10K Valencia Ibercaja by Kiprun: Dates, Tickets & Venue (Valencia)

A 10K built for the clock

This is one of the fastest 10K courses anywhere. Valencia sits almost entirely at sea level on flat ground. The race runs in January, when mornings on the Mediterranean coast are cool, and those two conditions are what distance runners look for when they want a fast time.

Its record book proves the point. Rhonex Kipruto ran 26:24 here in 2020, a men’s 10K world record. In 2024 Agnes Ngetich ran 28:46, the first woman under 29 minutes. Because of that history, elite fields and age-group runners chasing a personal best sign up together.

Date, entries and the venue

The 2027 edition takes place on Sunday, January 10, 2027. Entries work the way they do at most big road races:

• Runners buy an entry, which gets them a bib (dorsal) and a timing chip.
• Spectators need no ticket. They watch from the pavement along the course.
• Course and venue: the organiser publishes the route map, the start and finish area and the bib-collection details on the race’s official site.

Kiprun, the running brand of the French sports retailer Decathlon, is the title partner. Ibercaja, a Spanish bank, is the main sponsor.

Runners usually collect their bibs in the days before the race. Many build a short city break around the weekend, staying near the old town (Ciutat Vella) or in Ruzafa, where there are plenty of cafés open early.

Getting to Valencia and around

Valencia Airport (VLC) is about 8 km west of the centre. Metrovalencia Lines 3 and 5 run from the terminal straight into the city. High-speed AVE trains from Madrid arrive at Joaquín Sorolla station, roughly two hours from the capital.

On race morning, roads on the course close to traffic. Runners and spectators mostly travel by metro, tram, Valenbisi bike share or on foot, since the centre is compact and flat. The Turia Gardens are the old riverbed turned into a 9 km park. They are where local runners train and where many visitors jog the day before to loosen up.

Race morning on the kerb

Spectators bunch up near the finish, which leaves the middle kilometres of the course more open. Locals cheer with “¡Vamos!” and “¡Ánimo!”. Many people stand where they can see the start, then walk a few streets to catch the runners again as they come back past.

Some tips on how the morning usually goes:

• Layers: January mornings start cold and warm up quickly in the sun. Runners often wear an old top to the start and throw it away once they’re moving.
• Paying: cards and contactless work almost everywhere in Valencia. Tipping is modest; people usually round up or leave small change.
• Eating after: Valencians eat late. A post-race almuerzo (the local mid-morning sandwich break) at a bar fits the timing better than lunch, which rarely starts before 2pm. Paella is traditionally a midday dish, not an evening one.
• Language: Spanish and Valencian are both spoken. Signs often show both, so you’ll see carrer alongside calle for street.

Runners who want a longer race in the same city have the Valencia Marathon, held each December on similarly flat streets.