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RACE RULES

  • 1. The 34th Cursa El Corte Inglés is a race on foot, open to everyone, that will take place on Sunday, April 15th, 2012. Registration is free.
  • 2. The route, certified by the Catalan Federation of Athletics, is 10.766 km through the streets of Barcelona.
  • 3. The start line will be at the corner of Paseo de Grácia and Gran Via at 9.30 AM. Participants must comply with the starting location and order.
  • 4. There are two ways to participate:

    • ATHLETES WITH A YELLOW CHIP
    • 4.1 These participants must register via Internet before 10 PM on Thursday, April 12th.
    • 4.2 Numbers will be assigned according to the proven record of each runner and must be collected on the 13th and 14th of April at El Corte Inglés on Portal de l'Àngel (2nd floor):
    • 4.3 The start line has been created with a box system. Runners access boxes depending on their number. Runners will access the start line from Gran Vía.
    • ATHLETES WITHOUT A CHIP
    • 4.4 Registrations can be carried out:
      • · At any of the El Corte Inglés or Hipercor stores in Catalonia, until 10 PM on Saturday, April 14th.
      • · Via Internet, until 10 PM on Thursday, April 12th.
    • 4.5 Access to the start line will take place from Plaça Catalunya square.

  • 5. All of the participants will have a number, placed on their chest.
  • 6. Minors will only be able to participate with the authorization of one of their parents and under his or her responsibility.
  • 7. The only vehicles authorized to follow the race will be those belonging to the organization.
  • 8. The finish line will be in the centre of Plaça Cataluña and will close at 12 PM. .
  • 9. Only those runners, in accordance with their category, with or without a chip, who have begun and respected the entire marked route and who cross the finish line, will be included in the classification.
  • 10.El Corte Inglés will grant 156 trophies to award first three athletes classified with and without chip, male and female categories, distributed in thirteen age groups:

    • Born before 1927
    • Born from 1927 to 1932
    • Born from 1933 to 1936
    • Born from 1937 to 1942
    • Born from 1943 to 1952
    • Born from 1953 to 1962
    • Born from 1963 to 1972
    • Born from 1973 to 1982
    • Born from 1983 to 1992
    • Born from 1993 to 1995
    • Born from 1996 to 1998
    • Born from 1999 to 2001
    • Born from 2002 to 2007
    • Born after 2007
    First male athlete classified and first female athlete classified will also get the "Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona", awarded by Ajuntament de Barcelona.
  • 11. All of the participants who finish the race can collect their diploma showing their time, general classification, and age group from April 30th to May 12th.
  • 12. Municipal sport authorities, the Guardia Urbana, and the organizations Voluntaris 2000 and the Red Cross also collaborate in the organization of the Cursa El Corte Inglés .
  • 13. Neither El Corte Inglés nor the other organizations mentioned will be responsible for any accidents or illnesses that are caught or worsen during the Cursa, nor for any injuries suffered by the participants or third parties.
  • 14. Participating in the race presupposes the acceptance of these rules and of the decisions made by the organization in the event that the rules mentioned have not been taken into account.