Nor the heat of 31 degrees and the strong sun had discouraged the 3,700 athletes who had made a beautiful party in the morning of this sunday in the Half-Maratona of Salvador de Revezamento BOX, the biggest test of the Bahia running Circuit. In a circuit of 5.275 meters between the Lighthouse of Barra and Ondina Beach, the track of the Oceanic Avenue sheltered boxes of the teams of rotation, that had jettison together with the elite corridors, to the 8 hours. Still bigger party had made the winners of the individual one and of the quartetos that, with the results, had guaranteed presence in São Silvestre 2009, the most traditional 10k race of Brazil.

The first ones to complete the passage of 21,097 meters in the rotation had been the representatives of the Hércules team, in 1h07min35s. “It blew very, but exactly thus we obtain to lead the rotation all. We work during the day and alone we can train in the dawn. But the sacrifice was valid very, therefore the Bahia will have representative more in Is Silvestre of 2009”, commemorated Jose Cácero of Snows, runner whom the test for the team closed and the only one of the veteran group of Is Silvestre, with seven participation.

In quarteto feminine, prominence for the team BOX that also led and won the dispute in 1h23min21s. “The heat and the ascents of the beginning of the passage had made it difficult a little, but the important one is that we obtain to be successful and to guarantee plus a participation in They are Silvestre”, evaluated the Eliane Bahian Coast of Jesus, who with the result will go to face its fifth Is Silvestre with lodging in the official hotel (a daily one), feeding (supper of 30/12 day and coffee of the morning of day 31/12) and registration for Special squad C for Is Silvestre.

Individual - the elite corridors had also marked presence in the Maratona Stocking of Salvador de Revezamento. Dobradinha was of the Multsport team, of the technician Gilmário Mendes, with the athletes Jose Everaldo Mota and Maria de Lourdes de Souza.

Been born in Salvador, Jose Everaldo, 30 years, it trains professionally it has five and it completed in the distance in 1h08min52s. “I liked it very passage that mesclou ascents and descendings. Luck that I am accustomed with the strong heat and the humidity of air around 35% of Salvador, as happened during the test”, said.

The pernambucana consolidated in Salvador Maria of Lourdes de Souza, 28 years, also commemorated very the conquest and the time of 1h24min38s. “Already I feel a Bahian and to be successful in house is very good”, affirmed the corridor that if moved for Salvador has 8 years to dedicate itself to the atletismo.

The three first ones placed in individual the masculine and feminine category had assured vacant in the pelotões of the elite of Are Silvestre. The prize - aerial ticket, lodging, feeding and registration - of the right still to a companion. Moreover, the five first ones in the individual one in the feminine masculine and had gained medals and trophies.

Structure of first world - the Maratona Stocking of Salvador de Revezamento BOX counted on a infrastructure of first world. They had been distributed, for example, 48 a thousand water cups and used three tons of ice.

Organized for the Yescom, that is responsible for tests of the level of Is Silvestre, Maratona of São Paulo, Maratona Stocking of the River and Return of the Pampulha, the competition was a success. “We organize in Salvador the biggest test of the northeast sort. In 2010 we want to arrive the 5 a thousand participants”, anticipates Thadeus Kassabian, director of operations of the Yescom.

Results

Teams of Rotation

Masculine
1- Hércules - 1h07min35s
2- Fit Run Team - 1h09min26s
3- Team BOX - 1h10min07s

Feminine
1- Team Box - 1h23min21s
2- Hércules - 1h27min48s
3- Cefed - 1h31min10s

Individual

Masculine
1- Everaldo João Da Silva Mota (MultSport) - 1h08min52s
2- Jose Vitório de Souza Son - 1h12min31s
3- Josueldo Francisco (Foot of Wind) - 1h17min19s

Feminine
1- Maria of Lourdes Blacksmith of Souza (MultSport) - 1h24min38s

The Half-Maratona  of Salvador de Revezamento BOX, carried through for the Yescom, has the sponsorship of the BOX and Montevérgine, with support of the HCor, Coffee 3 Hearts, TAM Trips, Shopping Bar and Centauro and special support of the Government of the Bahia and the Municipal City hall of Salvador, with promotion of the TV Globe and TV Bahia, Magazine Against Relógio and Runners World. The supervision is of the Bahian Federacy of Atletismo and the Brazilian Confederation of Atletismo.