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Councilman Sports City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel this morning at a press conference, the adventure to carry out the athlete Lorca Francisco Javier González Martínez, with their participation in the 23 th edition of the Marathon des Sables, which will be held in Sub-Sahara Moroccan March 27 to April 7.
The mayor has commented that "this is a test with a high requirements in terms of physical preparation of athletes competing in the same, because this race is listed as the Sahara Marathon, in the case of a test that passes through desert terrain, rocks, ancient dry lake and especially sand dunes, which also further harden the winding path. "
Gonzalez will be the sole representative of the Region of Murcia and has among its aims "to end one of the longest and most severe test of the world, Paris-Dakar called runners, seeing the possibilities of improvement, personal sacrifice when participate in a sporting challenge at this level, after taking part in ultra-endurance tests and help with my presence to the development of the area, since part of the money collected in registration is meant for humanitarian projects. "
Participants will travel a total of 242 kilometers, divided into 6 stages, having to subsist on food self-sufficiency, ie, carrying a backpack, with all the food and equipment needed for the seven days of the test, since the organization only provide water.
A total of 850 athletes from 40 countries took part in the Marathon des Sables, where the presence of 72 Spanish (68 men and 4 women), Spain being one of the nation with more representation along with Brazil, Colombia, Great Britain, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Morocco, United States, Germany, Korea, France and Japan.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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