This year will be counted in the race with more than 20 different nationalities, as well as 14 provinces and more than 300 participants will be women |
The next Sunday at 10:00 am Murcia streets will congregate more than 2500 participants in the XXXVIII edition of the Half Marathon City of Murcia Hipercor.
The exit will take place next to the swimming pool Infante in the Pio Baroja Avenue.
In the test, presented this morning by the Councilor for Sports and Health, Felipe Coello and organized by the Murcia Athletics Club, in collaboration with the City of Murcia, runners may choose to participate in the Half Marathon (21,097 meters) Circuit twice, or travel only one turn (about 10 km).
Coello explained that "the circuit by which this test is developed, is completely flat and urban, and the mayor has indicated that" the design is ideal for a race of this type, streets and avenues straight and wide, and A perfect asphalt, all highly valued by the participants, who in large number visit us and which increases considerably each year. "
The route will run through the following routes: exit from Pío Baroja Avenue, Avenida Infante Don Juan Manuel, Hospital Bridge, Paseo Garay, Red Cross Square, Teniente Flomesta Avenue, Martínez Tornel Square, Gran Vía Escultor Salzillo, Maestro Alonso and Santa Clara Streets , Avenida Alfonso X El Sabio, Avenida Teniente General Gutiéerez Mellado, Jose Tapia Sanz Street, Avenida Antonete Gálvez and Avenida de la Fama, Calle Jaime Primero, Fuensanta Square, Pablo Neruda Street, Avenid San Juan de la Cruz, Juan Ramón Jiménez Street, Plaza de los Voluntarios, Princesa Street, Proclamation Street, Calle Hernández del Águila, Alameda de Colón and Calle Sacerdotes Hermanos Cerón.
The registration fees for the race are 15 euros until February 27 and 30 euros until March 8.
This year will feature in the race with more than 20 different nationalities, as well as 14 provinces.
More than 300 participants will be women, leaving behind other editions where there was not a hundred.
The City of Murcia has centralized the following services in the Infante Don Juan Manuel Sports Pavilion, Infante Swimming Pool and nearby:
- Parking for vehicles.
- Showers and dressing rooms.
- Wardrobe
- Massage and Podiatry
- Anti-doping control.
- Dorsal delivery area.
- Departure zone.
- Public address system.
- Medical services.
- Set of Meta, where primary care is installed to the corridors, computer equipment, etc.
- A small Staf in which are distributed among the participants soft drinks and other gifts.
In addition, there will be 3 food outlets, one in Doctor Jose Tapia Street, another in Pío Baroja Avenue and the last one in the goal.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia