This Sunday Valencia City of Running will welcome 25,000 runners ready to fly in the Trinidad Alfonso Zurich Valencia Half Marathon. 25,000 runners who sold out more than nine months ago and who hope to make their debut or set their best time on a perfect course.
Although in Valencia two races will be run at the same time. The first will be the one contested by the popular runners, those who will be leaving for an hour from Tarongers Avenue to the streets of Valencia.
In parallel, and when the last group of runners is starting the race, the winner of the race will be arriving at the finish line. The fastest elite athlete. It remains to be seen who it will be.
Among the athletes with the best times are Yomif Kejelcha, who already won the Valencian race in 2019 and was second last year with a best time of 57:41, Selemon Barega. His rival to beat will be Selemon Barega, with a 57:50 also achieved in Valencia last year. Among the best will surely be the Kenyan Daniel Mateiko, who has a season’s best of 58:45, but his best time is 58:26.
Among the athletes with the best times are Yomif Kejelcha, who already won the Valencian race in 2019 and was second last year with a best time of 57:41, Selemon Barega. His rival to beat will be Selemon Barega, with a 57:50 also achieved in Valencia last year.Among the best will surely be the Kenyan Daniel Mateiko, who has a season’s best of 58:45, but his best time is 58:26.
As for the women, among the favorites are Tsigie Gebreselama, with a best time of 1:05:14 and the 10K recordwoman (28:46), Kenyan Agnes Ngetich, who arrives ready to go out in world record time, held by Letesenbet Gidey (1:02:52) since the Valencia 2021 Half Marathon.
Will there be many more records in Valencia? Surely. As always in the city of running.