The University of Guadalajara and its coastal campus are taking the Leones Negros Diagnosti-K 2025 race on tour. Three Sunday dates—Tomatlán on November 9, El Tuito on November 23, and Puerto Vallarta on November 30—bring short, accessible distances and fully inclusive categories, with electronic timing and gifts from local sponsors. Registration opens with a modest fee, kits are delivered the day before each race, and organizers say proceeds will support a social cause. It’s a community-first event designed to move people—literally and figuratively.
Leones Negros Diagnosti-K 2025 race
The University of Guadalajara (UdeG), through CUCosta and in coordination with the Puerto Vallarta Regional High School and its modules in El Tuito and Tomatlán, formally presented the 2025 edition of the Leones Negros Grupo Diagnosti-K race. Organizers frame it as an inclusive, community-building event that strengthens university identity while promoting well-being across the coast.
The series will unfold over three weekends: Tomatlán on Sunday, November 9, El Tuito, Cabo Corrientes, on Sunday, November 23, and Puerto Vallarta on Sunday, November 30. The Vallarta stop will use the familiar route on Avenida Francisco Medina Ascencio, with start and finish at the Agustín Flores Contreras athletics track—an axis long associated with the city’s road races.
Inclusive by design, built for participation
Categories run from 10 years old to 60 and over, with dedicated spaces for people with disabilities, adapted sports, and strollers. Men and women can walk, jog, or run the 2 km and 5 km recreational distances—an approach meant to lower the barrier to entry for first-time participants while keeping the event family-friendly.
UdeG’s coastal campus has pushed this model for years, positioning Leones Negros’ coastal races as “recreational and inclusive,” explicitly welcoming participants with disabilities and adapted sport. That stance isn’t window dressing; it’s embedded in the event’s stated objectives.
What Puerto Vallarta can expect
Puerto Vallarta’s stop keeps the tried-and-true formula: a central boulevard route, a stadium-track finish, and a community atmosphere anchored by UdeG’s coastal network. Past editions have drawn sizable fields—more than 2,000 runners in 2024—showing a consistent local appetite for short-format, well-organized races that emphasize participation over podium finishes.
This year’s edition sticks to that ethos. There are no cash prizes; instead, winners receive gifts from sponsors Diagnosti-K, Deportenis, and Pastelería Los Chatos. The funds raised will be donated to a social cause selected by the organizers. It’s a small but pointed pivot from performance to purpose.
Why this coastal series matters
By expanding its reach to Tomatlán, El Tuito, and Puerto Vallarta, the university extends its presence beyond the campus. The three-stop format gives smaller communities a marquee event of their own, pulling the region into the fold under a shared banner. That regional approach mirrors past editions, which have alternated among coastal municipalities while sticking to a simple premise: get people moving together.
There’s also continuity. The Vallarta route on Medina Ascencio and the Agustín Flores Contreras complex is a familiar stage for local road races, which helps first-timers feel oriented and reduces uncertainty about terrain and access. Pair that with electronic timing and public posting of results, and participants get the accountability and keepsakes—times, medals, photos—that make a local run feel like a real race.
What’s new for 2025
The university has set a target of up to 2,500 participants, a step up from last year’s turnout and in line with the growth the event has experienced since its early editions. Keeping the $390-peso fee and pushing kit delivery the day before at each site addresses common pain points—crowded pickup lines and race-morning chaos—while helping organizers keep schedules tight across three weekends.
Ultimately, the draw here isn’t distance or speed. It’s the combination of inclusion, regional identity, and a cause-driven frame that channels entry fees toward local needs. For a university race, that’s the right kind of ambition.
