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Granollers Half Marathon

09:309:30 AM Granollers
Granollers
Granollers. Photograph by Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The 41st Mitja Marató Internacional on Sunday 24 January 2027 runs through Granollers, Les Franqueses and La Garriga, starting at 9:30.

The course in short 2 lines
  • Three towns in one half marathonGranollers, Les Franqueses and La Garriga, from a 9:30 start.
  • Capped at 8,000 runners, two hours 45 to finishUp to 8,000 runners; the course closes 2:45 after the start.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryThree towns in one half marathonGranollers, Les Franqueses and La Garriga, from a 9:30 start.

The organiser, the Associació Esportiva La Mitja, bills the 41st edition as the Mitja Marató Internacional de Granollers, Les Franqueses i la Garriga, on Sunday 24 January 2027. Runners are given a Mizuno shirt and jacket, a finisher medal and a large runner’s bag.

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Whole courseCrowdCapped at 8,000 runners, two hours 45 to finishUp to 8,000 runners; the course closes 2:45 after the start.

The organiser sets the 2027 field at 8,000 runners at most, with registration closing on 17 January 2027 if the cap is not reached first. The organiser closes the course 2 hours 45 minutes after the official start. The organiser prices entries by bib number, from 28 euros for the first 1,000 bibs.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Granollers, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.3mile 4.6
  2. km 14.7mile 9.1

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.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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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
A race number belt
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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
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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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
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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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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distance
21.1 km13.1 mi
cut-off
2:45 h

Race week

Timetable

Before race week 1 key date

  1. 17 Jan 2027

    Registration closes Registration closes on 17 January 2027 or when 8,000 runners are registered, whichever comes first.

Sunday 24 January Race day

  1. 09:309:30 AM

    Half marathon start Granollers, Les Franqueses and La Garriga; 41st edition of the Mitja Marató Internacional.

  2. Time not published

    Course closes The course closes 2 hours 45 minutes after the official start. 2:45 limit: 7:49/km for 21.0975 km2:45 limit: 12:35/mi for 13.1 mi

Times as published by the organiser, in Granollers time, checked .

Add to calendar .ics file, times in Granollers time

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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