The Nationale-Nederlanden San Silvestre Vallecana This is a very fast test that aims to improve itself with each edition. This year, the organization is dreaming of a new race record, and the right athlete to beat it is the Ethiopian Berihu Aregawiwho will start as the main favorite on December 31.
He world cross country runner-up and 5K world record holder on the road since last year he arrived in Madrid as one of the best asphalt specialists. His official personal best at 10 km is 27:31but this year he ran, or rather flew, the 10 km of Laredo to set a time of 26:33Just 9 seconds behind Rhonex Kipruto’s world record.
At San Silvestre Vallecana NN, Aregawi will have a double challenge. First of all, overcome the resistance of the Spanish athletes led by Mohamed Katirwinner in 2021, and the always competitive Mario García Romo.
Second, defeat the race record (26:41) which since 2018 is owned by Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo.
In addition to Aregawi, the NN San Silvestre Vallecana will have high-level European distance runners on the starting line. The British stand out Scott Beattie, national 5K road champion and ninth world champion with a time of 13:32. At 25 years old, he has a 10,000m track best of 27:58.92.
Other important names are also British Rory Leonard and Ellis Crossyes, the irish Fearghal Curtin and Slovak Peter Durec.
Spanish elite
Many of the best exponents of Spanish athletics are also present at San Silvestre Vallecana. The previously confirmed Katir, García Romo, Carro, Yago Rojo, Tariku Novales, Aarón Las Heras and Sergio Paniagua will be joined by other important national figures.
Soriano is one of them Daniel Mateo, with a beautiful background in Vallecana. He was sixth in 2021, a few months after taking the Hour Record at the track. The 34-year-old athlete came off running the Valencia marathon in 2:10:46 and has a best time in the 10K of 28:26.
Another return to Vallecana is Juan Antonio “Chiki” Perez, which is the best Spanish in the 2018 edition, in contact with Toni Abadía. At 35 years old, “Chiki” Pérez remains the sixth fastest Spaniard in history in a 10K thanks to his mark of 27:56 made in 2022 in Laredo.
Complete this luxury trio Ibrahim Chakir, World Cup in Budapest this summer, where he finished an interesting 24th place in the marathon. Chakir temporarily abandoned the Filipides distance to try to leapfrog his personal best in the 10K on the road, 29:00, set in 2019.
Source: La Verdad
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