The Santa Eulària Ibiza Marathon has experienced a historic edition with record participation, making it the most multitudinous sporting event on the island of Ibiza, with an atmosphere full of emotion.
In the marathon, the main distance, the Kenyan Aspel Kiptoo Kiprop was proclaimed champion with an official finishing time of 02:27:16, leading the entire race ahead of the Kenyan Josphat Kiprop Kiptis, second and who stopped the clock in 02:36:33. Belgian Wout Croonen was third with a time of 02:40:11. In the women’s category, the English athlete Gemma Ann Selby took the victory crossing the finish line after 03:29:32 of competition; she was closely followed by Diva Oliveira (03:29:52). The podium was rounded off by Great Britain’s Verity Nott (03:34:09).
The Olympic athlete and ambassador of the event, Dani Mateo, registered the best time in the intermediate distance, the 22K, thus revalidating his title with a time of 01:11:13. More than four minutes separated the runner from Soria from the second classified, Mohamed Rida Younes Chelloubi (01:15:43); while Guillem Satorre González reached the finish line in third position (01:19:41). For her part, Yésica Más was proclaimed champion of the 22K in her debut in the Ibizan race with a time of 01:25:07. Clara López, who set the course record in the last edition of the race, once again stood on the podium, this time as second place with a time of 01:28:24. Third place was shared by Belgian Elien Janssen and Italian Elisa Melilli (01:31:36).
Once again this year, local runner Adrián Guirado was proclaimed champion of the 12K with a time of 00:39:59, thus improving his time from last year’s edition, and in the women’s category Lotte Scheldeman was the winner with a time of 00:47:16.
Álex Roca did not want to miss this great event either. The Catalan runner repeated in the 12k distance, where he was accompanied by the well-known influencer Valentí Sanjuan, both stopping the clock in 01:28:31. The vegan athlete Juanma Furió has also managed to win the precious finisher’s medal of this 7th edition of the Santa Eulària Ibiza Marathon, with a time of 01:56:28. Ingrid Pino crossed the finish line with a time of 00:50:48.
In this way, the Santa Eulària Ibiza Marathon has impregnated the island with #RunAndFeel spirit and an extraordinary atmosphere, and has allowed thousands of runners to live a unique experience running through the most emblematic places and the most important municipalities of Ibiza, discovering its intricacies and beautiful landscapes, and crossing the finish line on the promenade of Santa Eulària des Riu under a magical sunset and by the sea.
The Councillor for Sports, Economy and Finance, Salvador Llosa, was in charge of kicking off the marathon at 3:30 pm in the Port of Ibiza, just a few metres from the Mediterranean Sea and with Dalt Vila as a backdrop. At the start of the 22K, the distance with the highest percentage of registered runners, located in Santa Gertrudis, Miguel Tur, deputy mayor of Santa Eulària des Riu, was in charge of giving the starting signal. And in the 12K, which started at the same time as the intermediate distance, it was Carmen Ferrer, mayoress of Santa Eulària des Riu, who gave the starting signal.
The athletes of the three distances that make up the competition programme of the event (marathon, 22K and 12K) have written their own history in the seventh edition of this great sporting event with nearly 50% female participation and more than 65% of those registered from abroad, being the edition with the highest percentage of foreign runners.
The entire team of Talentum Group, organisers of the Santa Eulària Ibiza Marathon, as well as the authorities who attended on behalf of the Santa Eulària des Riu Town Hall, the Ibiza Town Hall and the Island Council were very satisfied with the great success of this historic edition that brought together running enthusiasts from all over the world, which reaffirms the important role of this event in the positioning of Ibiza as a tourist and sports destination.