Fuerteventura Sand Dune Marathon 2011

Fuerteventura is becoming better known as a sports destination for athelites across the world looking to take advantage of the warm winter months which are ideal for training compared the the colder Northern European climate. More events are being organised to take advantage of this and raise further the profile of the Island which now has numerous flights from across Europe. On Sunday 6th of November the city of corralejo hosted the famous international marathon in the protected sand dunes along the Atlantic coast. The world’s champion  Roger Roca participated and won for the 3rd time making a new record of 1h26min08sec!

The results are as  follows :

Mens Event:

1º Roger Roca 1h26.08
2º José Manuel Corral 1h29.39
3º Alberto Peláez 1h33.29

Womans Event:

1ª Aroa Merino 1h37.51
2ª Lucía Mones1h44.12
3ª Sandrine Champell 1h50.35

246 athletes in total ran from 9.30am to 2pm, transforming Corralejo for a day in a fantastic athletic park ,and after the run, the athletes  found refreshment in the  commercial center  campanario which has a weekly market. The Marathon is just one event of many being organised and already this year Corralejo has been the base for the Corralejo to Morro Jable cycle race and swimming events from Lanzarote and Lobos Island to the town harbour.

To find out more about Fuerteventura, Corralejo, events and the Island in general visit http://goldacre-estates.com or call 0034-928535044.