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An ever-growing number of runners choose the Valencia-Trinidad Alfonso EDP Marathon as the race in which to debut in a 42.195 km trial. That is why the Organisers have decided to create a ‘Rookie’s Corner‘ full of medical and sport tips from experts to make sure you enjoy your debut to the full.
The 2019 talk will be held on Saturday the 30th of November at 6 P.M. in the Auditorio Santiago Grisolía (auditorium) at the Science Museum in The City of Arts and Sciences.
Medical Tips
The big day is approaching. Get tips from Luis Cort, the trial’s Medical Director, to make sure you enjoy one of the world’s best marathons to the full.
Sport Tips
Fernando Ortiz gives the best tips for drawing up your race strategy, and controlling your pace and nutrition in preparation for the big day.
Nutritional Tips
To run in the Valencia Marathon, you also need to train when it comes to nutrition before, during, and after the trial. Discover the tips of Valencia’s Association of Dieticians and Nutritionalists (CODiNuCoVa)
Foot Health Tips from Podoactiva
Looking after your feet is vital if you want to run a Marathon. Discover Podoactiva's tips, brought to you by the official sponsor for foot health and bio-mechanics
Dear Runner,
Congratulations on registering for Objetivo 42K Valencia and for receiving from New Balance the training plans for the Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso 2024, which have been prepared by CA Serrano coach José Garay.
The preparation to reach the Valencia Marathon’s finish line will start on Monday 12th August and you will receive the training plan for your first week on Sunday 11th August. If you need to check your plan or make any changes, you can do so at any time on the following link.
Tips for before starting your plan
Best of luck in your preparations. Let’s get started!!
NOTE: We remind you that the training plan should serve as an accompanying guide, but in no case can or should it replace the figure of a personal trainer who has first-hand knowledge of your feelings and your responses during your preparation.
Thanks to New Balance, all the runners registered for the Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich 2024 will have access to the training plans prepared by CA Serrano coach José Garay, with seven different options depending on each runner’s time aspirations.
The 40th Valencia-Trinidad Alfonso EDP Marathon will be held on the 6st of December. We want to make sure that you safely complete the trial.
To run in the Marathon and complete the 42-kilometre circuit, you must not only have followed the whole training plan and a healthy diet, you also need rest. In addition you should also take your nutrition and liquid intake needs into account during the race itself.
During the race, runners will find no fewer than nine points along the route serving liquid and food refreshments. They are sited at 5-kilometre intervals (plus an extra one at Kilometre 37.5), plus at two special points providing gels (at approx. kilometres 19 and 29.At all of the Valencia Marathon refreshment points, you can get sealed bottles of water (33 cl.) and beakers/bottles of Powerade – an isotonic drink(15 cl.).There will be a special liquid and solid refreshment point at the Finishing Line.
Nutritional Information for the race
Below, we provide nutritional information by unit so that a runner knows exactly how much carbohydrates he or she is consuming during the race. This information is much more important than you think.You will need to drink the right quantities during the race and right from the first refreshment point, as well as take in mineral salts and carbohydrates. It is vital that you do not miss out any of the refreshment points.You should reckon on an intake of between 30 and 60 grams of carbohydrates each hour.
Other recommendationsMineral salts are important to prevent dehydration. Enervit and Powerade gels contain these essential minerals but we also recommend you take an extra capsule of mineral salts for each hour of the race with at least 20 cl. of water (never just the capsule on its own).Caffeine boosts performance but taking more of it does not help. The equivalent of a coffee before starting the race and no more than two during the race will help you to be more active and perform better (those who do not tolerate caffeine well should be careful because it may cause diarrhoea).
Fernando Ortiz, National Athletics Trainer.
Fernando Ortiz, entrenador nacional de atletismo.
All runners entered for the Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich can receive our training plans, of which there are five versions depending on the target race time. The plans have been drawn up by José Garay, trainer with CA Cárnicas Serrano (athletics club).
To receive the training guide/plan by email, runners entered for the Valencia Marathon must first ask to be sent a plan. When you request the plan, we will check your registration details for the Valencia Marathon 2024: registration number; email address; DNI/NIE/passport number.
From then on, your training plan will be sent to you weekly by email. Each part of the plan covers the following seven days of your training. Videos and useful tips will be provided along with the plans to help you get the most out of your training.
The plans cater to those runners who are aiming to finish the Marathon in under one of the following times: 3 hours, 3 hours 15; 3 hours 30; 3 hours 45; 4 hours 00; 4 hours 15; 4 hours 30 and 5 hours (finish de race). The plans cover a 16-week period before the Marathon and the first instalment of the plan will be sent on 13 August.
So from 12 August, a training plan instalment will land in your email inbox each week. You can also follow the plan in the private section of the website we have set up for this purpose.
With the arrival of the Valencia-Trinidad Alfonso EDP Marathon, the gardens of The City of Arts and Sciences come to life with a host of children’s activities. These take place onthe morning of Saturday the 5th of December, lasting from 9:00 A.M. to Noon (12:00) in Paseo de la Alameda.
The sporting spirit that imbues the race is a golden opportunity to foster children’s activities. Here, youngsters play the leading part. Fundación MAPFRE and Juegos Deportivos Municipales (the Municipal Sports Board) organise these events, which foster healthy lifestyles and are of an educational nature.
In 2020, the following activities will be laid on:
The Marathon at School is an education initiative in which the city’s Infant and Junior schools take part in the weeks building up to the Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich. In 2024 participated 60 schools and more than 18,000 schoolchildren are taking part.
Schoolchildren took part in literary and drawing contests, races, team games, workshops, a mini-marathon, arts and crafts, making their own sports drinks, and using new technologies, among many other things.
Furthermore, the schools taking part were also eligible for super prizes covering the following:
The youngest members of the family can also play and learn from home by using the maratonalcole.com web site.
The Marathon at School is an education initiative in which the city’s Infant and Junior schools take part in the weeks building up to the Valencia-Trinidad Alfonso EDP Marathon. In the 2018 edition, 31 schools and over 10,100 children participated in the project.
For the third year in a row, schoolchildren took part in literary and drawing contests, races, team games, workshops, a mini-marathon, arts and crafts, making their own sports drinks, and using new technologies, among many other things.
Furthermore, the schools taking part were also eligible for super prizes covering the following:
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The youngest members of the family can also play and learn from home by using the maratonalcole.com web site.
Discover more about this exciting project in the video presentation on The Marathon at School:
