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San Silvestre Races Pack Spain as Kamworor and Marta García Win Madrid’s Vallecana

Cities posted record fields and turned year‑end runs into festive, charity‑minded gatherings across the country on December 31.

Overview

  • Madrid’s 61st Vallecana drew about 42,000 runners, with Geoffrey Kamworor winning in 27:40 and Marta García taking the women’s race in 31:11 for a national race record.
  • Donostia’s event set a record with 5,468 finishers as Iraitz Arrospide and Fernanda Fleischmann claimed the top spots on the nearly 8‑kilometer course.
  • A Coruña reported close to 7,000 participants across categories, with Pablo Bocelo and Uxía Pérez winning the main race.
  • Cáceres recorded an official 5,280 participants, and Avilés gathered roughly 3,200 runners, where Abel Rodríguez and Paula Herrero prevailed, the latter securing her fourth win.
  • Córdoba surpassed 1,800 runners on a revamped 10‑kilometer route as David Palacio and Nazha Machrouh won, and Murcia counted nearly 5,000 participants with a reinforced police presence, where Miguel Alcaraz and Marta Martínez led the fields.