Several runners, yesterday in the Paseo de La Concha after the ‘Gosaria run’. /
The streets of Donostia today host a new edition of the marathon starting at 9 a.m. with the 10-kilometer event as a prelude at 8.45 a.m.
Today will not be, far from it, the best day to run in Donostia, and even less if it is about completing a marathon. Rain, wind (especially in the areas near Zurriola and La Concha beach) and cold – with temperatures close to 5 degrees – are expected during the Zurich Marathon of San Sebastián this morning, a test that reaches the edition number 43 and in which it will be necessary to see how the African athletes who have between eyebrows the txapela perform. Of course, it does not look like the chronos are going to go down in history, but this will be known after 11.00.
The Eritrean Kibrom Weldemicael is the favorite in the men’s category, without forgetting the debutants Daniel Kipchuma (Kenya) and Yergalem Bereka (Ethiopia). In the female category, a duel between the Ethiopians Zinah Senbeta and Meseret Gebre.
It is expected, as long as they are encouraged and not afraid of bad weather, the participation of 1,600 marathoners and more than 900 10K runners.
The start of the short race will be at 8.35 am on Avenida de Madrid and that of 42.195 kilometers will be at the same point at 9 am. The goal is located in the Anoeta Mini-Stadium.
This appointment will also serve to meet the Gipuzkoa marathon champions and the Basque 10K champions, with names such as Maite Arraiza in the long distance and Kamel Ziani, Jone Zabaleta or Aratz Rodríguez in the short one.
The Txiki was canceled
The party that could not be lived yesterday afternoon was the Maratoi Txiki. The participation of more than 400 young people was expected, but the poor conditions that are occurring these days in Gipuzkoa forced the organization to take the difficult decision yesterday morning to cancel the event at the Anoeta Mini-Stadium.
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