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TotalEnergies Bilbao Night Run Fest
At a glance
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- Date not out yet
- Last run Sat 17 Oct
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 10K
- Time limit
- 2 h 45 min
The course
The half marathon starts on the esplanade of the San Mamés stadium and finishes at the Guggenheim Museum.
- From San Mamés to the GuggenheimA one-way urban lap through the middle of Bilbao.
- Eight corrals, 19:00 to 20:04Runners choose a corral by estimated finish time when they enter.
- The 10K shares 9 km with the halfShort of km 10, 10K runners divert for a direct finish.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkFrom San Mamés to the GuggenheimA one-way urban lap through the middle of Bilbao.
The organiser describes a single lap through the main streets of Bilbao, from the esplanade of San Mamés to the Guggenheim. On the way the course passes Euskalduna, Gran Vía, the Teatro Arriaga, the old town, the City Hall, the Isozaki Towers and the Calatrava Bridge.
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Whole courseTacticsEight corrals, 19:00 to 20:04Runners choose a corral by estimated finish time when they enter.
The 18th edition was set for the evening of 17 October 2026, with staggered starts for the half marathon and the 10K from 19:00. Each runner picked a corral by estimated finish time: corral 1 was under 1:20 for the half marathon, corral 8 over 2:15. The half marathon limit was 2 hours 45 minutes.
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Whole courseGeometryThe 10K shares 9 km with the halfShort of km 10, 10K runners divert for a direct finish.
The organiser says the 10K shares the first 9 km with the half marathon. Shortly before km 10, 10K runners divert 150 metres to cross the finish line directly.
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Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Bilbao, 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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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.
Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.
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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