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Maratona Internacional de Fortaleza
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 04:004:00 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · 5K
- Entry fee
- R$359
- For the 2027 race
- Time limit
- 6 hours
The course
The marathon starts at 04:00 on Sunday 11 April 2027, has a six-hour limit, and closes at km 3, 7.3, 20 and 35.5 at 25 minutes, 1 h 05, 2 h 50 and 5 h 10 after the last start.
- A 04:00 start, a six-hour limit and four cut-offs04:00 start, six hours, cut-offs at km 3, 7.3, 20 and 35.5.
- Beira Mar out, the Sabiaguaba bridge, the CE-010 and backBeira Mar, the Sabiaguaba bridge, CE-010 and Litorânea, then back to the arch.
- Kits at the Centro de Eventos do Ceará, Wednesday to SaturdayKit pickup Wed-Fri 10-20 and Sat 10-18 (21K and 42K only) at the Centro de Eventos.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseTacticsA 04:00 start, a six-hour limit and four cut-offs04:00 start, six hours, cut-offs at km 3, 7.3, 20 and 35.5.
The marathon is the earliest start of the weekend: the half marathon goes at 05:00, and the 5K and 10K at 05:30 on Saturday. The regulations set the minimum age for the marathon at 20 years, counted by the end of 2027.
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Whole courseGeometryBeira Mar out, the Sabiaguaba bridge, the CE-010 and backBeira Mar, the Sabiaguaba bridge, CE-010 and Litorânea, then back to the arch.
The organiser’s text takes the course from Avenida Historiador Raimundo Girão along Avenida Abolição to Avenida Beira Mar, left past the Mercado dos Peixes, then Avenida Cesar Cals and Avenida Dioguinho to the Sabiaguaba bridge. On the CE-010 it crosses the Maestro Lisboa viaduct and returns over a raised median roughly 1 km beyond it, then runs along Avenida Litorânea to a turn opposite Alphaville.
The return repeats the same avenues past the port to Avenida Barão de Studart, then right onto Avenida Historiador Raimundo Girão and through the finish arch.
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Whole courseConditionsKits at the Centro de Eventos do Ceará, Wednesday to SaturdayKit pickup Wed-Fri 10-20 and Sat 10-18 (21K and 42K only) at the Centro de Eventos.
Pickup is at gate C of the Centro de Eventos do Ceará, Avenida Washington Soares 999, where the second Expo Maratona de Fortaleza runs on the same days. No kits are handed out outside these days, and a photo ID is required.
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Race weekend
Wednesday 7 April Expo
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10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Kit pickup and Expo Maratona Centro de Eventos do Ceará, Av. Washington Soares 999, gate C. No kits are handed out outside the pickup days. Photo ID is required.
Thursday 8 April Expo
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10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Kit pickup and Expo Maratona Centro de Eventos do Ceará, Av. Washington Soares 999, gate C
Friday 9 April Expo
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10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Kit pickup and Expo Maratona Centro de Eventos do Ceará, Av. Washington Soares 999, gate C
Saturday 10 April Expo
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10:0010:00 AM–18:006:00 PM
Kit pickup for the half marathon and marathon only Centro de Eventos do Ceará, Av. Washington Soares 999, gate C
Sunday 11 April Race day
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04:004:00 AM
Marathon start Av. Historiador Raimundo Girão. The half marathon starts at 05:00 from the same avenue. The finish is on the same avenue, through the arch. -
Time not published
Marathon time limit Four cut-offs, counted from the last start: km 3 at 25 minutes, km 7.3 at 1 h 05, km 20 at 2 h 50 and km 35.5 at 5 h 10. 6:00 limit: 8:31/km for 42.195 km6:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 26.2 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Fortaleza 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 Fortaleza time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Fortaleza, 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 Maratona Internacional de Fortaleza
- When is the Maratona Internacional de Fortaleza 2027?
- Sunday 11 April 2027. The start is at 04:00.
- How do I enter the Maratona Internacional de Fortaleza?
- Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: R$359 (for the 2027 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
- What is the time limit at the Maratona Internacional de Fortaleza?
- Runners have 6 hours to finish.
- Where does the Maratona Internacional de Fortaleza start?
- Start: Av. Historiador Raimundo Girão.
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