He Generali Malaga Marathon It returns after thirteen editions in which there was, in each of them, a particular story. The fourteenth race, which will take place on December 15, will, according to the organizers, be another example of the fact that it is a unique event, both for the city in which it takes place, for the distance and for all those who win a dorsal on their chest every year to challenge the marathon or half-marathon.
Also, for the new route, for the values and for the capacity of this event to be surpassed again and again until reaching an extraordinary sporting level and attracting thousands of popular runners. In fact, while there were still more than three months left for the test, there were already more than 11,000 runners registered coming from Malaga, different Spanish cities and other places around the world.
Almost sold out
The goal of the Generali Marathon in Malaga is to bring together 13,000 participants on December 15 and it seems obvious that they will achieve it. They have already announced that all 7,500 places for the half marathon have already been sold and there are still less than 300 numbers for the marathon, which is also limited to 7,500 runners. Registrations for this marathon are still open, but for a short time.
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LAST BIBS ON SALE! 🔢⚠️
We are very close to filling the 7,500 places in each distance!!
If you still have doubts, DON’T THINK ABOUT IT ANYMORE 😉
See you on December 15th ♥️ pic.twitter.com/vlMw0EGulD
– GENERALI Marathon Málaga (@maratonmalaga) October 31, 2024
As announced on the organization’s website, once all issues are sold and registration is completed, they will allow a waiting list in case there are runners who drop out.
He price of which 120 euros, but this rises to 125 euros if you need a one-day license from the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA).
Itinerary
The organization also revealed that the test course will have some small variations this year to try and do it again. faster what it is and that popular athletes can lower their personal bests while elite athletes close in on test records set in 2021: 2:07:39 (Mark Korir) and 2:24:50 (Tseginesh Mekonnin Legesse).
For his part, the great ambassador of the test Martín Fiz, who valued the Malaga route, did not hesitate to encourage people to participate. “Participation records have already been broken, but the Generali Maratón de Málaga still has the open doors to welcome all runners who want to be encouraged to enjoy one of the best marathons in Spain and the warmth of one of its most beautiful cities”, he said.
News
Another new feature this year will be that all participants will participate in an Expo Marathon which will again take place in the Cruise terminal from the port of Malaga but this year it will have two floors, to provide more space for participants and exhibitors. A total of 5,000 square meters in which visitors will be able to enjoy different experiences and activities in the different exhibitors of sponsors and collaborating brands, such as the Vitality space of Generali.
Likewise, the celebration of children’s races and the new “Brunch course”, which will replace the breakfast or “Breakfast Run” and will have a later schedule on Saturday, where the “You Rock Málaga” experience will be repeated, where all participants, their companions and anyone who wishes, will be able to enjoy the music and sports in the vicinity of the cruise terminal of the port of Malaga.
Values
The Generali Marathon of Málaga wants to focus this year on the values that a sport like running transmits to us. With the example of Ricardo Rosado, who during the last edition let the Kenyan Evans Kimtai Kiprono enter in fifth position after having fainted in the last meters, the organization of the race will this year concentrate part of its communication on the promotion of human and united values.
As Pablo López Barajas, of Atresmedia Eventos, explains, “the Generali Maratón de Málaga carried out an important communication campaign on the channels of the Atresmedia Group, reaching more than 90 million views“.
“We do not know if it is thanks to the promotional campaign, the hospitality, the climate or the cultural offer of the city of Malaga, but surely thanks to all the ingredients today we can guarantee that we are in save numbers. Today, there are already more than 11,000 registered. Three months before the race takes place, we plan to reach 13,000 participants,” he said.
In short, a new edition of the Generali Marathon de Málaga is already underway, in an event that in 2024 will be a record. The number of participants has already been beaten, will the number of participants be beaten too? best test files? On December 15 we left doubt!
