Sele Marathon, sprint for recovery – Sport

The recovery from the Covid nightmare for the Sele Marathon is also an opportunity. The company strengthened the technical cadres by acquiring a new technical director, Gianfranco Tacome, with his staff, Antonello Conte and Francesco De Pasquale, which was also joined by the president Ernesto Marino (but in this case in the role of technician). Together, with the decisive support of Francesco Paolo Majoli in institutional relations. Just two months after the availability of the facilities, a group of very young athletes was formed who made their debut at the first official occasion last Sunday in Battipaglia, collecting multiple podium finishes, on which a victory in the long women’s long, a finish in the first three places 50mt female and in the closing relay.
“The project – says Taddeo – is aimed at creating an Athletics School that provides every young athlete with a motor passport, through postural tests and more, capable of identifying strengths and points for improvement”. An important week has opened with the races in Battipaglia (the first for the very young of Sele Marathon). It starts tomorrow afternoon with the Athletics Meeting at the Josè Dirceu stadium in Eboli, with the categories from beginners to boys-and-girls. In addition to the very young people of Sele Marathon, the Vis-Nova Salerno of the director Giovanni will participate Ferrigno, the Athletics Isaura della Valle dell’Irno led by professor Luigi Shepherd and the Podistica Pollese. There will be speed competitions, long jump, 200 metti, relay and vortex. Another appointment, now in its fourth edition and organized by the Sele Marathon, is the Trail dei Monti Ebolitani. A race present in the national Fidal calendar on Saturday 19 June in Eboli starting at 4.15 pm and always arriving at the sanctuary of Santi Santissimi Cosma and Damiano. «We have had a hard time in the past years to launch the event and then to make people fond of the event. This is a way to give continuity, despite some obstacles represented by the crisis, but thanks to the many sponsors – says President Marino – we have succeeded. There is a great commitment, therefore, not only organizational but also economic on the part of everyone, we believe that in the face of every crisis we must have the courage to throw our hearts over the obstacle, we are trying to do so ».
A series of briefings with the local police led by Commander Sigismondo Bedding to return to outdoor sports in an edition of the “rebirth”. Route of about 15 km, mostly on a dirt road. «To avoid finding ourselves in situations of involuntary gathering, we decided to move the start to Piazza Santi Cosma e Damiano, closer to the extra-urban part of the race course. The route will then end in front of the Roman furnaces. – explains Francesco Paolo Majoli- A maximum of 100 participants, for this national Bronze race approved by FIDAL and with the regional mountain running championship. The Asd Marathon will participate on Saturday 26 June in the 10 kilometers organized by the friends of Atletica Aurora in Battipaglia with an afternoon start that will see the athletes try their hand at a completely flat course ».
Antonio Elia
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