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In females, the Cartagena Inma Tonda was the first for the fourth consecutive year. |
Merono José Antonio Escudero, El Mirador, San Javier, was the overall winner of the V Route the Strengths, which was played today in Cartagena travel 53 miles.
Merono invested a time of 4 hours, 6 minutes and 31 seconds.
In second place, eight minutes later, came the Cartagena Benjamin Gutierrez Cervantes, Francisco Vivar Lopez followed with a time of 4 hours, 17 minutes and 5 seconds.
In the female category, the winner was the cartagenera Inma Tonda, a veteran of the evidence, that at 38 years, has managed to climb to the top of the podium for the fourth consecutive year with a time of 4 hours and 44 minutes.
The race started with military punctuality at eight in the morning, from the Heroes Square in the Port of Cavite.
It was after a brief introduction from the Councillor for Youth and Sports, Joaquín Segado, and Colonel Commandant Director of the School of Marine and Fuster?? Albacete General Rafael Roldán, and a solemn flag hoisting.
The test, which is five years old, has been organized by the Navy, through the School of Marine and Fuster?? Albacete General, in collaboration with the city of Cartagena.
The event, non-competitive, had a walking tour that has run through the various hills and fortifications surrounding the naval base along 53 kilometers with 2400 meters accumulated slopes, and a maximum of 12 hours.
The first difficulty was in Mount Calvary, where runners and walkers made ​​their way to San Julian and Cala Cortina before returning to Cartagena and rise, first hill of the Castle de la Concepción and then that of the windlass.
The march then continued to the right front of the harbor, where they crowned Fajardo and Galeras.
But there was still one of the most difficult sections with fatigue: the rise and fall of Atalaya Castle.
Then stretch Tentegorra to regain strength and prepare for the last and final push, the dreaded Monte Roldán, where the proximity of the target gives wings to the participants.
S The first racers have begun to reach the goal set in the Marine School in Tentegorra, past 12.
There expected about 200 people, including public and volunteers.
An amount has been increasing over the rest of the day until eight in the evening that are expected to reach the most disadvantaged walkers.
The interest in participating has grown year on year and has become the path of the strengths in the most prestigious event of the Region of Murcia and enhancement of the historic, cultural and landscape heritage of Cartagena.
This year's increase in the number of runners and walkers, which was extended from 3500-3750 and completed at the time of open enrollment was presented as new. Also the route, which has been extended from 51 to 53 km with a new section incorporating the historic center of Cartagena to the route.
The organization of the test has had the collaboration of volunteers from universities Politécnica de Cartagena, Murcia University and Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia.
The City Council has taken part in the organization of the Route with an array of different services staff.
By the Navy, about 500 s-militare between officers and sailors and troops, have been commissioned to assist riders voluntarily and selflessly.
In total, the organization has deployed 1,100 people and 120 vehicles.
For next year, has announced a new challenge, a new formula that will join the existing ones, a test of 111 kilometers, about 300 runners will complete a maximum of 22 hours.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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