcia Marathon 2018 together with the new board of directors and the new organizers: the club 'Murcia Challenge'.
The Murcia Challenge club has organized numerous sports events in the Region of Murcia such as the Anibal Race (IV edition) and the 2 Kingdoms MTB Race (IV edition) among others and will now be the new organizer of the VI Marathon Edition of Murcia 2019
Councilman Sports and Health City Council declared that "Murcia has a large hotel infrastructure and services that are the ideal complement for the celebration of a sporting event such as the Murcia Marathon.
This act will favor tourism in our city during that weekend due to the popularity of running in our country. "
The Marathon of Murcia 2019 has a date scheduled for next January 27 and will have three distances: a 10-kilometer course, a half marathon 21'095 and the queen test with a distance of 42'195 meters.
Registration will open on August 3 and can be done on the web www.murciamaraton.es.
Among the main objectives of this new stage is to awaken the interest of all Murcia runners and all feel part of this great sporting event.
Coello has invited "all Murcia and Murcia, associations, clubs and sports centers to participate in the Murcia Marathon.
Likewise we will pay special attention to social inclusion groups and minors proposing the previous day a mini marathon for lower categories that serves for the promotion of school sports.
The Murcia Marathon aims to become a day of sports coexistence in which all participants can complete their own personal and collective challenge in our city. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia