Overview
- The race starts Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time with live coverage on Betevé and the official event app.
- Organisers are keeping the fast, urban route from Passeig de Isabel II to Avinguda Marina beside Parc de la Ciutadella.
- Ethiopia’s Hagos Gebrhiwet leads the men’s field, with Chala Regasa in contention and Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu targeting the European record; Australia’s Jack Rayner will chase the Oceania mark.
- In the women’s race, Loice Chemmung headlines a field that includes Weini Kelati and Taylor Roe, with Spain’s Marta Galimany as the top local contender and Joyciline Jepkosgei’s 1:04:15 standing as the course benchmark.
- The event has 36,000 entrants, reaffirming its status as Europe’s No. 2 half marathon by size, with roughly 40% women and 40% international participants.