Your plan in four answers
Set for January 24, 2027, about 13 weeks out.
- Distances
- 5K, 10K, Half marathon, Marathon
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Taper starts
- January 6, 2027
Course
The Maratona de Ribeirão Preto course
Every race starts and finishes on the Esplanada do Theatro Pedro II, the square in front of the city's historic 1930 theatre. The marathon and half go off before dawn on Sunday (42K at 5:00, 21K at 5:30) on a city circuit along Avenida Francisco Junqueira, Avenida Maurílio Biagi, Avenida Carlos Consoni and Rua Álvares Cabral, so marathoners pass the same avenues more than once.
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The 5K and 10K run on Saturday night from 7 pm on a shorter version of the circuit, and the Desafio Califórnia Brasileira pairs a Saturday race with a Sunday one. The organiser has not published an elevation profile: expect wide, smooth urban avenues with gentle rises rather than a pancake-flat course. The marathon closes after 6 hours and the half after 3.
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Distances
- 5K, 10K, Half marathon, Marathon
- Weather on race day
- Late January is the heart of the rainy summer in Ribeirão Preto: daily lows are usually around 19 –21 °C and highs near 30 °C, with about 270 mm of rain in the month, mostly in afternoon and evening storms. The 5:00 start avoids the worst of the heat, but humidity is high from the gun and it warms quickly after sunrise, so drink early and pace by effort.
What to train for
This is a summer marathon in the interior of São Paulo state, so heat and humidity matter more than hills.
Do your longest runs early in the morning through December and January, drink at every aid station in training, and rehearse a 3:30 am wake-up with breakfast before a few long runs so race morning feels familiar.
Include long steady runs at marathon pace on straight avenues, since a looped course rewards even pacing in the second half. Saturday-night racers should do a few evening tempo sessions to learn how their legs and stomach feel at that hour.
Sample week
A sample Maratona de Ribeirão Preto 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 × 1.5 km at 5K to 10K effort, easy jog between
- Wednesday
- Easy run, 10–11 km
- Thursday Key session
- Goal-pace run, 16 km with 10 km at race pace
- Friday
- Recovery run, 6 km, or cross-train
- Saturday Key session
- Long run, 26–29 km, the last 6 km at race pace
- Sunday
- Easy run, 6 km, then 6 relaxed strides
Your build to race day
Taper
Tapering for the Maratona de Ribeirão Preto
Start the taper two to three weeks 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 rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week. With the race on January 24, 2027, your taper starts around January 6, 2027.
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Maratona de Ribeirão Preto training questions
How long should I train for the Maratona de Ribeirão Preto?
Most runners give a marathon sixteen to twenty 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 Maratona de Ribeirão Preto course hilly?
Rolling. Every race starts and finishes on the Esplanada do Theatro Pedro II, the square in front of the city's historic 1930 theatre.
What is the weather usually like at the Maratona de Ribeirão Preto?
Late January is the heart of the rainy summer in Ribeirão Preto: daily lows are usually around 19–21 °C and highs near 30 °C, with about 270 mm of rain in the month, mostly in afternoon and evening storms. The 5:00 start avoids the worst of the heat, but humidity is high from the gun and it warms quickly after sunrise, so drink early and pace by effort.
When should I start tapering for the Maratona de Ribeirão Preto?
Start the taper two to three weeks 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 rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week. With the race on January 24, 2027, your taper starts around January 6, 2027.
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