47 Because Valencia is also a Garden of Eden for beginners, a nirvana for runners who are about to participate in their first marathon. And as a paradise for runners of all kinds from around the world, La Placeta has its own special ‘oasis‘ for beginners: Rookies' Corner by Serrano. There, alongside José Garay, coach of the Cárnicas Serrano Athletics Club and the person responsible for the Objective 42K Valencia training plans, nerves and sympathetic glances were shared among those who knew they were going to be -or, at least until that moment, had hoped they were going to be- future marathon runners. In Rookies' Corner, the nearly 8,000 runners who made their debut in Valencia found more than just advice: they found calm and refuge, they shared their feelings with their peers and reviewed the lessons they had learned before their toughest test with others who, like them, had one day also discovered the distance. Because making your debut in Valencia isn't just about running a marathon for the first time. It's about fulfilling a dream by crossing the blue finish line that everyone fantasises about. It's about crossing a life-changing finish line.
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