The Leonese athlete Jorge Whitebronze medalist at the last Spanish marathon championship, is not rushing his options in finding the minimum requirement at this distance for the European championships in Rome in June and focuses his hopes on securing a place for the continental event in the half marathon.
“Due to physical conditions, I had to give up trying to achieve the minimum in any of the calendar events before the deadline to achieve the minimum for the European Championship (March 17) and I am focusing on the hope that I can compete in the half marathon. unless there is an unexpected opportunity in the coming weeks and other athletes achieve the necessary registration,” he said.
The corridor of asics He has a personal best in the half marathon of 1h:02:02 achieved in 2023 in Valencia, the fourth best of the year among Spanish athletes according to the RFEA classification.
Considering that there will be six places for the European Championship, the disciple of Jose Enrique Villacorta He hopes to be in Rome next June, although other athletes like Mario Mola or Jorge González will try in the Lisbon half marathon.
In fact, their intention is to re-concentrate at altitude for a month in Sierra Nevada High Performance Center (Granada) to improve his setup for the Italian capital where he will participate, if he finally comes out of the call, on June 9.
Source: La Verdad
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