Valencia – The 42nd Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso is the stage that the NN Running Team athlete Letesenbet Gidey has chosen to debut at the distance of 42,195 metres. [Read more…]
Records in Valencia 2020 Marathon and Half
València, 11 December 2020 – The results of the Valencia 2020 Marathon and Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP Elite Edition confirmed that it was the ‘Great Race of 2020’ going even further than the world half-marathon record (57:32) and the impressive new personal best times for the winners in the marathon in both the men’s and women’s categories, after becoming the third fastest marathon in the world and achieving the seventh best men’s time ever (2h03:00) and fifth in the women’s category (2h17:16). [Read more…]
Valencia Marathon 2020 Cancelled
The Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP Organisation, run by SD Correcaminos and the Valencia City Council, regrets having to make the decision to cancel the 40th edition of the popular race, scheduled for the 6th of December. The Organisation of the event tried to exhaust all options in order to hold the event in a safe way for all runners, but the development of the health situation due to COVID-19 and the uncertainty of the near future are forcing us to forgo hosting the 30,000 participants that bought all bibs out for the 2020 edition. [Read more…]
Joshua Cheptegei breaks World 10km Record
Valencia, Spain – Joshua Cheptegei smashed the world record in the 10km, clocking 26:38* at the 10K Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, a World Athletics Silver Label road race, on Sunday 1st December 2019. [Read more…]
Valencia events in fight against doping
València, September 2019 – The Organisers of the Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP and Half Marathon (SD Correcaminos (running club) and Valencia City Council) have signed an agreement with the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), a body that is independent of the IAAF, to boost the fight against doping in the trials, which will be respectively held on the 27th of October and the 1st of December in Valencia Ciudad del Running. The agreement was promoted by Fundación Trinidad Alfonso, the main collaborator in both races, to join with SD Correcaminos to ensure fair play in the sport. [Read more…]
Cheptegei aims for 10k WR in Valencia
Valencia, 2nd September 2019 – The 10K Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, which will be held in parallel with the Valencia Marathon on the 1st of December, will be the last edition of this event in Valencia. Joshua Cheptegei, the Ugandan athlete will try to set a new world record in a 10K race. [Read more…]
