{"id":5415,"date":"2024-06-13T18:23:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/?p=5415"},"modified":"2025-07-09T14:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:29:22","slug":"congo-river-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/es\/congo-river-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a1Toko Ningana! Conquistando el Marat\u00f3n del R\u00edo Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marat\u00f3n del R\u00edo Congo. 2 de junio de 2024.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bfAlguna vez te has preguntado c\u00f3mo es correr un marat\u00f3n en el coraz\u00f3n de \u00c1frica, entre el calor tropical y el caos ribere\u00f1o? \u00a1Aqu\u00ed tienes mi experiencia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disfrutamos much\u00edsimo participando en la Media Marat\u00f3n del R\u00edo Congo en la vibrante y ca\u00f3tica Kinshasa, con militares gritando \u201c\u00a1courage!\u201d y cientos de runners vestidos con camisetas de colores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a1Es un marat\u00f3n como ning\u00fan otro, en un pa\u00eds que te sorprender\u00e1, te desconcertar\u00e1 y te fascinar\u00e1 al mismo tiempo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La pr\u00f3xima edici\u00f3n se celebrar\u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congorivermarathon.com\/\">7 de junio de 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TLDR; \u201cdemasiado largo, no lo le\u00ed\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a1Solo quiero correr! Ll\u00e9vame a <a href=\"#DRCRace\">CARRERA<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>S\u00f3lo tengo 1 minuto. Ll\u00e9vame a <a href=\"#DRCInfo\">INFORMACI\u00d3N DEL EVENTO<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a1Tengo preguntas! Ll\u00e9vame a <a href=\"#FAQ\">PREGUNTAS FRECUENTES<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Correr es mi excusa para viajar y me gustan los simios grandes \ud83e\udd8d. Ll\u00e9vame a <a href=\"#DRCTrip\">VIAJE<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Correr es mi excusa para comer. Ll\u00e9vame a <a href=\"#DRCCarbo\">CARBOLOADING<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quiero saber qu\u00e9 leer en el avi\u00f3n. Ll\u00e9vame a <a href=\"#DRCBook\">UN LIBRO<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"DRCTrip\"><strong>\ud83c\udf0d El viaje \ud83d\udcf7<\/strong>:Qu\u00e9 ver en Kinshasa, en la Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p id=\"block-c323b70e-bdae-47bf-8764-8efb11633f45\">Pero su alma estaba loca. Estando solo en el desierto, hab\u00eda mirado dentro de s\u00ed y, por Dios os digo, se hab\u00eda vuelto loco.<\/p>\n<cite>Joseph Conrad, \u201cEl coraz\u00f3n de las tinieblas\u201d<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Un viaje literario\u2026 \ud83d\udcda <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>En 2024 llevaba ya a\u00f1os preparando este viaje... <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Desde 1998, cuando le\u00ed un libro de viajes de Javier Reverte, \u201cVagabundo en \u00c1frica\u201d, (s\u00f3lo disponible en espa\u00f1ol) que describ\u00eda su traves\u00eda por el r\u00edo Congo, inspirado y articulado en torno a la m\u00edtica novela \u201cEl coraz\u00f3n de las tinieblas\u201d de Joseph Conrad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Joseph Conrad naveg\u00f3 por el Congo en 1890, impulsado por un deseo de aventuras que le hizo compararse con Don Quijote. Aquel viaje, en el que recorri\u00f3 mil setecientos kil\u00f3metros del r\u00edo, desde Leopoldville (hoy Kinshasa) hasta Stanleyville (hoy Kisangani), despert\u00f3 en el alma del entonces marinero una profunda conciencia de escritor. \u201cAntes del Congo \u2013escribi\u00f3 m\u00e1s tarde en una de sus cartas\u2013 yo era s\u00f3lo un animal. Y le revel\u00f3 una verdad antigua en la literatura y que impregna toda la obra conradiana: la imaginaci\u00f3n es una manera creativa de ordenar la experiencia, y es tambi\u00e9n maestra de vida y de arte.<\/p>\n<cite>\u201cVagabundo en \u00c1frica\u201d, Javier Reverte.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Desde entonces, yo misma so\u00f1aba con el viaje. Y cuando, un par de a\u00f1os antes, descubr\u00ed que habia...<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congorivermarathon.com\/congorivermarathon\">Marat\u00f3n del r\u00edo Congo<\/a>\", la decisi\u00f3n fue obvia \ud83d\ude0d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\u00ed, cargada de excelentes libros (ver secci\u00f3n \u201c<a href=\"#DRCBook\">Un libro<\/a>\u201d \ud83d\udcd6) \u00a1partimos hacia Kinshasa, en la Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aventura premarat\u00f3n: crucero por el r\u00edo Congo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A principios de esa semana, tomamos una <strong>crucero por el r\u00edo Congo<\/strong> \u2014 un sue\u00f1o m\u00edo \ud83c\udf0a (puedes leer todo sobre eso) <a class=\"\" href=\"#\">aqu\u00ed<\/a> \ud83d\udc48).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udd8d Lola Ya Bonobos: un encuentro salvaje cerca de Kinshasa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Como parte de las actividades previas a la carrera, la <strong>Marat\u00f3n del r\u00edo Congo<\/strong> se asoci\u00f3 con la empresa de viajes <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherlandescapes.com\/\">Motherland Escapes<\/a><\/strong> ofrecer una serie de aventuras inolvidables en la semana previa a la carrera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bfUna de las experiencias m\u00e1s conmovedoras?<br><strong>Vistiar a los bonobos en el \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonobos.org\/\">Lola Ya Bonobos<\/a>&quot; Santuario<\/strong> \u2014justo en las afueras de Kinshasa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El <strong>viernes previo a la carrera<\/strong>,fuimos de visita al santuario. Desde el momento en que llegamos, quedamos maravillados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonobos.org\/\">Lola Ya Bonobos<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 lo que significa <em>\u201cEl para\u00edso de los bonobos\u201d<\/em> en lingala, se encuentra escondido en un frondoso bosque a las afueras de Kinshasa \ud83c\udf3f. El santuario est\u00e1 impecablemente cuidado, con una rica vegetaci\u00f3n tropical y un aire de serenidad y prop\u00f3sito.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sab\u00edamos que est\u00e1bamos en un lugar especial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc40 Por qu\u00e9 esta visita se queda contigo<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Los propios bonobos, tan humanos en sus expresiones y comportamiento, nos dejaron una profunda impresi\u00f3n.<br>La labor del santuario es vital: proteger, rehabilitar y educar a la gente sobre estos incre\u00edbles grandes simios, que s\u00f3lo se encuentran en el Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consejo de experta:<\/strong> Si est\u00e1s corriendo el Marat\u00f3n del R\u00edo Congo, <strong>no te lo pierdas.<\/strong> Esta visita no es solo una excursi\u00f3n: es una oportunidad \u00fanica de conectar con una especie que comparte m\u00e1s del 98% de nuestro ADN.<br>Lleva contigo toda tu curiosidad y un coraz\u00f3n tranquilo. Necesitar\u00e1s los dos.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-3-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Lola Ya Bonobos around Kinshasa, before the Congo River Marathon\" class=\"wp-image-5531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-3-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-3-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-3.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">El veh\u00edculo que nos trajo hasta Lola Ya Bonobos<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-6-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Streets in Kinkhasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024, before the Congo River Marathon\" class=\"wp-image-5637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-6-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-6-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-6-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-6-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-6-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-6.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a1No es f\u00e1cil conducir en esta ciudad!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nuestro conductor, que <em>\u201cluch\u00f3\u201d<\/em> con el tr\u00e1fico ca\u00f3tico de Kinshasa \ud83d\ude97\ud83d\ude05 durante m\u00e1s de dos horas, nos dej\u00f3 con nuestra gu\u00eda, <strong>Suzie<\/strong> \u2014 una mujer apasionada y profundamente comprometida con los bonobos \ud83d\udc12. Suzie s asegur\u00f3 de que la escuch\u00e1ramos, porque lo que explic\u00f3 fue <strong>muy serio.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc4f La Obra del Santuario<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Suzie transmiti\u00f3 una fuerte creencia en la misi\u00f3n del <strong>Santuario<\/strong>. Nos explic\u00f3 c\u00f3mo <strong>los bonobos son casi humanos<\/strong> \u2014algo que pronto ver\u00edamos por nosotros mismos cuando nos acercamos a ellos \ud83e\udee2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suzie nos habl\u00f3 tambi\u00e9n sobre c\u00f3mo <strong>cazadores furtivos<\/strong> los cazan y los maltratan, utiliz\u00e1ndolos para <strong>carne<\/strong> o como <strong>mascotas ex\u00f3ticas<\/strong> \ud83d\udeab. Muy muy triste escuchar todo esto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00e1s tarde nos cont\u00f3 que hay <em>quedan menos de 20.000 bonobos en el mundo<\/em> \ud83c\udf0d \u2014 y que el Santuario es el hogar de s\u00f3lo <strong>72 bonobos<\/strong> \ud83e\udd8d\u2026cada uno una historia de supervivencia.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"856\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-4-856x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Lola Ya Bonobos around Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024, before the Congo River Marathon.\" class=\"wp-image-5532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-4-856x1024.jpeg 856w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-4-251x300.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-4-768x918.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-4-1284x1536.jpeg 1284w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-4-10x12.jpeg 10w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-4.jpeg 1338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Comiendo\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Caminamos por caminos de tierra en buen estado, con carteles con explicaciones sobre los Bonobos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hay varias cosas que nos cont\u00f3 Suzie que voy a destacar: Primero, que son una sociedad matriarcal, \u00a1\u00a1\u00a1hay una \u201cReina\u201d!!! \ud83d\udc78<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-1-1024x711.jpeg\" alt=\"Lola Ya Bonobos in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024, before the Congo River Marathon.\" class=\"wp-image-5528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-1-1024x711.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-1-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-1-768x533.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-1-1536x1067.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-1-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a1Buena organizaci\u00f3n!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Otro dato sorprendente: los bonobos hacen el amor por razones <strong>\"sociales\",<\/strong> es decir, por <strong>placer<\/strong>. Son la \u00fanica especie, aparte de los humanos, que hace esto \ud83d\ude32\u2764\ufe0f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n vimos dos <strong>grupos escolares<\/strong> paseando \ud83d\udc67\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc66\ud83c\udffe. Hab\u00eda muchos ni\u00f1os de varias edades. Me llamaron la atenci\u00f3n sus uniformes impecables: camisas blancas y <strong>faldas o pantalones de color berenjena<\/strong>. Las chicas llevaban en su pelo un mont\u00f3n de <strong>clips y adornos de pl\u00e1stico de colores \ud83c\udf80<\/strong>Mientras que los chicos llevaban el pelo rapado; todos caminaban de dos en dos, <strong>tomados de la mano<\/strong> \u2014 chicos con chicos, chicas con chicas \ud83e\udd1d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuando pasamos entre ellos, los saludamos con <em>\u201cbuenos d\u00edas\u201d<\/em> \ud83d\udc4b \u2014 y ellos respondieron con <strong>sonrisas t\u00edmidas \ud83d\ude0a<\/strong> y clara curiosidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc12 Beb\u00e9s bonobos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Primero, vimos el <strong>hermos\u00edsimas criaturas.<\/strong>Estaban siendo atendidos por <strong>\u201cmadres humanas\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 todas eran mujeres, porque los hombres les dan miedo \ud83d\ude45\u200d\u2642\ufe0f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mir\u00e9 las manos de los peque\u00f1os bonobos \ud83d\udd90\ufe0f \u2014 se ve\u00edan tan... <strong>!humanos!<\/strong>\u00a1Sus extremidades eran m\u00e1s largas, y todos eran <strong>h\u00e1biles y expresivos!<\/strong> \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-2-1024x675.jpeg\" alt=\"Lola Ya Bonobos with young bonobos in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024, before the Congo River Marathon.\" class=\"wp-image-5529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-2-1024x675.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-2-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-2-768x506.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-2-1536x1012.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-2-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a1Los Bonobos son simplemente incre\u00edbles!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Es incre\u00edble ver a estas criaturas tan de cerca \ud83d\udc12, observarlas moverse con tanta agilidad. Juegan con sus madres, trepan por las lianas \ud83c\udf3f y exploran su mundo con curiosidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suzie nos dijo que necesitan cari\u00f1o \u2764\ufe0f. Las cr\u00edas de bonobo viven de la leche materna y permanecen con sus madres hasta aproximadamente <strong>4 a\u00f1os<\/strong> \u2014 Sin sus madres, simplemente no pueden sobrevivir \ud83d\ude22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Es por eso que los hu\u00e9rfanos aqu\u00ed son criados con amor por <strong>madres humanas<\/strong> \u2014 mujeres locales que se quedan con ellos todo el d\u00eda, brind\u00e1ndoles el cuidado y el amor que necesitan desesperadamente \ud83e\udd31.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-7-817x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Cute Baby Bonobo  in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024, before the Congo River Marathon.\" class=\"wp-image-5534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-7-817x1024.jpeg 817w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-7-239x300.jpeg 239w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-7-768x963.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-7-1225x1536.jpeg 1225w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-7-10x12.jpeg 10w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-7.jpeg 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a1Por favor, no se puede ser m\u00e1s lindo!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Suzie tambi\u00e9n nos dijo que s\u00f3lo viven en la Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo: en una zona ecuatorial bien definida entre <strong>R\u00edo Congo<\/strong> y el <strong>R\u00edo Kas\u00e1i<\/strong>. \u201cEl r\u00edo Congo es la barrera con los chimpanc\u00e9s. No nadan\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a1Los poderosos adultos! \ud83d\udcaa<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Que los bonobos le tienen miedo al agua, s\u00ed lo vimos cuando fuimos a ver al primer grupo de adultos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estaban separados de la zona de visitantes por un amplio lago y una valla electrificada. Me asust\u00e9 cuando vi a los adultos por primera vez. \u00a1\u00a1Son muy musculosos!!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-6-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"Not so cute adult bonobo  in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024, before the Congo River Marathon.\" class=\"wp-image-5533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-6-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-6-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-6-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-6-1536x866.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-6-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LolaYaBonobos-6.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Animales poderosos<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>El brazo de uno, negro y peludo, podr\u00eda ser humano. \u00a1Tambi\u00e9n son sorprendentemente \u00e1giles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terminamos nuestra visita con un excelente almuerzo en el lugar, \u00a1luego para pasar nuevamente 2 horas en el ca\u00f3tico tr\u00e1fico de Kinshasa!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-9-740x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Streets in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024, before the Congo River Marathon.\" class=\"wp-image-5636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-9-740x1024.jpeg 740w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-9-217x300.jpeg 217w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-9-768x1063.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-9-1110x1536.jpeg 1110w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-9-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-01-at-14.02.47-9.jpeg 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">No es el r\u00edo Congo \ud83d\ude05<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exposici\u00f3n de salud y fitness \ud83c\udfbd<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>La \u201cExpo Salud y Fitness\u201d se llev\u00f3 a cabo en el <strong>Decatl\u00f3n <\/strong>en Kinshasa, en la intersecci\u00f3n de los barrios de Gombe, Bandalungwa y Kintambo. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PastaNight-724x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Health and Fitness Expo  in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024, before the Congo River Marathon.\" class=\"wp-image-5483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PastaNight-724x1024.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PastaNight-212x300.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PastaNight-768x1086.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PastaNight-1086x1536.jpeg 1086w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PastaNight-8x12.jpeg 8w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PastaNight.jpeg 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exposici\u00f3n de salud y fitness<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Corrimos hasta all\u00ed porque estaba a menos de 3 kil\u00f3metros, aprovechando para hacer una carrera de calentamiento, que explico en este otro <a href=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/es\/kinshasa\/\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Run2-5-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"The running ginger running in the streets of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024, before the Congo River Marathon.\" class=\"wp-image-5516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Run2-5-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Run2-5-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Run2-5-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Run2-5-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Run2-5-7x12.jpeg 7w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Run2-5.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carrera de obst\u00e1culos: \u00a1las calles de Kinshasa!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>El <strong>Exposici\u00f3n<\/strong> hab\u00edan algunos puestos en los que se vend\u00edan art\u00edculos deportivos \ud83d\udc5f, pero tambi\u00e9n se promocionaban otros productos del pa\u00eds, como <strong>caf\u00e9 local \u2615<\/strong> y <strong>jab\u00f3n arom\u00e1tico \ud83e\uddfc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En un stand, tres chicas y un chico bailaban \ud83d\udc83\ud83d\udd7a al ritmo de la m\u00fasica, llenos de energ\u00eda y buena onda \ud83c\udfb6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pronto recogimos nuestros BIBs \ud83c\udfbd \u2014 estaban personalizados: el m\u00edo dec\u00eda <strong>\u201cThe running ginger\"<\/strong>, y la lectura de Roger <strong>\u201cThe running Roger\"<\/strong>. \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Expo2-1024x733.jpeg\" alt=\"Picking up our BIBs in the Expo for the Congo River Marathon,  in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024, before the Congo River Marathon.\" class=\"wp-image-5536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Expo2-1024x733.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Expo2-300x215.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Expo2-768x550.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Expo2-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Expo2.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">No hay una larga cola<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nos dieron las camisetas oficiales \ud83d\udc55 \u2014 muy coloridas (muy al estilo africano \ud83c\udf08) \u2014 con la frase \" <strong>Finalistas del Marat\u00f3n del R\u00edo Congo<\/strong> \" impreso en ellas. Decidimos usarlas para la carrera, aunque a\u00fan no la hab\u00edamos terminado. \ud83d\ude0a <em>(Spoiler: \u00a1no nos trajo mala suerte!)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En la parte de atr\u00e1s de la camiseta dec\u00eda <strong>\u201cToko Ningana\u201d<\/strong>, que en lingala, el idioma local, significa algo as\u00ed como <em>\u201c\u00a1Un\u00e1monos!\u201d<\/em> \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al d\u00eda siguiente, muchos de nosotros todav\u00eda camin\u00e1bamos orgullosos con esas camisetas brillantes y coloridas \ud83c\udfc5.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Expo1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Picking up our BIBs in the Expo for the Congo River Marathon,  in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024, before the Congo River Marathon.\" class=\"wp-image-5535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Expo1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Expo1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Expo1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Expo1-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Expo1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Recogiendo nuestros dorsales<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, nos regalaron una camiseta extra de un \u201cShake out run\u201d que tuvo lugar el s\u00e1bado anterior, al que no pudimos asistir porque est\u00e1bamos navegando por el r\u00edo Congo en Maluku. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n vendieron unos jerseys y camisetas verdes muy chulos con el lema \u201c<em><strong>Dolor es la palabra francesa para pan<\/strong><\/em>\u201dy el logotipo del Marat\u00f3n del R\u00edo Congo (\u201cestablecido en 2021\u201d).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compramos dos camisetas y en los d\u00edas siguientes, mientras est\u00e1bamos en <a href=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/es\/madagascar-marathon\/\">Madagascar<\/a>, resultaron ser muy populares \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"DRCRace\"><strong>\ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f La carrera \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Llegamos al inicio a pie \ud83d\udeb6, porque estaba ubicado en <strong>Avenida Coronel Tshatshi<\/strong>, a s\u00f3lo 3 minutos de nuestro hotel \ud83c\udfe8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eran las 6:15 am y ya hab\u00eda bastante gente reunida, muchos con la camiseta oficial, la del <strong>\u201cToko Ningana\u201d<\/strong> impreso en la parte posterior \ud83d\udc55.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n hab\u00eda muchos soldados presentes \ud83d\udc6e\u200d\u2642\ufe0f, como ya nos hab\u00edamos acostumbrado a ver: rifles, boinas y mascarillas. Al principio parec\u00edan intimidantes \ud83d\ude2c, pero agradecimos su presencia: estaban all\u00ed para protegernos. \u2705<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n hab\u00eda bastantes extranjeros \ud83c\udf0d. De hecho, el porcentaje nos pareci\u00f3 sorprendentemente alto comparado con lo que hab\u00edamos visto durante nuestra semana en la RDC \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde9.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"The running ginger and Roger during the Congo River Marathon in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon1-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">L\u00ednea de salida<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hablamos con algunas personas de la organizaci\u00f3n que conoc\u00edamos. Nancy de <em>Motherland Escapes<\/em> nos cont\u00f3 que muchos congole\u00f1os se inscribieron en el \u00faltimo momento, especialmente para el 10k \ud83c\udfc3\ud83c\udfff\u200d\u2642\ufe0f, y recogieron all\u00ed mismo sus dorsales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Esperando en la l\u00ednea de salida \ud83c\udfbd<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>La m\u00fasica estaba sonando \ud83c\udfb6 mientras parec\u00eda que el inicio del marat\u00f3n (programado para las 6:30 am) se retrasaba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rolly, el organizador del marat\u00f3n, caminaba con un micr\u00f3fono \ud83c\udfa4 y explic\u00f3 que <em>\u201cComenzaremos en 2-3 minutos: tocaremos el himno nacional y nos iremos\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a1Y as\u00ed sucedi\u00f3, sorprendentemente! \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En un par de minutos son\u00f3 el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mk5r7Q2Xrqs\">himno nacional<\/a> \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde9. Los soldados se llevaron las manos a las sienes en se\u00f1al de saludo \ud83e\udee1, y muchos corredores se llevaron las manos al pecho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Empezaron con el <strong>&quot;marat\u00f3n&quot;<\/strong> . A los corredores se les pidi\u00f3 que se alinearan en la salida, y el peque\u00f1o grupo que iba a correr la distancia completa, con sus dorsales morados, lo hizo. Obviamente, no hubo control formal \ud83d\ude04.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"The running ginger and Roger during the Congo River Marathon in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon2-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a1Toko Ningana!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Comenzando la Carrera: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw\">The final countdown<\/a>&quot; y Primeros Pasos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Un tipo con un altavoz hizo una cuenta atr\u00e1s: <strong>\u201ctres, dos, uno\u2026\u201d<\/strong> Y as\u00ed, sin m\u00e1s, salieron unos treinta corredores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eran m\u00e1s de las 7 de la ma\u00f1ana, pero por suerte, en menos de 5 minutos, nosotros, los corredores de media marat\u00f3n, tambi\u00e9n partimos. De nuevo, el <strong>\u201cTres, dos\u2026\u201d<\/strong> a lo \"Europe\" y nos fuimos mientras algunos amigos de la cena de ayer nos aplaud\u00edan \ud83d\udc4f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfde\ufe0f Primeros 10k: Corriendo por el coraz\u00f3n de Kinshasa<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>De la <strong>Avenida Coronel Tshatshi<\/strong>corrimos hacia la <strong>Avenida Lemera<\/strong> en la direcci\u00f3n opuesta, y luego tomamos la <strong>Avenida de las Naciones Unidas<\/strong>, que inclu\u00eda un pronunciado descenso.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Race1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"The running ginger and Roger during the Congo River Marathon in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Race1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Race1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Race1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Race1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Race1-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Race1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Atenci\u00f3n! Vimos el <strong>R\u00edo Congo<\/strong> \ud83e\udd29! Luego, pasamos por el lugar donde hab\u00edamos corrido unos d\u00edas antes (puedes leer sobre ello en <em>Corriendo en Kinshasa<\/em> , un post anterior). Esta vez, las barreras oxidadas estaban levantadas, lo que nos permiti\u00f3 tener mejores vistas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf89 Final de primera vuelta y aumento de energ\u00eda<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Terminamos la primera vuelta cruzando la l\u00ednea de salida\/meta, donde hubo mucha emoci\u00f3n. Los corredores de 10k se preparaban para empezar pronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rolly, el organizador, nos vio y grit\u00f3. <strong>\u201c\u00a1Vamos!\u201d<\/strong> \u2014Como el famoso grito de guerra de Rafa Nadal \ud83c\udfbe. Eso nos dio la dosis de adrenalina necesaria para la segunda vuelta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udca6Organizaci\u00f3n y Refrigerios<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Hab\u00eda m\u00faltiples puestos de agua y refrescos, una bendici\u00f3n dado el calor.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona3-1020x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"The running ginger and Roger during the Congo River Marathon in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona3-1020x1024.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona3-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona3-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona3-768x771.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona3-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona3.jpeg 1361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cada vuelta ten\u00eda <strong>3 estaciones de agua<\/strong> . M\u00e1s uno con una bebida energ\u00e9tica con gas \ud83e\udd64. \u00a1Impresionante, todos los vasos estaban rebosantes! \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El agua fue servida por unas chicas glamourosas y muy bien vestidas que balanceaban bandejas con vasos de pl\u00e1stico, con aspecto de camareras en un evento de lujo \ud83d\udc57.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fue una inyecci\u00f3n de adrenalina que necesit\u00e1bamos para la segunda vuelta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd04 Segunda vuelta y salida de 10k<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>En el kil\u00f3metro 11 de la Avenida Lemera, escuchamos nuevamente la cuenta atr\u00e1s, esta vez eran poco m\u00e1s de las 8 am y estaba comenzando la carrera de 10k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le advert\u00ed a Roger, <em>\u201c\u00a1Nos van a adelantar!\u201d<\/em> \u2014Y efectivamente, unos j\u00f3venes corredores veloces pasaron r\u00e1pidamente alrededor del kil\u00f3metro 13 \ud83d\ude80.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona2-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"The running ginger and Roger during the Congo River Marathon in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona2-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona2-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona2-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona2-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona2-8x12.jpeg 8w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona2.jpeg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Disfrutando y totalmente hidratados \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>La primera chica que pas\u00f3 era bajita, con el pelo trenzado, seguida de otra con un mo\u00f1o afro alto. Tristemente, m\u00e1s tarde vimos a la misma chica tirada en el suelo en el kil\u00f3metro 6 (nuestro 16), llorando \ud83d\ude30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los dos \u00faltimos kil\u00f3metros del Marat\u00f3n del R\u00edo Congo fueron, en cierto modo, surrealistas. Ya est\u00e1bamos cansados, por supuesto, pero la energ\u00eda de Kinshasa nos impulsaba hacia adelante. Despu\u00e9s de pasar por la <strong>Plaza de la Independencia<\/strong>, con su amplio espacio abierto y su grandeza ligeramente descolorida, giramos hacia el <strong>Bulevar del 30 de junio<\/strong>, esa arteria larga y ca\u00f3tica que atraviesa la ciudad como un audaz corte de hormig\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00e1s adelante vimos el <strong>estatua de Laurent D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Kabila<\/strong>, se\u00f1alando con orgullo hacia el futuro. O quiz\u00e1s hacia la meta. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon3-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Statue of Laurent Kabila The running ginger and Roger during the Congo River Marathon in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon3-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon3.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La estatua de Laurent Kabila, tomando fotograf\u00edas mientras corre.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Pasamos junto a \u00e9l con una sonrisa, tom\u00e1ndonos una selfie r\u00e1pida como siempre \ud83d\udcf8. En ese momento, aunque empez\u00e1bamos a sentirnos como gelatina en las piernas, de alguna manera recuperamos el aliento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf89 El final: tomados de la mano y celebrando<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Los \u00faltimos metros nos llevaron de vuelta a territorio familiar, cerca de donde hab\u00edamos empezado esa ma\u00f1ana. El calor sub\u00eda, pero tambi\u00e9n la m\u00fasica \u2014ahora m\u00e1s alta\u2014 y las voces de los organizadores y voluntarios animando.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona1-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Crossing the finish line during the Congo River Marathon in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona1-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona1-768x1154.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona1-1022x1536.jpeg 1022w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona1-8x12.jpeg 8w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bona1.jpeg 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a1Cruzando la l\u00ednea de meta!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nos miramos y asentimos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Como siempre, aceleramos el ritmo. <strong>Cruzamos la meta con las manos en alto.<\/strong> \ud83d\ude4c, sudorosos, felices y muy vivos. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon4-1024x949.jpeg\" alt=\"The running ginger and Roger during the Congo River Marathon in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon4-1024x949.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon4-300x278.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon4-768x712.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon4-1536x1424.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon4-13x12.jpeg 13w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoRiverMarathon4.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a1Finalizado! \u00a1\u00a1\u00a1Felices!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>M\u00e1s tarde, charlando con amigos de la cena de la noche anterior, nos enteramos de que las medallas a\u00fan no hab\u00edan llegado; \u00a1estaban \"retenidas\" en el aeropuerto! No me extra\u00f1a \ud83d\ude05. Nancy prometi\u00f3 enviarlas a casa desde Berl\u00edn \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Y\u2026 \u00a1los recibimos despu\u00e9s! \u00a1Muchas gracias, Nancy! \u00a1Ahora los exhibimos con orgullo en nuestro &quot;Sal\u00f3n de la Fama&quot; en casa!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoMedal-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Medal for the 2024 edition of the Congo River Marathon\" class=\"wp-image-8153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoMedal-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoMedal-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoMedal-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoMedal-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoMedal-7x12.jpeg 7w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CongoMedal.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a1Las medallas llegaron a casa casi antes que nosotros!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Noche de pasta: la carga perfecta de carbohidratos antes de la carrera<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Si vas a correr el Marat\u00f3n del r\u00edo Congo, \u00a1tendr\u00e1s cubierta la carga de carbohidratos!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Pasta night before the Congo River Marathon in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta1-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Noche de pasta antes del marat\u00f3n del r\u00edo Congo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>El d\u00eda antes de la carrera se organiza una <strong>\u201cNoche de pasta\u201d<\/strong> \ud83c\udf5d, en uno de los mejores restaurantes italianos de Kinshasa \u2014 <strong>A Casa Mia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El evento privado se limit\u00f3 a 70 invitados y fue subvencionado por la embajada, \u00a1qu\u00e9 apropiado! \ud83d\ude0a Las invitaciones indicaban que la hora era entre las 18:00 y las 20:30, aunque la mayor\u00eda de los invitados congole\u00f1os llegaron con un retraso considerable (\u00a1t\u00edpico!). \u23f0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Roger and Marta during the Pasta Night before the Congo River Marathon 2024, in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight1-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Disfrutando de conversaciones interesantes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>El restaurante estaba a un paso de nuestro hotel, \u00a1tan cerca que casi lo pasamos por alto! Por suerte nos avis\u00f3 un guardia de seguridad, que nos grit\u00f3: <em>\u00bfA casa m\u00eda? Ici, ici!<\/em> \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f Deliciosa Cena e Invitados VIP<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight6-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Roger during the Pasta Night before the Congo River Marathon 2024, in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight6-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight6-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight6-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight6-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight6-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PastaNight6.