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Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 09:309:30 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Entry fee
- €110
- For the 2027 race
- Time limit
- 6 h 30 min
The course
The organiser describes a hilly course with many gravel sections, 24% of the distance.
- Rolling vineyard roads and 24% gravelRun among the châteaux of the Médoc, finishing where it started.
- 22 aid stations and 55 tasting pointsOysters, rib steak, cheese, grapes and ice cream among them.
- Sweeper runners close the course at halfwayAnyone behind them is out of the race and unranked.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientRolling vineyard roads and 24% gravelRun among the châteaux of the Médoc, finishing where it started.
The rules describe a hilly course with many portions of gravel track, 24% of the course. Start and finish are on the Quais de Pauillac, and the time limit is 6 hours 30 minutes of running.
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Whole courseCrowd22 aid stations and 55 tasting pointsOysters, rib steak, cheese, grapes and ice cream among them.
The organiser’s programme lists 22 aid stations on the course, about twenty oeno-sports tests where runners taste great growths in moderate doses, and 55 entertainment and tasting points with oysters, rib steak, cheese, grapes and ice cream. The race is run in costume, with a theme set each year.
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Whole courseTacticsSweeper runners close the course at halfwayAnyone behind them is out of the race and unranked.
A team of sweeper runners marked with signs runs at the 6:30 pace. Anyone arriving behind them is neither ranked nor rewarded and is taken out of the race, and at halfway the circuit is closed to all runners behind them. Entries are limited to 8,500 participants.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at COSEC de PauillacFriday 3 September Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–23:0011:00 PM
Bib pickup and Village Marathon COSEC de Pauillac. Pickup is only on Friday, in person, with the pickup voucher sent in August. Official bus transfers between Bordeaux and Pauillac run on reservation. -
19:007:00 PM
Soirée Mille-Pâtes Château Fourcas Dupré, Listrac-Médoc. For 1,450 guests, entry with the wristband given at bib pickup. Dinner is served at 20:00. A Pâtes à Caisses evening runs from 19:00 at the Salle des Fêtes in Saint-Estèphe.
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Saturday 4 September Race day
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09:309:30 AM
Marathon start Quais de Pauillac. Start and finish are at the same place on the quays. -
16:004:00 PM
Prize ceremony Quais de Pauillac -
Time not published
Marathon time limit 6 hours 30 minutes of running. A team of sweeper runners holds that pace, and the course closes behind them at halfway. 6:30 limit: 9:14/km for 42.195 km6:30 limit: 14:52/mi for 26.2 mi
Side events (2)
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08:008:00 AM–09:159:15 AM
Costume parade Quais de Pauillac. The 2027 costume theme is Exploration Médoc, à la conquête du Monde. -
22:3010:30 PM
Fireworks Pauillac
Sunday 5 September The day after
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09:309:30 AM
Recovery walk Listrac-Médoc. Open to runners, companions, volunteers and partners on registration, limited to 3,000 people.
Times as published by the organiser, in Pauillac time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Pauillac time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Pauillac, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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 Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc
- When is the Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc 2027?
- Saturday 4 September 2027. The start is at 09:30.
- How do I enter the Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc?
- Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: €110 (for the 2027 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
- What is the time limit at the Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc?
- Runners have 6 h 30 min to finish.
- Where does the Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc start?
- Start: Quais de Pauillac.
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