San Silvestre Vallecana 2023: Aregawi and Katir, the last great duel of the year in San Silvestre Vallecana
ESpanish athletics says goodbye to a great 2023 with a high voltage duel. The Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi presents his candidacy for a record gold and to put his name next to the athletes who in the Nationale-Nederlanden San Silvestre Vallecana They were sculpted like legends.
But the experienced Mohamed Katir will run with the incentive of recovering the crown he achieved two years agothe first for a Spaniard since 2003, after falling behind Joshua Kipchoge last year.
Aregawi is going to break the mark tomorrow
World cross country runner-up, 5K road world record holder last year and the second best time in history in a 10K road race in Laredo. Despite his insulting age, 22 years old, Aregawi has license to dream of a record-breaking end of the year. Aspires to improve the historic brand (26:41) which made Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo the fastest athlete in the universe in 2018.”Aregawi is going to break the mark tomorrow“, so he stated Fernando Carrorecent champion in the Alcobendas 10K, at the presentation of the race, which was attended by Antonio Sabugueiro, promoter of the race decades ago and who wanted to pay tribute to the late journalist Pepe Domingo Castaño.
Tariku Novales says goodbye to the year to the rhythm of rap in San Silvestre
For now, his own Aregawi expresses his affection for a land he has set foot on for the first time: “I really like Spain because I have my best time here. I’m going to try to run at my best time“. He will have a tough competitor in Katir, who believes that “from 27:00 I am obviously going to go down because I have looked good in training.”
I think I’m obviously going to go down from 27:00 because I looked good in training.
At the continental level, in the 3,000 m (indoor) and 5,000 m, there is no one who breaks more records than Mohamed Katir. The goal of the double world medalist, European medalist and national record holder of 1,500 m, 3,000 m (indoor) and 5,000 m is to surpass his last mark in the Spanish capital, 27:19.
García Romo, Novales, Katir and Aregawi chat during the presentation of the race
Familiar faces making their debut
The Murcian will meet again with an old acquaintancebut very new to the 10K en route of this San Silvestre Vallecana. It will be the debut for another of the Spanish favorites in the race, Mario García Romo. The one from Salamanca comes from being the national record holder in the mile and sixth in the 1,500 m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.
His lack of experience on the Madrid asphalt will not mean that Garcia Romo Don’t come prepared to start war. “I knew I had to come here to make my 10K debut and I really want to compete against them. The 28:00 barrier would be nice,” said the athlete, who returns to training in the United States on January 1.
I really want to compete against them. The 28:00 barrier would be nice
It has been less than a month since Tariku Novales became the first Spaniard to break the 2 hour and 6 minute barrier in the Valencia Marathon, but his best 10K time dates back to 2018. In this test, the Madrid native Red Iago He won the minimum for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
In the women’s category, Majida Maayouf thinks about achieving the first victory for Spanish athletics since 2008 in the San Silvestre Vallecana. Lonah Salpeter returns to improve the third place he achieved two years ago, while Abel Yeshaneh and Likina Amebaw They want to return to Ethiopia the gold that Prisca Chesang won last season.
“I hope to get my best time in 10K, It’s my debut and there are great athletes“, he pointed out Yeshanehpodium in the three major North American marathons.
Laura Luengo, Laura Priego, Fátima Azzahara Ouhaddou, Marta Galimany and the veteran Irene Pelayo will compose a national luxury quintet.
