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Medio Maratón Internacional Ciudad de Getafe
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 10:3010:30 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Time limit
- 2 h 30 min
- Finish closes 13:001:00 PM
The course
The 27th half marathon is a single lap of Getafe on a flat, RFEA-certified urban circuit, starting beside the Juan de la Cierva stadium and finishing inside it.
- One lap from the stadium back into the stadiumA single flat lap, start beside the stadium and finish inside it.
- Two and a half hours, and a five step price ladder2:30 limit; entries from 22 to 34 euros as places sell.
- Bibs on Friday and Saturday, Sunday only for out-of-region runnersBibs 10:00 to 20:00 on Friday and Saturday; Sunday for outsiders only.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 21.1TacticsOne lap from the stadium back into the stadiumA single flat lap, start beside the stadium and finish inside it.
The race is on Sunday 31 January 2027 at 10:30. It is timed by chip and is on the RFEA international calendar, and the field is limited to 6,000 runners aged 18 or over.
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Whole courseTacticsTwo and a half hours, and a five step price ladder2:30 limit; entries from 22 to 34 euros as places sell.
The steps are 22, 25, 28, 31 and 34 euros, each ending on a date or when its block of places is sold, with the last on 25 January 2027. The platform’s fees are on top. The organiser may set checkpoints on the course.
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Whole courseTacticsBibs on Friday and Saturday, Sunday only for out-of-region runnersBibs 10:00 to 20:00 on Friday and Saturday; Sunday for outsiders only.
The Sunday pick-up runs from 8:15 to 10:00 at the Juan de la Cierva sports hall, in front of the start. A runner needs the entry confirmation or an ID.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Pabellón Felipe Reyes, Avenida de España 63Friday 29 January Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Bib pick-up Pabellón Felipe Reyes, Avenida de España 63. Bring the entry confirmation or ID.
Saturday 30 January Last bib day
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10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Bib pick-up Pabellón Felipe Reyes, Avenida de España 63. Bring the entry confirmation or ID.
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Sunday 31 January Race day
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08:158:15 AM–10:0010:00 AM
Race-morning bib pick-up Polideportivo Juan de la Cierva. Only for runners from outside the Community of Madrid, in front of the start area. -
10:3010:30 AM
Half marathon start Next to the Juan de la Cierva stadium. The finish is inside the stadium. -
13:001:00 PM
Time limit Two hours and thirty minutes. 2:30 limit: 7:06/km for 21.0975 km2:30 limit: 11:26/mi for 13.1 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Getafe 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 Getafe time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Getafe, 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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