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TotalEnergies Vitoria-Gasteiz Maratón Martín Fiz

08:308:30 AM Vitoria-Gasteiz
Plaza de la Virgen Blanca
Plaza de la Virgen Blanca. Photograph by Basotxerri, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The 2027 regulations close the marathon's finish control 5 hours 24 minutes after the 08:30 start and check passing times from 5 km, then every kilometre from 10 km.

The course in short 2 lines
  • A 5 hour 24 minute limit with controls from 5 kmFinish control at 5:24:00, passing controls from 5 km.
  • From Paseo de Cervantes at 8:30Sunday 16 May 2027, 8:30, Paseo de Cervantes.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2TacticsA 5 hour 24 minute limit with controls from 5 kmFinish control at 5:24:00, passing controls from 5 km.

The control at 5 km closes at 41:30 after the start and the control at 10 km at 1:19:00. The half-way control at 21 km is 2:41:30, 30 km is 3:49:00 and 40 km is 5:04:00. A runner who misses a control, or does not wear the original bib on the chest throughout, can be disqualified under the regulations.

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km 0 to 42.2GeometryFrom Paseo de Cervantes at 8:30Sunday 16 May 2027, 8:30, Paseo de Cervantes.

The regulations name Paseo de Cervantes as the start place for the marathon, at 8:30. The homepage countdown reads ‘Salida: Mendizorroza, 8:30h’ for the same Sunday, 16 May 2027. The registration platform lists the same race day and Paseo Cervantes.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Vitoria-Gasteiz, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

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.

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
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

Best selling on Amazon amazon.nl, read 2 Nov

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
A race number belt
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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
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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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
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

Best selling on Amazon amazon.nl, read 2 Nov

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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distance
42.2 km26.2 mi
cut-off
5:24 h

Race week

Timetable

Sunday 16 May Race day

  1. 08:308:30 AM

    Marathon start Paseo de Cervantes

  2. Time not published

    Finish cut-off Paseo de Cervantes. The finish control closes 5 hours 24 minutes after the start. 5:24 limit: 7:40/km for 42.195 km5:24 limit: 12:21/mi for 26.2 mi
Cut-offs (6)

  1. Time not published

    Pass control at 5 km Runners must pass the 5 km control within 00:41:30 of the start. 0:41:30 limit: 8:18/km for 5 km0:41:30 limit: 13:21/mi for 3.1 mi

  2. Time not published

    Pass control at 10 km Runners must pass the 10 km control within 01:19:00 of the start. 1:19 limit: 7:54/km for 10 km1:19 limit: 12:42/mi for 6.2 mi

  3. Time not published

    Pass control at 21 km Runners must pass the 21 km control within 02:41:30 of the start. 2:41:30 limit: 7:41/km for 21 km2:41:30 limit: 12:22/mi for 13 mi

  4. Time not published

    Pass control at 30 km Runners must pass the 30 km control within 03:49:00 of the start. 3:49 limit: 7:38/km for 30 km3:49 limit: 12:17/mi for 18.6 mi

  5. Time not published

    Pass control at 35 km Runners must pass the 35 km control within 04:26:30 of the start. 4:26:30 limit: 7:36/km for 35 km4:26:30 limit: 12:15/mi for 21.7 mi

  6. Time not published

    Pass control at 40 km Runners must pass the 40 km control within 05:04:00 of the start. 5:04 limit: 7:36/km for 40 km5:04 limit: 12:13/mi for 24.9 mi

Times as published by the organiser, in Vitoria-Gasteiz time, checked .

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Trip

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