1.560 kilometers across 11 Spanish provinces running in a solidarity challenge in favor of childhood cancer. The Catalan ultra-endurance athlete and influencer Sergio Turull is immersed in this demanding challenge which they have dubbed "From Tarifa to Cap de Creus running." There are a total of 23 days of racing in which he will cross the Marina Alta during his journey through the Spanish Mediterranean.
"The garden of my hospi" is the project of the Juegaterapia Foundation, in the maternal and child hospital of Malaga, for which funds are raised. "The mission of the Foundation is to create recreational spaces so that the stay of children with cancer is as bearable, enjoyable and humane as possible," according to the description of the challenge. At the moment they have raised €13.761 of the €10.000 initially proposed, through the platform My grain of sand.
The athlete is expected to arrive in Calp today in what will be the end of stage 12, of the 23 that the challenge includes in total. To complete his time in the region, an intense Saturday awaits Turull, traveling from the town of Peñón to Gandia in the worst day of the heat wave to go through it.
Although the high demand of the challenge and the extreme weather conditions could mean changes in the influencer's career, in Xàbia A meeting point has been organized for those who want to accompany Turrull during some stretch. It will be on Saturday, July 20 at 11:00 a.m. at the David Ferrer sculpture on Paseo del Arenal.
The complete challenge that the athlete poses consists of the following stages and forecasts:
- Stage 1 (July 8): Tarifa (Cádiz) – Sotogrande (Cádiz)
- Stage 2 (July 9): Sotogrande (Cádiz) – Marbella (Málaga)
- Stage 3 (July 10): Marbella (Málaga) – Málaga (Málaga)
- Stage 4 (July 11): Málaga (Málaga) – Almuñécar (Granada)
- Stage 5 (July 12): Almuñécar (Granada) – La Rábita (Granada)
- Stage 6 (July 13): La Rábita (Granada) – Almería (Almería)
- Stage 7 (July 14): Almería (Almería) – Carboneras (Almería)
- Stage 8 (July 15): Carboneras (Almería) – Águilas (Murcia)
- Stage 9 (July 16): Águilas (Murcia) – Puerto de Mazarrón (Murcia)
- Stage 10 (July 17): Puerto de Mazarrón – San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia)
- Stage 11 (July 18): San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia) – Alicante (Alicante)
- Stage 12 (July 19): Alicante (Alicante) – Calp (Alicante)
- Stage 13 (July 20): Calp (Alicante) – Gandía (Valencia)
- Stage 14 (July 21): Gandía (Valencia) – Valencia (Valencia)
- Stage 15 (July 22): Valencia (Valencia) – Castellón (Castellón)
- Stage 16 (July 23): Castellón (Castellón) – Peñíscola (Castellón)
- Stage 17 (July 24): Peñíscola (Castellón) – L'Ampolla (Tarragona)
- Stage 18 (July 25): L'Ampolla (Tarragona) – Tarragona (Tarragona)
- Stage 19 (July 26): Tarragona (Tarragona) – Sitges (Barcelona)
- Stage 20 (July 27): Sitges (Barcelona) – Barcelona (Barcelona)
- Stage 21 (July 28): Barcelona (Barcelona) – Lloret de Mar (Girona)
- Stage 22 (July 29): Lloret de Mar (Girona) – L'Estartit (Girona)
- Stage 23 (July 30): L'Estartit (Girona) – Cap de Creus (Girona)
Will you finally get the machine for Radiotherapy treatment for cancer installed at the Denia Hospital? That is the main thing that is needed for both children and adults.