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Participants will be designated by lot |
Since yesterday morning, the deadline to register for the VIII Route of the Strengths is open, which can be held until next Thursday, February 2, and this morning had received more than 2,500 applications during the first 24 hours.
The athletic test has a great success of inscription and participation in each one of the editions.
Last year they asked to participate in the competition about 8,000 people, about half of whom came from outside Cartagena.
Entries can be made on the website of the event.
Those who register will receive a number that will enter the draw to be held on February 3 and from which will leave the 3,800 participants.
In case of obtaining the assignment of a dorsal the payment of the quota must be made before the 10th of February in the same web page.
In addition to the general category, children under the age of 18 may enroll in the juvenile and child categories.
The quota for participants in the youth category has been reduced compared to the previous edition, and the layout is somewhat shorter to adapt it to the ages of the participants.
This year's edition has many variations, mainly on its itinerary.
Thus, the Roldán Battery will no longer be promoted and instead will be raised to the Battery of Sierra Gorda;
Likewise, the ascent to the Watchtower will be realized this time by the north face and the direction of the march in the stretches of San Julián and Calvario is reversed.
In the presentation of the sporting event Colonel Enrique Montero, director of the EIMGAF, section of the Navy in which the coordination of this event falls, indicated that these variations "are not going to leave anyone indifferent" as much for the exigency of the route as For its landscaping interest.
The Route of Strengths is an event organized by the City of Cartagena and the Navy, through the Marine Infantry School General Albacete and Fuster, which seeks to "promote sport, integration of the Navy and civil society" , And "also publicize the landscape, urban and cultural heritage of the city."
It also has the incentive to allocate the money collected through participation fees to charitable causes.
In the previous edition collected 52,000 euros.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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