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Media Maratón de Cali has not announced its next date, so we have estimated June. Change the date below once you know it.
- Distances
- Half marathon, 10K, 5K
- Sport
- Running
Course
The Media Maratón de Cali course
The New Balance Media Maratón de Cali offers 21 km, 10 km and 5 km, and its 26th edition in 2026 drew more than 20,000 runners. In 2026 the certified 21 km started at 5:30 am from the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero and finished on Avenida Roosevelt near the Virgen Milagrosa convent.
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The city's road-closure notice traced the half along Calle 9, the Autopista Suroriental, Calle 5, the Bulevar del Río, Avenida Sexta and Avenida de Las Américas past the Torre de Cali before returning south on Calle 5. The organizer, Juancho Correlón, runs the race every year in late June, and the 2027 date has not been announced yet.
- Distances
- Half marathon, 10K, 5K
- Weather on race day
- Ten years of late June weather data for Cali show average highs near 26 °C and lows near 18 °C, with about 20 °C around the early start. Morning humidity is high (close to 90 percent at 8 am), and light showers are common in this season. Dress light, carry or plan your fluids, and expect to slow slightly in the final kilometres as the sun comes up.
What to train for
The race starts before sunrise in a warm, humid valley city, so plan your training around heat and early mornings.
Build to a long run of 18 to 21 km and rehearse your race-morning routine with a few very early runs, including breakfast timing for a 5:30 start.
Add one weekly session of 20 to 30 minutes at half marathon effort and practise drinking on the move. With 20,000 runners, start in your proper corral and let the first kilometre come to you.
Sample week
A sample Media Maratón de Cali 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 Media Maratón de Cali
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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Media Maratón de Cali training questions
How long should I train for the Media Maratón de Cali?
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 Media Maratón de Cali course hilly?
The New Balance Media Maratón de Cali offers 21 km, 10 km and 5 km, and its 26th edition in 2026 drew more than 20,000 runners.
What is the weather usually like at the Media Maratón de Cali?
Ten years of late June weather data for Cali show average highs near 26 °C and lows near 18 °C, with about 20 °C around the early start. Morning humidity is high (close to 90 percent at 8 am), and light showers are common in this season. Dress light, carry or plan your fluids, and expect to slow slightly in the final kilometres as the sun comes up.
When should I start tapering for the Media Maratón de Cali?
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 Media Maratón de Cali 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.