The ninth edition of the athletics race will start on Sunday, January 21. With three categories of 3, 5 and 7 kilometers, 800 athletes are expected to participate. An initiative looking forward to promote healthy practices in athletics and raise awareness about the protection of the environment, its fauna and flora.
The race will have three modalities: Tortuga (3 km), Coatí (5 km) and Jaguar (7 km), in both branches. The first places will receive prizes, and at the end there will be a raffle for gifts from the sponsors.
This is an expected event in the Riviera Maya and has become a tradition known as the Río Secreto athletic race. The competition will take place starting at 6:30 a.m. on January 21 at the facilities of the eco-tourist park south of Playa del Carmen.
It also shows the importance of collaboration between private initiative and the municipal government to promote sports and healthy activity in every corner. In addition, a percentage of the funds raised will go to the Jaguar Wildlife Center A.C. foundation, which works on the conservation of this species in the area.