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Puerto Vallarta Marathon consolidates sports tourism

In just two editions, the Puerto Vallarta Marathon brought together a large number of runners in Puerto Vallarta and Bahía de Banderas, with the participation of athletes from all over the world.

Sports tourism in Puerto Vallarta is a reality. A large number of international events have been held in the last three years. One of them is the Puerto Vallarta Marathon, which after its second edition is confirmed as a great organization. This is the first marathon in the history of the destination to cover just over 42 kilometers. He managed to double the attendance of national and foreign athletes in just one year. Undoubtedly an event that the region and its community have enjoyed and that offers a circuit of 21 and 5 kilometers respectively.

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Puerto Vallarta Marathon, record in history

Talking about a Marathon is conversing with the sports community and especially with those who do not practice or know about sports (which by the way is a great boost for the community), on a valuable topic. Marathons cover the extreme amount of 42 kilometers plus 195 meters officially. This means that after decades in the history of the extraordinary races that take place in Puerto Vallarta, for the first time in 2018, this great event was held. These athletic activities in the city only allowed a maximum distance of 21 kilometers. So, the longest distance reported in an official race in Vallarta is that distance.

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Today the marathon becomes one of the few 42-kilometre events held across the country. These do not reach 10 organizations, including Monterrey, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Torreón, Mazatlán, Querétaro, among others. This one of those that joins as a double from Jalisco, and already presents its second edition successfully with around 1,500 participants. This is a valuable number for the nascent international event.

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Chronicle of the Puerto Vallarta Marathon

The PV Marathon last Sunday, April 7, just the day of the national time change, began under the logical darkness of the moment. At 6:35 a.m. the contingent of just over 1,500 participants started. All of them competed and enjoyed the 42 or 21 kilometer course. Minutes later the runners of the distance of 5 kilometers began their route. From that moment on, the tourist destination was embraced by more than five hours of the energy of sport along its most important avenues. The event was held in conjunction with the sister destination Riviera Nayarit, which received them in Nuevo Vallarta for a stretch of at least 10 kilometers.

Winners of the Puerto Vallarta Marathon

At the end of the great event of the 42 kilometers and a little more, the winner was the Kenyan Sammy Cheruyot. In the case of the ladies, and with a very short distance from the men, it was the outstanding Vallarta Emma Jewel. This girl for years has been responding to her tremendous physical labor that she delivers every day in order to stand out. She finally manages to show her face for the city, Jalisco and Mexico, as an international level athlete.

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Definitely Puerto Vallarta raises its hand in national and international sports with this great organization. Without a doubt, it will have the shelter of the city and the state, thanks to its promoter Humberto Muñoz. This commitment with love to destination and sport, highlighting the beautiful region of the bay, located in the heart of the Mexican Pacific, with a valuable theme for the community, the SPORTS TOURISM.

 

 

Claudio Fabian Guevara