The San Silvestre Vallecana is an annual 10 km road race held on 31 December in Madrid, Spain since 1964. It has two editions: a fun run for amateur athletes and an elite race for professional athletes. In 2012, the race achieved its historical record of participants, up to 40,000.[1]
| San Silvestre Vallecana | |
|---|---|
 San Silvestre Vallecana 2005 | |
| Date | 31 December |
| Location | Vallecas, Madrid, Spain |
| Event type | 10K run |
| Distance | 10 km |
| Primary sponsor | Nationale Nederlanden |
| Established | 1964 |
| Course records | Men: 26:41 ( Jacob Kiplimo 2018)Women: 29:54 (  Brigid Kosgei 2018) |
| Official site | San Silvestre Vallecana |
| Participants | 1,052 finishers (2021) 301 finishers (2020, only elite runners) 1,239 (2019) 1,105 (2018) |
It is based upon the Saint Silvester Road Race, a Brazilian race (held since 1925) which spawned numerous other New Year's Eve races. Along with the Madrid Marathon, the San Silvestre Vallecana is one of the city's foremost annual running events.
Past winners
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10 km (since 1998)
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1964–1997
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References
edit- ^ "Récord de participación en la San Silvestre 2012". ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "2020 San Silvestre Vallecana results". sansilvestrevallecana.com. 31 December 2020.
- ^ Diego Sampaolo (1 January 2022). "Azimeraw and Katir end year on a high in Madrid". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- Volver a resultados. San Silvestre Vallecana. Retrieved on 2022-12-31.
- San Silvestre Vallecana 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2022-12-31.
External links
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Media related to San Silvestre Vallecana at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site of the race (in Spanish) (in English)