In the Assembly Hall of the Municipality, the mayor Enrique Cresto officially presented the 41st edition of the International Reyes Marathon, which will be run on January 11, 2020, with several new features.
The Municipal President confirmed that 10 elite athletes have already registered for the race, referred to one of the main novelties of this edition, which is the change of the starting point and circuit for the 5km distance, while online registration (an option generally chosen by runners from outside the city) is progressing at a good pace, and confirmed the start of in-person registration, which will be on Thursday, December 26.
The Cuesta brothers from the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, the Olympian and four-time Reyes champion Federico Bruno, the title defender Julian Molina from Rosario, the Concordia native Martín Mendez, "Mito" Guerra who comes from winning many races this year, and Agustín Da Silva from Misiones, are some of the elite athletes already confirmed.
IN-PERSON REGISTRATION
Regarding the registration schedule, he pointed out that on December 26 and 27, the in-person registration and kit delivery stage will begin at the Civic Center (Mitre and Pellegrini), from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, with an initial cost of $500.
It will then continue on January 2 and 3, and from January 8 to 10, at the same times. To conclude on the 11th only for runners not residing in Concordia, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
NEW 5KM DISTANCE CIRCUIT
In statements to the media, the general coordinator of the race, Marcelo Flores, thanked "the mayor Cresto who decisively supports the holding of the Reyes Marathon," and commented that "the starting point for the 5 km distance was changed, which was usually at Plaza España, a traditional place because it is where this Marathon was born, but the distance remaining for the runner from the start to the finish was evaluated, so at the request of many runners, we analyzed and decided to change the location. In this edition, the 5 km will start at Eva Perón and San Lorenzo, with a different circuit to then join the general route."
The 5000 meters will start from Eva Perón and Boulevard San Lorenzo, will take Urquiza to 1° de Mayo, then will continue along it to Av. Pueblos Originarios (Costanera), taking towards Mitre street, to turn on Lamadrid to Boulevard San Lorenzo, from where it will continue to Gobernador Cresto to enter the Corsódromo, the place where the general finish line for both distances will be, the 5 km and the 10 km, whose start will be at the usual corner of San Lorenzo and Sarmiento.
Accompanying the competition launch press conference were the vice-mayor and president of the Deliberative Council Alfredo Francolini; the Secretary of Health and Sports Mauro García; the Director of Sports Javier Pagola; the sports event organizer “Pity” Sbresso, who is part of the organizing committee; the coach of the Cerro Porteño club of Paraguay, Víctor Bernay; Andres Belderrain, from the Kinesiology degree program at UNER; and the Nutritionist Julieta Negri and Psychologist Silvana Etchepare, who at the end of the conference gave a talk to optimize the physical and mental training of the runners.
For more information, you can consult the official website of the athletic race www.maratondereyes.com or on the social network Facebook "Maraton de Reyes"