On Sunday, April 3, the Movistar Madrid Half Marathon was held, with Joma as the technical sponsor.
A few months after the last Madrid race, the twenty-first edition of the Movistar Madrid Half Marathon, together with the Profuturo Solidarity Race, brought together more than 17,000 runners to celebrate the Madrid running festival. The race has returned to its original date on the first Sunday of every April.
Elite and amateur athletes joined together for a successful morning, such as the female record of the race achieved by the Kenyan Winfridah Moraa stopping the time in 1h07:22. In men’s race Kipkemoi finally taking the victory.
The Profuturo solidarity race contributes to closing the educational gap in isolated environments and at risk of exclusion in 40 different countries.
The two previous days, the Gallur Pavilion was the center of the event at the Runner’s Expo where all participants collected their race bibs and enjoyed different activities related to the race.