May 6, 2024
The Mureș Runners Association, operating under the motto “Together we run for us and for the community of Mureș”, is organizing a new edition of the Mureș Half Marathon on Sunday, May 12, in Teatrului Square in Târgu Mureș, an event that wants to promote a healthy lifestyle , beautiful places of the city, but also empathy towards the other: “We run alongside children with special needs at the Race of Special Hearts. Come on May 12 with experienced runners and amateurs at the most anticipated running event in central Romania!”, the event’s Facebook page said.
Participants can choose between the half marathon (21 km), relay (21 km), cross (10 km, 5 km) or children’s race. On Saturday, May 11, those interested are expected between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the foyer of the National Theater to pick up their kits.
Sunday’s schedule will be as follows: between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. participants from outside the city will pick up their kits from the foyer of the National Theatre. Then follows an artistic moment supported by the Navarra dance troupe. At 9:25 a.m. the warm-up will begin, and at 9:45 a.m. the adult trials will begin. At 11:45 the children present will enjoy some artistic moments, followed by the “Children with big hearts” race at 12:15. At 12:30 the children’s race Herlitz Kids Run will start. The awards ceremony for the adult races will take place at 1:30 p.m.
(AB)