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Carrera Ponle Freno Madrid
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Start
- 09:009:00 AM
- Distance
- 10.0 km6.2 mi
- 10K
- Entry fee
- €15
- For the 2026 race
- Time limit
- 1 h 15 min
- Finish closes 10:1510:15 AM
The course
The 10K starts from the Plaza de Colón and runs through some of Madrid's best-known streets, passing kilometre zero, the point from which Spain's radial roads are measured.
- Past kilometre zeroFrom the Plaza de Colón, past kilometre zero.
- Bibs at Arturo Soria Plaza, Thursday to SaturdayThu, Fri and Sat 11:00 to 20:00 at Arturo Soria Plaza.
- A 9:00 start and a 15 euro entryGun at 9:00; 10K limit 1:15; entry 15 euros.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkPast kilometre zeroFrom the Plaza de Colón, past kilometre zero.
Kilometre zero is also symbolic for Ponle Freno, which started there in 2008 and aims to bring its count of road victims back to zero. All of the money raised by entries goes to the Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos in Toledo. The race has a 5K and a 10K, with a handbike category in the 10K.
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Whole courseTacticsBibs at Arturo Soria Plaza, Thursday to SaturdayThu, Fri and Sat 11:00 to 20:00 at Arturo Soria Plaza.
Anyone can collect a runner’s bag by showing that runner’s registration. The shirt is not included in the children’s categories, and shirts go out strictly in the order bibs are collected, so the size chosen at registration is not guaranteed.
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Whole courseTacticsA 9:00 start and a 15 euro entryGun at 9:00; 10K limit 1:15; entry 15 euros.
The start and finish are on the Paseo de Recoletos at the Calle de Jorge Juan. After the time limit, runners who stay on the course continue under their own responsibility and must respect the traffic rules. Trophies go to the top three overall, men and women.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Arturo Soria Plaza shopping centreThursday 12 November Bib pickup
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11:0011:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Bib pickup Arturo Soria Plaza shopping centre. Anyone can collect a runner's bag by showing that runner's registration.
Friday 13 November Bib pickup
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11:0011:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Bib pickup Arturo Soria Plaza shopping centre
Saturday 14 November Last bib day
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11:0011:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Bib pickup Arturo Soria Plaza shopping centre
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Sunday 15 November Race day
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09:009:00 AM
5K and 10K start -
10:1510:15 AM
10K time limit Maximum 1 hour 15 minutes for the 10K, 45 minutes for the 5K; after that runners continue under their own responsibility and the traffic rules. 1:15 limit: 7:30/km for 10 km1:15 limit: 12:04/mi for 6.2 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Madrid 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.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Madrid time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
No gel needed at this pace
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
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.
Order by 25 October to test them on two long runs first.
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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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Questions about the Carrera Ponle Freno Madrid
- When is the Carrera Ponle Freno Madrid 2026?
- Sunday 15 November 2026. The start is at 09:00.
- How do I enter the Carrera Ponle Freno Madrid?
- Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: €15 (for the 2026 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
- What is the time limit at the Carrera Ponle Freno Madrid?
- Runners have 1 h 15 min to finish. The finish closes at 10:15.
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