The Valencia Marathon suspends the popular event but keeps the elite race alive

There will be no

on December 6, at least for the 30,000 popular athletes who sold out the numbers last February.

The organization has announced that it is

of the test after rushing the options for holding it safely, but "the evolution of the health situation due to covid-19 and the uncertainty of the near future forces us to renounce to host participation of the 30,000 participants ", says the

, organizer of the event together with the Trinidad Alfonso Foundation and the Valencia City Council.

The door remains open to follow the path of

, which gave up the popular event but will host the

on October 4 on a closed circuit through St. James Park.

In fact, after the suspension of major events such as Boston, New York, Berlin or Chicago, the London and Valencia marathons are a great attraction for the elite.

Eliud

and Kenenisa

have them on their agenda

, who will race in the British capital but do not lose sight of Valencia.

For popular athletes, the option of running through the streets of the Valencian capital will be postponed to 2021. The organization has chosen not to wait any longer so as not to increase the concern of the participants, who had already begun their preparation, and not to penalize those runners who had to start preparing travel and accommodation.

"It is an obligatory stop, but we are going to work so that 2021 is everything we wanted to do this year and something else," says

, race director and president of the SD Correcaminos.

Registered runners will be able to choose from September 15 between several options proposed by the organization.

The first is to change the registration for a place in the 2021 test, which will be held on December 5.

The second is to request a refund, except for the voluntary solidarity contribution, which is kept for

.

A third option is to waive the amount, as a commitment to the organization, and thus save a preferential registration in the first price bracket in 2021.

40th anniversary

As this 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the race, the organization offers the possibility of participating in the

.

It is about preparing the test individually and doing it during the weekend in which it was going to run in Valencia.

Popular athletes will have

at their chosen locations.

The organization will establish a classification and will present them with the official shirt and medal that was planned for this edition of the event.

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