The oldest in the region takes place on December 31 at 11:30 am and changes the route
Saying goodbye year after year is already a tradition in Cartagena. The 41st San Silvestre, the oldest in the entire region, will exceptionally start this year in the morning, at the request of Hostecar and after a meeting with the athletic clubs, aiming to recreate the atmosphere on the last day of the year from the same day promote morning and until the time of the chimes.
The race, organized by LAVERDAD, the City Council of Cartagena and the Athletics Federation of the Region of Murcia, with Caixabank as the main sponsor, will return to normal life after two years conditioned by the coronavirus pandemic and will feature an innovative 5.8-kilometer circuit through the center of the city, designed with the advice of real estate agent and community police officer Alberto González.
After these restrictions, it is expected that the trial will again have a great participation success and similar figures will be achieved as in 2019. There is no official limit of registrations, but it is expected that the big sporting party at the end of the year will bring together hundreds of athletes There are twelve adult categories, each with trophies for the top three finishers, and five kid’s races. This means a total of 108 prizes for the participants.
The inscriptions have an affordable price for all pockets: they start from two euros for the youngest, three for sub 12, four for sub 14 and eight for adults, cost far below other similar races and that makes it possible to cover the organizational costs and personalized insurance for runners. They can be had from this Friday until December 25 at 11:59 PM on the LAVERDAD website.
The circuit has undergone some adjustments. It departs from the ‘Juan Sebastián El Cano’ cruise terminal, as in the previous edition and the arrival takes place at the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. On their way there, the participants will have to go through some of the most emblematic streets of the city: Mayor, Carmen, San Juan, Sor Francisca Armendáriz, Muralla del Mar, Cañón, Aire, Serreta, until they return again along Calle Mayor to the target area .
The ascent to San José will be a new stretch, which will be extra tough to select the best among those who will compete. For many others who come to have fun, they will be able to enjoy running through streets usually used by tourists or by the people of Cartagena themselves before having their last meal in the year that is drawing to a close.
The tests for the little ones start and end at the cruise terminal itself. The sub 10’s run a 400 meter circuit from ten o’clock in the morning and the sub-12’s and sub-14’s run 800 meter. The categories will be divided into men and women and there will be a five minute delay between races.
On December 29 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., there will be a collection point for bibs at the Be Urban Running store (Alameda de San Antón, 18), a collaborating company. On the same day of the race, the absolute category numbers will be delivered to the esplanade of the Real Club de Regatas de Cartagena from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
DSM also cooperates in the oldest San Silvestre organization in the region. The Cartagena Port Authority, Coca Cola, Unafurgo, Marnys and Llaollao will also do their part to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
Source: La Verdad
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