Photo: © Valencia Ciudad del Running▶Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich
Valencia, Spain46th edition · since 1981At a glance
Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich 2026 takes place on 6 December 2026 in Valencia, Spain. Distances: 42.195 km. Start at 08:15 from Plaça de la Marató (Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències).
- Date
- Sunday, 6 December 2026
- Location
- Valencia, Spain
- Start
- Plaça de la Marató (Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències)
- Finish
- Passerella sull'acqua della Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències
- Distances
- Marathon · 42.195 km · Competitive
- Start times
- 08:15
- Entry fees
- €200
- Registration
- Sold out
- Organiser
- S.D. Correcaminos ↗
- Official website
- valenciaciudaddelrunning.com ↗
- Edition
- 46th edition · since 1981
- Series
- World Athletics Platinum Label · Boston qualifier · World Marathon Majors qualifier
Last updated: 19 October 2026
The race
The Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich is one of the fastest marathons in the world: Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma ran 2:01:48 here in 2023 and Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei 2:14:00 in 2025, the course records. It holds a World Athletics Platinum Label and was named the best marathon in Spain by the Spanish federation. The 46th edition takes place on Sunday 6 December 2026: the start is at 8:15 from Plaça de la Marató, in nine waves through to 9:35, and the finish is on the footbridge over the water at the City of Arts and Sciences, with a time limit of 5 hours 30 minutes.
The AIMS/RFEA-certified course is flat, at sea level and runs along wide avenues, through El Cabanyal and the historic centre. There are 36,000 bibs, allocated through a priority window for the previous year's runners and a ballot: the race is sold out. Bibs and bags are collected at the Expo 42K at Feria Valencia from Thursday 3 to Saturday 5 December.
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Course
The AIMS/RFEA-certified course is entirely on asphalt, completely flat and at sea level: it starts at Plaça de la Marató and finishes on the footbridge over the water at the City of Arts and Sciences, after a final stretch on the blue carpet. It runs along wide avenues, through El Cabanyal, the old fishermen's quarter, and the historic centre with the city's main sights, with plenty of entertainment points along the way.
Aid stations with Aquabona water in bottles and Aquarius in cups are at roughly km 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 32, 35, 37.5 and 40, with a final drinks and food station at the finish; three Enervit Red Points hand out gels with and without caffeine. The route is marked with a line and every kilometre is signposted. Runners passing km 25 after 12:57 must leave the race.
Entry fees
- Until 15 December 2025Pettorali dal n. 1 al n. 10.000 (fase riservata agli iscritti 2025). Chi non ha la licenza RFEA, FACV o la Runner Plus Card paga anche 5 € di licenza giornaliera.€80
- Until 26 January 2026Pettorali dal n. 10.001 al n. 36.000 e pettorali assegnati con il sorteggio (+5 € di licenza giornaliera se non tesserati).€180
- Final feeNowLista d'attesa, riservata a chi non è stato estratto al sorteggio (+5 € di licenza giornaliera).€200
What's included
- Race pack
- Finisher medal
- Chip timing
- Cronometraggio
- Aid stations
- Ristoro finale
- Medical assistance
Rules and requirements
Anyone aged 18 or over on race day can run, licensed or not, including foreign athletes who comply with RFEA and World Athletics rules; running with children, pets, skates or bikes is not allowed, except wheelchairs for athletes with disabilities (registered through FESA). The 36,000 bibs for 2026 were allocated through a 4-day window for 2025 entrants (11-15 December 2025), then a free ballot (entries 16-26 December, draw before a notary on 12 January, 12 days to pay); the race is sold out and the waiting list is closed to new names.
Prices: €80 for bibs 1-10,000, €180 for bibs 10,001-36,000 and ballot places, €200 from the waiting list, plus a €5 day licence for unlicensed runners. Nine start waves from 8:15 to 9:35 based on your declared time (under 3:32 you must prove it with a result from the last three years); time limit 5:30 with a cut-off at km 25 at 12:57.
Bibs are only collected at the Expo 42K Feria Valencia, Thursday 3 to Saturday 5 December. Refunds only for injury (75% until 7 September, 50% until 6 November), pregnancy, or with the refund service bought at registration (80% until 29 November); bib transfers only through the official platform. Anti-doping controls are mandatory.
