Your plan in four answers
Set for March 13, 2027, about 20 weeks out.
- Distances
- 5 miles, 5K
- Terrain
- Flat
- Taper starts
- March 4, 2027
Course
The Jurerê Night Run course
The race starts and finishes at P12 on Servidão José Cardoso de Oliveira in Jurerê Internacional, on the north of Santa Catarina Island, with an evening start (the registration listing shows 18:00). Both the 8 km and the 5 km mix asphalt, beach sand and obstacles: earlier editions ran mostly along Avenida dos Búzios, Jurerê's main avenue, and crossed onto the sand of the beach.
Read the full course notes
The neighbourhood sits at sea level, so the challenge is the soft sand and the obstacles rather than hills. It is a festive night race with a lively finish area, and the minimum age is 16 for the 8 km and 14 for the 5 km.
- Terrain
- Flat
- Distances
- 5 miles, 5K
- Weather on race day
- March in Florianópolis is usually warm and humid: at the evening start it is usually around 23–27 °C, with humidity near 80%, and summer showers are common. Arrive well hydrated and expect to sweat a lot even after sunset.
What to train for
Running on sand takes more strength and shortens your stride, so add one run a week on the beach (start with 10 to 15 minutes on firm sand near the water and progress to softer sand) plus calf and ankle strengthening.
For the obstacles, add a short circuit twice a week with jumps, step-ups and lunges.
Do some sessions in the evening heat to get used to the start time and humidity. On race day, run the sand sections by effort rather than pace and save energy to accelerate back on the asphalt.
Sample week
A sample Jurerê Night Run 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: 6 × 800 m at 5K to 10K effort, easy jog between
- Wednesday
- Easy run, 8 km
- Thursday Key session
- Tempo run, 8 km with 3 km comfortably hard
- Friday
- Recovery run, 5 km, or cross-train
- Saturday Key session
- Long run, 11–13 km easy
- Sunday
- Easy run, 5 km, then 6 relaxed strides
Your build to race day
Taper
Tapering for the Jurerê Night Run
Start the taper seven to ten 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 March 13, 2027, your taper starts around March 4, 2027.
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Jurerê Night Run training questions
How long should I train for the Jurerê Night Run?
Most runners give a 5-mile 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 Jurerê Night Run course hilly?
Flat. The race starts and finishes at P12 on Servidão José Cardoso de Oliveira in Jurerê Internacional, on the north of Santa Catarina Island, with an evening start (the registration listing shows 18:00).
What is the weather usually like at the Jurerê Night Run?
March in Florianópolis is usually warm and humid: at the evening start it is usually around 23–27 °C, with humidity near 80%, and summer showers are common. Arrive well hydrated and expect to sweat a lot even after sunset.
When should I start tapering for the Jurerê Night Run?
Start the taper seven to ten 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 March 13, 2027, your taper starts around March 4, 2027.
Do I need an account to get a Jurerê Night Run 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.