The section of Avinguda dels Tarongers between the city entrance via the V-21 and Enginyer Fausto Elío will be closed from 10 PM tonight, Friday, for the setup of the start and finish lines. The event expects 26,000 participants, so planning travel is recommended. The organization has prepared over 60 entertainment points distributed along the 21 kilometers of the course.
The city hosts the 35th edition of the Half Marathon, aiming to break the European record for the distance. To achieve this, around twenty national and international athletes, both male and female, capable of beating the current record of 57:30, will compete.
Considered one of the best Half Marathons in the world, the organization has once again prepared 61 entertainment points along the 21,097 meters of the race. Various social groups, including fallas, sports clubs, schools, businesses, and associations, are participating in this initiative, which also features DJs, bands, and batucadas to liven up the runners' passage with music.
The race's sponsors have also set up several entertainment points along the route, ensuring street entertainment at every kilometer. Participants, who will run in seven waves, are scheduled to start from 8:30 AM.
The route includes streets such as Avinguda dels Tarongers, Ronda Nord, Avinguda Alfahuir, Avinguda Primat Reig, Llano de Zaidía, Menéndez Pidal, Gran Vies Ferran el Catòlic and Ramon i Cajal, Plaça d’Espanya, Carrer Sant Vicenç Màrtir, Xàtiva, Guillem de Castro, Blanquerías, Plaça del Temple, Carrer de la Pau, Barques, Plaça de l’Ajuntament, Marquès de Sotelo, Colom, Plaça de la Porta de la Mar, Navarro Reverter, Jacinto Benavente, Albereda, Pont del Regne de València, the Falleres Majors roundabout, Carrer Menorca, Avinguda Balears, Juan Verdaguer, Doctor JJ Dómine, Eugenia Viñes, and again Avinguda dels Tarongers to cross the finish line.
The event will cause traffic disruptions between 8:25 AM and 12:00 PM. Avinguda dels Tarongers will be closed in both directions from 10 PM tonight. On Saturday the 24th, Ramon Llull and Poeta Artola will be closed at 10 PM. On Sunday, surface access to the Catalonia-Tarongers avenue roundabout will be restricted, and traffic will be diverted through the V-21 tunnel from 4:30 AM to 10:00 AM, while other route closures will begin at 7:30 AM.
Parking will be restricted from 8:00 AM on Saturday, October 24th, in areas such as Pla de la Saïdia, the city center, Passeig de l´Albereda, Doctor JJ Dómine, the maritime zone, and from 10 PM on Carrer Colom. Five parking zones will be established: Avinguda Aragó (395 spaces), Doctor Lluch (165 spaces), University of València (470 spaces), and Polytechnic University of València (680 spaces), open from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM; and at the Arena Shopping Center (1,250 spaces), free from 6:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
EMT has planned new routes for Saturday and Sunday. In total, 40 lines have had their routes modified, and on Sunday, lines C1, 19, 31, 40, C2, 92, 93, 94, and 95 will be suspended during the race. Normalization of all routes, except for the Avinguda dels Tarongers area, is expected by 8:00 PM.
Regarding the tram, circulation in both directions on Avinguda dels Tarongers will also be interrupted between 6:40 AM and 12:00 PM on Sunday.
