Two days before the XXXVIII International Reyes Marathon takes place, expectations are growing as the organization finalizes all the details for a new edition of the most relevant athletic event in the Argentine littoral. According to the organization, around 3,500 registrations had been recorded by Wednesday, so according to estimates, the number of runners in 2017 will be exceeded, confirming the year-on-year growth of the competition.
This Wednesday, various operational meetings were held with the different sectors involved in the organization of the Marathon. Mayor Enrique Cresto led the various meetings with Physical Education teachers and the teams from the Sports Secretariat, with volunteers and members of city clubs who will collaborate at the five water stations that will be set up, with the press that will cover the event, and with the different areas of the Municipality, such as Public Works, Public Services, Electrotechnics, Traffic, and Health, among others, in addition to the Entre Ríos Police, who are working silently to make the city's greatest sporting celebration possible.
At the same time, the mayor announced that he will tour the circuit this Thursday or Friday to supervise that all repairs and conditioning have been carried out, so that all athletes, both amateurs and elite professionals, find a course in optimal conditions. In this sense, the Secretary of Sports, Marcelo Cresto, highlighted that "the Reyes Marathon in Concordia is one of the most important races in the country, due to the quantity and quality of runners, and undoubtedly the one most supported by all the residents along the entire route."
Collaboration regarding parking on the race circuit
In the meetings, it was reported that the Municipality's Secretariat of Human Development, Health and Environment will provide nurses, doctors, and kinesiologists during the competition, while also having the collaboration of the Province's Health Agents to attend to runners if necessary. In addition, the Traffic Center, with the collaboration of the Entre Ríos Police, will set up a special operation so that the entire circuit is cleared for a better development of the athletic event.
The organization asks for the collaboration of residents not to park their cars on the streets of the route, leaving them free during the hours of the race. At the same time, the Traffic Center reported that on Saturday from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, parking will not be allowed on Bernardo de Irigoyen street and its continuation 1° de Mayo, from San Luis to Hipólito Irigoyen. "It is the narrowest area of the entire circuit, and it is a priority to leave the space free so that the athletes can run comfortably," the traffic agents indicated.
Mini Reyes
On Friday, January 6, at 7:00 PM, the Mini Reyes Children's Race will be held as a great prelude to the main event. Many children and adolescents have already registered to participate in the different distances. Registration for the children's race costs $30 and can be done on the same day starting at 4:00 PM at the Corsódromo, where it will take place.
Registrations
Until this Friday, registration is taking place at the Civic Center (Mitre and Pellegrini), from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM for locals. The registration fee is $300 and includes the complete kit. Saturday is the registration day for athletes arriving from other cities. It is recalled that there is more than 140 thousand pesos in cash prizes, to which is added the raffle of a zero-kilometer car.
At the end of the operational meetings, Mayor Enrique Cresto highlighted that "the best elite athletes who have run the Reyes Marathon emphasize that it is the most important in the country and is experienced in a unique way. This year we are going to have a record number of runners and Concordia thus begins to experience its annual calendar of sporting, cultural, and tourist events, which is enjoyed both by the residents of Concordia and by the tourists who arrive in our city," he noted, inviting people to participate in the competition as well as to attend the race and cheer on those who run it.