Valencia Half Marathon
| Valencia Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | October |
| Location | Valencia, Spain |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Established | 1991 (2006 as half marathon) |
| Official site | Medio Maratón de Valencia |
The Valencia Half Marathon (Spanish: Medio Maratón de Valencia) is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance (21.1 km or 13.1 miles) that takes place in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is organised by the S.D. Correcaminos Valencia sports club, which also organises the annual Valencia Marathon.[1]
The event was first held in 1991 as a race over 20 kilometres known as the 20 kilómetros Ciudad de Valencia and this continued each May up to 2005.[2][3][4] From 2006 onwards, the competition was extended slightly to become a half marathon. The change coincided with a growth in the number of participants and a higher standard o elite level competition. A record 9328 runners from over 10,300 entrants finished the race in October 2013.[5]
The race attracts top level elite competitors from Kenya, Ethiopia and Morocco, as well as runners from the host country Spain. The course records for the half marathon are 58:48 minutes for the men's race (set by Abraham Cheroben in 2014) and 67:31 minutes for the women's race (set by Netsanet Gudeta in 2015).[6] The latter time is the women's all-comers record for the event in Spain, while the men's record is four seconds behind the Spanish soil best.[7][8][9]
Past winners
Key: Course record
20K
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | 2001 |  Julio Rey (ESP) |
1:01:43 | Teresa Gracia (ESP) |
1:25:36 |
| 12th | 2002 | Julio Rey (ESP) |
59:46 |  Margareth Iro (TAN) |
1:11:08 |
| 13th | 2003 |  El Houssine Essemaali (MAR) |
1:02:39 |  Sandra Ruales (ECU) |
1:11:09 |
| 14th | 2004 |  Sawel Kalia (KEN) |
1:01:33 | Gladys Cherono (KEN) |
1:10:28 |
| 15th | 2005 | Abdellatif Meftah (MAR) |
1:00:46 |  Ashu Kasim (ETH) |
1:09:30 |
Half marathon
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16th | 2006 | Edwin Koech (KEN) |
1:02:48 | Joan Aiyabei (KEN) |
1:12:48 |
| 17th | 2007 | Peter Korir (KEN) |
1:02:24 | Joan Aiyabei (KEN) |
1:11:16 |
| 18th | 2008 | Jacob Yator (KEN) |
1:01:32 | Sarah Kerubo (KEN) |
1:15:18 |
| 19th | 2009 | Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) |
59:30 | Beatrice Jepchumba (KEN) |
1:15:31 |
| 20th | 2010 | John Mwangangi (KEN) |
1:01:10 | Joyce Chepkirui (KEN) |
1:09:25 |
| 21st | 2011 | John Mwangangi (KEN) |
59:45 | Malika Asahssah (MAR) |
1:10:26 |
| 22nd | 2012 | Joel Kimurer (KEN) |
59:36 | Alice Mogire (KEN) |
1:09:57 |
| 23rd | 2013 | Jacob Kendagor (KEN) |
59:58 | Joyce Chepkirui (KEN) |
1:08:15 |
| 24th | 2014 | Abraham Cheroben (KEN) |
58:48 | Emily Chebet (KEN) |
1:08:01 |
| 25th | 2015 | Abraham Cheroben (KEN) |
59:10 | Netsanet Gudeta (ETH) |
1:07:31 |
References
- ↑ 23º MEDIO MARATÓN VALENCIA TRINIDAD ALFONSO. S.D. Correcaminos. Retrieved on 2013-11-02.
- ↑ Toques varios (Spanish). La Nación (2004). Retrieved on 2013-11-02.
- ↑ XIV 20KM “CIUDAD DE VALENCIA”. RFEA. Retrieved on 2013-11-02.
- ↑ XXIII Medio Maratón de Valencia Trinidad Alfonso 2013. RFEA. Retrieved on 2013-11-02.
- ↑ La media maratón bate dos de sus tres récords. El Mundo (2013-10-20). Retrieved on 2013-11-02.
- ↑ Winners. Media Maraton Valencia. Retrieved on 2013-11-02.
- ↑ All-Comers Records- Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2013-11-02.
- ↑ Valencia Half Marathon - Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai - winner in 59:30. German Road Races (2009-11-24). Retrieved on 2013-11-02.
- ↑ Botella, Juan Manuel (2009-11-22). Mutai (59:30) y Kiprotich (59:33) convierten a Valencia en una de las once ciudades más rápidas del mundo para correr Medio Maratón (Spanish). RFEA. Retrieved on 2013-11-02.