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LAP BY LAP FOR THE MEF2C

Solidarity race in Backyard Ultra format will be held on August 1 at 22:00h in Villafranca del Cid organized by CT Tripicaio Villafranca.

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1.570€

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2.000€

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Investigación científica Autismo Enfermedades raras

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Published: 20 Jul 2025

Next August 1st at 22:00h, Villafranca del Cid will become the scene of a unique challenge:

“Lap by lap for the MEF2C”, a solidarity race in Backyard Ultra format, organized by the Club CT Tripicaio Villafranca.

One lap. One hour. Repeat until the body endures.

This is how a Backyard works: participants complete a circuit of about 6.7 km every hour, leaving punctually at the start of each new lap. The challenge is not speed, but endurance, community and, in this case, solidarity.

This race has a very special purpose: to give visibility and raise funds for research into MEF2C Syndrome, a rare genetic disease that severely affects the neurological development of those who suffer from it.

But you don't have to run to join the challenge.

You can also collaborate by making a donation through the platform "Mi Grano de Arena".

Every 10 euros is symbolically equivalent to a lap given for this cause.

The goal: to reach 2000 euros, i.e. 200 laps of solidarity between all of us.

Every step, every lap, every contribution counts.

Run one, run ten, or just come and cheer. And if you can't come, do your lap from wherever you are!

Villafranca del Cid joins lap by lap for those who need it most.

And you, will you join us?

El Síndrome de Microdeleción 5q14.3-MEF2C está causado por una deleción o mutación del gen MEF2C, localizado en el cromosoma 5. Es una enfermedad minoritaria que afecta al desarrollo psicomotor, y que causa un retraso importante, con rasgos del espectro autista y crisis epilépticas. 

La Asociación Síndrome MEF2C fue fundada en Abril de 2016 por familiares de niños afectados por esta enfermedad rara con el propósito de recaudar fondos para su investigación y futuro tratamiento. 

Existen dos vías de investigación sobre el gen MEF2C, una de ellas desarrollada por el Dr. Stuart Lipton en el Scripps Institute de San Diego (EE.UU), y la otra por el Dr. Cowan en la Universidad Médica de Carolina del Sur (MUSC) de Charleston (EE.UU).

Donators (51)

Jesús

120€

35 days ago

Anonymous

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Joan

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Anonymous

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Mercedes

20€

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Anonymous

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Maria

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Yolanda

20€

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Carlos

20€

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Violeta

20€

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Pablo

10€

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Anonymous

20€

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Miguel Angel

100€

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Anonymous

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Jesus

15€

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enrique

35€

38 days ago

Enric

20€

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Ana

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Carlos

30€

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Mercedes

20€

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Susana

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Anonymous

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María Teresa

20€

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Anonymous

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MARIA JOSE

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Fernando Buj Carceller

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David

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SILVIA

20€

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Isabel Tena Beltrán

50€

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David

20€

42 days ago

Anonymous

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Juan Antonio y Flavia

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43 days ago

Alejandro

50€

45 days ago

Maria del Mar

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46 days ago

Sara

20€

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Anonymous

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Román

30€

47 days ago

Ernesto

25€

48 days ago

Patricia Isabel

50€

49 days ago

Javier

20€

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Mireia

35€

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Sebas

20€

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Miriam

10€

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Pere Nahum

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Elena

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Comments (8)

Jesús

35 days ago

Michel, Marta y Leyre, 12 vueltas por Celia

Joan

37 days ago

Joan

Mercedes

38 days ago

Per una bona causa

Sara

46 days ago

Sara i Luis, dos voltes per Celia i els demés xiquets MEF2C

Román

47 days ago

Vilafranca solidària

Patricia Isabel

49 days ago

Enhorabuena por esta preciosa iniciativa. ¡Ánimo y suerte!

Elena

50 days ago

Mateo-Ale-Ele tres vueltas por el MEF2C

Román

50 days ago

Vilafranca solidària, tota pedra fa paret

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