Elche Marathon Gears Up For Intense First Edition

THE very first version of nan International Elche-Alicante Marathon is gearing up to beryllium a booming success, pinch much than 4,000 registered participants immoderate 2 months earlier its inauguration. The arena is expected to person a full of 5,000 runners aliases more, and athletes from various countries each complete nan world person already signed up to compete, including runners from nan United States, Morocco, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, and Laos, to sanction a few.

The marathon will span 42 kilometres, 11 of which will traverse nan municipality centre of Elche, 20 of which will transverse nan onshore betwixt Elche and Alicante, and nan last 11 kilometres will return spot successful nan municipality centre of Alicante. The historical title will statesman astatine 9:00am connected Sunday, November 30, from nan Altamira Palace successful Elche, and nan decorativeness statement will beryllium connected Muelle 12 successful Puerto de Alicante, successful nan Ocean Race zone.

Of nan registered participants, nan largest number of overseas athletes are French, English, Polish, and Belgian. Local Spanish athletes dress up 2,995 of nan existent registrations.

Organised by nan Motemar Athletic Club successful collaboration pinch nan Elche and Alicante City Halls, nan circuit has already been approved by nan Royal Spanish Athletics Federation and will surely beryllium nan first of galore breathtaking editions of nan race.