Zaragoza once again transformed this Sunday into a meeting point for thousands of women who share a common passion: sport. The Central Lechera Asturiana Women’s Race celebrated another edition in the Aragonese capital with 17,000 participants and all bibs sold out, a figure that confirms the event’s deep roots in the city’s sports calendar. Regular runners, women taking on their first kilometers, and participants from different generations shared a morning in which each could enjoy the 6.5-kilometer course in her own way.
The activity began even before the first runners set off. At 9:15 a.m., the organizers handed over a check to the Somos Más Association, an Aragonese body that works in accompaniment and support for women survivors of gender-based violence. Five minutes later, attention turned to Esther Briz, the subject of a tribute with which the Women’s Race sought to recognise her athletic career.
Before the start, the participants and the Women’s Race team paid a minute of applause in memory of Carlos Martínez Millet, a fellow from SportLife Ibérica who died in the Urda rail accident, and of all victims. A shared moment of remembrance and closeness to their families.
From 9:30 a.m., the participants began to take the start from the extension of Tenor Fleta Avenue, distributed in four waves to facilitate the course development. With the last starts planned until 9:45 a.m., the race gave way to a succession of images that reflected the diversity of women who form part of the circuit: some seeking to improve their mark, others ready to complete the distance for the first time, and many sharing miles with friends or family.
A 6.5-kilometer route through Zaragoza
From Tenor Fleta Avenue, the route advanced along San José and Cesáreo Alierta avenues until reaching Paseo de la Mina. Next, the participants crossed San Miguel square and Coso Street, venturing into Zaragoza’s historic center before heading toward one of the city’s most recognizable settings: the environs of the Ebro River.
The Echegaray and Caballero promenade led the runners to the Santiago Bridge, across the river to continue along José Atarés Avenue. From there, the race faced its final kilometers toward the Expo area, where the finish line stood on the esplanade of the Palace of Congresses, next to the amphitheatre of the Parque del Agua.
A route that connected different parts of the city and allowed women with different objectives and levels of preparation to share the course, from those racing against the clock to those who chose to walk and enjoy the experience with company.
In the competitive section, Isabel Linares was the fastest this edition and crossed the finish line in a time of 21:09. The overall podium was completed by Marta Ceperuelo and Sara Benedi, second and third respectively; while Lorena Plano and Isabel Macías occupied the fourth and fifth positions, respectively.
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More than two decades promoting women’s sport
The Zaragoza event has been the seventh stop on the National circuit of the Central Lechera Asturiana Women’s Race, which in 2026 will visit nine Spanish cities. With more than 22 years of history, more than 150 races held, and a cumulative participation that exceeds one and a half million women, the circuit has established itself as one of the major benchmarks of women’s sport in Europe.
Beyond the figures, its story is also told through the women who, edition after edition, find in these races an opportunity to begin physical activity, to recover the habit of training, or to share their passion with other participants.
In Zaragoza, that diversity was once again reflected throughout the course. The coexistence of runners and participants who completed the distance by walking allowed women with different abilities, ages, and sports experiences to be part of the same event. A formula that favors access to physical activity and helps more women incorporate sport into their daily lives.
The social commitment was also present in Zaragoza
Alongside its sporting dimension, the Women’s Race maintained its collaboration with entities that work for women and for various groups in vulnerable situations.
One of the protagonists this edition was the Somos Más Association, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2026 and runs initiatives such as its Mentoras-Acompañantes program, aimed at offering support and companionship to women survivors of gender-based violence. The check handover carried out before the start served to recognise their work and give visibility to their efforts.
Moreover, the race included 100% solidarity bibs in favor of AMAC-GEMA, and it joined forces with the Federico Ozanam Foundation, through which 25 bibs were made available. There were also participants from entities such as the Spanish Association of Metastatic Breast Cancer and the Spanish Association Against Cancer, the latter through its territorial delegation.
These collaborations form part of the social commitment that has accompanied the circuit since its origins and that runs parallel to its main objective: to promote sport and widen female participation in physical activity.
A weekend dedicated to physical activity
The Sunday race brought a close to a weekend in which women’s sport also took the spotlight outside the course itself.
On Friday the 6th and Saturday the 7th of November, the Zaragoza Conference Palace hosted the Runner’s Fair, with a program of free activities that allowed participants to approach different disciplines and training proposals.
Among them, the sessions of PilatesFit, Core & Mobility, and the activity “Menopause and Movement”, taught by Aoife McGale and Paula Floristán, stood out, highlighting the importance of physical exercise during this stage of women’s lives. The program was completed with offerings such as Zumba®, STRONG Nation® and CIRCL Mobility™, expanding the possibilities to discover and practice different forms of training.
With the arrival of the last participants at the finish line, Zaragoza thus closed another edition of the Central Lechera Asturiana Women’s Race, an event that brought 17,000 women together around sport and continues to foster female participation in physical activity.
The circuit will now head to its final two stops of the 2026 season: Seville, on November 15, and Barcelona, on November 22.
