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Cartagena will once again host the Cartagena Trail race, in its twelfth edition, which will be held on Sunday, November 25 starting at 8 o'clock;

and it will cross the Natural Space of Mountain range of the Muela, with the summits of great hardness: the Roldán, the Muela and Cabo Tiñoso.

The test is included in the Regional Marathon Championship of the Mountaineering Federation of the Region of Murcia.

The presentation of this sporting event has been carried out by the Councilor for Sports, Manuel Mora;

the president of the Excursionist Center of Cartagena, Salvador Inglés;

the director of the Cartagena Trail race, Tony Egea;

and the manager of Jimbee Cartagena Futsal, Juan Jiménez.

The Councilor for Sports has pointed out that the Cartagena Trail is one of the most anticipated sports events of the calendar due to the spectacular nature of its route and the quality of the organization of the event, which has led to Cartagena this year receiving around 500 runners , between professionals and amateurs.

Mora has indicated that from the organization, which has run in charge of the Center Excursionista de Cartagena, have prepared three tests offer a varied possibility of participation: the marathon, the promo and the Nordic march;

at the same time he added that from the Department of Sports will be at the side of the organizers, coordinating efforts to ensure the effort of the test.

For its part, the director of the test has pointed out that the places to sign up for the races were sold out in just three hours, given that there is a limitation for considering the route Natural Protected Space.

THE RACES

The race has, in its twelfth edition, three tests: marathon (44 km.), Promo (18 km.) And Nordic walking (16 km.).

The marathon race starts from La Azohía and arrives in Cartagena (at the Sports Palace).

It has a route of 44 kilometers along the west coast and an accumulated difference of 2,400 meters.

One of the attractions of the race is that ninety percent of it is enjoyed overlooking the sea.

A very technical test and that professionals dispute.

The promo test, on the other hand, is a new test designed for amateur runners who want to try on the mountain before launching into the marathon.

The route is 18 km.

and 800 meters of difference, with exit and goal in Cartagena, in the Palacio de Deportes.

And finally the Nordic march, a pilot test although it is a very old discipline that is disputed in the countries of the north of Europe but that in Spain is making its way little by little.

It is a mountain sport that consists of walking with specially designed walking sticks for the development of this physical activity, with the aim of optimizing the physical effort made in the bio-mechanical movement of our body while walking.

The route is 16 km.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena