The University of Barcelona wins Unirun once more

Un moment de la cursa.
Un moment de la cursa.
Culture
(04/03/2019)

For the fifth year in a row, the championship cup for the university race Unirun, which took place on Sunday, March 3, has been given to the University of Barcelona, which counted on almost 1,000 runners out of the 4,400 participants (record figures for all editions). After the UB, the absolute winner with 542 points, followed the UPC (second position, with 688 points) and UPF (third position, with 701 points).

Un moment de la cursa.
Un moment de la cursa.
Culture
04/03/2019

For the fifth year in a row, the championship cup for the university race Unirun, which took place on Sunday, March 3, has been given to the University of Barcelona, which counted on almost 1,000 runners out of the 4,400 participants (record figures for all editions). After the UB, the absolute winner with 542 points, followed the UPC (second position, with 688 points) and UPF (third position, with 701 points).

The UB headed, also for the fifth time, the list of universities regarding women. Regarding the women category, a representative of the UB held the third position in the podium: Mireia Guarner (25:14); while the first position was for UPF runner Mercè Guerra (24:57). In men, the UB student David Campo (21:30) held the second position in the individual classification, which was led by Aimane Eddaifi (20:30) defending the UIC colors.

This fifth edition of Unirun gathered 4,400 runners from the twelve Catalan universities, who run a distance of 6,779 meters. The route, which went around the coast side of Barcelonaʼs Sant Martí district and Sant Adrià de Besòs, has the same distance of the regatta held by the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

The University of Barcelona, as coordinator for this yearʼs Catalan University Sports (ECU), has been, together with Gaudium Sports, the organizer of the race, which counted on the support of the Secretary-General of Sports and the city councils of Barcelona and Sant Adrià del Besòs, apart from the sponsorship by Adidas.