The Alcalde Agustín San José Park in Madrid’s Vicálvaro district opened this Sunday as the venue for a Marathon Cross Trophy that, once again, put the regional club titles in play for the cross-country discipline. Daniel Hernando, in what was his third consecutive victory in the event, and Sara Reglero claimed the top spots in the crown races of this edition. By clubs, the absolute titles went to the showcases of Club Atletismo San Sebastián de los Reyes-Clínicas Menorca, in the men’s category, and Agrupación Deportiva Sprint, in the women’s.
Daniel Hernando, the winner of the last two editions, was one of the race’s protagonists from the very start, always at the front and taking the lead midway through the event, over 8 kilometres. Close behind, another “marathoner” Guillermo Martínez-Lage. Hernando would stop the clock at 24:55. Less than fifteen seconds later crossed the finish Martínez-Lage. The final absolute podium was composed of Daniel Hernando (Agrupación Deportiva Marathon), Fabián Blanco (Bikila) and Marcos Oñate (Club Atletismo San Sebastián de los Reyes Clínicas Menorca), while in the under-23 category the podium was led by Martínez-Lage, Alejandro Rodríguez (Hoka) and Guillermo Sánchez (Asociación Atlética Moratalaz).
The Club Atletismo San Sebastián de los Reyes-Clínica Menorca took the absolute title ahead of Agrupación Deportiva Marathon and Atletismo Cervantes Alcalá de Henares. In the men’s under-23 category, for its part, Agrupación Deportiva Marathon conquered the top position on a podium that also featured Asociación Atlética Moratalaz and Val Martín Berlanas.
In the women’s category the athlete from Asociación Atlética Móstoles Sara Reglero completed the 6.1 kilometres of her race in 22:10. Ivana Zagorac (A. D. Sprint) and Lydia Jiménez (Metasport-Riba Roja) completed the absolute podium, a category that by clubs crowned Agrupación Deportiva Sprint ahead of Running Pinto Seoane Pampín and Agrupación Deportiva Marathon.
Sheila Álvarez, from Club Corredores (23:09), crossed the finish line in eleventh position, but was the first under-23 female. Ángel García, from Club Corredores, and Paula Urban (Polideportivo Getafe) completed the individual podium of a category that, in the fight for club-level titles, crowned Polideportivo Getafe ahead of Agrupación Deportiva Marathon and Asociación Atlética Moratalaz.
Previously the competitions for the sub-18 and sub-20 categories, both male and female, had already taken place, as well as the popular cross that also included para-athletics competitors and children’s events.
>The under-20 runner Rocío García, from Ardillas-Escorial, was the winner of the joint under-18 and under-20 race, over about three kilometres of course and with 117 athletes. Fourth at the finish line was Nora Veiseth, the first under-18 female. By clubs, the under-20 regional championship went to Ardillas-Escorial, ahead of Agrupación Deportiva Marathon and Atletismo Alcorcón; Agrupación Deportiva Marathon took the Madrid clubs title in the under-18 women’s category, ahead of Ardillas-Escorial and Atletismo Alcorcón.
The under-20 Jonay Almazan (Unión Atlética Coslada) was the fastest (12:14) in the men’s competition across both categories, with more than 150 runners in the race, while Guillermo López (Agrupación Deportiva Marathon) finished sixth and first under-18 to cross the finish line. Agrupación Deportiva Marathon would claim the under-20 club title ahead of Amigos del Atletismo de Valdemoro and Club Atletismo San Sebastián de los Reyes-Clínica Menorca. In the under-18 category, Agrupación Deportiva Marathon rose to the top of the podium ahead of Rivas-Interval and Unión Atlética Coslada.
>The popular race, over 6.1 kilometres resulting in three laps around the circuit, crowned Sergio Carro (Atletismo Suanzes; 20:36) and Oksana Pyrih Solayr (Desafío Running Móstoles; 24:56). A race that, in its new Vicálvaro location, begins with a marked toughness, a cross-country with a distinctly trail-like vibe. Asier Martínez de Madina (Club de Atletismo Collado Villalba) stood out with a remarkable fourteenth place overall (22:44), and Rosana García were the leading finishers among the disabled athletes.
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