As a preamble to the celebration of the XXIX Lala Marathon, this Saturday the Minimarathon was run, where children and parents participated in short distances to promote the practice of athletics in families and warm up the atmosphere for the main race.
Maria Luisa Marroquin, director of the Lala Marathon, highlighted the good response that the second edition of the Minimarathon had, surpassing the participation of the previous year.
In the Venustiano Carranza Forest, the participants gathered in the finish line area, where they started running by categories from 8:00 am, on a cool but pleasant morning.
In the 11-14 year old male category, the first place went to Alejandro Rios Garcia, with a time of 14:41 minutes, followed by Marcos Hiram Gonzalez Rodela, with 14:42, while the third place was taken by Carlos Isaac Martinez Perez, with 15:55.
In the same category, but for females, the first place was obtained by Marianne Martinez Valdepenas, with a time of 17:18 minutes, followed by Mariana Batarse Duenes, with 19:17 and in third position came Flor Alejandra Luevano Rosales.
In the 15-17 year old male category, the winner was Juan Francisco Marmolejo Ojeda, with 13 minutes and 23 seconds, the second place corresponded to Fabian Andres Perez Bretado, with 15:19 minutes, while in third place Luis Gerardo Marmolejo Lazalde reached the finish line, with 15:48 minutes.
Regarding the female category of the same age group, the winner was Veronica Siller Uvalle with 17:22 minutes, the second position was occupied by Fatima Alanis Minarro with 18:29 and in third position was Mariana Victoria Cortes Sanchez, with 19:27.
Maria Luisa Marroquin, director of the Lala Marathon, highlighted the good response that the second edition of the Minimarathon had, surpassing the participation of the previous year.
"We are very happy, we had approximately 900 participants including children and their companions, we slightly improved the attendance from the previous year. It is the prelude to what is coming for this Sunday with the main race," she commented.
She then said: "We want the children to be preparing for the next step, we are sowing in them the seed of what the next generations of runners will be, who will give life to our sports celebration."
She emphasized that this activity involves the whole family, the community, which is one of the organization's objectives.
With this, everything is ready for the Marathon that will take place this Sunday, it is expected that the weather will be favorable to achieve good times.
"The rain surprised us a little, but the weather has improved, we hope it will be around 12 or 13 degrees at the start of the marathon."
"The rain surprised us a little, but the weather has improved, we hope it will be around 12 or 13 degrees at the start of the marathon."
The distances they covered were: 400 meters for ages 3-7 and 8-10, and 4 kilometers for ages 11 to 17.
Residents of La Laguna have the opportunity to win this Sunday
The circumstances that prevail in the XXIX edition of the Lala Marathon are favorable for residents of La Laguna to win the race this Sunday.
Since the prize money has been lowered, national and international elite athletes will not attend. There are no Kenyan runners or top-level runners in the country, so it will be a regional celebration where residents of La Laguna can stand out.
Daniel Ortiz and Isabel Velez, the best residents of La Laguna, are facing a favorable scenario to win the race.
JFR