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BRITISH Athletes Ben Connor and Lily Partridge Triumph in Record-Breaking Benidorm Half 2025

 

Benidorm / 23rd Noember

 

Harry Johnson and Alondra Negrón win the 10K as event sets new participation and performance records

 

Benidorm celebrated an exceptional day of sport this Saturday as the Benidorm Half 2025 broke all previous participation and performance records. A total of 9,132 runners took part across the 10K and Half Marathon events—up from 6,500 last year—confirming the race as one of the fastest-growing and most international running events in Spain.

 

Despite cold weather conditions, the level of competition reached new heights. Course records were broken in the 10K, the women’s 21K, and the men’s 21K, marking this edition as one of the most successful to date.

 

   

 

British Sweep in the Half Marathon

• British athletes claimed both titles in the Half Marathon:
• Winner (Men): Ben Connor – 1:03:51 (new course record)
• 2nd place: Alejandro González de Miguel – 1:04:21
• 3rd place: Dmitrijs Serjogins (Latvia) – 1:05:11
• Winner (Women): Lily Partridge – 1:12:07
• 2nd place: Geles Gimeno – 1:19:45
• 3rd place: María José de Toro – 1:20:47
• 10K Victories for Harry Johnson and Alondra Negrón
• In the 10K, Britain’s Harry Johnson and Puerto Rican Alondra Negrón topped their categories:
• Winner (Men): Harry Johnson – 30:38
• 2nd place: Javier Mirón – 31:11
• 3rd place: Pablo Otero – 31:18
• Winner (Women): Alondra Negrón – 33:13 (national record for Puerto Rico)
• 2nd place: María Fuentes – 33:55
• 3rd place: Mónica Pascual – 34:48

 

Local Athletes Shine

Local runners also delivered strong performances:

• 21K (Men): Juan Antonio Fernández, followed by Rubén Suárez and Adrián García
• 21K (Women): Gemma Ann Selby, followed by Ángela Llorca and Isabel Villegas
• 10K (Men): Pablo García Ruano, Ximo Santonja, and Francisco Javier López Ródenas
• 10K (Women): María Fuentes, Sonia Tirado, and Svitlana Holosna

 

A Truly International Race

This year’s Benidorm Half reached unprecedented international levels:

• 50.5% of participants were from abroad
• 44.4% of all runners were from the United Kingdom
• Competitors from 37 countries took part
• Spain (4,516) and the UK (4,043) led participation

 

Other represented nations included Ireland, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Germany, France and Sweden

 

Of the Spanish participants, 1,934 came from the province of Alicante, with the remainder travelling from 46 provinces nationwide.

 

Among the distinguished athletes in attendance was Fermín Cacho, double Olympic medallist, whose presence added prestige to the event.

 

A Stunning Start and Celebratory Finish

Mayor Toni Pérez, together with the Councillor for Sports Javier Jordá, fired the starting pistol at the now-traditional starting point on Avenida de la Comunitat Valenciana, at its junction with Avenida de Bélgica. Thousands of runners filled the streets as the 10K departed at 5:00 p.m., followed by the Half Marathon at 6:00 p.m., creating a spectacular sporting atmosphere throughout the city.

 

The Queens of the Festes Majors Patronals 2025, Paula Pascual and Aitana Pérez, joined the mayor and Councillor Jordá in presenting trophies to the champions of the main categories.