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Record Turnouts Lift Spain’s San Silvestres as Focus Shifts to Madrid’s Vallecana

Madrid’s Gold‑label Vallecana on Dec. 31 is set to draw about 42,000 runners.

Overview

  • Valladolid’s Pucela Sansil drew more than 5,500 participants on Dec. 28, setting a participation record for the event.
  • David García Catalina won the men’s 5 km in 15:58 and Ángela Viciosa Villa took the women’s race in 18:23.
  • The Valladolid program included nearly 500 children, with their entry fees donated to the animal charity Almanimal, plus a costume contest and honors for Leo Harlem and Isa Rivero.
  • Badajoz logged a record turnout of about 3,700 participants, with Jorge González Rivera winning in a personal‑best 14:44.
  • Madrid’s 10 km Vallecana, one of four World Athletics Gold‑label races at the distance, features popular and elite fields, with Olympian Yago Rojo urging entrants to pace carefully and avoid overtraining.