LAura Luengo starred in the best debut of a Spanish woman in a marathon in Valencia. The extreme, Spanish half marathon record holdercompleted the long distance in 2.25:35, the third best Spanish record ever after the records that Majida Maayouf (2h21:27) and Ftima Ouhaddou (2.25:30) also achieved in that race and an Olympic minimum.
Then he said goodbye to the year by running the Nationale-Nederland in San Silvestre Vallecana and he is already thinking about the Olympic Games in Paris. First, answer the BRAND test: 10 kilometers, 10 questions.
KM 1. Your best memory of San Silvestre.
R. The best memory of San Silvestre is arriving at the stadium and seeing my entire family cheering me on, all the people from my club, and the stadium full.
KM 2. A curious or funny anecdote that happened to you in a race.
R. For example, in this marathon, when I only had 2 km left to finish, my coach informed me that the rest of my teammates had done well. Tariku had made the record for Spain and Iago, the Olympic minimum… And inside I felt joy like never before.
KM 3. Which rival would you like to run alongside?
R. At the international level, I would like to run with Obiri, who ran one year in the San Silvestre Vallecana and won it. I admit her a lot and I really like how she runs.
KM 4. Who would I ask for an autograph?
R. To Marc Mrquez because I love him, he is my dolo.
KM 5. If you weren’t an athlete, what would you be?
R. Well, I don’t know, but surely something related to the Law.
KM 6. If you could run dressed up, what would you do it as?
R. Well, I would like to run dressed as something related to Christmas: Santa Claus or a Christmas decoration. There are some that come out like a Christmas ball.
KM 7. A secret that no one knows about you.
R. Well, I can say that I am very stubborn. It seems that I am very calm and it is true, I am very calm, but deep down if something gets into my head, it is very difficult to negotiate with me.
KM 8. What race would you like to do that you haven’t run yet?
R. Well, I would like to compete in a ‘major’. New York, surely, I think is the one that would make me most excited.
KM 9. A movie that he would have liked to star in.
R. ‘Harry Potter’.
KM 10. December 31st. He is eating the grapes. A wish for 2024.
R. Go to the Olympic Games in Paris.
