Dozens of athletes, both male and female, received the awards for their achievements throughout the 2022 season. He Castell de Alaquàs was the host of the Gala of the VII Caixa Popular Circuit Runner Solidario Horta Sud. In addition to all the awards ceremony, the circuit of the next campaign was presented.
Among the awardees, Elvi Muñoz Sanchis, from The Kenyan Urban Way club was the winner in the absolute female category. On the podium they accompanied her Alicia Gil, from the CA Vila d’Alaquàs club and Maria José Andrés from the Sense Límits Aldaia club.
Elvi Muñoz and Joshua Martínez have been the absolute winners of this season
In the absolute male categorythe winner was Joshua Martinez Galanwho participated independently, followed by Carlos Jimenez Campos in second position, who also participated without belonging to any club and Jose Miguel Alocen Gutierrez in third place on the podium, from the Redolat Team club.
The event included the presence of different personalities such as the mayor of Alaquàs, Toni Saura; the Councilor for Sports, Fran Evangelista; the president of the Mancomunidad de l’Horta Sud, José Cabanes, and the mayoress of Benetússer, Eva Sanz. Also present were representatives of Caixa Popular and different sports clubs in the region, such as the Alaquàs Athletics Club.
The mayor of Alaquàs, Toni Saura, offered the Castell as a permanent venue for everything related to these awards
He Mayor of Alaquàs highlighted in his speech the great work of the different organizing clubs of a circuit which, according to Toni Saura, “promote the practice of sports and the wealth of the region”. In addition, he offered the Castell as a permanent venue for everything related to these awards.
Circuit for the year 2023
Finally, it was presented the circuit for the year 2023 that will start on April 2 with the XLI Volta a Peu de Xirivella and what will follow May 7 with the VI 10K Manises and the May 21 with the XXX Benetússer Foot Tour. Already in summer, the circuit will reach Alaquàs with the XXIV Volta a Peu on June 10. A few weeks later, at the beginning of July, the Return to Peu de Albal. That same month, the XI 10K Without Limits of Aldaia and at the end of the year, on November 26 in Moncada, the VII 10K The Dinosaurs.
