The Medio Maratón Cidade de Lugo El Progreso is a road running event in Lugo, Galicia, featuring a 21 km half marathon and a 10 km race. The event is designed for a wide range of participants, not solely elite athletes. The race website provides details on participant categories, trophies and prizes, past results, registered runners, athlete services, and bib and chip collection.
The route is published by the organizers. The start and finish lines are located approximately 200 meters from the official race hotel, Eurostars Gran Hotel Lugo. The event maintains historical rankings for best times and participation, offering returning runners a benchmark beyond their personal performance. Daniel Aguilar is the godfather of the half marathon. Organizers share a local anecdote about him: he once cycled from Lugo to Madrid following a disagreement with his father.