Xabier Rodríguez-Martínez, PhD
Materials Scientist and Triathlete
On 26 September 2026 I completed my first ever ultramarathon: the 21 Leguas de Narón (A Coruña, Spain), a 101 km circular route that starts and finishes at the Paseo Marítimo de Xuvia and runs through Ferrol and Valdoviño along the Costa Ártabra. It was an amazing experience, but a super tough one! I reached …
On 12 April 2026 I took part in the 25th edition of the Vig-Bay, the Gran Bahía half marathon that links Vigo and Baiona along the coast of the Ría de Vigo. I crossed the finish line in 1h14’34” at an average pace of 3’32” / km, setting a new personal best in the half …
Two years after my marathon debut, I returned to Logroño (La Rioja, Spain) on 5 October 2025 and set a new personal best of 2h39’53” at an average pace of 3’47” / km, more than five minutes faster than in 2023. This time I paced the race much more evenly, passing halfway in 1h19’40” and …
I made my debut in the marathon distance in the city of Logroño (La Rioja, Spain), with about 16 weeks of preparation throughout the summer. My pace was more optimistic than it should have been and I paid for it in the final part of the race with a substantial meltdown. It was very hot …