The Valencia Half Marathon 2026 returned to gift us with a morning to remember, marking Spanish records by Rodrigue Kwizera and Laura Luengo. And not only for the fantastic times achieved by the elite, but also for the sheer number of recreational runners racing across a wide range of paces, something almost impossible to witness in other races.
However, this edition was noticeably slower across most of the finishing pace bands, with the exception of those who finished in under 1 hour and 10 minutes (230 runners, 46 more than 2025 but 8 fewer than 2024), and under 1 hour and 20 minutes (1003, 36 more than 2025 but 239 fewer than 2024). From there, all metrics indicate that this year was slower than 2025 and, especially, slower than 2024, a historic year in every sense.
Next, we detail the number of recreational runners who dropped below 1h10, below 1h20, below 1h24 (at 4 minutes per kilometer), below 1h30, below 1h45 (at 5 minutes per kilometer) and below 2 hours. In addition, we indicate the change relative to 2024:
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