2018 Edition

Varadero International Half Marathon - First Edition

On April 15th, 2018, the 1st EDITION OF THE MEDIUM INTERNATIONAL MARATHON OF VARADERO was held in Cuba, as well as the 10KM. The race, organized by Fernando Pineda Travel Service and CUBADEPORTES S.A, in collaboration with the Athletics Federation of Cuba, INDER and Pineda Sport, was a great success.

More than 800 runners of 15 different nationalities participated in the event.

The winner of the Half Marathon was the Kenyan athlete Timothy Kiplagat with a time of 1h 03 min 53 and in women Tirusew Alamrew, she run in 1h 20 min 16. In the 10 km the winner was the Spanish José Luis Blanco 33 min 48.

Elite and popular runners ran on a flat circuit, with a Caribbean atmosphere and an average temperature of 20ºC. All runners received T-shirts, medals and professional attention from the Organization.

In the Fun Run of 3 km, which was held after the Half Marathon, the participants could enjoy running with Cuban Olympic champions such as Alberto Juantorena, Ana Fidelia Quirot, Javier Sotomayor, Yipsi Moreno, Caridad Colón, etc ..., a large number of Olympic medals crossed the finish line.

 

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Sport, beach and culture to the rhythm of Cuban music.

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