San Silvestre Vallecana
The San Silvestre Vallecana is an annual 10 km road race held on 31 December in Madrid since 1964, in the borough of Vallecas, Spain. 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.
| San Silvestre Vallecana | |
|---|---|
 San Silvestre Vallecana 2005. | |
| Date | late December |
| Location | Vallecas, Madrid, Spain |
| Event type | 10K run |
| Distance | 10 km |
| Primary sponsor | Nationale Nederlanden |
| Established | 1972 |
| Course records | Men: — (2018)  Women: — (2005)  |
| Official site | San Silvestre Vallecana |
| Participants | 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
Course record
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References
- Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (2010-01-04). San Silvestre Vallecana 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-12-30.
External links
- Official site of the race (in Spanish)
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