The Councilor for Sports, Ricardo Segado, presented this Wednesday with Juana Sánchez, member of the Permanent Commission of the Collective La Huertecica, and Juan Antonio Cueto, director of the Training and Employment Area of ​​the same entity, the IV Mile of La Huertecica , Which this year will be celebrated under the motto "Train your conscience" on February 12 from 10:00 hours on the street Wssel de Guimbarda, next to the Park of Juncos.
This popular race, framed within the Cartagena Running Program, is organized by the La Huertecica Collective and closely collaborates with the Department of Sports of the City of Cartagena, which as usual, will make available to the entity the necessary material and human resources For its celebration.
The route of the race has a special route for children, which will be a single return to the circuit, while for the majors will be two, filling the total distance of 1609 meters that has a mile.
The day also has other activities starting at 11:00 am as a session of 'zumba solidarity' - which can be targeted who wants to acquire the 'backboard solidarity' at the price of 2 euros, badminton, skating, games Traditional, juggling, balloflexia and pintacaras, among others, for which different entities have joined.
The mayor of Sports, Ricardo Segado, explained that it is "an affordable test for all kinds of athletes" and also stressed that "it is intended to value the practice of physical activity and sport, with The purpose of motivating people to know the benefits that these activities can report "so that they engage in" a healthy life. "
At the same time, he invited "all to enjoy a healthy and sporting Sunday and to support with the participation and presence a solidarity action with the integration in a healthy life".
Juan Antonio Cueto, for his part, has reiterated this invitation to the neighbors of the city and the deputations and has recalled that this test is open to all male and female categories from Prebenjamín to Veterano.
He also stressed that for him is the activity that has a "special meaning", which is the session of 'zumba solidarario', since it represents one more way to collaborate with the entity.
In another order of things, he wished "to be a festive day" in which the public understood "that it is a way of occupying free time and leisure in a healthy way", and that this "is one of the objectives with That La Huertecica has been present for 33 years in the Cartagena society and the Region of Murcia, "specifically to" pretend that people have an outlet to problems that may have substance use and abuse, incorporating in them a tool Such as leisure management and healthy leisure time. "
Juana Sánchez added that this day is a "particularly emotional and endearing day" for the whole La Huertecica Collective.
"This day of the year is one of the most emotional moments for all who participate in the association," he said in reference to professionals, volunteers, users of the resources of the entity and their families, and in the same line explained that it is Of a day of reunions between the people mentioned above and also with members and partners of other associations.
Sánchez stressed that this type of healthy leisure activities and sport are of great importance for the Collective "within the scope of prevention."
Registration will be open until February 7th through the association's website as well as in the ecological supermarket Vida Natura of Juan Fernández Street, and will cost 2 euros in the case of the smallest, in categories up to Children, And 5 euros for the rest.
If you also want a commemorative T-shirt, you would add 5 euros to the registration price.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena