The 10th edition of the Universitat de València Race, a sporting event open to all citizens and part of the City of València Popular Running Circuit, was held on Sunday 16 October.
The start took place at 9:00 a.m. in Avenida Primado Reig, near the sports facilities of the Universitat de València. The runners covered a distance of 6 kilometres along the Avenida Cavanilles Botanical, Alameda and Blasco Ibáñez, until they reached the Universitat de València's sports centre in Primado Reig, where the finish line was located.
In the women’s general category, the best time was for Alicia Álvarez, with a time of 00:19:47. She was followed by Ghizlane Assou (00:20:29) and, in third position, Lucía María Mocholi (00:20:49). The fastest runner was Miguel Baidal, who achieved a time of 00:16:49. Second and third place went to UV students Jaume Albaráñez (00:17:24) and Álvaro Calderón (00:17:29).
In the 10th Universitat de València Race, there was also a category for UV students and staff. The fastest student was Jaume Albarañez, followed by Álvaro Caldrerón and John Alan Pardo. The podium for female students consisted of Míriam Ferran, Mencia Carpio and Mar Segarra. In the PAS/PDI category, the male victory went to Carles Balguer, with Coque González crossing the finish line in second place, followed by Julio Pellicer. In the women's category of Universitat staff, the fastest was Cristina Soriano, second place went to Lucía Martos, and Josvey Blanco completed the podium.
With the intention of giving the event an open and participative character, the non-competitive foot-walking or Nordic-walking modality was also developed, where the participants were able to enjoy the route in a more leisurely way and with a lower physical requirement. The sports day concluded with the under-14s race at the finishing area of the race, which was attended by around 100 participants.
Ana Mª Gómez, director of the Sports Service, presented the awards together with the city councillor for Sports of the València City Council, Javier Mateo, thanked “the municipal sports foundation for having the UV in this popular running circuit”. The UVesports director emphasised “the great participation” and highlighted the civic responsibility of the runners: “We opened the doors of the university sports facilities to 2,700 people, who made use of them with great civic-mindedness. This behaviour, together with the impeccable work of the volunteers, ensured that the race ran smoothly and was a great success”.
The Universitat de València promotes this event every year with the aim of encouraging the practice of sports and raise awareness of the importance of adopting healthy lifestyle habits. It has the collaboration of the Municipal Sports Foundation, which organises this event belonging to the City of València Popular Running Circuit, and the support of the Trinidad Alfonso Foundation, Intersport, Serrano, CocaCola, El Corte Inglés and Divina Seguros.
