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The winner was Kenyan David Kilel who got off the mark last year, setting a time of 1 hour 02 minutes 22 seconds
On Sunday, Jumilla streets were filled with athletes and recreational athletes in the Second Half Marathon City of Jumilla.
Over a thousand athletes took part in the test also attended the two-time world champion Abel Anton.
The race winner was David Kilel kenitata and got off the mark last year, setting a time of 1h02'22 ".
Thus did the Grand Prix Montesinos, so the 800 euros that is to win the race had to add the 2,000 that gave the firm Jumillano that exceed this challenge.
The test exceeded all expectations for participation and enrolled reached 1,115, of which slightly more than thousand took the exit.
A total of 908 athletes managed to complete the slightly more than 21 miles posed a test of this caliber.
To this figure must be added the thousands of people took to the streets to enjoy the race.
As a result, the Kenyan pulled him over three minutes ahead of second placed Abdelilah Elmanaia (1h 05'49'').
Completed the podium, Algerian Mohamed Blaj.
(1h 06'16'').
In the women, the podium was also dominated by African athletes, although in this case did not overcome the brand Montesinos.
The victory goes to the Moroccan Fatima Ayachi, with a time of 1h14'22''ahead of the Kenyans and Agnes Sarah Kerub Chebet.
The first local athlete to cross the finish line was Francisco García, Jumilla Triathlon Club, whose brilliant performance led him to stop the clock in 1h19'14''.
Garcia served as the general 44 and 24 as a senior.
Just five places behind Francisco Muñoz Toral entered, which set a record of 1h19'54''.
In the eighth position 61 and completed the race veteran B Lencina Angel, being the best rating Jumillano in over 35 years.
The fourth local athlete was Crescencio Gil Maria, who held the position 68 and the tenth of veterans B.
Then he crossed the goal José Luis Monreal, which came hand in hand with Abel Anton, ranked 74.
Behind them, and still among the 100 top finishers came John A.
Thomas Merlo and John Guardiola.
Blas Palencia, local podium fourth senior, finished the post 177.
The local success was marked by the Triathlon Club Jumilla, which made full in the first three main podium spots.
The walk Poet Lorenzo Guardiola was the venue for the start and finish and the place that drew a crowd of fans who enjoyed the final stretch of this test.
Once completed the test, the most athletes, several groups of Aurora Gonzalez Dance Academy entertained the wait until the awards ceremony, which started last one in the afternoon.
There was also a playground and the day ended with a giant paella for all attendees.
The presence of Abel Anton raised great expectations
In addition to services offered by the Half Marathon Jumilla, one of the highlights of this year was the participation of veteran Abel Anton, twice world champion in marathon and a superb track record in this sport that makes it a landmark in the world of athletics.
Abel Anton, in addition to participating in the race, offered the day before training for young athletes and a conference in which he spoke of his experience and gave technical advice and habits to attendees.
The veteran broker highlighted the importance of supporting this type of careers that are growing and are an attraction, especially for younger people who are new to the sport.
He said the increase in participants means that "this race is going to be a success and that is a credit to Hall and sponsors, and insurance that is consolidated in the Region of Murcia as one of the best."
Anton said it is important to "teach both runners popular children how to become a champion, explaining how to run and train."
As for his 'secret' to be one of the best, said "you have to like it a lot, be eager, to have a mindset to achieve the goals and psychologically convince you that, with effort, you can get, with all these come away illusions. "
The council has said that "they have exceeded all expectations by far"
For his part, Councillor for Sports José Luis Monreal has defined the second edition of the Half Marathon Jumilla as a "historic success, have exceeded all expectations."
Monreal also wanted to thank the actions of all volunteers Jumillano clubs and neighborhood associations, as well as Red Cross, Civil Protection and Local Police, "which allowed the test to be a success.
There was no traffic problem in any of the crossings and no health implications of consideration. "
Looking ahead to the 2010 edition, the Councillor for Sports has stated that the objective will focus on keeping the number of participants and polish the bugs have been committed in this issue, as well as getting the name internationally. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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