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Participants from 20 different nationalities, can perform complete circuit or twice just go around |

Councillor for Sports and Health, Felipe Coello, the City of Murcia, presented this morning the XXXVII Half Marathon 'Ciudad de Murcia', which will bring together 3,000 runners on Sunday at 10:00 hours.

In this test, organized by the Athletics Club Murcia, in collaboration with the Department of Sports City of Murcia, runners can choose to participate in the half marathon (21,097 meters) making the entire circuit twice, or go just one lap (about 10 Km).

Coello explained that "the circuit through which this test is developed is approved by the RFEA, is completely flat and urban, has also indicated the mayor, that" its design is ideal for a race like this, streets and avenues straight and wide, and a perfect asphalt, all highly it valued by participants who visit us in large numbers and increasing significantly each year. "

The route will run along the following routes: exit from Avenida Pio Baroja, Avenida Infante Don Juan Manuel, Bridge Hospital, Paseo Garay Square Red Cross, Avenida Teniente Flomesta Plaza Martínez Tornel, Gran Via Sculptor Salzillo, streets Maestro Alonso and Santa Clara , Avenida Alfonso X El Sabio, Avenida Teniente General Gutiéerez Mellado, Calle Jose Tapia Sanz, Avenida Antonete Galvez and Avenue of Fame, street Jaime Primero, Square Fuensanta, street Pablo Neruda, Avenid John of the Cross, Calle Juan Ramon Jimenez, Volunteers square, Princess street, street Proclamation, Eagle street Hernandez, Columbus Alamda Priests and Brothers Ceron street.

This year the race will be counted in more than 20 different nationalities, as well as 14 provinces.

The City of Murcia has centralized the following services in the Sports Pavilion Infante Don Juan Manuel and vicinity:

- Parking for vehicles.

- Showers and locker rooms.

- Massage and Podiatry

- Anti-doping control.

- Zone delivery lats.

- Output Zone.

- Pager.

- Medical services.

- Set Meta, where primary care runners are installed, computer equipment, etc.

- A small Staf where participants divided between soft drinks and other gifts.

In addition, there will be 3 refreshment stations, one on the street Doctor Jose Tapia, another on Avenida Pio Baroja and the last at the finish.

Prizes for the winners

More than 81,800 euros in cash, souvenirs and gifts, discount vouchers in shops of Murcia, etc.).

€ 1200 euro highlighting the first athlete to fall below 1h02'09 "1999 by Samuel Kimayo (men) and 1h12'39" 2010 Beatrice Toroitich (women) test records on the old circuit, if the two fight it will be distributed to 50 percent.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia