The Mediterranean city of skyscrapers is already preparing to welcome nearly 5,000 athletes to its streets, parks and promenades on Saturday afternoon. Some of them are elite and famous like Martin Fez or Tony Abadia, in the “Benidorm Half”.,tested with Distances of 10 and 21 kilometers. A true festival of athletics will see runners from 23 different countries participate, including 1,600 from the UK.
The event starts at 5:30pm – one hour before street closures begin. Among the many attractions, athletes enjoy the sunset in Benidorm. The test will end at night Participants will have various entertainment activities along the way.
Nearly 5,000 runners in the Benidorm half: such will be the traffic reductions
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The route passes through the historic center and the promenade, all surrounded by skyscrapers. Departure will be from Plaza de SS MM los Reyes de España, next to Benidorm City Hall and the Raceway You will also pass some of the most emblematic places of the city.
Which streets will be affected? The 21,10 km tests will start from Comunidad Valenciana Avenue, passing through Alfonso Pochades, Jaime I, Ricardo Bayona Avenue, and Mayor Vicente Pérez Devesa and Benissa. They will continue through La Cala streets such as Villajoyosa Avenue and Monte Benidorm to visit Vicente Huerca Allos and Armada España, i.e. the first line of the Poniente Beach trails.
The route provides an itinerary that is as demanding as it is enriching with what is sure to be a great afternoon of running. This will be the special feeling that athletes will enjoy in a test that is not limited only by its popularityReaching a record number of 4,800 athletes. It has also increased in quality and popularity among its participants. In the 10K race, Tony Abadia stands out above all else. Last year’s winner with a score of 29.06.
Elite athletes
Abadia is the current Spanish road distance champion. He won the Olympic medal in the 5000 meters in Rio de Janeiro 2016 and the bronze medal in the same year at the European Championships in Amsterdam. The Zaragoza athlete starts as the favorite to win. He will try to make it difficult for you Sevilla’s David PalacioWhich ranked second last year.
In the women’s 10 kilo race, Christian Juan from Elche, winner of the previous edition, is the current Spanish 5K road champion. The Benidorm event will also feature world-class athletes such as Uruguayan Christian Zamora, the current Uruguayan record holder for the half marathon and marathon. He was first in the 10K Ciudad de Alcalá and in the 10K 60 Fit Vallehermoso. This year 2023 he won the Granada Half Marathon.
Argentine Maria Teresa Tesori Fourth at the Cross Internacional de Soria 2022 and fifth at Alcobendas, both World Tour Gold; He is another of those who confirmed their presence on Saturday in Benidorm. There will be other notable athletes Belgian Alexandra Tondiorwinner of last year’s 21k race, who won the gold medal at the 2019 World Long Distance Triathlon Championships, silver at the 2018 European Championships, and the European Middle Distance Champion. And the Dutch Myrcella Herzogdouble Dutch 10km champion, with personal bests of 32.47 in the 10km and 1:13.22 in the half marathon.
La Ruda Woman of La Ruda María José ToroThe 35 and 40 Masters world champion and Spanish runner-up in the marathon will be one of the other favorites to win the long test. The biggest candidate to win the 21,000 race again will be the athlete of Moroccan origin, Abdelaziz Marzouki Noureddine., last year’s winner. He also confirmed his attendance Veteran Martin Vis.
animation
Regarding the race itself, Fernando Brutons reported on this throughout the course There will be 13 entertainment points with batucadas and DJs, which, combined with the audience’s encouragement, will make it “impossible for the contestants to get bored.” These points will be a little over a kilometer apart from each other.
As in previous years, in order to “offer more experiences to participants, the organization, in cooperation with the Orera Group, launched the initiative “Run and tap”Which will be held in the chain’s facilities From Santo Domingo Street After testing with appetizers, pinchos and menus at special prices. Before the race, the GDance Half Marathon will also take place on Saturday morning from 11am to 1pm in Town Hall Square.
Health and safety device
The half of Benidorm will contain a medical and health apparatus consisting of a mobile intensive care unit, six ambulances, a field hospital at the finish line, 14 doctors, ten health workers and 30 Red Cross volunteers. The security apparatus consists of a mayor, two inspectors, seven officers, and 14 agents from the Stock Exchange Authority, in addition to two other officers and 45 agents from the regular Authority. This operation will include 16 patrol vehicles, nine full-sized motorcycles, twelve motorcycles, a pickup truck and a drone. The road will open to traffic at 8:30 p.m.
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