The sporting event was attended by the mayor, Alejandro Navarro, Father Víctor, the organizer, the Councilor for Education, Welfare, and Immigration, Rubén Martínez, and the deputy of the Assembly of the Community of Madrid, Ainhoa García. Also present at the awards ceremony were the Councilor for Sports and Tourism, Miriam Gutiérrez, Manuel Parga, marketing director of the COE, Francisco Díaz Latorre, director general of legal services and territorial coordination of the FEMP, and the world athletics champion, Juan José Crespo.
The race, which started and finished at the Plaza Mayor, was supported by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) and the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP). The funds raised will be used to combat hunger in third-world countries.
Registration for the 1-kilometer family race was through a voluntary donation. The cost for the 10-kilometer race was 13.50 euros and included a runner's bag with a commemorative technical t-shirt and a timing chip. Trophies were awarded to the top three finishers in each category for the 10K race.
In the absolute men's category, the winner was Diogo Peseiro; in Veterans A, Daniel Ávila; in veterans B, Félix Ramón Canabal; in Veterans C, Emilio Buendía; in Veterans D, Eusebio García; and in Junior, Ramón García. In the absolute women's category, the first place went to María Moreno; in Veterans A, Cristina Jiménez; in Veterans B, Noelia Mora; in Veterans C, Esther García; in Veterans D, María del Carmen García; and in Junior, Aitana Fontecha.
Mayor Alejandro Navarro stated: “It is a great satisfaction to have seen so many people doing sports for a charitable cause. Manos Unidas does great work worldwide for people with fewer resources, and I am sure that the money raised in this edition will help many people in this NGO's campaign against hunger.”
