The XIX Carrera Athletics ascent of Santa Totana, organized by the Department of Sports and Athletics Federation of Murcia, was held on Sunday with a total of 367 entries.
This year the race was solidarity with rare diseases achieving a total amount of 1,140 € to be divided 50% between Aelip Associations and D'genes.
The test began at ten in the morning, from the Constitution Square, located in the city center;
while the target was located in the atrium of the Sanctuary of La Santa.
In total, 7.33 kilometers of hard climb with no flat stretch except for the first quarter mile.
A total of 330 athletes entered the goal came from all parts of the region and neighboring provinces, including nearly 80 totaneros and totaneras.
The favorites were in the top positions.
The first rider to reach goal was Ivan Hernandez Illan with a time of 26 '56''seguido closely by Raul Guevara Castellar 27' 13 '' and David Sánchez Romero 27 '33' '.
The first woman was Neus Mas Manchón with a time of 34 '06' followed by Mercedes Merino 34 '33' 'and Encarni Abellan 35' 27 ''
The first totanero in entering Mompean goal was Victor Garcia (seventh overall) with a time of 29 '25' 'and was the first totanera Lourdes Heredia Lopez with a time of 35' 43''
The race featured three aid stations, the first two of water in kilometers 3 and 5 were sponsored Aquadeus and the last in the finish area where it was in addition to the traditional collaboration of Coca Cola, fruit, sports drinks, water counted and beer.
All runners received a stock broker composed backpack, pants and commemorative T-test technique.
Besides 20 prizes were awarded to the winners in a drawing by bib number consisting of typical commemorative crocks totaneras test.
The race featured many free services such as massages by twenty students of the School of Manual Therapies Murcianas, wardrobe, transfer of relatives and friends of athletes from start to finish, showers in the finish area, transfer buses from goal to the starting area, medical service and ambulance, etc.
The test was timed by Asuspuestos.com.
The trophies and awards was given by Councilman Sports Totana D. Bartholomew Pallares Perez, Juan Carrion president of D'genes, Dona Naca Eulalia Perez de Tudela Aelip president and representative Alfonso Egea Athletics Federation of Murcia.
Trophy was presented to the first three in each category.
The trophy consisted of a reproduction of the facade of La Santa.
The first three of the absolute category and the first local top ten and were handed a trophy consisting totanera keel.
The top ten overall, both male and female category, were major awards: the first three / as a ham and totaneros batch of products and the classified fourth / a place to tenth / totaneros a batch of products.
The top ten local runners, both male and female category, also received major awards in vouchers to eat at different places of the town.
The Sports Council acknowledges the assistance in the event of corporate sponsors as well as the Sports Volunteers and Civil Protection, Local Police, Civil Guard, Sports Association Peña 9 and Totana Athletics Club.
In the race website, www.subidaalasanta.es can see large photo reports, rankings, etc.
Male general classification:
Hernandez Illan 1.Iván
2.Raúl Guevara Castellar
3.David Sanchez Romero
Female general classification:
But 1.Neus Manchon
2.Mercedes Merino Garcia
3.Encarni Abellán
Male local classification:
1.Victor Garcia Mompean
2.Javier Lopez Moreno
3.Bartolomé Sánchez Muñoz
4.Antonio Ruiz Navarro
Lucas Vera 5.Edu
Local women's classification:
Lopez Heredia 1.Lourdes
2.Paula Pérez
Fernandez 3.Elvira Andreo
Carmen Marquez Cabrera 4.Mari
Josefa 5.María Canovas Canovas
See report:
http://www.totana.com/reportajes/2015/05/subida-a-la-santa-atletismo/
