The MEZZA IUXTA, together with THE FINAL KS, is a shorter version of the ULTRAMARATHON and the main idea is to increase the number of participants, willing to take part to a running event. The MEZZA IUXTA is a short run of approximately 20 kilometers, where the joggers start from the train station in Melide at 15:15. The “idea” is mainly that the MEZZA IUXTA joggers overtake and—hopefully—help the ULTRAMARATHONERS and the runners taking part to the IUXTA CINERIS MONTEM URBAN JOG. ULTRAMARATHONERS and IUXTA CINERIS MONTEM URBAN JOGGERS generally run the same route as the joggers taking part to the MEZZA IUXTA and THE FINAL KS. The only difference in the route is in the Jurisdiction of Jurisdiction of Novazzano, that the joggers taking part to the MEZZA IUXTA and THE FINAL KS reach, immediately after the Casvegno Park in the Jurisdiction of Mendrisio. While the ULTRAMARATHONERS and the IUXTA CINERIS MONTEM URGAN JOGGERS take the shorter route through the Jurisdiction of Coldrerio, and the so-called “Costa Road”, down to the Sant’Antonio Church in the Jurisdiction of Balerna, the participants to the MEZZA IUXTA and the FINAL KS, in order to avoid disqualification, must run along the Motta river (down in the so-called “Motta Valley Park”). Please refer to this video for the shortest route taking the joggers from the Casvegno Park, through the “Motta Valley Park”, up to the “Stone 75B” in Pedrinate: https://www.relive.cc/view/v8qV92Qo236. This route, joins the ULTRAMARATHON (and IUXTA CINERIS MONTEM URGAN JOG) route at this location: 45.835647, 8.997631 (ie. where the Motta river joins Via Résiga in Novazzano).

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