San Silvestre Vallecana | |
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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) |
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]
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.