This year, the race of the Half Marathon Ciudad de Murcia Hipercor, which turns 40, keeps the focus of the test to make it more participatory, with the possibility of only making the first round This year, in the race may participate a total of 1550 people, 1227 in half marathon and 333 in first round approximately
From the Department of Sports and Health, directed by Felipe Coello, has presented the 40th anniversary of the Half Marathon Ciudad de Murcia, an event to be held in the city on Sunday at 10 am.
The start will start from the parallel to Avenida Pio Baroja.
The route will have a distance of 21 kilometers and 97 meters along a new circuit designed to be fast and flat, with small undulations.
The circuit is in perfect conditions so that the athletes can compete in this race, with straight and wide streets and avenues, and a good asphalt.
This year, the participants are from 20 different nationalities, as well as from 12 provinces.
Among the athletes, more than 300 are women, leaving behind the editions in which they did not reach the hundred.
In addition, 315 soldiers of the III Flag of the Parachute Brigade and the bunch of foreign athletes have registered to participate in the circuit.
The circuit will end at Avenida Pio Barroja, next to the Infante Sports Pavilion.
Three service areas have been programmed in the Infante Sports Pavilion, in the Infante pool and in the vicinity, with services such as parking for vehicles, showers, changing rooms, cloakroom, delivery area of ​​numbers, medical services and a small staff with refreshments and gifts for the participants.
As for the prizes, they are distributed among all categories, both female and male.
Its amount between cash prizes and gifts exceed 81,800 euros, 550 and 2,000 euros in gift cards for teams and 1,200 euros more conditioned to beat the records of the test.
This year's budget is approximately 126,500 euros.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia