[4] The race attracts top level elite competitors from Kenya, Ethiopia and Morocco, as well as runners from the host country Spain.

[1][2][5] The change coincided with a growth in the number of participants and a higher standard of elite level competition.

[10][11] On 24 October 2021, Letesenbet Gidey ran a time of 1:02:52, breaking Ruth Chepn'getich's previous world record of 1:04:02 by over one minute.

[12] On 27 October 2024, Yomif Kejelcha ran a time of 57:30 to break Jacob Kiplimo's previous world record of 57:31 set in 2021.

[13] The half marathon starts and finishes on Carrer d'Antonio Ferrandis about 1 km (0.62 mi) southwest of the City of Arts and Sciences.