This Sunday, February 5 will be a new sporting event in the municipality that is in addition to those carried out in recent months and who has the Athletics Club "Bay of Mazarron" as a promoter of some of them.
This time it's half marathon, 21 miles away, to be held in Puerto de Mazarron, the Alamillo and Bolnuevo.
Today has made the official presentation was attended by the Mayor of Mazarron, Ginés Campillo, the Councillor for Sports, Andrew James, and the club president and organizer of the event, Peter Lorite.
As explained latter are arranged 5 categories.
4 according to the ages of the participants and are Senior, Veteran 's "A", Veteran' s "B", Veteran 's "C" plus a fifth category, called Local, which will comprise the census in Mazarron with at least one year old.
All of them provide for the terms male and female whose first three and first receive a trophy.
In addition, the two best sports in each event will receive a ham as a special prize.
The release is planned for 10 and half in the morning from the square of the Autonomous Port of Mazarron with a maximum time of 2 hours.
May participate in the race over 18 years and the registration fee is 15 euros, unless this is done the day of the test will be 20 euros.
The dorsal and the chip will be delivered before the start of the competition will be timed by the company CONCHIP.
It is through the website of this company (www.conchip.es) is by the inscriptions that can be performed.
The evidence supports a maximum of 400 participants and few entries are free and that the absence of a week "than the 300 registered long, so we can say that the test is guaranteed success," confirmed Peter Lorite.
For its part, the head of the area of ​​Sports of the consistory, Andrew James, said that "this test holds out the prospect of lasting over time, so that the City Council going to support this initiative as we did in October with the I Fun Run organized by this club and that participation was a success and organizational level. "
The Mayor of Mazarron, Ginés Campillo, stressed the importance of such events "because they open the door of arrival to a new type of tourist who likes sport and then spends the day running in our municipality."
It has also highlighted the peculiar beauty of proof "to be held along the coast, which is an added attraction, and there are not many at national level".
Everything together is a good opportunity "to let us know and we know. We must exploit and show what we have and this is a good way."
Everything is ready for the test a success.
There will be showers at school enabled Manuela Romero for brokers and liquid refreshment every 5 km, as well as a special target consisting of liquid and solid.
In addition, all runners will receive a gift bag for participating with the support of the sponsors once again, they have turned to the athletic club "Bay of Mazarron" as well as several hotels that make special offers to athletes.
The club president thanked those sponsors for their unconditional support "for it is the work and effort that is reporting the success of the quotes that come celebrating."
He also thanked the support of the City, local police, Red Cross and Emergency Services, and has requested the cooperation of citizens for Sunday "as it will be a traffic court which may involve some discomfort."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón