Adnkronos Rome, March 15 (Adnkronos) – The Acea Water Fun Run, the water marathon for families and children dedicated to saving water, kicks off today in Rome. The non-competitive five-kilometer race, which the Acea Group supports together with the Acea Run Rome The Marathon on Sunday, March 16, celebrates the deep bond between Rome and water through sport.
And there is a record number of participants in today's event with over 20 thousand registered, of which more than 4 thousand foreigners from 97 nations. For Acea, the President Barbara Marinali () participated.
Along the route of the Acea Water Fun Run, which winds through one of the places in the world richest in history and art, the Acea group has set up refreshment points where the marathon organization will distribute 330 thousand bricks of water, between today and tomorrow. The Acea Water Village was inaugurated at the Circo Massimo, which will host initiatives dedicated to water education until tomorrow, to underline the importance of water in sports and in protecting health and the planet: from a wheel for energy production to an interactive space for the use of virtual reality viewers, from the Casa Net Zero Water Building gaming to the “Every drop counts, every step counts” photo booth.
Acea top management, former swimmer and Olympic champion Massimiliano Rosolino and the swimmers of Rari Nantes of Florence, one of the teams that Acea supports within a project dedicated to the territory that combines "water and sport", in favor of young people and their training, were present at the Acea Water Village. This afternoon, however, at the Acea stand set up at the Expo Village Acea Run Rome The Marathon at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Eur, various awareness-raising activities on the topic of water are planned: from TEDDI, the robot dog symbol of technological innovation, to an immersive experience via virtual reality viewers, from the Marathon Water Wall to a large nose with a station to download the Acquea App by Acea, designed for athletes, citizens and tourists, which allows you to identify, among 3.500 geolocalized water points in Rome, the fountain, the large nose or the nearest Acea Water House to quench your thirst. Also scheduled is the talk show “The well-being of an athlete: a perfect balance between water, sport and health” at the Acea stand, at 17 pm, moderated by the President of the Fidal Federal Athletes Commission Carlo Cantales, with the participation of athletes Manuela Di Centa, Angelika Savrayuk, Stefano Pantano, Silvia Di Pietro, Davide Passafaro, Daniele Del Signore, the president of Acea Acqua Enrico Resmini and the director of Communications of Acea Virman Cusenza.