Valencia, December 4 (EFE).- The Trinidad Alfonso Valencia Marathon held this Sunday was a success twenty new national recordsthese include Spain and Ecuador in the men’s and women’s categories, Guatemala for the men and Venezuela and Costa Rica for the women, and more than sixty Olympic minimums for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The first 37 were classified and the first 28 men classified Olympic minimum for Paris 2024 –which does not mean that they will participate, but that they will be selected by their countries– and 568 participants ran under 2h30 and more than 5,000 under 3 hours in a finish line with 26,251 runners at the finish line, test record.
In the men’s category, seven records were achieved, with Spain’s record standing out. Tariku Novaleswith a mark of 2:05:48 and the debutant’s record Alberto Gonzalezwho dropped the Guatemalan record by nearly five minutes to his 2:07:40.
Jami Segundo set Ecuador’s new record at 2:09:05, Davlatov Shokhrukh of Uzbekistan with a time of 2:07:02, and Davit Kharazishvili Georgia’s with 2:11:46. Besides, Dario Ivanovsky improved the North Macedonian record he already owned and left it at 2:11:53 and Jonathan Atse Herrera achieved the best time for the Ivory Coast with 2:19:21.
Among women, there were thirteen national records achieved, including that of Majida Mayouf for Spain (2:21:27), almost five minutes less than what Marta Galimany did last year also in Valencia (2:26:14).
Mayouf signed at the same time Sutan Haydar to improve Turkey’s best brand that he owns since 2015, the same thing he did Fabienne Schlumpfwho broke the Swiss record for the second time in 2023 with a time of 2:24:30 and who Gerda Steinwhich left the Republic of South Africa at 2:24:03.
As of this Sunday, Italy also has a new country record thanks to 2:23:16 of Sofia Yaremchuklike Poland after the race Alexandra Lisowska and its 2:25:52 and the Czech Republic, including Moira Stewartová and the 2:25:36.
Also, Finland has a new national record, with Camilla Richardson, 2:24:38; Ecuador, Silvia Ortiz, 2:24:50; Mauricio, Marie Perrier, 2:26:19; Austria, Julia Mayer, 2:26:43; Venezuela, Magaly Garcia, 2:31:54; and Costa Rica, Diana Bogantes2:32:08.
Marc Roig, international elite coach, appreciates that “last year we achieved eight national records and we thought it was a historic milestone; In 2023 we leave that milestone until we surpass ourselves again. “That’s how things are in Valencia.”
Source: La Verdad
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