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Bogotá Half Marathon
The Bogotá Half Marathon is a course of 21.1 km with 66.9 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 2,547 m and its highest 2,603 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 25 July 2027, starting at 08:30.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 08:308:30 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 10K
- Total climb
- 66.9 m219 ft
- Highest point 57 m187 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe whole course lies between 2,547 m and 2,603 m above sea level; it climbs 66.9 m, 52 m of it by km 6.7, and the last 14 km are mostly downhill.
StartFinish
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- Photo: Julian Zapata, CC0
km 6.3mile 3.9
Torre Colpatria
The course passes about 140 m from the tower near km 6.3, close to the high point of the route.
Photo: Julian Zapata, CC0
km 6.7mile 4.2
Museo Nacional de Colombia
The course passes about 100 m from the National Museum near km 6.7, at the top of the long rise.
km 13.8mile 8.6
Parque El Virrey
The course passes about 330 m from the park near km 13.8, on the way back south.
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 5 10 15 20 km
0 5 10 13.1 mi
Dashed: bridge
Your 2 gels, at the orange marksFor a 1:55 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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- A high city, and one long riseBogotá is at about 2,550 m; the half climbs to km 6.7, then drifts down to a finish level with the start.
- Four waves at 08:30, and a 10K on its own routeHalf marathon waves go at 08:30, 08:38, 08:46 and 08:54; the 10K starts at 10:00 on its own route.
- Nine service islands, every two kilometresWater and isotonic drink at km 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19; the 10K has three islands.
Course notes 4 short reads on the course
km 0 to 21.1GradientA high city, and one long riseBogotá is at about 2,550 m; the half climbs to km 6.7, then drifts down to a finish level with the start.
Bogotá is a high city, and the whole half marathon lies between 2,547 m and 2,603 m: the start at Parque Simón Bolívar reads 2,551 m, the finish 2,552 m, and the race never leaves a 57 m band.
Within that band the shape is simple. The road is almost flat for the first 2 km (2,551 m at the start, 2,553 m at km 2), then rises for about 4.7 km to the high point of 2,603 m at km 6.7. 52 m of the race’s 66.9 m of climbing comes before that point. After it the course gives most of the height back: 2,582 m at km 10, about 2,555 m at km 15, and the low point, 2,547 m, at km 18.5, before a last two kilometres that rise a few metres to the finish.
Measured
Whole courseCrowdFour waves at 08:30, and a 10K on its own routeHalf marathon waves go at 08:30, 08:38, 08:46 and 08:54; the 10K starts at 10:00 on its own route.
The organiser’s rules put the 21K elite group and the first wave on the road at 08:30, followed by the second wave at 08:38, the third at 08:46 and the fourth at 08:54. Wave numbers follow the finishing time a runner gave at registration and are printed on the bib. The assembly area at the Plaza de Eventos of Parque Simón Bolívar opens at 06:00 and warm-ups begin at 06:15.
The rules describe the 21K and the 10K as two routes with different timetables: the 10K goes off from 10:00 in waves of its own, the last at 10:24. The organiser’s homepage says more than 40,000 runners take part each year and notes the race has carried World Athletics quality labels since 2009.
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Whole courseTacticsNine service islands, every two kilometresWater and isotonic drink at km 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19; the 10K has three islands.
The organiser’s FAQ lists the official hydration points as the service islands on both routes: at km 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 on the 21K, and at km 3, 5 and 8 on the 10K. Each island has a first-aid point. The Recorridos page adds that an island carries water, isotonic drink, toilets, organisers who give information and collection points for recyclable waste.
The FAQ lists no island after km 19, so the last 2.1 km of the half marathon has none.
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Whole courseGeometryWhich year's routeThe organiser's route is named for 2025 and filed under a 2026 heading.
The organiser’s Recorridos page offers a GPX download for the 21K, and the track inside it is named “mmB 21K 2025”. The page’s own text is headed “Recorridos Oficiales media maratón Bogotá 2026”. That is the only route the organiser publishes, and it is not dated to the 2027 race.
The organiser says the course is certified by World Athletics and that the race starts and finishes at Parque Simón Bolívar.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at CorferiasThursday 22 July Bib pickup
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08:008:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Bib and kit pickup at the expo Corferias. Pickup runs Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 July, 08:00 to 19:00 each day, in person or by an authorised person with a letter and a copy of the runner's ID. Bibs and kits are not handed out on race day.
Friday 23 July Bib pickup
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08:008:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Bib and kit pickup at the expo Corferias. Second of three pickup days. Bibs and kits are not handed out on race day.
Saturday 24 July Last bib day
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08:008:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Bib and kit pickup at the expo Corferias. Last pickup day. Bibs and kits are not handed out on race day.
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Sunday 25 July Race day
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06:006:00 AM
Assembly area opens Plaza de Eventos, Parque Simon Bolivar. Open to 21K and 10K runners from 06:00. Warm-up sessions begin at 06:15, before runners enter the start lane. -
Time not published
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08:308:30 AM
Half marathon (21K) start: elite and wave 1 Carrera 60, west carriageway, between Calle 63 and Calle 53. Waves go by estimated finishing time, the wave number printed on the bib. -
08:388:38 AM
Half marathon (21K) start: wave 2 -
08:468:46 AM
Half marathon (21K) start: wave 3 -
08:548:54 AM
Half marathon (21K) start: wave 4 -
10:0010:00 AM
10K start: elite and wave 1 Carrera 60, west carriageway, between Calle 63 and Calle 53. The 10K runs a different route from the half marathon. Later waves go at 10:08, 10:16 and 10:24.
Times as published by the organiser, in Bogotá time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Bogotá, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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