There is little time left until an edition that will be etched in the memory of all residents of Concordia is presented to society. The International Reyes Marathon turns 40, and the organizers anticipate several days during which an athletic event will be experienced that long ago ceased to be just a race and has transformed into a sports festival. “In September we will hold the presentation, and from then on, Concordia will start dressing up for the Marathon until the day it is run,” announced Marcelo Cresto, Secretary of Sports of the Municipality.
Days ago, the signing of the articulation agreement between this competition and another equally significant one, the “Dino Hugo Tinelli” Marathon, which is run in the Buenos Aires town of Bolívar and will celebrate its twentieth edition this November, took place at the Casa de Entre Ríos in Buenos Aires.
“We accompanied the Mayor, very happy with the possibility of being able to participate in these important events,” described Marcelo Flores, director of the Marathon Entity, regarding the activity carried out in Buenos Aires. There, the municipal mayor Enrique Cresto and National Deputy Eduardo Bucca signed the twinning agreement between the two marathons.
“It is highly positive,” is how Marcelo Cresto described the agreement. “Especially because of the place where the signing took place, at the Casa de Entre Ríos in Buenos Aires, and with the support of Governor Gustavo Bordet,” added Flores.
The agreement establishes the possibility for one hundred athletes from Concordia to run in Bolívar with a scholarship for registration in November, and for another one hundred from Bolívar to do so in our city in January. “In addition to the promotion it entails, being able to make the Reyes Marathon known throughout the province of Buenos Aires,” highlighted Marcelo Cresto.
On the occasion, in addition to the Reyes Marathon, the Carnival and the city's tourist attractions were promoted in the Federal Capital, as well as the IBF Super Flyweight world title fight that will take place on September 14 at the Club Ferrocarril, between Débora "La Gurisa" Dionicius and Jorgelina "Jota" Guanini, in addition to the undercard fights with the Concordia natives "Tin Tin" Ruiz, Yanina "La Panterita" Lescano and the debut of Jorge "El Picante" Bermúdez.
A special edition that will go down in history
The 40th International Reyes "Juan Diego López" Marathon will be run on Saturday, January 5, 2019. “It is not just another edition, we are thinking of different elements to accompany what will be this special edition,” because “it is the city's Marathon and the province's Marathon,” noted the head of the municipality's sports department.
“A great work team has been formed, with Mayor Enrique Cresto, with the Sports Secretariat and with all the areas of the Municipality, to organize a very special and very important edition for the whole city, because it is the 40th anniversary,” assured Flores.
Special distance: 3 KM
Among the novelties will be the incorporation of the 3 km distance, points out Flores. “It was decided to incorporate 3 km, to allow all those who do not feel up to the 5 or 10 km to be part of this special edition, because many want to run it,” he said.
“This race is known for the support of the public throughout its entire route. With these 3 km, we invite all those who experience it from the outside to also be able to experience it from the inside, and to be able to take home the memory of having been part of the 40th edition of the Reyes Marathon,” specified Marcelo Cresto.
In addition, it was also announced that there will be a Marathon Expo, which will be held for a few days close to the competition, in which different institutions and businesses linked to athletics, among others, will have space.
“This Marathon is an emblem that identifies Concordia throughout the length and breadth of the country,” assured Cresto and concluded by pointing out that the goal is “that we all live this festival that is the Reyes Marathon.”