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Father's Day race causes traffic changes in Greater Porto

The Father's Day Race comes, once again, to the city of Matosinhos, on March 19th



The 19th edition of this event is organized by Runporto and the Instituto Superior de Administração e Gestão (ISAG) with the support of Matosinhos Sport and the Matosinhos City Hall.

In order to celebrate this festive date, participants can sign up for a 10-kilometer timed run and a 5-kilometer walk through the main streets of the city.

The event starts at 09h00, but the traffic changes will be felt earlier, on Avenida Norton de Matos, Matosinhos' waterfront, between 05h00 and 13h00, informs the municipality. The rest of the route will be conditioned between 08h00 and 12h00.

The start is in Norton de Matos Avenue, following the route through Praça da Cidade do Salvador (better known as "Rotunda da Anémona"), Brito Capelo Street, Sousa Aroso Street, Alameda Eugénio de Andrade, D. Maria II Avenue, return by D. Maria II Avenue, Rua Real Baixo, Alameda Eugénio de Andrade, D. Maria II Avenue, return by D. Maria II Avenue, Rua Real Baixo, Alameda Eugénio de Andrade, Alameda Eugénio de Andrade, and then by D. Maria II Avenue. Maria II Avenue, Rua Real de Baixo, Rua Sousa Aroso, Avenida Dom Afonso Henriques, Avenida Menéres, Rua Roberto Ivens, Avenida Serpa Pinto, Avenida Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco, Avenida O Comércio de Leixões, return by Avenida O Comércio de Leixões, Avenida Serpa Pinto, Avenida da República, return by Avenida da República, Rua Roberto Ivens, returning to the starting point, Avenida Norton de Matos, where the run/walk ends.

Registration for the Father's Day Race is already open and can be done through form available on the Runporto website.

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