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Meia Maratona Internacional de São Paulo
The Meia Maratona Internacional de São Paulo is a course of 21.1 km with 114.2 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 751 m and its highest 787 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 24 January 2027, starting at 06:45.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 06:456:45 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 10K · 5K, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Total climb
- 114.2 m375 ft
- Highest point 36 m118 ft above lowest
- Entry fee
- R$105
- For the 2027 race
- Time limit
- 3 hours
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe 2027 course leaves the Shopping Metrô Itaquera car park along Avenida José Pinheiro Borges to a turn at about 5 km, comes back along it, and passes through the Jornalista Odon Pereira tunnel at 9 and 11 km.
Start, finish
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- Photo: Alexandre Breveglieri, CC BY 2.0
km 9.3mile 5.8
Neo Química Arena
The organiser's timetable puts km 10 on Avenida Radial Leste, in front of the stadium's car park, and the start and finish are in the next-door Shopping Metrô Itaquera car park.
Photo: Alexandre Breveglieri, CC BY 2.0
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 5 10 15 20 km
0 5 10 13.1 mi
Dashed: bridge
Your 2 gels, at the orange marksFor a 1:55 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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- Out and back on Avenida José Pinheiro BorgesOut to a turn near 5 km and back; the Odon Pereira tunnel at 9 and 11 km.
- Within 36 metres of height, one 21 m rise lateLow 751 m at 7.2 km, high 787 m at 13.3 km; the biggest rise is at 18 km.
- A 6:45 start and a 3-hour limitGun at 06:45; the finish area closes after 3 hours.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryOut and back on Avenida José Pinheiro BorgesOut to a turn near 5 km and back; the Odon Pereira tunnel at 9 and 11 km.
The organiser’s timetable by kilometre places km 1 to 5 on Avenida José Pinheiro Borges, a turn (Retorno) at Rua Coroa de Frade just before km 5, and km 6 to 8 back along the same avenue. Km 9 is at the entrance of the Túnel Jornalista Odon Pereira and km 10 is on Avenida Radial Leste in front of the Arena Corinthians car park. Km 11 is inside the tunnel and km 12 on Avenida do Contorno beside the shopping centre.
Sourced
Whole courseGradientWithin 36 metres of height, one 21 m rise lateLow 751 m at 7.2 km, high 787 m at 13.3 km; the biggest rise is at 18 km.
The half marathon starts at 766.6 m and finishes at 770.2 m. The low point is 751.5 m at 7.2 km and the high point 787.4 m at 13.3 km. The climb of 114.2 m is the sum of many short rises along the way; the longest sustained one is 21.0 m between 18.1 and 19.5 km, in the last 3 km before the finish. The course is the organiser’s 2027 map.
Measured
Whole courseTacticsA 6:45 start and a 3-hour limitGun at 06:45; the finish area closes after 3 hours.
Wheelchair athletes start at 06:35 and the half marathon at 06:45, with the 10K and 5K following at 06:55 and 07:00. The organiser says these times can move by 5 to 10 minutes. The half marathon has a 3-hour maximum, after which the finish area is switched off. Entrants must be 18 or older. The start and finish are in the car park of the Shopping Metrô Itaquera, next to the Neo Química Arena.
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Race weekend
Sunday 24 January Race day
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Time not published
Time limit The half marathon lasts a maximum of 3 hours; the finish area and its services close after that. Baggage can be collected until the event ends at 13:00. 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.0975 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi
Other races (4)
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06:356:35 AM
Wheelchair half marathon start Shopping Metrô Itaquera car park. Men and women in wheelchairs. The organiser says start times can move by 5 to 10 minutes. -
06:456:45 AM
Half marathon start Shopping Metrô Itaquera car park. Premium wave, athletes with disabilities and the general field. -
06:556:55 AM
10K start Shopping Metrô Itaquera car park -
07:007:00 AM
5K start Shopping Metrô Itaquera car park
Times as published by the organiser, in São Paulo 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.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for São Paulo, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. São Paulo stays within 36 m118 ft of height, so they go 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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Questions about the Meia Maratona Internacional de São Paulo
- Is the Meia Maratona Internacional de São Paulo course flat?
- Not entirely. It has 114.2 m of climbing over 21.1 km. The highest point is 36 m above the lowest.
- When is the Meia Maratona Internacional de São Paulo 2027?
- Sunday 24 January 2027. The start is at 06:45.
- How do I enter the Meia Maratona Internacional de São Paulo?
- Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: R$105 (for the 2027 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
- What is the time limit at the Meia Maratona Internacional de São Paulo?
- Runners have 3 hours to finish.
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