Valencia Marathon Explained

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Date:Early December
Location:Valencia, Spain
Type:Road
Iaaf Category:Label Platinium
Distance:Marathon, 10K run
Record:Men: 2:01:48 (2023)
Sisay Lemma
Women: 2:14:58 (2022)
Amane Beriso
Sponsor:EDP
Participants:30,000 (2022)
134 finishers (2020)
21,225 (2019)
19,504 (2018)

The Valencia Marathon (also known as Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon road running event hosted by Valencia, Spain, since 1981. It is categorized as a Platinum Label Road Race by World Athletics.[1] The race is organised by the Valencian sports club, which also organises the annual Valencia Half Marathon.

The marathon is ranked Nº1 amongst marathons in the Spanish Road Races Ranking.[2]

History

The marathon was first held in 1981[3] as a popular race known as the Marató Popular de València.

From 2011 to 2014, the marathon was known as the Divina Pastora Valencia Marathon.[4]

In 2015, the marathon was known as the Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Marathon.

On, the race organizer announced the cancellation of the 2020 in-person edition of the mass race due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of running the race virtually, transferring their entry to 2021, or obtaining a full refund.[5] Three days later, on, the organizer announced that an "Elite Edition" of the race would be held on, and that the event would also include a half marathon race that year.[6] [7] [8] Both races would use a course very similar to that used in the Valencia Half Marathon, with marathoners running two laps of the course.[9] [10] On the day of the race, four half marathon runners broke the previous world record of 58:01, with Kenyan Kibiwott Kandie setting a new world record of 57:32.[11] [12] In addition, four marathon runners broke the previous course record of 2:03:51, with Kenyan Evans Chebet setting a new course record of 2:03:00, the sixth-fastest marathon at the time, while Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir also broke the previous course record of 2:18:30 with a new course record of 2:17:16, the fifth-fastest marathon at the time.[13] [14]

In 2023, Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia broke the course record with a time of 2:01:48. The previous record was held by Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya.[15]

Course

The marathon runs on roughly a loop course that begins at and ends next to the nearby Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe.[16] [17] [18]

The course for the elite-only races in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic used a modified version of the Valencia Half Marathon course, with marathon runners running two laps.

Winners

Key:

Course record (in bold)

National championship race

Marathon

Ed.YearMen's winnerTimeWomen's winnerTimeRf.
119812:26:573:20:50
219822:28:193:29:26
319832:20:583:14:43
419842:14:012:57:28
519852:16:563:03:49
619862:16:312:46:31
719872:19:062:46:54
819882:14:422:41:03
919892:19:092:46:19
1019902:15:572:43:36
1119912:17:152:43:14
1219922:15:142:36:03
1319932:15:042:35:30
1419942:16:202:34:08
1519952:19:202:46:34
1619962:17:532:43:05
1719972:18:072:53:35
1819982:19:512:44:30
1919992:15:352:42:27
2020002:15:052:32:34
2120012:13:462:30:10
2220022:13:052:28:08
2320032:14:432:46:33
2420042:14:322:41:05
2520052:14:032:43:24
2620062:14:232:57:02
2720072:12:042:39:08
2820082:11:292:32:22
2920092:26:432:50:46
3020102:09:452:42:06
3120112:07:592:34:23
3220122:08:142:29:22
3320132:07:142:27:01
3420142:08:392:30:54
3520152:06:132:26:57
3620162:07:362:24:46
3720172:05:152:26:17[19]
3820182:04:312:21:14
3920192:03:512:18:30[20]
4020202:03:002:17:16[21]
412021 2:05:112:19:30[22]
422022 2:01:532:14:58[23]
4320232:01:482:15:51[24]

Half marathon

The 40th edition of the marathon, held during the coronavirus pandemic, was an elite-only event that also included a half marathon race.

