The Benidorm Half 2024 has already sold out, reaching the best number of participants ever recorded. 6,500 participantsthat the next 23 of November They will travel through the tourist city par excellence either during the half-marathon event, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, or over the 10 km distance. The fact that 43% of the runners reside in the United Kingdom is a very significant figure, which means the arrival in Benidorm of almost 2,790 Britons.
The country with highest number of registered It is logically Spain which will be represented in the sum of the 21 km and the 10 km by nearly 3,340 runners, which represents almost 52% of the total census. By nation, the United Kingdom will be the second state with the greatest presence with 43.3%, or almost 2,800 runners. In total, they will be 26 THE country with presence in half of Benidorm. The top ten is made up of Spain (3,334), the United Kingdom (2,781), Norway (73 – it appears from the Nordic case that the last edition was 9 against 73 in 2024 -), the Belgium (62), Ireland (32), Italy (27), Poland (21), Netherlands (18), Sweden (16) and France (12). In total, 48.10% of those listed are foreign runners.
As for each distance, the registration figure will be very balanced, given that in the case of the Half marathon (21K) there will be 3,272 people while in the case of 10K It will be a very similar number.
Between the two tests, 61.2% will be men and 38.8% women. By distance, in the case of the 21 km, there will be 69.3% men and 30.7% women; In the 10 km, there will be 52.8% men and 47.2% women.
If we break down the case of Spain, by provinces, Alicante is the largest with 1,469 runners, followed by Valence with 417 and Madrid with 314. In addition, there will be 274 from Albacete, 180 from Murcia, 128 from Toledo, 97 from Cuenca, 68 from Ciudad Real, 59 from Castellón and 38 from Guadalajara. This list would be the top ten by provinces, but there will be 46 of the 52 that will be represented in BH24.
The Benidorm skyline, setting for the sporting event
The Benidorm Half 2024 circuit, with a route with a setting like the horizon of the city tourism par excellence, will be approved for both distances and it should be noted that the event is included in the national calendar of the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA). The 21K (will measure 21,097 meters) and the 10K (will measure 10,000 meters) with exit at Av. Comunidad Valenciana (corner Calle Belgica) and arrival at the Plaza de SS.MM los Reyes de España, 1 Benidorm (City Hall ).
This far exceeds last year. The 2023 edition was marked by the historical file of test participants with 4,800 runners, surpassing the previous record of 3,510 in 2021, or one thousand three hundred additional registrants. Moreover, with a singularity such as the fact that 33% (1,600 participants) actually came from the same country outside of Spain, such as the United Kingdom. Besides the Spanish and the British, 22 other countries participated.
For this 2024 edition, the organization will seek to continue working to improve the race and, compared to previous parameters, once again exceed the historical record of registrations as well as continue in the line of equalizing the figures in terms of participation masculine and feminine. . A half of Benidorm that is based on pillars such as experiential, international, tourist and, logically, sport.
The Benidorm Half is organized by Tour-Sport Promociones Deportivas and benefits from the institutional support of The town hall from Benidorm, Visit Benidorm and Turismo de la Comunitat Valenciana while the private sponsors are Meliá Benidorm, Coca-Cola and Sala Marina.
