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Dez Milhas Garoto has not announced its next date, so we have estimated September. Change the date below once you know it.
- Distances
- 10 miles
- Sport
- Running
- Field
- Registration capped at 20,000 runners
Course
The Dez Milhas Garoto course
This is a point-to-point 16.09 km race between two cities: it starts on Av. Dante Michelini by Praia de Camburi in Vitória and finishes at the Chocolates Garoto factory on Praça Meyerfreund in Glória, Vila Velha.
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Runners cross the Ponte de Camburi around km 3, then work through Vitória on Av. Saturnino de Brito, Av. Américo Buaiz and the surrounding avenues. The signature stretch is the Terceira Ponte from about km 7 to km 11, where runners must stay in the lane reserved for the race, before the course continues into Vila Velha along Av. Castelo Branco and Av. Jerônimo Monteiro to the factory gates. The general field starts at 6:35 a.m., five minutes after the elite women and wheelchair athletes, and the course closes 2 hours 15 minutes after the start. The 2026 race was the 35th edition.
- Distances
- 10 miles
- Field
- Registration capped at 20,000 runners
- Weather on race day
- Late September in Vitória is usually warm and humid at the 6:35 a.m. start, around 20–24 °C, with daytime highs near 27 °C. Rain is possible on roughly one day in four, and the sun climbs quickly on the open bridge, so start hydrated, take water early and save some energy for a warmer second half.
What to train for
Ten miles rewards a strong threshold: build a weekly tempo run up to 30–40 minutes at 10-mile effort, and add 5 × 2 km at slightly faster than goal pace with short recoveries.
The four kilometres on the Terceira Ponte are long and exposed, so practise even-effort running there: do progression runs where you hold one effort for 15–20 minutes without surging, then finish strong over the last 5 km into Vila Velha.
Build long runs to 18–22 km so 16 km feels comfortable, and do a couple of early-morning sessions in warm conditions to rehearse drinking on the move.
Sample week
A sample Dez Milhas Garoto training week
A week from the middle of the build, about six weeks out. Your plan sets the real distances and paces from your own fitness and adjusts them every week as you train.
- Monday
- Rest, or 20 minutes of mobility
- Tuesday Key session
- Intervals: 5 × 1 km at 5K to 10K effort, easy jog between
- Wednesday
- Easy run, 8–10 km
- Thursday Key session
- Goal-pace run, 11 km with 6 km at race pace
- Friday
- Recovery run, 6 km, or cross-train
- Saturday Key session
- Long run, 16–19 km easy
- Sunday
- Easy run, 6 km, then 6 relaxed strides
Taper
Tapering for the Dez Milhas Garoto
Start the taper ten to fourteen days before race day. Cut your weekly volume by about a third, then by half in race week, and keep a few short efforts at race pace so your legs stay sharp.
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Dez Milhas Garoto training questions
How long should I train for the Dez Milhas Garoto?
Most runners give a 10-mile twelve to fourteen weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The plan above counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.
Is the Dez Milhas Garoto course hilly?
This is a point-to-point 16.09 km race between two cities: it starts on Av.
What is the weather usually like at the Dez Milhas Garoto?
Late September in Vitória is usually warm and humid at the 6:35 a.m. start, around 20–24 °C, with daytime highs near 27 °C. Rain is possible on roughly one day in four, and the sun climbs quickly on the open bridge, so start hydrated, take water early and save some energy for a warmer second half.
When should I start tapering for the Dez Milhas Garoto?
Start the taper ten to fourteen days before race day. Cut your weekly volume by about a third, then by half in race week, and keep a few short efforts at race pace so your legs stay sharp.
Do I need an account to get a Dez Milhas Garoto training plan?
No. The plan above builds in your browser with no account, no email, and no card. Make a free account only if you want to keep it, log your runs against it, and have the coach keep adapting it as your training goes.