Valencia, the city for running

Valencia has become a great destination to practice running. Every day you see local runners who are excited for the physical activity. Thanks to a new project: Valencia Ciudad del Running (Valencia the Running City), the city has become fascinated with this sport.

It’s the initiative’s goal to place Valencia on the map for running. You can find useful information related to athletics on their website: running groups, upcoming marathons, running routes or where to stay and where to eat. But the organisation goes beyond covering events, it aims to be the center of the running movement in a city that is dedicated to the cause.

The city came up with a new concept based on positioning Valencia as an international hotspot for practicing popular athletics and long distance marathons. With the collaboration of the Trinidad Alfonso Foundation and the organisation of the Valencian City Council, the most international marathons in the city are held. Marathons like the Trinidad Alfonso EDP half marathon, 10K Valencia Ibercaja, the 15k Valencia Night Bank Mediolanum, among many other marathons with the IAAF, the governing body of athletics worldwide. 

Valencia offers excellent conditions for practicing outdoor sports, especially running. Throughout the entire city you can find a wide variety of running paths, with pleasant temperatures and an almost flat land. The most popular running path is the Turia Garden. This is the main area of the city for running activities. It stretches out for more than 9 kilometers with green areas to run in and unique spaces that have signs to guide you along your athletic activity. Other areas frequently visited by runners are the port (Royal Juan Carlos I Marina), the boulevard (Paseo Marítimo) or the area of the Dehesa de El Saler.

The project came up with a mobile application that suggests other areas to run, train and prepare for the numerous marathons that are taking place in the city throughout the year. This application explains different characteristics and possibilities of the routes, in addition to being able to download them on your phone, so you can follow them as you go.

So if you are a fellow running lover, or your goal is to do more sports, this is the time! Start training, Valencia makes it easy for you, and challenge yourself in one of the many marathons that take place in Valencia.