The winners of the La Paz 3600 race will take part in the CAF Caracas 2012 Marathon

(La Paz, October 28, 2011).- The overall winners (male and female) of the third La Paz 3600 10K race, sports event organized by CAF - Latin American development bank - and the La Paz City Government (GAMLP), will be rewarded with participation, all expenses paid, in the CAF Caracas 2012 Marathon to be held on February 5 in the Venezuelan capital

Winners will receive cash prizes of US$200 for first place, US$100 for second and US$50 for third in each of the five categories for men and women.

The official event T-shirts will be distributed to the first 5,000 runners to reach the starting point in Plaza Villarroel. The first 3,600 runners to finish will also receive a commemorative medal and the first 5,000 will be get a snack.

Route

The race starts from Plaza Villarroel (Miraflores) and continues along Av. Busch, Plaza del Estadio Hernando Siles, Av. Simon Bolivar, Calle Juan de la Riva, Calle Mercado, Calle Ayacucho, Av. 16 de Julio (El Prado), Plaza del Estudiante, Av. 6 de Agosto, Calle Aspiazu, Av. Ecuador, Plaza España, Calle Presbítero Medina, Calle Ascarrunz, Av. Sánchez Lima, Plaza Abaroa, Calle Pedro Salazar, Plaza Isabel La Católica, Puente de Las Américas, Plaza Triangular, Calle Litoral, Calle Villalobos, Av. René Zabaleta, and Puentes Trillizos (Independencia, Unión y Libertad), where the race ends.

Useful information

The third La Paz 3600 Race is scheduled for Sunday, November 6. Runners will assemble from 6:30 am at the starting point in Plaza Villarroel for the start at 8:00 am.

The categories for professionals and amateurs, male and female, are high school students, under 35s, age 36 to 45, over 46s and people with special needs (wheelchairs).

Registration is free on presentation of original birth certificate or a photocopy of the identity card. The registration centers are: Municipal Sports Department, (Municipal Technical Building, Colombia esq. Mcal Santa Cruz, Piso 11); Obrajes Municipal Pool (Calle 11) and Orkohauira Municipal Pool (Pasoskanki bridge); Luis Lastra Sports Palace (end of Presbítero Medina); and the Munaypata Sports Palace (Av. Naciones Unidas). The deadline for registration is Thursday, November 3.

Participants must wear the assigned number on their shirts during the 20-minute warm up, which will be led by professional instructors starting at 7:30 am.

The award ceremony will be held at the finishing line at the end of Puente Libertad (Trillizos).