Only 200 of the 500 runners who had requested may participate in the East Trail 2008, which takes place on Sunday 30 November between the Sierra de La Muela and El Roldán, organized by the Cartagena Hiking Centre, in collaboration with the council of Sports City of Cartagena and sponsorship-Eroski Cartagena.
Councillor for Sports, Alonso Gómez López, president of the Center and Hiking, Salvador English, has this afternoon released the latest details.
For example, why they have left out nearly 300 participants and has not had another reason, according to English, they preserve the integrity of sites and areas of high environmental value for those who will run the test.
Half of the participants from the Region of Murcia (about 50 are of Cartagena) and the other half from various provinces Madrid, Tarragona, Alicante and Burgos.
This is a test of a particularly hard.
The route, along paths and streams, will be about 22 kilometers and cumulative altitude of 1,400 meters.
The climb to the Roland and La Muela, from El Portus will be the most difficult.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena