The traditional popular race of new streetwhich will take place on Sunday 16 October, will be the first in the city to use the NFT (non-fungible tokens) to authenticate runners’ times in competitive events (the miles and 5km and 10km events) and create a collectable digital asset. As reported Instant Photo, technical organizer of the legendary Girona trade race, participants will be able to acquire this year and for the first time in the history of the city’s races, their collectable digital asset (NFT). This NFT is the digital certification that contains the time taken by the participant at the end of the test, his number and name, as well as a commemorative 3D medal of the edition. The aim is to offer runners the opportunity to create their own ‘album’ of accomplished sporting challenges.
To acquire the NFT, the interested person must register on the website www.myoo.io. Once registered, you can purchase the certificate for an amount of 3 euros. The mechanism is simple and does not require knowledge of the world of NFTs. The platform Myoo provides the custody service and personalized attention to the participant. The grouping of merchants Girona Commercial Center Center —promoter of the race—, as well as the institutions, sponsoring companies and collaborating sports clubs, expect a good turnout. The President of the Merchants, Joseph Maria Noguer, believes that “we all want to put these two pandemic years behind us” and believes that “this desire will contribute to a new success of the trade race”. Noguer also highlights the attractiveness of the test’s technical innovations and emphasizes its supportive nature. Part of the registration will benefit the Rotary Club.
The 43rd edition of Girona’s popular race, promoted and organized by the city’s trade since 1979, will have all the tests this year and recover all the trophies that had been limited due to the pandemic. The prizes and trophies will be handed out in Carrer Nou, once the first-place finishers of each test arrive. All the races will start from Carrer Nou: the star race of 10 km (start at 11.00 a.m.) and the 5 km distance (start at 10.00 a.m.); the urban miles, open to all categories (from the age of 11) and with departures from 9.20 am; and the non-competitive children’s races, for groups from 1 to 7 years old (about 500 meters) and from 8 to 10 years old (about 1,200 meters). The children’s races will also start in stages from 9.00 am. The 10 and 5 km races also include the variant of the company race. Likewise, the categories of participation by clubs or schools are preserved. The final routes can be consulted on the website: cursacarrennou.cat
Registrations for Internet they can be done from the beginning of September and will be open until Friday, October 14 at 8 p.m. During this week, you can also register in person at the organization’s stand, on Calle Nou, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. until Friday; and Saturday, October 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Registrations for children’s races can be made in the store Intersport Crying (Street fig tree 48).
The trade race: Girona tradition and popular essence
The popular Carrer Nou de Girona race was born in 1979 on the initiative of a few merchants who wanted to give life to their street and make a gift to the city. The resources were scarce, but the push of the creators, the collaboration of the institutions and the desire to run of the people of Girona made up for all the shortcomings. The race reaches its 42nd anniversary this year with the same spirit with which it was born and proud of the attributes it has gained over time: the oldest, the most popular and the liveliest of the Girona counties. Its regulations say verbatim: “the race will be open to all people, without limit of age, sex or nationality. It’s a race for walkers, athletes and walkers.” Certainly, the passage of time and the improvements that have been introduced every year in the organization have not damaged this popular essence. And the fact that the race is born and dies in one of Girona’s most emblematic streets has contributed to its preservation.