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&quot;\u00a1Voy a ganar!&quot; &quot;\u00a1Apuesto que lo eres!&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>El embajador italiano y el Ministro de Deportes de la Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo estuvieron presentes, y el Ministro incluso se sent\u00f3 en nuestra mesa: \u00a1un honor memorable!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta2-1024x666.jpeg\" alt=\"Carboloading with pasta night before the Congo River Marathon, in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta2-1024x666.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta2-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta2-768x499.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta2-1536x998.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta2-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Opci\u00f3n de pasta #1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>La cena ofrec\u00eda tres opciones de pasta; elegimos <strong>espaguetis a la bolo\u00f1esa<\/strong> y <strong>raviolis carbonara<\/strong>, ambos deliciosos \ud83d\ude0b.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta3-1024x811.jpeg\" alt=\"Carboloading with pasta night before the Congo River Marathon, in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta3-1024x811.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta3-300x238.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta3-768x608.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta3-1536x1216.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta3-15x12.jpeg 15w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pasta3.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Opci\u00f3n de pasta #2: \u00a1igualmente deliciosa!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>En resumen, una velada perfecta y una excelente recarga de carbohidratos. \u00a1Felicitaciones a los organizadores! \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:142px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-121\" alt=\"Useful information\" src=\"http:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Medalles1-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\" id=\"MadaInfo\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Informaci\u00f3n \u00fatil<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Info\">Marat\u00f3n del r\u00edo Congo \u2014 Kinshasa, RDC<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf10 <strong>Sitio web:<\/strong> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congorivermarathon.com\/\">congorivermarathon.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfc3 <strong>Corredores:<\/strong> Aproximadamente 700 participantes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f <strong>Cuando:<\/strong> A principios de junio de cada a\u00f1o. <strong>\u00a1Pr\u00f3xima edici\u00f3n: 7 de junio de 2026!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Ubicaci\u00f3n:<\/strong> Kinshasa, Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo: la vibrante y ca\u00f3tica capital de \u00c1frica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc5fEsto es un <strong>marat\u00f3n urbano<\/strong> \u2014 Lleva calzado adecuado para pavimento (\u00a1aunque tienes que vigilar con los baches!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Vive una carrera verdaderamente \u00fanica en una ciudad llena de energ\u00eda e historia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 \u00danete a alrededor de 700 corredores de todo el mundo en este evento en crecimiento y apoya a las comunidades locales y ayuda a poner al Congo en el mapa mundial de carreras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>La entrada no es f\u00e1cil:<\/strong> Necesitar\u00e1s una visa con bastante anticipaci\u00f3n. La organizaci\u00f3n del marat\u00f3n proporciona una <strong>carta de invitaci\u00f3n (LoI)<\/strong> para ayudarte con su solicitud, pero ten en cuenta que el procesamiento puede llevar semanas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Seguridad y cultura:<\/strong> Kinshasa se encuentra a unos 1000 km de las inestables regiones orientales, pero la RDC sigue siendo un pa\u00eds complejo y, a veces, impredecible. Viaja con paciencia, respeto y curiosidad: es un mundo diferente al de Europa o Norteam\u00e9rica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"FAQ\"><strong>\u2753 Preguntas frecuentes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">P: \u201c\u00bfVale la pena correr el Marat\u00f3n del R\u00edo Congo?\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f \u00a1Por supuesto! Si buscas un marat\u00f3n con una rica cultura y est\u00e1s preparado para el clima tropical y la vibrante multitud de Kinshasa, la edici\u00f3n de 2025 recibi\u00f3 a m\u00e1s de 900 corredores de m\u00e1s de 30 pa\u00edses, con una log\u00edstica y un servicio de hidrataci\u00f3n de primer nivel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">P: \u201c\u00bfEs seguro correr el Marat\u00f3n del R\u00edo Congo?\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f S\u00ed. La carrera, que se celebra en Kinshasa, se considera segura para los visitantes internacionales. Los organizadores del evento colaboran con las autoridades locales para garantizar el cierre de carreteras, el control de multitudes, la disponibilidad de puntos de hidrataci\u00f3n y la presencia de equipos m\u00e9dicos de emergencia. El personal de seguridad es visible durante todo el d\u00eda de la carrera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sin embargo, ten en cuenta este<strong> aviso importante para viajeros<\/strong> (2025):<br>Las regiones orientales de la Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo (en particular cerca de Goma y la provincia de Ituri) son actualmente inestables y no son seguras para visitar debido al conflicto armado. La mayor\u00eda de los gobiernos occidentales aconsejan... <em>todos los viajes<\/em> a esas zonas.<br>Si est\u00e1s planeando su viaje, qu\u00e9date en Kinshasa y evita viajar por tierra a otras provincias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:77px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3409\" height=\"1411\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-635\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground.png 3409w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground-1024x424.png 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground-1536x636.png 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MapBackground-2048x848.