On the other hand, the test has won places in the ranking of the Royal Federation of Athletics |
The Sports Council advises that the date of conclusion of the Fourth Half Marathon 'Ciudad de Jumilla "is delayed and will be held on 30 October.
This race has been held the last Sunday in April, but this year coincides with the celebration of 600th anniversary of Holy Week.
Precisely on 24 April is Easter Sunday so that day is impossible to hold the sporting event.
Thus, the Department of Sports has had several meetings with sports groups involved, and after several dates shuffle took the decision to move the trial, unusually for this year, the day October 30, 2011, "a free day of similar tests in nearby towns and in the autumn season where the weather is like spring, "said Councilman Jose Luis Monreal Sports who added that" the delay of the date, was the most logical position, since this coincides with Holy Week prevented us to find another date before the summer because all the calendar, and was awarded a half marathon in nearby cities. "
The head of Sports has also indicated that "duplicate testing with Murcia, Almansa or another city would have undermined participation and quality, however the day October 30 will only be that of Jumilla in all the autonomous communities bordering the Murcia Region."
Soon it will be presented the poster of this fourth edition of the race, another year, will feature the best athletes in the national and international scene.
The race rises in the ranks of the Royal Federation of Athletics
On the other hand, a few days ago, the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) published the ranking of the tests that take place throughout the Spanish territory.
In this classification, Jumilla III Half Marathon is situated at No. 33 in Spain, a total of 84 tests, and the second in the region (behind Murcia Cieza beating up and in 2009 was the first .)
Thus, the career of Jumilla has won seats as last year stood as the No. 42 nationally.
Half Marathon 'Jumilla City' continues to outperform regional trials and the Cartagena, Lorca, Sewer and San Javier and other national and the Alicante, Orihuela and Almansa.
Keep in mind that Jumilla Half Marathon has only had three editions and has passed tests that are more than 30 editions.
This ranking is published on page www.rfea.es and represents, in aggregate, the level of organization, participation and marks obtained in these tests performed in the country.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla