Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich
The Valencia Marathon finishes next to the Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, within the City of Arts and Sciences, providing one of European road running's most recognizable finish areas. The Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich is an annual road marathon in Valencia, Spain, typically held in early December, with a 10K race included. It has been held since 1981, originally as the Marató Popular de València, and now holds World Athletics Platinum Label status. The course is largely a loop: runners begin at Pont de Montolivet and return toward the museum area for the finish. The race is organized by SD Correcaminos, the Valencian sports club also responsible for the Valencia Half Marathon. It attracts a large participant field, with numbers around 30,000, while still drawing elite runners capable of setting major records. Sisay Lemma’s 2:01:48 is the men’s course record, and a special elite-only pandemic edition saw four half marathoners finish faster than the previous world record and four marathoners break the old Valencia course record.
