The San Silvestre Vallecana is an annual 10 km
road race held on 31 December in
Madrid
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, Spain since 1964. It has two editions: a
fun run
A fun run is a friendly race that involves either road running or cross country running with participants taking part for their own enjoyment rather than competition. A fun run will usually be held to raise funds for a charity, with sponsors pr ...
for
amateur athletes and an elite race for professional athletes. In 2012, the race achieved its historical record of participants, up to 40,000.
It is based upon the
Saint Silvester Road Race, a Brazilian race (held since 1925) which spawned numerous other New Year's Eve races. Along with the
Madrid Marathon, the San Silvestre Vallecana is one of the city's foremost annual running events.
Past winners
10 km (since 1998)
1964–1997
References
Volver a resultados San Silvestre Vallecana. Retrieved on 2022-12-31.
Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2022-12-31.
External links
Official site of the race
{{IAAF Silver Label
10K runs
Sports competitions in Madrid
Athletics competitions in Spain
Recurring sporting events established in 1964
December sporting events
New Year celebrations
1964 establishments in Spain