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Maratón Powerade Monterrey
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Start
- 06:456:45 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- 5K, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Time limit
- 6 h 30 min
The course
The marathon starts and finishes in Parque Fundidora, is certified by AIMS and World Athletics and counts as a Boston qualifier.
- Start and finish in Parque Fundidora, a certified Boston qualifierParque Fundidora start and finish, AIMS and World Athletics certified, Boston qualifier.
- Two cut-offs and a 6 hours 30 minutes limitCut-offs at 21.1 km (3h15) and 30 km (5h00); the limit is 6h30.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GeometryStart and finish in Parque Fundidora, a certified Boston qualifierParque Fundidora start and finish, AIMS and World Athletics certified, Boston qualifier.
The organiser’s call for entries says the course is measured at 42 km 195 m and certified by AIMS, endorsed by World Athletics and a qualifier for the Boston Marathon and for the Abbott World Marathon Majors Age Group World Championships. The field is limited to 10,000, which start together on one gun from four corrals set by the expected finish time runners give when they enter.
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km 0 to 42.2TacticsTwo cut-offs and a 6 hours 30 minutes limitCut-offs at 21.1 km (3h15) and 30 km (5h00); the limit is 6h30.
From the 6:45 start in 2026 those times are 10:00 at the half way mark, 11:45 at 30 km and 13:15 at the finish. Runners stopped at a cut-off are offered transport. The organiser also takes split times at 5, 10, 15, 21.1, 25, 30 and 35 km and at the finish.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at CINTERMEXFriday 11 December Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Chip and bib pick-up CINTERMEX
Saturday 12 December Last bib day
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09:009:00 AM–17:005:00 PM
Chip and bib pick-up CINTERMEX -
19:007:00 PM
Carbohydrate dinner From 19:00 on Saturday; the organiser lists one thousand places.
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Sunday 13 December Race day
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06:456:45 AM
Marathon start Fundidora Park. A single gun with four corrals, assigned by the expected finish time given at registration.
Cut-offs (3)
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10:0010:00 AM
Cut-off at 21.1 km 3 hours 15 minutes after the gun; runners stopped here are offered transport. -
11:4511:45 AM
Cut-off at 30 km 5 hours after the gun. -
13:151:15 PM
Overall time limit Six hours 30 minutes from the gun.
Times as published by the organiser, in Monterrey time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Monterrey time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Monterrey, 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.
Order by 22 November to test them on two long runs first.
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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 Maratón Powerade Monterrey
- When is the Maratón Powerade Monterrey 2026?
- Sunday 13 December 2026. The start is at 06:45.
- What is the time limit at the Maratón Powerade Monterrey?
- Runners have 6 h 30 min to finish.
- Where does the Maratón Powerade Monterrey start?
- Start: Fundidora Park.
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