113 Iván crossed the finish line with his “grandparents' flag” Iván cruzó la meta con “la bandera de los abuelos” Parecía extraña la bandera que Iván portaba al cuello cuando cruzaba la pasarela de l’Hemisfèric. Esa composición catalano-manchega tenía que responder a algo. Bingo. Era “la bandera de los abuelos”. Así la llamaba este emocionado finisher, que corrió desde el kilómetro 21 con un esguince solo porque, a la altura de la Plaza de Toros, iba a recoger un pedazo de tela que, para él, tiene un significado inabarcable. “Mis abuelos me dijeron una vez que nunca me olvidara de mis raíces y que siempre estuviera orgulloso de ellos”. Así que su forma de homenajearlos es acabar todas sus carreras luciendo esta bandera que representa los orígenes de su familia. Eso sí, Iván no descarta ponerle algún distintivo valenciano a su enseña. Porque si con esta ya van cinco medallas del Maratón Valencia… es porque Valencia también forma parte de su historia. Esperamos ver cómo queda. The flag that Iván wore around his neck as he ran along the walkway by the l'Hemisfèric seemed strange. That combination of Catalan and La Mancha symbols had to mean something. And now all is revealed. It was his “grandparents' flag”. That's what this ecstatic finisher called it, he ran from kilometre 21 with a sprain just because, at the Plaza de Toros, he collected a piece of cloth that, for him, has immeasurable significance. “My grandparents once told me never to forget my roots and to always be proud of them”. So, his way of honouring them is to finish all his races wearing this flag that represents his family's origins. However, Iván does not rule out adding some Valencian symbols to his banner. Because, with this one, he now has five medals from the Valencia Marathon... so Valencia is also very much part of his history. We look forward to seeing how his story turns out.
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