Maratón de Valencia
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The Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich is a road marathon held on a Sunday in early December, and the 2026 race on 6 December is the 46th edition. It is organised by the athletics club S.D. Correcaminos and the municipal sports foundation of the Ajuntament de Valencia. The first Valencia marathon was run on 29 March 1981 as the Maratón Popular de Valencia, and a new format with a finish on the water at the City of Arts and Sciences began in 2011. The race starts at 08:15 at the Plaça de la Marató and finishes on a walkway over the water at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias. The organisers describe the course as completely flat and at sea level, running along large avenues and through the historic centre. It holds the World Athletics Platinum Label. The course records are 2:01:48 for men, set by Sisay Lemma in 2023, and 2:14:00 for women, set by Joyciline Jepkosgei in 2025.
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
In early December, Valencia averages a high of about 17°C and a low of about 8°C, with rain of 1 mm or more on around 4 days of the month and relative humidity near 66%.
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The first marathon in Valencia was the Maratón Popular de Valencia, run on 29 March 1981, and it was held every year until its 30th edition in 2010. In 2011 a new marathon was introduced, with a new circuit, a new date and a finish on a walkway over the water at the City of Arts and Sciences. Today the race holds the World Athletics Platinum Label.
In December 2025 Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya won in 2:14:00, improving the women's course record by almost a minute. The men's race was won by John Korir of Kenya in 2:02:24. The men's course record of 2:01:48 was set by Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia in 2023.
Kelvin Kiptum
Held the Valencia Marathon course record before Sisay Lemma broke it in 2023
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Sisay Lemma (2023)
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