Trail del Valle del Guadiaro 2026: winners and podiums

The Trail del Valle del Guadiaro held its second edition on Sunday, 8 November, in San Roque. José Miguel Jiménez Martín and Joanna Niezborala won the long race in 1:38:05 and 1:57:58, respectively, while Walid Sabbar and Tamara Calvente took the short race in 57:54 and 1:16:02.

The event brought together 300 athletes from across Andalusia. The rugby ground was the hub of a competition that followed paths and tracks through the Valle del Guadiaro area of the San Roque municipality.

Podium finishers in both races

The long race covered 21.4 kilometres. The men’s winner competed for Los Chakales Runners de Málaga, while the women’s winner represented Sotoraw Sotogrande. Running San Roque had a male and a female runner among the remaining overall podium finishers.

Long race

• Men’s second: Carlos del Águila, Running San Roque.
• Men’s third: Agustín Anguita, independent.
• Women’s second: Tamara Lobato, CD Trail Team 3×4 Algeciras.
• Women’s third: Carmen Regaida, Running San Roque.

In the 12.7-kilometre race, the men’s winner represented Club Virgen de Belén from Fuentes de Andalucía, in Seville province. The women’s winner competed as an independent.

Short race

• Men’s second: Daniel Rubiales, Montilla Córdoba Triatlón.
• Men’s third: Pedro Miguel Serrano, Alfanadic Córdoba.
• Women’s second: Lucía Andrades, independent.
• Women’s third: Pilar Delgado, IES Séneca.

Daniel Rubiales, who is registered with the Córdoba club, lives in Rincón de la Victoria, in Málaga province. Runners and clubs from several Andalusian provinces were represented among the short-race podium finishers.

A race on the San Roque calendar

The competition was part of the San Roque Ciudad de los Desafíos 2026 circuit. It was organised by the San Roque Town Council’s sports department, with technical assistance from the Andalusian Federation of Mountain Sports, Climbing and Hiking.

Club Running San Roque, Club de Tenis Gaviota, the local police, civil protection service and Guardia Civil also assisted. On the morning of the race, the temperature in San Roque was approximately 18 to 19 degrees Celsius.

San Roque mayor Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix presided over the medal presentation. The race coincided with Wadifest 2026, the Valle del Guadiaro Beer Festival, which was also held in Plaza Mayor over the weekend.