The Healthy X Race will also take place, which has a distance of 10,000 meters.
After the two tests, in addition to the prizes to the winners, there will be several raffles of magnificent Christmas baskets.
The mayor of Lorca, Diego José Mateos has presented with the Councilor for Sports, Irene Jódar, the president of Eliocroca, Antonio García and the coordinator of the Eliocroca Sports Association, Domingo Navarro, the XXXII edition of the Half Marathon, City of Lorca , with a route of 21,097 meters and the X Healthy Race of the 10,000 Healthy Meters, which will be played this next Sunday, November 17, in the city of the Sun.
The mayor of Lorca recalled that "one more year from the City of Lorca we organize together with AD Eliocroca a new edition of this traditional test that already has 32 years of walking, thanks to the initiative of a group of military of the Mallorca-13 Regiment , who, after disappearing the Marathon of Lorca, thought to conduct a test in which more runners could participate.For several years it was carried out with the involvement of the Regiment and the collaboration of the City Council.When the Regiment disappeared, it was the Eliocroca Sports Association, through its Athletics section and in collaboration with the City Council, who took over to take charge of this test "
Mateos explained that "this prestigious test leaves at 10:00 a.m. in the morning from Avenida Adolfo Suarez, where the runners will have to make a completely urban and practically flat circuit, and reach the goal that, in this edition, will be located in Pérez Casas "
The First Edil has recognized "the work of all the volunteers who work for months in the organization for excellent operation, as well as to the private companies that provide their collaboration, in addition to the local Police, Civil Protection or Red Cross, pending at all times the needs of the runners during the race, and doing a good traffic management along the route, achieving success both in participation and in organization "
For his part, Domingo Navarro, coordinator of the Sports Association, said that "one more year the AD Eliocroca, together with the Department of Sports, organizes one of the most important sporting events that are held in Lorca and that each year welcomes multitude of runners coming from different points of the Region and the Spanish geography. This year there are runners and runners from Pontevedra, Barcelona, ​​Albacete, Salamanca, Álava, Almería, or Granada, among others. "
The coordinator of the Athletics section of Eliocroca has explained that "registrations until today, Tuesday November 12, will be priced at 16 euros, and from tomorrow, November 13 until the day of the test, next Sunday, the price it will be 20 euros. "
Navarro also recalled that to register for the Half Marathon test and the '10 .000 Healthy Meters', they will have to do it through the web, www.asuspuestos.es, and find out everything about these two tests, at www .mediamaratonlorca.es
The collection of bibs can be made from Saturday, November 16 between 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the San José Pavilion, C / Lorenzo Soto Soto, and on the same Sunday, November 17, test day, between 8 : 00 and 9.30 in the Pavilion of San José, C / Lorenzo Soto Soto.
All participants will receive a runner's bag with a SPAR backpack, and a running vest, which is sponsored by ANDAMUR.
SPAR
Lario Asphalt Pavements.
You can also enjoy services such as massage and refreshment area, as well as the traditional tasting of typical Lorca products.
The shower area will be in the San José Pavilion, where there will also be parking and a cloakroom area on the same day of the test, in which the runners can leave their clothes and remove it once the test is over.
There will be trophies for the first three classified in the male and female categories.
In the 10,000 Healthy Meters, the first three classifieds of each of the participating categories will be awarded, both male and female.
There will also be a prize of 500 euros for the men's record (1h 02 '25 "), made by Joseph Kipkosgei Bwambok, independent runner, in 2010, similarly there will be prizes for the same amount for the women's record (1h 13' 25 ") since 2007 Yesenia Centeno, of the Valencia Terra i Mar team.
The participating categories will be: Junior (2000-2001), Promise (1997-1998-1999), Senior (1996 and earlier, up to 34 years old), Veterans A (35 to 39 years old), Veterans B (40 to 44 years old), Veterans C (45 to 49 years), Veterans D (50 to 54 years), Veterans E (55 to 59 years), Veterans F (60 to 64 years), Veterans G (65 to 69 years), Veterans H (70 years) and later), and Absolute Military male and female.
The test is organized by the Athletics section of the Eliocroca Sports Association and by the Department of Sports of Lorca.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca