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Valencia Half Marathon Preview: Logistics, Rules and Traffic Measures

A quiz-style guide from local media highlights start procedures and race rules to help about 26,000 runners navigate the event.

Overview

  • A Las Provincias quiz summarizes key race facts for participants, covering the course, aid stations, entry rules and elite contenders.
  • The race starts and finishes at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències on a certified 21.097 km course that includes a gel station at kilometer 15.2.
  • Organizers will use multiple start waves to manage roughly 26,000 entrants, with a published maximum finish time and rules on bib use to avoid disqualification.
  • City authorities have mapped extensive street, bridge and tunnel closures and provided alternate crossing routes to limit disruption during the event.
  • Coverage notes Valencia’s fast course and competitive field by naming Letesenbet Gidey as the site’s women’s record holder and listing Rodrigue Kwizera as a leading favorite for the 2026 race.