Over 600 runners will gather this Sunday, March 7, in Cartagena City Half Marathon, Trofeo San Juan de Dios, which this year in its seventeenth edition, debut tour, due to work on some streets and the desire many of the participants to include emblematic streets of downtown, such as Carmen and Doors Murcia.
On this occasion the local police deployed in an operation involving 30 officers and 25 volunteers from the Municipal Sports Board, to control traffic.
According to sources have said the local police, drivers will have some difficulties to access to the area of the Eixample, the Town and the port area, including nine in the morning and noon.
The circulation will be interrupted throughout the itinerary of the race, although his crossing is allowed, under the supervision of staff and volunteers.
The distance to be overcome participants will DE21, 97 miles.
Each runner will carry a chip to measure the time and develop the classification and end of the race will be given a bag with gifts and souvenirs.
The test will begin at ten o'clock, from the car park of the athletics track, which ends later.
The different categories of tests will range from juniors to veterans, male and female, and disabled.
The winner of each category will be a ham, and a trophy the top five.
To initial this great festival of sport, the test will conclude with a tasting of a giant paella among all participants.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena