[5] Suárez participated in the 2011 Gran Fondo Siete Aguas Archived 27 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine International Trophy President of the Council of Valencia.

[11] He competed in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch New Zealand where he was one of two Spanish competitors in the marathon.

[2][13] Going into the 2012 athletics season, Suárez's goal for it was to win a gold medal at the 2012 London Paralympics in the marathon.

[16] Prior to the start of the London Games, he trained with several other visually impaired Spanish track and field athletes in Logroño.

[4][20] Suárez finished 6th in the 2013 Barcelona half marathon while setting a personal best time in the distance and competing against able bodied athletes.

Prior to race day, he gave a presentation connected to the event about physical activity, sport and eating patterns for athletes.