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Madrid Half Marathon
The Madrid Half Marathon is a course of 21.1 km with 137.3 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 643 m and its highest 735 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 4 April 2027, starting at 09:15.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 09:159:15 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 5K
- Total climb
- 137.3 m450 ft
- Highest point 92 m302 ft above lowest
- Time limit
- 3 hours
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe half marathon starts and finishes on Paseo de Recoletos, runs up the Castellana to Plaza de Castilla, and returns through Puerta de Alcala, Gran Via, Puerta del Sol and Cibeles.
Start, finish
© OpenStreetMap contributors
- Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0
- Photo: Ricardo Ricote Rodríguez from Madrid, España, CC BY 2.0
- Photo: Wikier 2017, CC0
- Photo: Felipe Gabaldón, CC BY 2.0
- Photo: Artistosteles, CC BY 4.0
- Photo: José María Mateos from Spain, CC BY 2.0
km 0mile 0
Biblioteca Nacional de España
The start and the finish are both on Paseo de Recoletos in front of the Biblioteca Nacional.
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0
km 4.6mile 2.9
Plaza de Castilla
The runners leave the Castellana by the service road before Plaza de Castilla and go round it, then turn onto Calle Bravo Murillo.
Photo: Ricardo Ricote Rodríguez from Madrid, España, CC BY 2.0
km 13.6mile 8.5
Puerta de Alcalá
Calle de Alcalá leads to Plaza de la Independencia, where the course goes round the Puerta de Alcalá on its right.
Photo: Wikier 2017, CC0
km 18.4mile 11.4
Gran Vía
The course follows Calle de la Gran Vía between Calle Carranza and Calle Montera.
Photo: Felipe Gabaldón, CC BY 2.0
km 18.9mile 11.8
Puerta del Sol
The course comes down Calle de la Montera into Puerta del Sol and leaves along Carrera de San Jerónimo.
Photo: Artistosteles, CC BY 4.0
km 20.5mile 12.7
Fuente de la Cibeles
After Paseo del Prado the course passes Plaza de Cibeles and runs up Paseo de Recoletos to the finish.
Photo: José María Mateos from Spain, CC BY 2.0
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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- Up the Castellana, back through Sol and CibelesNorth on the Castellana, then a loop of Alcala, Gran Via, Sol and Cibeles.
- The climb comes in the first 5 kmHigh point 735.0 m at 4.9 km; low point 643.2 m at 20.1 km.
- Three hours, up to 30,000 runners, a 9:15 start9:15 start, 3 hour limit, a field of up to 30,000.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 21.1GeometryUp the Castellana, back through Sol and CibelesNorth on the Castellana, then a loop of Alcala, Gran Via, Sol and Cibeles.
The RFEA-certified course opens at Paseo de Recoletos, in front of the Biblioteca Nacional, and follows the Castellana to a service road before Plaza de Castilla. It turns onto Calle Bravo Murillo, goes round Cuatro Caminos, then runs Joaquin Costa and Francisco Silvela to Calle de Alcala and round the Puerta de Alcala. It continues on Serrano and the Castellana to Alonso Martinez and Bilbao, then Gran Via, Calle Montera, Puerta del Sol, Carrera de San Jeronimo, Neptuno, Paseo del Prado and Cibeles, and finishes back on Paseo de Recoletos.
Sourced
km 0 to 21.1GradientThe climb comes in the first 5 kmHigh point 735.0 m at 4.9 km; low point 643.2 m at 20.1 km.
The course runs between 643.2 m and 735.0 m above sea level, 91.9 m from the lowest point to the highest. It leaves Paseo de Recoletos at 657 m and climbs the Castellana to 685 m at 2.5 km and 735 m at 5.0 km, near Plaza de Castilla. From there it falls, to 696 m at 10 km, 677 m at 15 km and 648 m at 20 km, and finishes at 652 m.
Measured
Whole courseCrowdThree hours, up to 30,000 runners, a 9:15 start9:15 start, 3 hour limit, a field of up to 30,000.
The 2027 half marathon starts on 4 April at 9:15 on Paseo de Recoletos, with wheelchair athletes going off at 9:10. The time limit is 3 hours from the start. Registration stops at 30,000 participants, and runners can only collect bibs at the runners’ fair on 1, 2 and 3 April.
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Race weekend
Thursday 1 April Bib pickup
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Time not published
Bib, chip and shirt collection at the Feria del Corredor Collection only at the runners' fair on 1, 2 and 3 April; bring the registration receipt or an ID.
Friday 2 April Bib pickup
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Time not published
Bib, chip and shirt collection at the Feria del Corredor Second day of collection at the runners' fair.
Saturday 3 April Last bib day
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Time not published
Bib, chip and shirt collection at the Feria del Corredor Last day of collection at the runners' fair.
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Sunday 4 April Race day
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08:008:00 AM
Free bag check opens Plaza de Colón -
Time not published
Overall time limit 3 hours from the start. 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.0975 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi
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09:109:10 AM
Wheelchair start Paseo de Recoletos. Runners with a disability in wheelchairs, not handbikes. -
09:159:15 AM
Half marathon start Paseo de Recoletos, in front of the Biblioteca Nacional
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.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Madrid, 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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Questions about the Madrid Half Marathon
- Is the Madrid Half Marathon course flat?
- Not entirely. It has 137.3 m of climbing over 21.1 km. The highest point is 92 m above the lowest.
- When is the Madrid Half Marathon 2027?
- Sunday 4 April 2027. The start is at 09:15.
- What is the time limit at the Madrid Half Marathon?
- Runners have 3 hours to finish.
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