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3409px) 100vw, 3409px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Mapa<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">A trav\u00e9s del clima tropical h\u00famedo del coraz\u00f3n de Kinshasa, la ruta del marat\u00f3n llevar\u00e1 a los participantes a trav\u00e9s de algunos lugares emblem\u00e1ticos de la capital y los paisajes m\u00e1s bellos a lo largo de la orilla sur del segundo r\u00edo m\u00e1s grande de \u00c1frica.<\/p>\n<cite>Sitio web del marat\u00f3n del r\u00edo Congo<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CongoriverMarathonMap.png\" alt=\"Congo River Marathon 2024 Route,  in Kinshasa in June 2024, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\" class=\"wp-image-5418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CongoriverMarathonMap.png 711w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CongoriverMarathonMap-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CongoriverMarathonMap-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ruta Marat\u00f3n del R\u00edo Congo 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:93px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1396\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Books-16x12.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Un libro<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">El propio Conrad escribi\u00f3 en el prefacio de la edici\u00f3n de 1902 de su novela: \u201cEl coraz\u00f3n de las tinieblas es la experiencia llevada un poco (y s\u00f3lo un poco) m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los hechos reales, con el prop\u00f3sito, perfectamente leg\u00edtimo en mi opini\u00f3n, de traerlos a la mente. y corazones de los lectores\u201d. Conrad vio algo profundo en el Congo y luego escribi\u00f3 sobre ello, lo que llaman \u201cel lado oscuro\u201d, un aroma muy raro en las obras literarias y que todos los lectores admiran sin comprenderlo en su dimensi\u00f3n exacta.<\/p>\n<cite>\u201cVagabundo en \u00c1frica\u201d, Javier Reverte.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"DRCBook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heart_of_Darkness\">\u201cEl coraz\u00f3n de las tinieblas\u201d, de Joseph Conrad<\/a>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\"El coraz\u00f3n de las tinieblas\"<\/em> es una novela de Joseph Conrad, publicada por primera vez en <strong>1899<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La elecci\u00f3n era obvia. He le\u00eddo <strong>\"El coraz\u00f3n de las tinieblas\"<\/strong> muchas veces, y todav\u00eda me persigue: me hace pensar, me hace so\u00f1ar\u2026 aunque no siempre bellamente \ud83d\ude14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andr\u00e9 Gide, durante su viaje al r\u00edo Congo en 1925, ley\u00f3 el libro por cuarta vez y escribi\u00f3:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Andr\u00e9 Gide, durante su viaje al r\u00edo en 1925, ley\u00f3 por cuarta vez El coraz\u00f3n de las tinieblas y escribi\u00f3: \u201cEste libro admirable sigue siendo profundamente cierto.<\/p>\n<cite>\u201cVagabundo en \u00c1frica\u201d, de Javier Reverte.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Explora los horrores del <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Western-colonialism\">colonialismo occidental<\/a>, <\/strong>mostrando c\u00f3mo corrompe no s\u00f3lo las tierras y los pueblos que explota, sino tambi\u00e9n a aquellos en Occidente que lo perpet\u00faan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aunque al principio tuvo una recepci\u00f3n tibia, el relato semiautobiogr\u00e1fico de Conrad se ha convertido en una de las obras m\u00e1s estudiadas de la literatura inglesa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Los cr\u00edticos a veces han condenado <em>\"El coraz\u00f3n de las tinieblas\"<\/em> por su <strong>representaci\u00f3n deshumanizante de los pueblos colonizados<\/strong> y su trato despectivo hacia las mujeres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sin embargo, a pesar de las controversias, <em>\"El coraz\u00f3n de las tinieblas\"<\/em> perdura como un <strong>obra maestra modernista<\/strong>, profundamente comprometido con las realidades poscoloniales y el complejo legado de los imperios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HeartofDarkness.png\" alt=\"Selected book for travelling to DRC: &quot;Heart of Darkness&quot;, by Joseph Conrad.\" class=\"wp-image-5445 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HeartofDarkness.png 242w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HeartofDarkness-188x300.png 188w, https:\/\/the-running-ginger.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HeartofDarkness-8x12.png 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><em>Trama : <\/em><\/strong><em>\"El coraz\u00f3n de las tinieblas\"<\/em>&nbsp;cuenta una historia dentro de una historia. La novela comienza con un grupo de pasajeros a bordo de un barco flotando en el r\u00edo T\u00e1mesis. Uno de ellos, Charlie Marlow, relata a sus compa\u00f1eros de mar una experiencia suya que tuvo lugar en otro r\u00edo: el r\u00edo Congo en \u00c1frica. La historia de Marlow comienza en lo que \u00e9l llama la \u201cciudad sepulcral\u201d, en alg\u00fan lugar de Europa. All\u00ed, \u201cla Compa\u00f1\u00eda\u201d, una organizaci\u00f3n an\u00f3nima que dirige una empresa colonial en el Congo belga, lo nombra capit\u00e1n de un vapor fluvial. Parte hacia \u00c1frica optimista por lo que encontrar\u00e1.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disfrutamos much\u00edsimo participando en la Media Marat\u00f3n del R\u00edo Congo en la vibrante y ca\u00f3tica Kinshasa, con militares animando y cientos de lugare\u00f1os corriendo con camisetas coloridas. \u00a1Es una marat\u00f3n sin igual, en un pa\u00eds que te sorprender\u00e1, te inquietar\u00e1 y te fascinar\u00e1 a la vez!<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,17,56,62],"tags":[55,57,30,128,53,130,28,9],"class_list":["post-5415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-7continents","category-adventure","category-africa","category-scenic","tag-10k","tag-africa","tag-city-running","tag-congo","tag-halfmarathon","tag-kinshasa","tag-marathon","tag-running"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Toko Ningana! 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