Wednesday 8 February 2012

RESULTS OF MAZARRON'S FIRST HALF MARATHON

DESPITE THE COLD ATHLETES COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL  HALF MARATHON

Antonio Manuel Diaz Rodriguez and Helena Gomez Herrero were the Champions.

Over 300 runners gathered in Mazarron on Sunday 5th February to participate in the First Half Marathon "Bahia de Mazarron" which proved to be a new sporting success, as did the first fun run last October, both of which were  organized by the "Club Deportivo Bahia de Mazarron" with the assistance of the Ayuntamiento.The 21 kilometers that made up the course took place along the coast from El Alamillo to Mazarron,  Bolnuevo, passing through the Port, La Isla, Bahia and Playagrande.

Although the morning started cold and windy at sunrise it changed to be a good morning. The overall winner of the test was Antonio Manuel Diaz Rodriguez's club "Mobel Sport Lorca", whilst in the females category Helena Herrero Gomez, an independent participant took first place. Both received, in addition to a trophy, a ham delivered by the Mayor of Mazarron, Ginés Campillo, and the president of the organizing club, Peter Lorite.

The race was conducted without any incidenst and has also been an organizational success thanks to the good work done by the Red Cross, Local Police, Civil Protection, the Municipal Emergency Services (EMS) and "9 and ½ Cycling Club", whose components recorded individuals times by the company Conchip. Thanks also go to the sponsors including "Frutas Arias Mazarrón" who set up a booth where runners were provided with fruit and juices.

The first qualified Senior Man was Antonio M. Diaz, while second and third place were taken by Juan Francisco Carrillo and Francisco Javier Andreu, both of "Eliocroca Sports Association." In Senior Womens category , Miriam Alvarez of the "Triathlon Club Guadalajara" took first place,  second was Mari Ángeles Hernández and third Laura Villar from "Club Athletics Don Quixote."

Of the Veterans "A" the podium was made up of athletes Antonio Sanchez of "Marathon Cartagena", Javier Ojados,  of "Club Deportivo Runtriton Decathlon" and Diego Perez of the "ADEliocroca ". On veterans "A" female category, the Champion was Helena Smith, followed by runners up Mercedes Merino of "Mandarache-Cartagena" and Maria Dolores Oliva of  "Club Athletics Huércal-Overa.

Of Veterans "B" the first  to reach the finishl was the independent athlete Graham Baxter. Second place was Lucas Garcia of "AD Eliocroca "and in third place was José Roberto Gonzaga, also independent runner. Two women competed in the Veterans category "B", the first being Mari Carmen Lopez, of "Marathon Cartagena" and Mari Carmen Sevilla.

Finally in Veterans "C" the winner was Michael Martin, of "Marathon Cartagena", while in second and third place were Olavi Reijo Peura and Honkanen, both belonging to "Finland Athletics Club Torrevieja". It was also identified that the top two local athletes were Francisco Javier Lopez and Victoria Machota. Both received a fruit basket courtesy of "Frutas Mazarrón Arias."

All runners received a gift bag for participating in this event "created with the aim becoming one of the major regional events " as highlighted by the Mayor Ginés Campillo . It has certainly been a great event and athletes came not only from all parts of Murcia, but also the neighboring communities of Andalucia, Valencia and Castilla La Mancha and even the town of Getafe in Madrid.

No comments:

Post a Comment