Your plan in four answers
Set for January 31, 2027, about 14 weeks out.
- Distances
- Half marathon
- Terrain
- Flat
- Taper starts
- January 19, 2027
Course
The Getafe Half Marathon course
The 27th Media Maratón Ciudad de Getafe starts at 10:30 on Avenida Juan de Borbón beside the Estadio Juan de la Cierva and finishes inside the stadium. It is a single urban loop of 21.097 km through the streets of Getafe, just south of Madrid.
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The course is flat and fast, certified by the Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) and part of its international calendar, with chip timing. Aid stations with drinks sit at km 5, 10 and 15, with more at the finish. The field is capped at 6,000 runners, so register early.
- Terrain
- Flat
- Distances
- Half marathon
- Weather on race day
- Late January in the Madrid area averages a high of about 10 °C and a low of about 1 °C, and the 10:30 start lets the morning warm up a little. January has around 5 wet days, so most race days are dry. Winds tend to come from the north at this time of year, so a light layer and gloves for the warm-up are useful, and you can shed them once you are moving.
What to train for
A flat, certified loop is made for a personal best, so build your plan around half marathon pace work such as 3 x 5 km at goal pace with short recoveries.
Practise running even splits, because there are no hills to hide a fast start.
Use a few long runs of 18 to 22 km to make the distance feel familiar. With drinks only every 5 km, rehearse taking fluid from a cup on the move in training.
Sample week
A sample Getafe Half Marathon 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
Your build to race day
Taper
Tapering for the Getafe Half Marathon
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. The course is flat, so pacing decides the day: rehearse your goal pace in short segments during race week. With the race on January 31, 2027, your taper starts around January 19, 2027.
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Getafe Half Marathon training questions
How long should I train for the Getafe Half Marathon?
Most runners give a half marathon twelve to sixteen 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 Getafe Half Marathon course hilly?
Flat. The 27th Media Maratón Ciudad de Getafe starts at 10:30 on Avenida Juan de Borbón beside the Estadio Juan de la Cierva and finishes inside the stadium.
What is the weather usually like at the Getafe Half Marathon?
Late January in the Madrid area averages a high of about 10 °C and a low of about 1 °C, and the 10:30 start lets the morning warm up a little. January has around 5 wet days, so most race days are dry. Winds tend to come from the north at this time of year, so a light layer and gloves for the warm-up are useful, and you can shed them once you are moving.
When should I start tapering for the Getafe Half Marathon?
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. The course is flat, so pacing decides the day: rehearse your goal pace in short segments during race week. With the race on January 31, 2027, your taper starts around January 19, 2027.
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