In 2019 was crowned Miss Piacenza, in 2024 she was the first from Piacenza to cross the finish line of the Placentia Half Marathon. After five years, Piazza Cavalli is still the scene of the success of Alessandra Carlà, 24 years old, who has made a profession out of his passion for sport. She graduated in motor sciences, today she is an Indoor cycling instructor and participates in several marathons around Italy. And meanwhile, in 2021, she also received the crown of Miss Emilia. The twenty-seventh edition of the Placentia Half Marathon was a record-breaking edition, with over 1500 participants, an Italian presence (the third place of Daniele Meucci) who had not been on the podium for eleven years and an Italian success (that of Federica Sugamiele) who in the ranking women had been missing since 2011. But, aside from the sporting results, the half marathon in Piacenza was, as always, a day of celebration. Many children crowded the square and the streets of the city, numerous citizens participated in the collateral initiatives, from Walk of the Associationswith a thousand members, at Saviors-saved relay promoted by Progetto Vita alla Pedibus minimarathon for Unicef, with four thousand enrolled through the schools of the province and donations destined for the populations of the Gaza Strip affected by the war. And finally the Pink Marathonan awareness project against violence against women, dedicated to raising funds for the shelter of the Telefono Rosa Anti-Violence Centre.
Alessandra Carlà interviewed by reporters after arriving on May 5, 2024
Photo galleryThe Placentia Half Marathon celebration
Alessandra Carlà with the crown of Miss Piacenza on 12 July 2019
Collateral initiatives they started already on the afternoon of Saturday 4 May with the run-walk 100×100 Life Project, which involved sponsored testimonials from companies that supported the project for the maintenance of the network of semi-automatic defibrillators (AED) and the redevelopment of the signs indicating the running routes on the Agazzana road. It was also an opportunity to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Progetto Vita. At the Walk of the Associations There were many groups registered, among the most numerous those of Red Cross Italian, Anpas, Avis, Crédit Agricole And Provincial student council.
To raise awareness of blood and plasma donation, Avis Piacenza, with the collaboration of State Police donors, has established special prizes for donor athletes, both local and national. From this year, a special award will also be given to the first athlete “donor in uniform” belonging to the police force or armed forces who carries out service in the province of Piacenza. Special plaques for donors. Among the special prizes, also a voucher for night and breakfast in a double room thanks to Piacenza Hotels group, to the first overall athlete classified. A special award to the seventy-year-old first-placed athlete, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Avis Piacenza. There is also a promotional stand for the “This is not love” campaign of the State Police against violence against women, to which “The bridge that unites” is dedicated, a pedestrian walkway over 35 meters long and 7 meters high created by Altrad of Piacenza and which allowed all spectators to cross the race route from via Sopramuro to Piazzetta Mercanti, just thirty meters from the arrival portal. Also other local realities, including theSonia Tosi Associationcommitted to road safety, took part in the day of celebration.
