The first training session for the Saúde+Solidária Race took place yesterday at the Estádio Universitário, in a clear preparation for the Race on April 30th, for which registration is already open.

We talked with Diogo Junho, from AEFML's organization committee, who told us all about this year's news.

Yesterday there was a "warm up" training session, the first that will happen once a month, until race day, at Estádio Nacional. This year AEFML developed a partnership with the Men's Health magazine and it was coach Elson Garcia who gave a muscle strengthening workout, to prepare the body for the 10km race or the 5km walk, which is coming up. Diogo Junho did not miss it and tells how it was; "yesterday was a kikoff training to the race in order to promote the initiative and also, to stimulate and encourage the practice of sport, the spirit of conviviality and attract more people to sign up".

Everyone can participate in this race which is open to the community, kids included. "We have the 10 km race, more competitive, the 5 km walk to be done in a leisurely aspect and we have the race of the little ones that are 400 and 800 m." The goal of the organization is that this is a family day, close to nature and can visit the exhibitors of the partners and the IPSS that support.  

Yesterday's training consisted of a warm-up with some exercises, but "in the next ones there will be more running and we will organize groups according to the physical preparation of each one", he guarantees.

There are many new features this year and one of them is the spirit of competition instilled in the race through the creation of teams. "We created the possibility for people to participate in a team and we created the "CAML Running Challenge" which is a friendly competition between the three institutions that make up CAML. They created the figure of ambassadors whose mission is to encourage registrations to see which institution has the most participants. There are symbolic trophies in these two situations.

April 30 is almost here and the Súde+Solidária Race can be a good way to spend the day in family, in contact with nature and at the same time helping to raise funds that will be channeled to charities, which will also be present on race day.

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