On Sunday 16 April, more than 17,000 people took part in the 10th Race Against Cancer in the city of Madrid.
The initiative was promoted by the Spanish Association Against Cancer, a civil society institution that has been fighting the disease on all fronts since 1953.
The event, which took up the entire Paseo de la Castellana, featured two traditional circuits of 4km and 10km, with independent starts, as well as children's races and the Family Activity Space in the Plaza del Descubrimiento.
In addition, there was the possibility of joining the race through the Dorsal 0, collaborating with a contribution but without the need to run, thus also crossing "the finish line" against cancer.
The event was attended by people of all ages, entire families, work teams and nearby villages who came to the race en masse. On a spring Sunday, cool and sunny, the whole day took place in a climate of good energy and high spirits.
A total of 17,000 runners took part in the different types of race, a success for the organisers who had set a target of 15,000 participants for this tenth edition. The funds raised will be used to promote research to achieve a 70% survival rate by 2030.
The X Carrera had the support of around twenty sponsors from the private sector and the support of the Madrid City Council, the Salamanca and Centro District Council, the EMT, Telemadrid and the Community of Madrid.
We were delighted to take part; we enjoyed the run from start to finish and were thrilled to see so many people wearing the same T-shirt!
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