This Santa Pola Mitja Marathonthis next Sunday, January 22 will celebrate his thirty first editionhas always been characterized by take care, pamper and offer the best services and environment to their popular runners. Most around 5,200 athletes who will return from the exit will reach the fishing village enjoy and try to improve your personal records.

However, the Santapolera test also a place reserved for elite athletesallowing it to position itself It is one of the fastest held in Spain and has a huge international projection due to its great records.. PFew half-marathons around the world can boast of having a record of 59 minutes and 9 seconds.established Kenyan Alexander Mutiso in the 2020 edition or whose citizen has left in the last year Paulina Narogoi Esikon with 1.07.15 in the women’s category.

It’s getting harder and harder to break records close to the world record. Hiring major world figures requires significant economic effort. Despite everything, Santa Pola Athletics Club plans to continue to thrive, and a substantial army of athletes, particularly Africans from Kenya and Ethiopia, will be on the starting line on Sunday.willing to fly and pulverize or approach test record as before last year when Kenyan Felix Kibitok won at 59:33 by falling under the clock and racing in the rain. Something very few runners can achieve.

Leading the international cast of this edition Alfred Kipchirchir Mukche, winner of the Madrid Half Marathon in 2021accrediting a time 59.43 and comes willing to develop a flatter layout like Santa Pola. They will also try to cut down the time for another Kenyan. David Kimaiyo Kiboi or Ethiopian Tolosa Jiksa Tadessealready around these brands Nairobi and Valencia. Nekemiah Kipyeon and Dominique Kipkirui finished first and second in the last Albacete Half Marathonwith records for a little over an hour, the favorites will try to act like a rabbit and fight for victory if they don’t have a good day.


Santa Pola will once again gather more than 5,000 athletes on Sunday MATÍAS SEGARRA


African athletes are always capable of bringing big surprises even on its debut at long-distance eventsWhat will the Kenyan be like? Muruts Wbet Gebrheat Sunday in Mitja Marató de Santa Pola.

luxury female participation

But where there is more hope of breaking records is in the female category. The organization of the Santapolera test managed to collect a luxurious turnout. Beatrice Cheserek wants to improve Paulina Narogoi Esikon’s (1.07.15) record from last year. Kenyan is very fit and Won the Cardiff Half Marathon (Wales)with sign 1.06.48. What makes it a big favorite and keen to drop the best brand in history in Santa Pola.

They will try to complicate British Samantha Harrison, who made 1.08.12 in Berlin; anyone Held in Gothenburg (Sweden) by Ethiopian Aminet Ahmed with her personal brand of 1.08.26. The Kenyan completes his favorite group. Cynthya Jepkogei Chemwono was founded in Porto with a record of 1,09.56. without exclusion young Nancy Jepleting, winner of the last 15km Santurce-Bilbao, Aragon crossing and the 21,097m Quijote Ciudad Real Marathon, with a time of 1.15.45. The Kenyan will also debut in Santa Pola in a special half marathon event.


Last year, four women dropped the previous record of Santapolera testing MATÍAS SEGARRA


Not only will there be great foreign athletes in the fishing village on Sunday. Meritxell Soler, current Spanish half marathon champion, Seville Half Marathon winner in 1.10.36, and Jean Bouin of Barcelonawill run through Santa Pola, ready to approach the national record.

Runners will take part in 31st Santa Pola Mitja Marathon more than 20 countries and girls will also be featured Scandinavian athletesWhat Swedish Sanna Mustonen (1.12.24) or Finnish Nina Chydenius (1.14.04).

If it’s a good day next Sunday in Santa Pola, if the winds of the last few days have subsided, and the elite runners have had a good day, it will be possible to enjoy a great show. fishing village with athletes flying on asphalt.