Getting Ready for Eco-Marathon 2011

Getting Ready for Eco-Marathon 2011
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo 06/28/2011

Orange Telecommunications and the Ministry of the Environment announced this year’s Eco-Marathon 2011, which will take place in July and August in various ecological parks around the country. The marathons are part of a series of different activities being held this summer in the protected environmental areas.

The activity was announced at a press conference given by Environment and Natural Resources Minister, Jaime David Fernández Mirabal; ..

In the marathon, athletes will compete in several categories: Open Women, Superior Gentlemen (ages 15 to 39) and Masters (40 and above). Races can be entered by individuals or teams. Points earned from each of the Eco-Marathon races are accumulated to determine the winners.

The activity was announced at a press conference given by Environment and Natural Resources Minister, Jaime David Fernández Mirabal; Eduardo Valcárcel, vice president of Orange’s Communication and Branding; Mónika Despradel, Orange’s public relations manager and Ramón Aybar, of the Federation of Sports.

The races will take place in the various ecological parks that have been rescued by the Ministry of Environment and which are currently being used by Dominican families for healthy outdoor recreation. The goal is that those living near these parks will commit to use them reasonably and conserve the natural areas.

The first race is scheduled for Sunday July 3rd in Mirador Park of the West in the Engombe Palace. The following races will be held on July 10th in Las Malvinas Ecological Park; July 17th in Central Park of Santiago de los Caballeros; July 24th in El Tamarindo de San Luis Park; July 31st in Mirador Park of the West in the Manoguayabo area; August 7th in Brisas del Yuna Park in Bonao and on August 14th in Manantiales del Cachón de la Rubia.

The scoring system will be based on individual point accumulation for each one of the team members, which also count toward each runner’s personal record and for the team they represent.

Ramón Aybar, Eduardo Valcárcel, Jaime David Fernández Mirabal and Mónika Despradel, at the press conference.