This Wednesday, December 19, in-person registration will begin for the 40th edition of the region's premier athletic event. Online registration began last week through the official website, and the number of registrants, including athletes from different parts of the country, already promises a Marathon that will be historic.
Registration and t-shirt distribution for the three categories will take place at the Civic Center (Mitre and Pellegrini). For this edition, a 3km participatory distance has been added, with the goal that everyone can experience the great sports festival from the inside and be able to say with pride "I was part of the 40th Reyes".
The fortieth edition of the "Juan Diego López" International Reyes Marathon will be held on Saturday, January 5. The start of the 10km race will be at 8:00 PM at the corner of San Lorenzo and Sarmiento (Convention Center). The start of the 5km race will be at Plaza España. Meanwhile, the 3km distance will begin in the Green Zone of the Costanera. The finish line will be located at the Corsódromo of Concordia, home to the biggest summer events.
The Mini Reyes will take place on Sunday, January 6, at the Corsódromo, with the participation of different categories of children who will, in a few more years, be the protagonists of the main race.
Furthermore, it is worth highlighting the pre-competitive talk "We run with you" organized by the Municipal Sports Secretariat. Led by Nutritionist Ana Paula Vila and Kinesiologist Pablo Sagasti, it will be held free of charge on Wednesday, December 19 at 8:30 PM at the Polifunctional Gymnasium on Paraná and Hipólito Yrigoyen streets. Nutrition and injury prevention, the importance of pre- and post-marathon stretching, and proper nutrition prior to the competition will be some of the topics addressed in a talk to which all amateur runners are especially invited.
This past Friday, during the presentation of the San Antonio de Padua awards for Concordia sports, the mayor Enrique Cresto presented the t-shirt that will be used in this special edition, which will have, as every year, in addition to the great participation in the race itself, more than 50 thousand people cheering at every corner and along the entire route, making the event unique for its passion.