- The 33rd edition of the Cuban Marathon, to take place next Sunday, November 10, will be full of symbolism and tributes to the Cuban capital city.
- The Havana Marathon will have 1.300 foreign participants, a historic international record
- Andarín Carvajal, the best Cuban runner in an Olympic Games for his deed in Sant Louis 1904 will have a remarkable place in the celebration of the race.
Countdown to a historical edition. Marabana 2019 will take place next Sunday November 10 at 6.30 am. A total of 6.000 athletes, 1.300 of them foreigners from more than 63 different nationalities, will face the most important race of the island. A historical number, with 20% more of foreign participants compared to the last edition. Very good news that confirm the internationalization of a race that receives every year the interest of more participants from all over the world.
Among them, we find runners from countries so different as Australia, Canada, China, Kirgizstan, Japan, Germany, United States, Ecuador, Nigeria, Norway, Thailand, Denmark, India or South Korea. Like this until reaching more than 60 countries that will be represented in Marabana, among them a group of 40 Spaniards.
The 33rd edition of the Marabana will be full of symbolism and homage to Havana. The Cuban capital city will celebrate its marathon coinciding with the day of Physical Culture and Sports in Cuba and will also begin the sports activities of the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Foundation of the Villa San Cristóbal de La Habana.
The organization of Marabana wants to pay tribute to Andarín Carvajal, a historical person of Cuban sport. To celebrate the 115th anniversary of the best result of a Cuban runner in an Olympic Games, his 4th position in the Marathon of Saint Louis 1904, participants are invited to bring a whistle in order to, together with the several volunteers of the race, play the whistle one minute before the start of the race, at 6.29am. Sport and Art will go together thanks to the reproductions that all the participants will receive of the work “Infinite Habana” of the prestigious Cuban artist Luis Miguel Valdés.
In addition to the marathon, a half marathon, a 10km race and a 5km race will also be held on November 10.
Habana is preparing to live a day that will attract the media attention of the entire island. For those who have not yet a race number, there is still the possibility of registering in person – provided there are still available inscriptions– in the Hotel Iberostar Parque Central on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 November. The international runners registered in MARABANA CUBA should gather their race number at the Hotel Iberostar Parque Central on Thursday 7, Friday 8 and Saturday 9 November from 9am to 9pm.
Local runners registered in Marabana Cuba must collect their race number at the Coliseu of the Sports City (Avenue of the Independence). The dates and schedule to get the race number will be from Thursday 7 to Saturday 9 November between 9am and 6pm. No inscriptions will be done or race numbers will be delivered in the same day of the race.
For more information: https://maratondelahabana.com/informacion-general/
