{"id":15092,"date":"2011-11-22T14:18:19","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T12:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=15092"},"modified":"2011-11-22T14:18:19","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T12:18:19","slug":"cuba-marabana-marathon-148","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/cuba-marabana-marathon-148\/","title":{"rendered":"People run for Cuba\u2019s Marabana Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Each year in November, thousands of Cubans and foreign people run for \u00a0Cuba\u2019s Marabana Marathon.<\/h2>\n

People hit the streets in the \u201cMarabana\/Maracuba\u201d marathons (running in events between 5 and 42 kms), regardless of their age, gender or ideology.\u00a0All that\u2019s needed is the will and desire to go the distance \u2013 whether walking, jogging or running.<\/p>\n

They usually take place over a weekend and this year Maracuba was on Saturday Nov. 19 and Marabana on Sunday the 20th.<\/p>\n

There were lots of children among the participants, therefore there was no shortage of excitement; it was there in the laughter, shouts of support (and some that poked fun), comments and even the occasional vomiting from exhaustion as the competitors filed along.<\/p>\n

As 12-year-old Jonathan put it, \u201cI ran like a mad man. I couldn\u2019t let my dad down. I promised him I wouldn\u2019t.\u201d The youngster crossed the finish line red, panting and gasping for air. He added, \u201cI already knew the way; I ran the course several times in training.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patricia is a young food service and cooking student joins in the race when the bell sounds, but she has never participated officially in the run. As Patricia explained:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s because I\u2019m afraid to make a fool of myself. When you register for the Marabana, in the half marathon or the marathon, you get a microchip that records your speed. But I\u2019m not a fast runner, not even when running the shorter distance.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, what I like is trying to see if I can make the distance, seeing how far I can go in the run. In the Maracuba I always do the four kilometer run, and last year in the Marabana I made it 6 km.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis time I want to run farther, but speed doesn\u2019t matter to me. Also, if I\u2019m officially registered I\u2019d have to show up and I come because I want to; when I think about it being an obligation then I don\u2019t like it as much.\u201d<\/p>\n

On this the 25th anniversary of the Marabana marathon, under a constant and sweltering sun, more than 2,600 runners turned out.<\/p>\n

First place in the half marathon (21 kms) went to athlete Richard Perez, a specialist in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter run. His time of (1:04.52) in the Marabana half marathon was which was close to the 1:03:41 record.<\/p>\n

Among women, the winner in the half marathon was hurdles athlete Milena Perez (1:28.19).<\/p>\n

In the full marathon, first places went to Alexei Machado (2:28.04) and Yadira Gonzalez (3:14.40).<\/p>\n

Those are the the results of the athletes, but without a doubt the greatest attraction is the popular participation by people of all ages who exercise daily and enjoy it.<\/p>\n[flagallery gid=27 name=”Gallery”]\nError, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 10)<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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