In 2016 the Urban Jungle House of Sport 10k Race Series kicked off with the scenic Valletta Route launching a series of races held in various locations throughout the year – athletes were able to race in Valletta, St. Julian’s, Burmarrad and Kalkara. The choice of routes saw a consistent increase in participation.
2017 will see the return of the iconic Valletta route. Starting off early in the morning at 7am, athletes will start and finish in St. Anne’s Street, Floriana. The Valletta route is a circular one which takes athletes along the scenic Valletta Bastions as they proceed to Great Siege Road heading towards St. Elmo in the direction of Mediterranean Street onto Ta’ Liesse. From there athletes will run up Crucifix Hill towards Castille Place before heading down for the second loop of the route. Not for the fainthearted!
The Race has attracted a large amount of seasoned, veteran and novice athletes who will brave the tough but scenic route early in the morning.
“From the feedback received so far, we are looking at having even larger participation than we had last year – the response last year was very positive and the revival of the route after a long absence was greatly welcomed by the sizeable crowd that took part on the day” commented Charlie Demanuele, Race Organiser and Director.
In order to ensure athlete safety, parts of the course will be closed to traffic and assistance from the Police will be available throughout the duration of the race.
Registrations will be accepted online until Friday 6th January via the following link – http://valletta.10kseriesmalta.com/
Athletes are requested to collect their race number and t-shirts on Saturday 7th January from noon until 5pm at the Urban Jungle outlet at Tigne Point. No registrations will be accepted and no race numbers, will be given out after this date.
The Race is made possible through the support of Urban Jungle – House of Sport, emvigee pr & marketing and Starmax
