The Half Marathon aims to beat its own brands and will pay homage to the athlete who died last year
450 volunteers and professionals will ensure the safety of a test involving runners from 26 countries
When only two days to start the Benidorm 2016 Run: Half marathon (21.0975 km.), 10km Benidorm and Kid & Family Run, the mayor of Benidorm, Toni Pérez, has announced the safety measures that will accompany The athletes along the route in an act in which also have presented the designs of the medals.
The mayor has appeared accompanied by the mayor of Sports, Ana Pellicer; The representative of the organizing company - Brotons Group -, José Brotons; The president of the Club Athletics Benidorm, Rubén Caballero; And the delegate of the hotel group Don Pancho, Francisco J. Quiles. In his speech Pérez, who has defined the Half Marathon as "a fully consolidated test that also seeks to secure the 10km", has confirmed that municipal services are going to be totally focused on the best care of runners and "all those people who That Sunday they come to our streets to see a test of this level ". The mayor has described the planned health device as "impressive" and to the height "that this test requires". Ana Pellicer hopes that "everyone will like it" and, she stressed, that it is as flat as possible "as the athletes requested" so that they can "improve the brands" and for the benefit of the amateurs to whom the Slopes "slowed down" in previous editions.
Homage to Daniel Juárez
The organizer of the event, José Brotons, has recorded that throughout his 32 years of experience, "there has never been a sanitary display" as Run Benidorm in this and previous editions. However, unfortunately last year, 24-year-old running back Daniel Juarez died after the test. Therefore, and according to his family, five minutes before the start of the Half Marathon, a tribute will be made in memoriam. 50 of the friends of Juárez will run the slightly more than 21 km with a shirt in his honor. For the occasion, two ICUs (Intensive Care Unit) will be provided, one of which is mobile; Eight physicians, five specialists in anesthesia and resuscitation, including two heads of service of the Comarca Hospital of the Marina Baixa and the General Hospital of Alicante; A SAMU (Emergency Medical Care Service), two intensive care, eight DUE (Nursing Graduates); 35 rescuers, Red Cross volunteers and 30 physiotherapists. All this in the medicalized care posts. Approximately 450 people will be in the care of the riders: "a level - stressed Toni Pérez - that only seeks the greatest enjoyment of the riders and all those who decide to enjoy [the tests] in our streets. It has confirmed the presence of 1500 athletes in the Half Marathon, about 900 in the 10km and is still open the registration deadline that will close on Saturday. There are athletes from 26 countries, 750 of them British "who carry here," Brotons pointed out, "all week with their families," and runners from 33 Spanish provinces, confirming the effect of Run Benidorm on sports tourism. Rubén Caballero, from the Benidorm Athletics Club, has pointed out that "it is going to be a very fast track when taking the slope that went up to Vía Parque". He also advanced that the joint output of both tests will favor that "the pace is very fast". For his part, Francisco J. Quiles has considered that this competition will be "leverage and power" to "improve the tourist destination." The activities of Run Benidorm will start on Saturday at 17.00 hours with the Kids & Family Run Benidorm 2016 for children with ages from 2 years. Sunday will be the time of the elders with the joint departure of the Half Marathon and 10km, at 10.00 hours, from the square of Dr. Fleming. A tour that has been approved by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation. Participants will receive lots of products from the collaborating companies and a spectacular medal created for the occasion.