Sunday October 9 the first edition of the Nordic Cartagena march was held in the vicinity of the Green Mile, where he attended to witness the evnto the Councillor for Sports, Ricardo Segado.
The test started and ended in the old station of Barrio Peral and consisted of a tour of 15 km in two and half hours (six laps in the north of the Mile), departing at 10 am.
For the winners, trophies in absolute categories, master 60, younger and better technique, both female and male were granted.
The initiative, which is beginning to be implemented in Spain but is still very new, landed in our city thanks to the collaboration between the Department of Sports City of Cartagena and the Ramblers Center Cartagena, they intend to promote the sport recently federated with this unique event in our area.
Nordic walking comprises a type of exercise based on cross-country skiing, walking with canes using a technique that allows an agile and powerful movement.
PARALLEL ACTIVITIES
In addition to the race itself, on 8 October had organized a training seminar for Nordic Walking, entitled Sharing Experiences, served as a link between organizers, participants and instructors of this technique to learn together and resolve potential issues raised .
From 9.00 a total of five presentations and round table The role of the instructor were distributed.
After a meal of fraternization among all involved, in the afternoon a guided tour of Cartagena with poles that ran from the Castillo de la Concepción to the Lighthouse Curra was organized.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena