10K Valencia
| 10K Valencia | |
|---|---|
| Date | January[1][2] |
| Location | Valencia, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | 10K, 5K |
| Established | 2009[3] |
| Official site | https://www.10kvalencia.com |
The 10K Valencia (Catalan: 10K València; also known as the 10K Valencia Ibercaja for sponsorship reasons[4][5]) is an annual road-based 10K run hosted by Valencia, Spain, since 2009.[6][1][3][2] The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.[1][2] A 5K race is also held on the same day.[7][8]
Kenyan runner Rhonex Kipruto set a world record for the 10K run during this race in 2020 with a time of 26:24, as did Kenyan runner Agnes Ngetich in the 2024 edition with a time of 28:46.[9][5]
Course[edit]
| External image | |
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 Course map of 10K in 2024[10] |
The race is run on a loop course, with roughly the first and last 700 m (2,300 ft) being run on the same section of road, but in different directions.[10]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c https://web.archive.org/web/20231004185937if_/https://aims-worldrunning.org/races/10255.html
- ^ a b c https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240211051758/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar-results?season=2024
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20100419075352if_/http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/01/10/castillayleon/1263127744.html
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20231216132023if_/https://10kvalencia.com/
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20240219092606if_/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/agnes-ngetich-world-10km-record-2846-valencia
- ^ "10K Valencia Ibercaja – AIMS race information". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240130161748if_/https://10kvalencia.com/informacion-5k-2024/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240324233833if_/https://www.fdmvalencia.es/es/eventos/10k-valencia-ibercaja-5k-valencia-vamos-2024/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240121142827if_/https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/world-record-ratified-rhonex-kipruto-sasha-zh
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20240324205825if_/https://10kvalencia.com/en/recorrido-10k
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