More than 600 runners take Getares in the Algeciras Urban Race

More than 600 athletes of all ages ran this Sunday, November 8, in the twenty-sixth edition of the Carrera Urbana Ciudad de Algeciras, according to the City Council. The event once again filled the Getares esplanade and finished at the Enrique Talavera athletics track. The main event started at 11:00 from the Paseo de Getares car park, with a seven-kilometre urban route that passed through some of the city's best-known places. Earlier, from 9:20, the children's category races, from under-8 to under-16, were held at the sports facilities themselves. Among the participants was a group from the Asociación «Deportes Sin Límites», recently created and dedicated to promoting inclusive sport. The deputy mayor delegated for Sports, Jorge Juliá, started the race accompanied by the deputy mayor delegated for Finance, María Solanes. Juliá said that «after the magnificent reception of the Half Marathon, once again, the public shows that Algeciras is a city committed to sport». The councillor thanked the work of the Delegación de Deportes, the Policía Local, Protección Civil, the Policía Portuaria and the volunteers, and mentioned the Club Atletismo Bahía de Algeciras, co-organiser, and the official sponsor, Cupra Turial. At the presentation last Wednesday, November 4, the mayor, Jacinto Muñoz Madrid, and Juliá himself encouraged the public to take part and support the runners. The organisation then estimated about 600 entrants, around 400 adults and 200 minors.