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Councilman of Sports City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel received this morning at the Consistory to athletes Lorca Miguel López Rodríguez and Francisco José Hernández Molina, who recently participated in the XXIV edition of the Marathon Des Sables, which takes place in the Moroccan Sahara that has lasted seven days, during which he played six stages, a total of 282 miles.
Note that took out a total of 812 participants in 39 countries, giving representation to the five continents of the globe, noted that Francisco José Hernández Molina ended in a more than worthy thirty-second position, while Miguel López Rodríguez completed in the post 232, after overcoming a wasteland, stones, ancient dry lake areas and especially sand dunes.
Councillor for Sports "Test passing as a test of the world's toughest ultra-marathon, both by the distance of the stages and the characteristics, as there are many conditions that make it even more complicated, because during seven days each rider must be self sufficient, carrying their food and everything you need or think you may need along the stage as a backpack, sleeping bag, cap, these objects become inseparable companions for a week "
Montiel added that "it is a pride for all of Lorca to be aware of us living together athletes and athletes of this caliber, with an example of dedication and bearing the name of our city to new heights as important.
Increasingly, the citizens who practice physical activity and participating in popular events, which obviously helps the results achieved by athletes like Hernandez and Lopez "
In the previous edition and the city were involved, as Fran Gonzalez, also managed to dramatically end the hard line of the African race.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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