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Jean Bouin Road Race

09:009:00 AM Barcelona
Montjuïc
Montjuïc. Photograph by Fabio Alessandro Locati, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The Open 10K starts at 09:00 on Avinguda Maria Cristina on Montjuïc and finishes at the same place.

The course in short 3 lines
  • Start and finish on Avinguda Maria CristinaStart and finish on Avinguda Maria Cristina, 09:00.
  • Four start boxes by recent race timeRed under 40, yellow 40-50, blue 50-60, green over 60 min.
  • A free Rodalies ticket in the runner's bagFree Rodalies ticket in the bag; bag drop 07:00 to 11:30.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryStart and finish on Avinguda Maria CristinaStart and finish on Avinguda Maria Cristina, 09:00.

The organiser describes the 10K as a circuit through the city’s most emblematic streets, certified by the Catalan athletics federation. The 103rd edition is on Sunday 29 November 2026.

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Whole courseCrowdFour start boxes by recent race timeRed under 40, yellow 40-50, blue 50-60, green over 60 min.

A better box can be asked for at bib pickup with a time from a federation-approved race since 1 January 2023. The time limit is 1 hour 30 minutes.

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Whole courseCrowdA free Rodalies ticket in the runner's bagFree Rodalies ticket in the bag; bag drop 07:00 to 11:30.

The bag drop is at the Córner Paral·lel of the Fira de Barcelona, between Plaça Espanya and Carrer de Lleida. Bibs are collected on the Friday or Saturday, not on race morning.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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Race fuel for Barcelona

One gel every 40 minutes once you are past about 75 minutes of running, plus a spare.

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.

Order by 8 November to test them on two long runs first.

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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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Race week

Timetable

Friday 27 November Expo

  1. 10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM

    Runner's fair and bib pickup Córner Paral·lel, Fira de Barcelona. Between Plaça Espanya and Carrer de Lleida, sea side. Each runner has a pickup slot (10 to 15 h or 15 to 20 h) in the final participants list, and no bibs are handed out on Sunday morning.

Saturday 28 November Expo

  1. 10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM

    Runner's fair and bib pickup Córner Paral·lel, Fira de Barcelona. Pickup slots are 10 to 15 h and 15 to 20 h.

Sunday 29 November Race day

  1. 07:007:00 AM–11:3011:30 AM

    Bag drop Córner Paral·lel, Fira de Barcelona

  2. Time not published

    Time limit 1 h 30 for the Open 10K. 1:30 limit: 2:07/km for 42.195 km1:30 limit: 3:25/mi for 26.2 mi
Other races (2)

  1. 09:009:00 AM

    Open 10K start Avinguda Maria Cristina, Montjuïc. The finish is at the same place as the start. Start boxes: red up to 40 minutes, yellow 40 to 50, blue 50 to 60, green over 60 minutes or no time.

  2. 10:0010:00 AM

    Open 10K prize giving Beside the VIP zone, Avinguda Maria Cristina, Montjuïc. Trophies and medals for the first three men and women overall, from 10:00.

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

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Trip

Getting a place

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

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