With 4,500 runners, very cold but very colorful throughout the event, the Independence 9k race was held in the City of Buenos Aires. The athletes of the Buenos Aires club FCmax Felix Sanchez y Karina Fuentealba They were the ones who took first place.
Félix Sánchez, who two days ago achieved second place in the NB Race Series 30k and showed great recovery, took first place, with a time of 30 minutes and 49 seconds. In the second placement he arrived Gaston Alarconwith a time of 31 minutes and 37 seconds, while completing the podium Gabriel Jalile, with 32 minutes and 1 second.
In the women’s classification, the athlete from Zapala, Karina Fuentealba, was the best of the Independencia 9k, with a time of 34 minutes and 18 seconds. Natalia Arcaro came in second place, with 34.26, while Anna Scappini came in third place, with 34.37, with María José Silvestre being the fourth to arrive, with 35.50.
In a review of the race, Rody Giordano expressed: “The Independence 9k is an event that grows year after year, selling out places quickly and allowing everyone to enjoy running and celebrate the national day at the same time.”
A giant flag displayed before the start, the singing of the national anthem beforehand and a breakfast with churros upon arrival, along with the emblematic finisher medal with the national symbol, were some of the postcards that the event produced, with the organization of Sportsfacilities .
It was also run in Lanús.
More than 1,300 runners were part of the 28th edition of the Club Lanús Marathon, which took place in the Buenos Aires suburbs. The competition was organized by the “garnet” entity and had distances of 21, 10 and 3k, in addition to a Kids event, focused on promoting athletics among the little ones.
The different distances had a circuit with steps through different points of the club, next to the Stadium, as well as within the sports center, such as steps through the Municipality’s cycling circuit and the Eva Perón sports center, the Malvinas Veterans Museum, and the main streets. of the neighborhood.
The winners of the half marathon distance were the athlete sponsored by adidas, Fausto Alonso, and Leticia Rodríguez, from González Catán. Both runners displayed their hierarchy throughout the course, prevailing with a wide difference compared to the rest of the runners.
As for the 10 kilometer test, local Laura Vedia and Ezequiel Aguilera were the best and took the highest place on the podium.