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MANN-FILTER Maratón de Zaragoza

Start 08:308:30 AM Zaragoza

The MANN-FILTER Maratón de Zaragoza is a hilly course of 42.2 km with 159.2 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 196 m and its highest 241 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 18 April 2027, starting at 08:30.

Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar. Photograph by Rab Lawrence, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons . Course line © OpenStreetMap contributors

At a glance

Race day
The 2027 race
Start
08:308:30 AM
Distance
42.2 km26.2 mi
Marathon · 10K
Total climb
159.2 m522 ft
Highest point 44 m144 ft above lowest
Time limit
5 hours

The course

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The course stays between 196.5 m and 240.7 m above sea level and climbs 159.2 m in the full marathon.

Start, finish

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  1. Photo: FRANCIS RAHER, CC BY 2.0
  2. Photo: own work, CC BY 2.5
  4. Photo: Juanedc from Zaragoza, España, CC BY 2.0

km 0.3mile 0.2

Mercado de Lanuza

The Mercado Central, which the organiser names on the route.

Photo: FRANCIS RAHER, CC BY 2.0

Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30

Course elevation profile, 8× vertical exaggeration Elevation along the course from km 0 to km 42. The trace runs between 196 and 241 metres, a range of 44 metres, drawn at 8 times vertical exaggeration so the shape is legible. Smoothed over 1 km before this profile was derived. An unsmoothed urban surface carries the buildings and would assert a climb that is not there. The dashed stretches are bridge decks: Puente de la Almozara, km 1.6 to 1.9; Puente del Tercer Milenio, km 4.2 to 4.6; Paseo de Echegaray y Caballero, km 26 to 26.1; Paseo de Echegaray y Caballero, km 27.6 to 27.7; Puente de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, km 28.2 to 28.7; Puente de Piedra, km 29.1 to 29.4; Puente de Santiago, km 31.9 to 32; Paseo de Echegaray y Caballero, km 37.8 to 37.9; Paseo de Echegaray y Caballero, km 39.4 to 39.5. A bare-earth model reads the ground or the water beneath a bridge, not the deck the runner is on, so those runs are interpolated between the ground either side rather than measured, and they under-report the real climb across a span. Marked points: Cut-off 11:00 at km 21.1; Cut-off 12:05 at km 30; Cut-off 12:40 at km 35.
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi

Dashed: bridge upright dashes: cut-offs

Your 5 gels, at the orange marksFor a 4:00 finish, one every 40 minutes

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

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  • Zaragoza's flat 44 metresHighest point at 16.4 km, lowest at 27.2 km; 44.2 m from low to high.
  • Pilar to Pilar past the Roman wallsPlaza del Pilar start and finish; the route drops the Canal Imperial cycle lane.
  • Five hours, with three checks5 hour limit; the checks close at 11:00, 12:05 and 12:40.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GradientZaragoza's flat 44 metresHighest point at 16.4 km, lowest at 27.2 km; 44.2 m from low to high.

The road runs from 196.5 m, at 27.2 km, to 240.7 m, at 16.4 km: 44.2 m from the lowest point to the highest.

The marathon climbs 159.2 m in total, so a watch on the day will count more small rises than this from bridges and underpasses.

Measured

Whole courseLandmarkPilar to Pilar past the Roman wallsPlaza del Pilar start and finish; the route drops the Canal Imperial cycle lane.

The organiser calls the marathon “Zaragoza en 42 kilómetros”, with start and finish in the Plaza del Pilar and a passage through the Roman walls, the bridges over the Ebro, the Mercado Central, Plaza de España and the Paseo de la Independencia.

The route page calls the course “el mejor recorrido de la historia”, less hard and more attractive than before, and says the stretch on the Canal Imperial cycle lane and the passage under the Almozara bridge are gone.

Sourced

km 21.1 to 42.2TacticsFive hours, with three checks5 hour limit; the checks close at 11:00, 12:05 and 12:40.

The gun on 18 April 2027 is at 8:30 and the limit for the marathon is 5 hours. Checks close at the half marathon at 11:00, at 30 km at 12:05 and at 35 km at 12:40. The rules give the closing pace as 7:05 per kilometre, and organisers and the local police may take off the course anyone who misses a check.

Liquid aid stations stand at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 km and at the finish, with solids as well from 20 km. The course is measured and certified by the Spanish athletics federation (RFEA) over 42,195 m.

Sourced

Race weekend

Bib pickup at Hotel Hiberus, Sala Canariensis (Paseo de los Puentes 2)

Friday 16 April Bib pickup

  1. 10:0010:00 AM–14:002:00 PM

    Bib pickup Hotel Hiberus, Sala Canariensis (Paseo de los Puentes 2). First of two sessions on Friday, the second runs 16:00 to 20:00. Show the registration receipt or a copy of your ID.

  2. 16:004:00 PM–20:008:00 PM

    Bib pickup, second session Hotel Hiberus, Sala Canariensis (Paseo de los Puentes 2). Show the registration receipt or a copy of your ID.

Saturday 17 April Last bib day

  1. 10:0010:00 AM–14:002:00 PM

    Bib pickup Hotel Hiberus, Sala Canariensis (Paseo de los Puentes 2). First of two sessions on Saturday, the second runs 16:00 to 19:00. No bibs are handed out on race day.

  2. 16:004:00 PM–19:007:00 PM

    Bib pickup, second session Hotel Hiberus, Sala Canariensis (Paseo de los Puentes 2). No bibs are 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 18 April Race day

  1. 08:308:30 AM

    Marathon start Plaza del Pilar. Start and finish are both in Plaza del Pilar.

  2. 11:3011:30 AM

    Trophy ceremony Overall podium from about 11:30, age categories from 12:00.

  3. Time not published

    Marathon time limit Plaza del Pilar. Maximum time to complete the marathon is 5 hours. 5:00 limit: 7:06/km for 42.195 km5:00 limit: 11:26/mi for 26.2 mi
Cut-offs (3)

  1. 11:0011:00 AM

    Half marathon cut-off Half marathon point. The control closes at 11:00. The overall limit is 5 hours.

  2. 12:0512:05 PM

    Cut-off at 30 km 30 km. The control closes at 12:05.

  3. 12:4012:40 PM

    Cut-off at 35 km 35 km. The control closes at 12:40.

Times as published by the organiser, in Zaragoza time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.

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Entry

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

Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Zaragoza, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

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.

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Anti-chafe
A small balm stick
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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
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
A pack of blister plasters
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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 MANN-FILTER Maratón de Zaragoza

Is the MANN-FILTER Maratón de Zaragoza course flat?
No, it is a hilly course: 159.2 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 44 m above the lowest. It finishes 12 m higher than it starts.
When is the MANN-FILTER Maratón de Zaragoza 2027?
Sunday 18 April 2027. The start is at 08:30.
What is the time limit at the MANN-FILTER Maratón de Zaragoza?
Runners have 5 hours to finish.
Where does the MANN-FILTER Maratón de Zaragoza start?
Start: Plaza del Pilar.
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