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The race will be played with an urban tour through the streets of the Barrio de San Cristóbal and the Sierras de Tercia and del Gigante.
So far, runners from Finland, Norway, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, England, Sweden and Colombia, among others, have registered.
The Councilor for Sports of the City of Lorca, Juan Miguel Bayonas, and the president of the Club LORCA-O, Juan Carlos Peñarrubia, presented this morning the sporting event "Lorca O-Meeting 2018" to be held in our city on Saturday and on Sunday, February 24 and 25, respectively.
Juan Miguel Bayonas stressed that "one more year Lorca will become the world capital of Guidance since, so far, have been registered to participate in this test runners not only European countries such as Finland, Norway, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, England, Sweden, but also South America like Colombia. "
The Councilor for Sports recalled that "on January 18 we were lucky to enjoy in our city that is considered the best coach in the world and current coach of Sweden, who, along with part of this selection, were in our city where they did a double urban training that included Sprint races of LOM2017 and LOM2018 ".
Bayonas has been proud that "the runners can know part of the geography and the charms that Lorca offers, since they can enjoy an urban tour on Saturday, specifically through the streets of the San Cristobal neighborhood, and also of nature , with the races in the Sierra de Tercia and in the Gigante. "
El Edil de Deportes added that "as for the program, on Saturday morning the sprint race will take place in the San Cristóbal neighborhood, a World Ranking Event, the sprint will take place through the streets of the neighborhood. chosen this area for its unique relief and layout of its streets, which we are sure will spectacular the routes and raise the physical demand and concentration of the test.
Juan Miguel Bayonas pointed out that "for Saturday afternoon a medium-distance night race is planned on the El Oasis map (Sierra de Tercia) .The cartographer himself, José A. García Murcia, has pointed out in this regard that the terrain It is very marked by water erosion, which has caused a lot of valleys, ridges, hills and slopes, which together with the abundant rock elements such as stones and cuttings make this area ideal for orientation ".
The Councilor for Sports said that "for Sunday, February 25, in the morning there will be a long distance race in El Gigante, which presents, according to the cartographer, Juan Francisco Sánchez a mild to moderate difference. in many ways, from soft and small troughs to others more elongated with a lot of cut detail, in addition to numerous torrenteras fruit of water erosion.
The president of the Club LORCA-O, Juan Carlos Peñarrubia, recalled that "the race on Sunday in the Sierra del Gigante will be a mass start, that is, all runners at once, so the tracer has to prepare a route with many variables to avoid that the runners follow each other, and precisely the long race with mass start is the characteristic of the LOM, which makes many foreigners come, because they simulate the conditions that will be found in the big events of relays that gather thousands of participants in the spring. "
The inscriptions can also be made on the day of the test, so from the Club LORCA-O all Lorca are encouraged to enjoy their city and its natural environment practicing this fantastic sport.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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