Valencia Marathon
The Valencia Marathon 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. The race is organised by the Valencian sports club, which also organises the annual Valencia Half Marathon.
History
The marathon was first held in 1981 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.
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. 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. Both races would use a course very similar to that used in the Valencia Half Marathon, with marathoners running two laps of the course. 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. 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.
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.
Course
The marathon runs on roughly a loop course that begins at and ends next to the nearby Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe.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:'''Marathon
| Ed. | Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time | Rf. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1981 |  Teodoro Pérez|ESPHalf marathonThe 40th edition of the marathon, held during the coronavirus pandemic, was an elite-only event that also included a half marathon race.
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Genzebe Dibaba|ETH