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Marathon international de Charleroi
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 09:309:30 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · 5K
- Time limit
- 6 hours
The course
The marathon starts and finishes at the Grand Palais, with the finish beside the Palais 2 marathon village.
- One start and finish at the Grand PalaisStart and finish at the Grand Palais; the half marathon starts with the marathon.
- Six hours, with a gate at the half6 hours overall; a gate at 3 hours halfway.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryOne start and finish at the Grand PalaisStart and finish at the Grand Palais; the half marathon starts with the marathon.
Every distance starts at the Grand Palais, and the finish is at the Grand Palais, Palais 2 (the marathon village). On 25 April 2027 the marathon and the half marathon go off together at 9:30, and the 10 km and 5 km follow at 10:00.
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Whole courseTacticsSix hours, with a gate at the half6 hours overall; a gate at 3 hours halfway.
For the 25 April 2027 race, marathon runners have a maximum of 6 hours and half marathon runners 3 hours. A time gate at half of those times sits at the middle of the course.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Marathon village, Grand PalaisSaturday 24 April Bib pickup
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16:004:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Bib pick-up at the marathon village Marathon village, Grand Palais. Saturday desk at the village. Bibs can also be collected at the Trakks and Decathlon shops in Charleroi centre from 2 to 21 April.
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Sunday 25 April Race day
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06:306:30 AM–09:309:30 AM
Bib pick-up at the marathon village Marathon village, Grand Palais. Sunday desk at the village. -
13:301:30 PM
Prize money ceremony Overall ranking prize money. -
14:002:00 PM
Category prizes -
Time not published
Overall time limit 6 hours to complete the marathon. 6:00 limit: 8:31/km for 42.195 km6:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 26.2 mi
Cut-offs and other races (4)
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08:308:30 AM
Kids run start Grand Palais -
09:309:30 AM
Marathon and half marathon start Grand Palais. Both distances start together and finish at Grand Palais, beside the Palais 2 marathon village. -
10:0010:00 AM
10 km and 5 km start Grand Palais -
Time not published
Half-way gate A time gate at half of the 6 hour limit, so 3 hours, at the middle of the course. 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.1 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Charleroi 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.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Charleroi time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Charleroi, 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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