The Gran Canaria Half Marathon Alcalde Camilo Sánchez has received its champions in a day of outdoor sports and the best atmosphere in Vecindario, Santa Lucía de Tirajana. A classic of athletics, Rubén Palomeque Barrera was the first to cross the finish line with a brilliant time of 1 hour 8 minutes and 48 seconds (1h8'48”) and with the warm applause of the thousands of participants who accompanied him with encouragement in the last meters of the route. She was accompanied on the podium by her female counterpart, the Norwegian champion Live Solheimdal, who stopped the clock with a time of 1 hour 14 minutes 26 seconds (1h14'26”).
The half marathon has been the highlight of a day of more than 12 hours of fun, music and sport, which vibrated with the arrival of the male leader Rubén Palomeque, who was followed at the finish line by Anders Johnny Kjarevik (1h14'02”) as second classified, and Aythami Navarro Pérez (1h14'31”) to close the podium of the star distance of the test.
The girls did not wait to put the cherry on top of a day of reunion and sporting excitement in Santa Lucía de Tirajana. After the champion Live Solheimdal, they accompanied the leader at the top of the podium Laura Burzi (1h28'08”) in second place, and Elsa Padrón Vega (1h30'49”) in third place to put the finishing touch to the top of the classification.
The Gran Canaria Half Marathon Alcalde Camilo Sánchez reaches all ages and adapts to all profiles of participants, with distances for each level in one of the most participatory events with more than 2.800 runners in total.
La Bolaños 10,5 kilometers has filled Vecindario with excitement, in a route that was crowned by the Swiss Benjamin Ueltschi as champion with a time of 35 minutes and 21 seconds, followed by Adonay Rodríguez Domínguez (36'22”) and Alberto J. Cabrera Hernández (37'02”) . In girls, the 10,5 kilometers had María Tatiana Mujica González (45'21”) as the fastest to close the circuit, just a few minutes ahead of the Finnish Sini Rahkonen (46'08”) and Elian Sánchez Acera (47'19”) in third place. Frantic, fast and explosive, the BP El Taro 5 kilometers It has been a shot of adrenaline with an exciting circuit that has had Marcos Javier Hernández Segura (16'49”), Najem Brahim (17'00”) and Pablo Alonso Domínguez (17'03”) in the lead; and the female champion, the Finnish Amanda Virtanen (19'17”) along with Yurena Castrillo (20'07”), and Vanessa Reina (20'45”).
The movement has been felt in Saint Lucia with the three race modalities, which have been surrounded by a day of blue skies and summer temperatures, which accompanied this Saturday. Running, walking and on wheels, the Gran Canaria Half Marathon Alcalde Camilo Sánchez has experienced a record-breaking 16th edition, with a dedicated audience and more participants than ever.
The Modas Cristal Fruit Walk has been one of the most endearing moments, with an accessible circuit whose entire proceeds will go to support the work of the Inclusive Sports and Social Association 'La Canasta' and facilitate the participation of users in the Spanish Adapted Athletics Championship 2024, which will take place in Alcobendas on June 15 and 16, 2024.
The 'Night Skating' has raised the revolutions in an initiative designed to enjoy, with a float with music that has taken over Vecidario with rhythm and color, to give way to the roller kids and the federated rollers, who have put the touch of adrenaline with their skates with Daniel José Padrino and Itziar Gutierrez leading the platoon as champions, thus recovering in this edition one of the most popular and acclaimed modalities by athletes
For all ages, the children's races filled the morning with joy and color, which gave way to a party in which runners of different abilities and even pets participated, to create an event that belongs to the citizens and which has been consolidated as a proof that is a hallmark of Santa Lucía de Tirajana. Inflatables, children's activities, concerts, a gastronomic area and live music with The Papas and The Mojo and Los Salvapantallas crowned the Saturday night, which successfully closed this iconic event on the island for another year.
