This Saturday will be the "I Volta a Peu in Dénia", A sports event that will congregate more than 2.000 athletes. The test is organized by the Athletics Club Baleària Diánium in collaboration with the city council and has been included in the Circuit a Peu Marina Alta, Although not scoring when his first year in it.
One of the most important novelties presented by the test is found in the trophies that will be awarded at the end of the queen race. This time there are no cups, but a clay pottery made by members of the Aprosdeco Association.
In the presentation of the race were present the mayor, Vicent Grimalt, The edil of culture, Rafa Carrió, The councilor of sports, Marián Tamarit and the representatives of the organizing club, Ricard Pérez and Jordi Jorro. Other attendees at the event were Alberto Morera, president of the Dénia Foundation and Fran Gallego of the AKI establishment, both of whom are the most important sponsors of the event. Also present was Ana Mª Vadillo, president of Aprosdeco who presented the trophy.
The athletic party will be lived in Calle Marques de Campo From the 16: 30 hours with the beginning of the tests for the smallest, from the category of benjamines to cadets. The start of the race will be at 18: 30 hours and participants will have to cover a journey of 10 kilometers in length.
The circuit design is totally flat with exit on the main street of the town through the port area both north and south, that is, both breakwaters. Much of the route runs through the streets of the downtown area of the city, so we asked neighbors compression by eliminating many parking on Saturday afternoon.
The finish area will be installed on the street Marqués de Campo although athletes arrive will be diverted to the street where the Via feed zone will be located and there it will be the delivery of trophies.
Municipal representatives stressed how important it is for the city host a test of this nature where they will give participants gathered more than 2.000. Rafa himself Carrió, emphasized that "It is important to region through sport". Meanwhile, Marián Tamarit acknowledged that "is a great illusion to carry out this project we had so much demanded, hopefully you all enjoy the same".
The mayor, Vicent Grimalt, stressed that, "we have fulfilled one of the points contained in our electoral program, which was that Denia were included in the Circuit a Peu Marina Alta. Now, we have to make things right for everyone to live with enthusiasm the feast of popular athletics".
Faced with the massive influx of participants from different parts of the region and outside it they have been enabled as parking areas surrondings IES 3 number and port parking and street La Via.
It is not the first time that Denia is part of the circuit because it is precisely one of the founding cities of the same over there in 1997 when it was called I marathon per stage of the Marina Alta, then it was renamed Circuit a peu de la marina alta.
Denia had also already organized until then (1997) the XIII volta a peu a Denia. I believe that we must respect the history that we have in Denia, and the work and effort of those who were predecessors and not "by decree" to impose "at convenience" something for some type of interest that is irrelevant. Tomorrow then it would be the XIV volta a peu a Denia despite "who" it weighs and precisely in the photo of the presentation is someone who is very knowledgeable about this story.
I am the father of a child who is the athletic club is born in the year 2008 and being in the club seems to me a lack of respect for them not let them run their city. That is to promote the sport? They are running on other tests and nothing happens here and not let them run. We know that categories are not mandatory, but if the club has them why are not made. Kids @ s had this test marked why they could run in front of their friends s. So I think they have played with the illusion of children s. It is a total nonsense.