There are many ways to say goodbye to the year but probably one of the best is running the San Silvestre Vallecana, the 10k that runs through Madrid from the Santiago Bernabéu to the outskirts of the Vallecas Stadium. "For me it is, without a doubt, the best race in the world, " says athlete Nuria Fernández.

Unveiled today, starting at 6 pm, the great secret of the color of the shirt that will be worn by the nearly 40,000 runners registered in this year's edition, the Sansil faces a countdown that will live its great party on the afternoon of the December 31 in Concha Espina street. "It is an absolutely magical moment. The music, the people ... The atmosphere is so beastly that you have an uncontrollable desire to give everything from the start but you have to know how to manage all that energy well so as not to empty ourselves too early, " he advises. Fernandez

In these 15 days left for the test to be disputed, there is not much left to do in the sports field. "The work we have had to have done already these months ago. These two weeks should be to jog smoothly and concentrate on the race with only one goal in mind: enjoy! Because, look, I have participated in races around the world during my years in the elite, but I haven't seen any with this animation in the streets . "

Although the route is quite benevolent, the runner recommends dosing the forces to get fresh to those last two kilometers of tremendous slope of the Albufera Avenue. "People take you on volandas but you have to climb it upside down, trimming the stride to make it as efficient as possible and minimize the effort."

If you want to know more about the San Silvestre Vallecana, do not miss the full report with Nuria Fernández that will be broadcast tomorrow Sunday, starting at 9 am, in 'Health a day' (Telemadrid program produced by UEtv).

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