A Corsódromo filled with families this Sunday afternoon was the ideal conclusion to a double sports day in the Provincial Capital of the Marathon. With a record number of participants, more than two thousand children registered (several children from other towns in Entre Ríos), and thousands of entire families enjoying an ideal afternoon, where the weather helped its realization, the "Mini Reyes" was run, which was the perfect closing to a weekend where Concordia was the protagonist of the region's premier athletic event.
"We have exceeded expectations for the better, we had more than 2000 children participating and all the families supporting," said the Secretary of Sports Marcelo Cresto. "Everything that was designed and planned for both the adult Marathon and the Mini Reyes went perfectly, which gives us a great boost to start working on the 40th edition of the International Reyes Marathon in 2019," he emphasized.
"This organization that was seen today, which has been improving over the years, results in the great participation of all the children," highlighted Mayor Enrique Cresto, who congratulated everyone who worked on both events, the municipal areas of Sports, Traffic, Health, Public Works and Services, Events, the Entre Ríos Police, and the provincial government's Health teams and the Red Cross, who were part of the different operations carried out, among others.
Regarding the Mini Reyes edition, Enrique Cresto pointed out that "many of those who ran today will be the great Concordia athletes of the coming years" and stressed that "the important thing is that all families are accompanying their children and supporting them to play sports, which is what we have marked as a policy from the municipality since our first day of administration, and which today is reflected in this Corsódromo full of Concordia residents enjoying a sports afternoon," he stressed.
Already thinking about 2019
During the Mini Reyes, Mayor Enrique Cresto, Secretary of Sports Marcelo Cresto, and the Director of the Reyes Marathon, Marcelo Flores, were seen talking repeatedly among themselves. Asked about the topics they discussed, the mayor pointed out that "we were just talking with Marcelo Flores and Marcelo Cresto, that we have to form a large organizing committee, invite all the clubs, all the running groups, and among all the institutions organize a great Reyes Marathon in 2019, which will be a tribute to the founders of this competition, to all those who won each of the editions, and to the residents who support and give a unique color to this athletic event, as is not seen in any other marathon in the country."
The heat of what was an excellent edition of the International Reyes Marathon has not yet faded, and the mayor anticipated that "starting in March we will begin to promote the 40th Reyes Marathon in all the marathons in the country," and announced that "the probable date is Saturday, January 5th or 12th, 2019."