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Bolivian Marlon Calderón Wins Piura Half Marathon as Luz Mery Rojas Leads Women

The 52nd edition ran on a modified course with an international field across multiple age categories.

A partir de las 8:00 a.m., desde el óvalo Grau, todo vibrará con la Media Maratón.
Media martón de Piura, una competencia que reunió a cientos de atletas.

Overview

  • Calderón clocked 1:06:22 to finish ahead of Ecuador’s Cristhian Vásconez and Peru’s René Pomallanqui.
  • Rojas won the women’s race in 1:19:03, followed by Melisa Casayo Paúcar and Piura’s Emily Mauricio.
  • Top three overall earned S/5,000, S/3,500 and S/2,500 from Caja Piura, with medals presented by IPD-Piura.
  • Masters titles went to Paulino Canchaya and Violeta Malca, juvenile winners were Stephen Vásconez and Mariela Menéndez, and category prizes ranged from S/1,500 to S/500 with S/1,000 for the best-placed locals.
  • Starting at Óvalo Grau, the race traversed avenues across Piura, Castilla and Veintiséis de Octubre in intense heat with police and medical support in place, according to organizers.