The marathon was first held in 1981 as a popular race known as the
Marató Popular de València. From 2011 to 2014, the marathon was known as the Divina Pastora Valencia Marathon. In 2015, the marathon was known as the Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Marathon. On , the race organizer announced the cancellation of the 2020 in-person edition of the mass race due to the
coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of running the race virtually, transferring their entry to 2021, or obtaining a full refund. Three days later, on , the organizer announced that an "Elite Edition" of the race would be held on , and that the event would also include a half marathon race that year. Both races would use a course very similar to that used in the
Valencia Half Marathon, with marathoners running two laps of the course. On the day of the race, four half marathon runners broke the previous world record of 58:01, with Kenyan
Kibiwott Kandie setting a
new world record of 57:32. In addition, four marathon runners broke the previous course record of 2:03:51, with Kenyan
Evans Chebet setting a new course record of 2:03:00, the sixth-fastest marathon at the time, while Kenyan
Peres Jepchirchir also broke the previous course record of 2:18:30 with a new course record of 2:17:16, the fifth-fastest marathon at the time. In 2023, Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia broke the course record with a time of 2:01:48. ==Course==