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Zurich Maratón Donostia San Sebastián
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Start
- 09:009:00 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · 10K, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Time limit
- 5 hours
The course
The marathon starts on Hernani Street beside the town hall and the Alderdi Eder gardens, runs through Antiguo, Amara and Gros past the Paseo de la Concha, the Kursaal and the Anoeta Stadium, and ends on a flat straight of more than a kilometre.
- A central circuit from Hernani Street to a flat kilometre-long finishTown hall start, Antiguo, Amara and Gros, and a completely flat final straight of over 1 km.
- A five hour limit, 18 or older, 7,000 places5 hours from the start carpet, minimum age 18, marathon capped at 7,000.
- Expo and bibs at the Kursaal on Friday and SaturdayBib pickup Friday 16:00 to 20:00 or Saturday 10:00 to 20:00; none on race day.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GeometryA central circuit from Hernani Street to a flat kilometre-long finishTown hall start, Antiguo, Amara and Gros, and a completely flat final straight of over 1 km.
The organiser says the circuit that premiered in 2022 is more central, more touristic, faster and flatter. It starts from Hernani Street in the city centre and arrives at the Boulevard, passing the Paseo de la Concha, the Victoria Eugenia Theatre, the Anoeta Stadium, the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, the Kursaal and Plaza Gipuzkoa. The last kilometre-plus is a completely flat straight to the finish line. The organiser also describes the whole route as urban, flat and at sea level.
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Whole courseConditionsA five hour limit, 18 or older, 7,000 places5 hours from the start carpet, minimum age 18, marathon capped at 7,000.
The regulation counts the five hours from the first participant passing through the start carpet at each of the two programmed starts, and removes athletes who miss the limit. Entry is online only, and a federation licence is not needed because a one-day national licence can be bought at registration. Refreshment points stand at least every 5 km from km 5, and the organiser provides pacers for eight paces from 2:45 to 5:00.
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Whole courseConditionsExpo and bibs at the Kursaal on Friday and SaturdayBib pickup Friday 16:00 to 20:00 or Saturday 10:00 to 20:00; none on race day.
The expo and bib collection are at the Kursaal Conference Centre, Av. de la Zurriola 1. Someone else may collect a bib with the registration receipt, the email with the bib number and a photocopy of official identification. The marathon and half marathon start at 9:00 on Sunday 22 November and the 10K at 8:15.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Kursaal Conference Centre, Av. de la Zurriola 1Friday 20 November Bib pickup
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16:004:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Expo and bib pickup Kursaal Conference Centre, Av. de la Zurriola 1
Saturday 21 November Last bib day
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10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Expo and bib pickup Kursaal Conference Centre, Av. de la Zurriola 1. Bibs are not handed out on race day; the pickup deadline is Saturday at 20:00.
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Sunday 22 November Race day
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Time not published
Marathon time limit 5 hours counted from the first runner crossing the start carpet at each of the two programmed starts. 5:00 limit: 7:06/km for 42.195 km5:00 limit: 11:26/mi for 26.2 mi
Other races (2)
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08:158:15 AM
10K start -
09:009:00 AM
Marathon and half marathon start Staggered starts by the pace given at registration.
Times as published by the organiser, in San Sebastián 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
5 gels for San Sebastián, 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 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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.
Order by 1 November to test them on two long runs first.
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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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