LE MARATHON DE VALENCIA

Created on 29 March 1981, the same year and on the same day as the London Marathon, the Valencia Marathon celebrated its thirty-ninth edition in 2019. If the initial Marathon was run in the paseo de l'Alameda and was organized by the Sociedad Sportivo Correcaminos, one of the first sports clubs dedicated to popular athletics in the 1970s, the Marathon in its current format has undergone a big change in 2014. With the share taken by the city council of Valencia. As a result, in December 2014 it was awarded the silver label by the International Athletics Federation. Which ranks the different levels of world marathons according to the circuits, media coverage, runners welcomed and safety.