VALENCIA, Spain (World-Track) Ben Connor and Samantha Harrison lead Great Britain’s entries for the 2026 Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich on Sunday, Oct. 25, on one of the world’s fastest half-marathon courses.

The elite race is scheduled to begin at 8:25 a.m. local time, 7:25 a.m. UK time, as clocks go back in both countries that morning. The race carries World Athletics Label Road Races – Gold status and will be streamed live from 8 a.m. local time.

Valencia’s flat course has twice produced a half-marathon world record. Course records stand at 57:30 for men and 1:02:52 for women.

Connor, Wheeler head British men

Connor, 33, heads the British men on paper with a personal best of 1:00:55, making him the quickest Briton on the elite list. Charles Wheeler follows at 1:01:28. Wheeler ran 1:01:28 here last year when Connor clocked 1:01:32, and placed 47th in 1:02:18 at last month’s World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen.

They are joined in the elite entries by Finley Proffitt at 1:03:19, Andrew Fyfe at 1:03:29 and Edward Buck at 1:04:04, among others.

Harrison leads British women

Harrison has a best of 1:07:10 and is the leading British woman on the elite list, ahead of Clara Evans at 1:09:00 and Lily Partridge at 1:09:12. Partridge was the leading Briton here last year in 1:09:52. The next group is headed by Rose Harvey at 1:10:02, Louise Small at 1:10:23 and Charlotte Dannatt at 1:10:42.

The women’s international field is headed by Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw, returning after maternity leave, with a PB of 1:03:51 from Valencia in 2021.

Great Britain elite entries – Bib numbers and personal bests

Men – GBR, listed half-marathon personal bests

• Ben Connor (Bib 25): PB 1:00:55
• Charles Wheeler (Bib 28): PB 1:01:28
• Finley Proffitt (Bib 74): PB 1:03:19
• Andrew Fyfe (Bib 82): PB 1:03:29
• Edward Buck (Bib 95): PB 1:04:04
• Ben Felton (Bib 114): PB 1:04:52
• Max Abernethy (Bib 138): PB 1:05:13
• Carl Avery (Bib 143): PB 1:05:27
• Christopher Coulson (Bib 152): PB 1:05:40
• Sam Griffiths (Bib 160): PB 1:05:51
• Ugur Altan (Bib 163): PB 1:05:58

Men – GBR, other performance marks (NOT HALF MARATHON TIMES) published in entry list

• Jack O’Leary (Bib 35): Listed mark 27:41
• Freddy Richardson (Bib 46): Listed mark 28:57
• Lawrence McCourt (Bib 122): Listed mark 29:19
• Thomas Butler (Bib 164): Listed mark 29:31
• Finn Brodie (Bib 165): Listed mark 29:39
• Oliver Way (Bib 176): Listed mark 2:17:28 – marathon

Women – GBR, listed half-marathon personal bests

• Samantha Harrison (Bib 222): PB 1:07:10
• Clara Evans (Bib 236): PB 1:09:00
• Lily Partridge (Bib 238): PB 1:09:12
• Rose Harvey (Bib 244): PB 1:10:02
• Louise Small (Bib 247): PB 1:10:23
• Charlotte Dannatt (Bib 252): PB 1:10:42
• Nancy Scott (Bib 269): PB 1:13:01
• Yvette Lock (Bib 270): PB 1:13:03
• Alice Wright (Bib 273): PB 1:13:17
• Sarah Forbes-Smith (Bib 293): PB 1:17:26