Sources:

Wins by country

CountryMen's raceWomen's raceTotal
91726
18422
41115
358
325
022
101
101
101
101
011
011
011

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Athletics Label Road Races Archive of Past Events . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200902131643/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar/2020 . 2 September 2020 . 12 January 2022 . www.worldathletics.org.
  2. http://www.rfea.es/estadis/clasificacion_ruta.htm RFEA Ranking of Road Running and Racewalking races
  3. Web site: VCR . FC . 2015-12-22 . Valencia Marathon: From local event to global success . 2023-12-06 . Valencia Ciudad del Running . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2017-11-21 . Valencia Marathon . arrs.run.
  5. Web site: Valencia Marathon Cancellation Notice . www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201016033714/https://www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com/en/valencia-marathon-cancellation-notice/ . 16 October 2020 . dead.
  6. Web site: Valencia Marathon announces it will hold a top-level elite event in 2020 . www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200919230317/https://www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com/en/valencia-marathon-announces-it-will-hold-a-top-level-elite-event-in-2020/ . 19 September 2020 . dead.
  7. Web site: Elite Edition Regulations (42K and 21K) . www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207173422/https://www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com/en/elite-edition-regulations-2020/ . 7 December 2020 . dead.
  8. Web site: Valencia Ciudad Del Russing Tickets . tickets.valenciaciudaddelrussing.com.
  9. Web site: MVTA Media Guide . www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com.
  10. Web site: MM_Plano-Recorrido_A4_web_fecha_2019 . www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com.
  11. Web site: Kenya's Kandie smashes half marathon world record in Valencia Reuters . de.reuters.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207025457/https://de.reuters.com/article/uk-athletics-marathon/kenyas-kandie-smashes-half-marathon-world-record-in-valencia-idUKKBN28G08G . 7 December 2020 . dead.
  12. Web site: Valencia Half Marathon - 25 October 2020 . www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201206092223/https://www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com/en/half/half-marathon/ . 6 December 2020 . dead.
  13. Web site: Ranking . Marathon . Valencia Ciudad del Running . resultados.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com . 3 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20201207175829/https://resultados.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com/en/maraton-clasificados.php?y=2020 . 7 December 2020 . dead.
  14. Web site: By the numbers: Kibiwott Kandie's record-shattering run in Valencia - Canadian Running Magazine - Canadian Running Magazine . runningmagazine.ca . 3 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20201207180432/https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/underdog-evans-chebet-runs-massive-personal-best-to-out-kick-lawrence-cherono-in-valencia/ . 7 December 2020 . dead.
  15. Web site: 2023-12-03 . Ethiopia's Lemma breaks Kiptum's course record at Valencia Marathon . 2023-12-05 . Nation . en.
  16. Web site: Course Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso . valenciaciudaddelrunning.com.
  17. Web site: FAQs Valencia Marathon · Valencia Ciudad del Running . 2020-09-08 . 2020-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926225726/https://www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com/en/marathon/faqs-valencia-marathon/ . dead .
  18. Web site: 2019-12-01 . Recorrido Course . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200908185209/https://www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/maraton-2019.pdf . 8 September 2020 . 12 January 2022 . www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com.
  19. Web site: Previous editions · Valencia Ciudad del Running. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111130457/www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com/en/marathon/previous-editions-marathon/ . 2020-11-11 .
  20. Web site: Events Calendar World Athletics . www.worldathletics.org . 3 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20201208023936/https://www.worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7135312 . 8 December 2020 . dead.
  21. Web site: Evans Chebet Peres Jepchirchir Valencia Marathon World Athletics . www.worldathletics.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207183158/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/evans-chebet-peres-jepchirchir-valencia-marat . 7 December 2020 . dead.
  22. Web site: Maraton Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP Results . 2024-06-03 . World Athletics.
  23. Web site: Valiente . Emeterio . 2022-12-04 . Kiptum and Beriso break course records in Valencia . 2022-12-04 . World Athletics.
  24. Web site: 2024-02-11. 2023-12-03. Emeterio. en. Valiente. Lemma breaks course record, Degefa dominates in Valencia.
  25. Web site: Kibiwott Kandie half marathon world record World Athletics . www.worldathletics.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201206165539/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/kibiwott-kandie-half-marathon-world-record . 6 December 2020 . dead.