On December 5th local and visiting runners will participate in the second Night Race of the Running Circuit of the Mexican Editorial Organization (OEM), a five-kilometer competition.

The departure is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. in front of the Parish of San Miguel Arcángel, on Correo Street, the same point where the tour will end. The call contemplates a maximum of 800 participants, so those who wish to be part of this sports experience can still register, subject to the availability of folios.

The competition is aimed at both experienced runners and people looking to participate in an athletic race for the first time, with the opportunity to complete five kilometers on a night course through some of the most representative streets of the city.

The race will allow participants to travel through some of the streets and representative areas of the municipality during the night, on a route that will have as its starting and finishing point Correo Street, in front of the main temple of the city.

The competition is aimed at both runners who regularly participate in this type of event and people who are looking to join a sporting activity and complete the five-kilometre route.

The route contemplates advancing from Correo Street to the exit to Celaya, where the participants will make a return to the height of City Market. Later they will continue through the area of Lancha de San Antonio, Codo, Hernández Macías and Umarán, to return to the starting point, where the competition will conclude.

As it is a night race, the runners will make the route after sunset, which will allow them to observe different spaces of San Miguel de Allende under the lighting of its streets.

The route also offers the possibility of passing through areas that are part of the urban and architectural environment of the city, so participants will be able to combine physical activity with the tour of some of its known points.

Who can participate and what are the categories?

The call includes men’s and women’s categories. In the youth category, people from 12 to 17 years old can participate; the free category will be for runners from 18 to 39 years old; master’s degree, from 40 to 49 years old, and veterans, for those who are 50 years old or older.

The organization established a limit of 800 participants and a prize fund of more than 37 thousand pesos, whose distribution will be made according to the results of each category.

How much does registration cost and how to register?

Registrations have a cost of 450 pesos as of November 1. Registrations can be made online through the www.oem.com.mx/running portal, with the option of payment by credit or debit card.

Face-to-face registration points were also set up at the facilities of El Sol del Bajío, located on Rodolfo López Mateos Boulevard, in Celaya, as well as at the offices of the Municipal Sports Commission (Comude) of San Miguel de Allende, where registrations are received from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The call will remain open until the delivery of packages, provided that there are pages available.

The second night race is part of the Running Circuit of the Mexican Editorial Organization and has the participation of the State Government, the Municipal Administration of San Miguel de Allende, Code and Comude, in addition to the support of sponsors such as the Club Deportivo España de Irapuato, Electrolit, Nestlé and Star TV.

With the date getting closer, the competition is preparing to bring together local and visiting runners in a sports day that will take place in the streets of San Miguel de Allende. The start and finish in front of the Parish of San Miguel Arcángel will mark the beginning and end of the five kilometers scheduled for this edition.