Over 30,000 Runners Joined IPN Once K 2025 under the Motto “Sustainability is Our Goal”

• Participation exceeded last year’s total by 8,000 runners, with students and alumni joining from abroad; 18,000 athletes ran in Mexico City

• Runners also participated in-person and virtually from IPN’s campuses across the country

With more than 30,000 runners, the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Canal Once, and Fundación Politécnico A.C. held the 17th edition of the IPN Once K 2025 race under the motto “Sustainability is Our Goal”. The event took place both in person and virtually, with participation at more than 20 IPN campuses across 24 Mexican states and in other countries through the engagement of students and alumni abroad.

At 6:40 a.m., the 21-kilometer half marathon began before the “Wilfrido Massieu” Stadium. The 11-kilometer race kicked off from the Casco de Santo Tomás, followed by the 5-kilometer run departing from Zacatenco. All starting points were energized with school chants and the traditional Huélum.

The authorities of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), headed by the General Secretary, Mauricio Igor Jasso Zaranda, informed that more than 33,000 competitors participated at the national level in the sites where the Institute has a presence in the national territory, that is, 8 thousand more than last year.

"We are not just running toward a finish line—we are taking a giant step for our planet, for the trees, the animals, the air we breathe. Every step you take today proves how strong and capable you are of overcoming any challenge," said Jasso, highlighting the environmental focus of this year’s race.

The event was part of the celebrations for Politécnico Day, held each year on May 21.

The winners of the 21 kilometers for women were: first place, Kathya Mirell García Barrios; second, Nuvia Sosa Díaz and third, Estefany Rodríguez Velázquez. In the men's race: first place, Gabriel Arroyo Onofre; second, Javier Vega Luna, and third, Adolfo Flores Matlalcuatzi.

The first three positions in the 11-kilometer race for women were: first place, Nadia Izquierdo Salazar; second, Erika Itzel Juárez Pavón; and third, Selene Martínez Ávila. In the men's race: first place, Brandon Hernández Bárcenas; second, Asunción Zacarías Aparicio and third, Emmanuel Ángel Reyes Montes.

In the women's 5 km category, first place went to Margarita Hernández Flores; second, María Fernanda Salazar Hernández; and third, Litzy Yoali Páez Gil. In the men's category, first place went to Juan Pedro Delgadillo Galicia, second to Juan Pablo Espinoza Coronel, and third to Víctor Daniel Pérez Igari.

More than 20 IPN campuses, schools, and centers outside Mexico City joined the event, including those in Guanajuato, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, Zacatecas, Palenque, Puebla, and Yautepec, Morelos. Centros de Vinculación y Desarrollo Regional (CVDR) also participated in Morelia, Cajeme, Querétaro, Cancún, Oaxaca, Tamaulipas, Tijuana, Mazatlán, Campeche, Veracruz, Durango, and Puebla.

At the close of the event, the top winners in each category—both women’s and men’s—were awarded trophies and monetary prizes.

Institutional authorities present included Yessica Gasca Castillo, Secretary for Innovation and Social Integration; Ana Lilia Coria Páez, Secretary for Research and Graduate Studies; Marco Antonio Sosa Palacios, Secretary for Educational Services; Marx Yazalde Ortiz Correa, IPN General Counsel; Mildred Castro Hernández, Head of the Polytechnic Coordination for Sustainability; Enrique Anzures, Director of Radio IPN; and Renata Turrent, Director of Canal Once.

The event also featured a children’s race on Saturday, where over 1,000 children participated and were applauded by all attendees.

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