All the work that has been done for months will be reflected this Sunday at 10:00. Starting weapon for the 50th Elche Half Marathonis a race that will bring together a total of 3,200 athletes. The organization of the race is between CA Elche Decathlon and Elche City Council with a team of people who have handled this edition in a very special way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the test.
José Valeriano Zapata, President of CA Elche Decathlon, there is no doubt that the test will “make everyone happy”. “It has been months of intense work where we have had a lot of support and people have turned to the organisation. I’m sure it will be the best Elche Half Marathon in history,” says José Valeriano, “very pleased” by the athletes’ high participation in the test, making it one of the largest marathons in history. It has already been a success at every level.We ran out of gown numbers and the test had a huge impact, everyone wanted to come, but we had to close registrations for logistical reasons,” says Decathlon president.
This test shirt It was a huge success, which will be handed down to all runners. «They really liked the design, it was made with special care and the reception is incredible. José Valeriano, father of José Vale, the designer of both the shirt and the shirt, explains, “We’ve had a lot of requests from people who didn’t take the test and want the shirt, so when the race is over we’re going to want more to sell them.” The medal will be awarded to those who finish the Half Marathon.
Decathlon’s leader guesses “very lively race”. “Very good people are coming and I think it will be a very interesting test because athlete level. Confident that this edition of the Elche Half Marathon will be “a starting point” for future editions, José Valeriano said, “It will undoubtedly be a tough challenge and I’m sure people will have fun.” A very good management and communication group has been formed and we believe that the race will grow much more from now on.”
The organization of the test highlighted a few details. This runner bracelet Reaching the box with the number and playing the race will be essential. Failure to receive will amount to exclusion from the round and sanctioned for failure to participate in the next four editions. The collection of numbers will be held today at the Candalix-Bailongo Community Centre. For this, it will be essential to go with the QR code and DNI given to each runner. It can also be picked up from the start area between 8:30 and 9:30 on the race day.
The best records in the city of Palms belong to Ethiopian Gebrei Erkihun Jemberei, who left his mark in 2019 in the men’s category with one hour, two minutes and 37 seconds; and Tiruye Mesfin Aman, who stopped the chronometer at 1 hour, 10 minutes and 52 seconds in the women’s category in 2021. Tomorrow at the starting line of Diagonal Traspalacio will be a large group of Moroccan runners with personal records very close to the record.