This Sunday was celebrated at Albacete the XXVII Spanish Half Marathon Championship 2024, with 2,805 participants and whose winner was Carrión de Calatrava de La Mancha Juan Antonio ‘Chiki’ Pérez, with a time of 1:03:08. Jorge González and Javi Guerra accompanied him on the podium. However, he won the race. Abderrahmane Aferdi, a Moroccan residing in Novés, who with 1:01:15 He was seconds away from breaking the test record. Second was Jonathan Kipkoech (1:01:23) and third was Eric Nzambimana (1:02:22). Chiki Pérez finished fifth. Among the women, Kaoutar Boulaid won and was proclaimed champion of Spain (1:10:44), followed by Carla Gallardo (1:12:41) and Laura Priego (1:15:10).
Also in Albacete, the Spanish championship of the Urban Mile took place on Saturday, where Abderrahman El Khayami and Marta Mitjans won, and the 5 kilometers on the road, with victories by Jesús Ramos and Lucía Rodríguez. Meanwhile, in the Popular Urban Mile, Francisco José Sevilla and Mercedes Santos won; and in the 5 KMS “Run with your doctor” the first were Sufián El Garni and Violeta Muñoz. During this afternoon of athletics, a tribute was paid to Doctor Nacho Hermida, who recently passed away.
On the other hand, Toledo organized the XII Eurocaja Rural Solidarity Race against ALS, Jesús García Fernández Memorial, a 10-kilometer race that was completed by 457 athletes with a time recorded at the finish. The winners were Jesús García Llorena and Merche Gómez. David De la Cruz, Juan Cristóbal Tejero, Okxana Pyrih and Rocío Fernández also entered the box. Ricardo Martínez and Lucía Rodríguez won the 5 kilometer event.
Concerning the VII Solidarity League against ALS of Skatesthe triumphs went to Roberto Martín and Silvia Rey Veiga. The men’s podium was completed by David Rey Veiga and David Cámara, while the women’s podium was completed by Rocío Carnenero and Julia Rey Veiga. 218 athletes crossed the finish line with a recorded time.
On the other hand, Santi Risquez and Almudena Culebras were the winners of the Long Trail of the Cucón Challenge in Fuencaliente. In the Short Trail, Antonio Ismael Moreno and María de los Ángeles Bravo won. Finally, in the 21 kilometers of the Hard Trail Sierra de Valdehierro, in MadridejosGermán López and Arantxa Mayoral won, while David Galán and Elena Flores did so in the 10 kilometers. For their part, Ángel Ramírez and Paula Media won in the 5 kilometers.
Regarding the tests carried out on Saturday, Yisheng Zhou and Gema Fernández won the VIII Tierra de Vítor Popular Race, in Horcajo de Santiago. Daniel Fernández, Jacobo Calvo, María José Engra and Ascensión Leal also entered the box.
On the other hand, Rodrigo Martínez and Ana Lozano were the winners of the V Cross Popular of Maranchon. They were accompanied on the podium by Eduardo Montalbán, Álvaro Santiago, Sara Llamas and María Soledad Arangude.
