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Media Maratón Ciudad de Zaragoza
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 09:009:00 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 5K, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Time limit
- 2 h 30 min
The course
The 9:00 start on the Paseo de Echegaray comes with a 2 hour 30 minute limit and pass controls at 5 km in 35 minutes, 10 km in 1:10 and 15 km in 1:45.
- Three pass controls and a 2:30 limitLimit 2:30; controls at 5 km (0:35), 10 km (1:10) and 15 km (1:45).
- Bibs at Ibercaja's Espacio Explora, never on race dayFri 16:00 to 20:00, Sat 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00; no race day bibs.
- Entry fees rise in steps from 21 euros21, 25, 29 then 31 euros, plus a 5% booking fee.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseTacticsThree pass controls and a 2:30 limitLimit 2:30; controls at 5 km (0:35), 10 km (1:10) and 15 km (1:45).
Marshals and the local police may remove runners who fall outside those times. The race is a single lap of 21,097 m over a distance certified by the Spanish athletics federation, run on 14 March 2027 and organised by the club Corre en Zaragoza.
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Whole courseTacticsBibs at Ibercaja's Espacio Explora, never on race dayFri 16:00 to 20:00, Sat 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00; no race day bibs.
Runners show the registration receipt or a copy of their ID, and may collect a bib for another entrant with that person’s receipt or a photo of their ID. The race is open to anyone who is 18 or older on race day, and every entrant receives a commemorative shirt.
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Whole courseTacticsEntry fees rise in steps from 21 euros21, 25, 29 then 31 euros, plus a 5% booking fee.
Entry is online by card through the race website. The sponsor SCOTT offers 100 free bibs with the purchase of any of its running shoes at ALS Zaragoza on Calle Ricla 2. The organiser refunds the entry only if it cannot hold the race.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Espacio Explora, Ibercaja head office, Plaza Basilio Paraíso 2Friday 12 March Bib pickup
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16:004:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Bib pickup Espacio Explora, Ibercaja head office, Plaza Basilio Paraíso 2. Show the registration receipt or a copy of the ID.
Saturday 13 March Last bib day
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10:0010:00 AM–14:002:00 PM
Bib pickup Espacio Explora, Ibercaja head office, Plaza Basilio Paraíso 2. Open again from 16:00 to 19:00. -
16:004:00 PM–19:007:00 PM
Bib pickup Espacio Explora, Ibercaja head office, Plaza Basilio Paraíso 2
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Sunday 14 March Race day
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09:009:00 AM
Half marathon start Paseo de Echegaray. No bibs are handed out on race day. -
09:359:35 AM
Pass control at 5 km Maximum 35 minutes at 5 km. -
10:1010:10 AM
Pass control at 10 km Maximum 1 hour 10 minutes at 10 km. -
10:4510:45 AM
Pass control at 15 km Maximum 1 hour 45 minutes at 15 km. -
11:3011:30 AM
Course time limit Maximum time to complete the course is 2 hours 30 minutes.
Times as published by the organiser, in Zaragoza 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 Zaragoza time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Zaragoza, 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 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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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