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2,020 athletes will be starting on 3 November to complete a course approved 42,000 meters.
75 agents ensure the safety of the participants, who will join 85 volunteers.
1,000 billboards, ribbons and cones demarcate the itinerary, which will run entirely by urban areas.
Organizers create a "dorsal solidarity" to channel aid to the Foundation Jesus Forsaken.
The 750 participants from other regions occupy 3 hotels in the city.
A 12 days ahead of the expected date, everything is ready for the celebration of First Marathon Murcia will bring together 2,020 participants, of which 750 arrived from other regions and whose stay in the city will hold three hotels.
With this test, which will take place on November 3, and given the record of entries, Murcia joins the exclusive group of cities hosting a marathon and does so with more than 2,000 athletes.
Specifically, with this first edition will become the sixth marathon in Spain by number of runners.
It will also be a historical event, since it is the first time that the streets of the city will be the scene of a race of 42,195 meters, a distance that was approved by two judges of the Federation.
The test will start at 8:30 am from the vicinity of the Prince of Asturias Pavilion, which will be output-meta, and completely Urban will tour taking you to Espinardo, Juan Carlos I, Gran Vía, Ronda de Garay, Avda of Fame, Watchtowers, Infante Juan Manuel, Ronda Norte and Plaza Circular.
The Mayor, Miguel Angel House, and the Councillor for Sports, Miguel Cascales, have accompanied this morning to the organizers of the event, the Friends of the Marathon and Club Correbirras, presentation of evidence, also attended sponsors-Estrella Levante and El Corte Inglés-official media-Onda Cero and La Opinion, and some of the contributors.
Also attended by the President of the Board Jesus Forsaken, Jesus Fernandez, an entity for which the promoters have sought help from the audience.
For this reason, plans to cooperate with a "dorsal solidarity", either making a deposit in the account of the foundation indicating the concept "Solidarity Marathon Dorsal Murcia".
On the other hand, the day of the celebration of the race in the start-finish line, will install a joint board in which all persons who wish may make delivery of non-perishable foods (beans, rice, canned goods, milk, ...) clothing and / or footwear used for the needy.
Such has been the expectation created that the registration of athletes was completed in just a few weeks, to the point that was closed August 1.
The delivery of the bibs will be held on October 31, 1 and 2 November, in the afternoon, in the Sports section of the English Court of Gran Vía
Parking restrictions
Local police have prepared a special device to ensure the safety of race participants and address the possible issues that may occur in the city.
To do this, from 7 pm Sunday service will deploy Force comprising 75 agents.
They will also work 85 volunteers and another 250 more for the better development of the test (avituallamientos. assistance goal medal, etc..)
48 hours before, since last Friday, it signaled the streets where parking is prohibited on race day, either on the side of the road or both.
Also, will deploy 100 hurdles, cones and police tape to enable the numerous road closures.
These barriers will join more than 900 other distributed organization to indicate the route.
The agents will be deployed throughout the city to provide vehicles to cross some streets included in the itinerary, providing the athletes step permits.
In any case not be normalized traffic for much of the morning, from the beginning of the marathon, at 8:30 pm in the vicinity of the Prince of Asturias Pavilion, until it finish the last participant, the organization will until 14.30 hours.
In addition to the race, the organizers also provided a show of hums along at Prince of Asturias flag, dance and music groups along the route and the convening of a photo marathon.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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