The Cajasiete Gran Canaria Marathon will unveil a new course. It is now a flatter and faster route, made possible as a result of a mutual understanding between the organization and the municipal authorities involved, who, from the beginning, have listened to the runners´ opinions favouring a single lap course. …
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The Cajasiete Gran Canaria Marathon will unveil a new course. It is now a flatter and faster route, made possible as a result of a mutual understanding between the organization and the municipal authorities involved, who, from the beginning, have listened to the runners´ opinions favouring a single lap course.
As a result of this great improvement, and this Edition´s main highlight, the Cajasiete Gran Canaria Marathon is on a par with the great European and World marathons. Its aim is to make this race one of the calendar´s most attractive, not only because of Gran Canaria´s tourist infrastructure and beautiful weather, but also so that event fulfills all the criteria necessary for it to become as attractive as possible for the stars of the event, the runners.
Along with the deep technical analysis that these changes required, the organization is still committed to a route that runs past Las Palmas de Gran Canaria´s most emblematic sites, the ones that capture the City´s essence best: Las Canteras beach, the historical and cultural center, as well as the main leisure districts.
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Fantastic Race on the Canary Islands
I ran the Gran Canaria Half Marathon which is part of a marathon event for the first time. The race is perfectly organized and the course is flat and beautiful. … MORE
I ran the Gran Canaria Half Marathon which is part of a marathon event for the first time. The race is perfectly organized and the course is flat and beautiful. If the wind is not too strong it´s a course to run pb. I was lucky as the weather could not have been more beautiful. Sunny skies, no wind and temperatures around 15-20 degrees. Very good control at the entrance of the corrals so that only runners of my pace were in my corral. The course is beautiful and takes runners through downtown and then to the seaside and back. It´s not boring at all and the finish along the beach is really beautiful. Water, energy drinks and bananas as well as nuts are provided along the course. Every km is clearly marked (you can´t miss the huge signs!). All in all a fantastic race which can be combined with beautiful days on the canary islands!