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Media Maratón de Valladolid has not announced its next date, so we have estimated September. Change the date below once you know it.
- Distances
- Half marathon, 6K
- Terrain
- Flat
- Field
- Up to 3,200 half marathon runners, plus 850 in the Legua Popular
Course
The Media Maratón de Valladolid course
The race starts at 10:00 on Calle Miguel Íscar in the city centre and finishes on the Paseo Central of the Campo Grande park, by the Acera de Recoletos. It is a single lap of 21,097 m, approved by the Spanish athletics federation (RFEA), along Valladolid's main streets and past its principal monuments, closed to traffic and signed at every kilometre.
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The organisers describe the course as flat, with minimal height change from start to finish. Intermediate cut-offs apply at km 5 (35 minutes), km 10 (1:10) and km 15 (1:45), within an overall limit of 2:30. The 5.5 km Legua Popular starts ten minutes later from the same street and shares the finish.
- Terrain
- Flat
- Distances
- Half marathon, 6K
- Field
- Up to 3,200 half marathon runners, plus 850 in the Legua Popular
- Weather on race day
- Late September in Valladolid usually brings a cool, dry morning, with temperatures around 12–18 °C by the 10:00 start, an average high near 25 °C and low humidity. Rain is unlikely (about 4 wet days in the month), but the sun on the open avenues builds in the second hour, so take water early even if the start feels fresh.
What to train for
A flat, single-lap course with cut-offs rewards even pacing over 21.1 km.
Run long runs of 16 to 20 km with the last 5 km at half marathon pace, and do a weekly session such as 4 x 2 km at goal pace with 2 minutes of easy jogging.
Pacers cover every five minutes from 1:20 to 2:00, so test your group in training with a 10 km tempo run at that target. If the cut-offs are on your mind, remember that 35 minutes at km 5 means a steady 7:00 per km, so build easy volume first and the rhythm will come.
Sample week
A sample Media Maratón de Valladolid 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 Valladolid
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.
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Media Maratón de Valladolid training questions
How long should I train for the Media Maratón de Valladolid?
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 Valladolid course hilly?
Flat. The race starts at 10:00 on Calle Miguel Íscar in the city centre and finishes on the Paseo Central of the Campo Grande park, by the Acera de Recoletos.
What is the weather usually like at the Media Maratón de Valladolid?
Late September in Valladolid usually brings a cool, dry morning, with temperatures around 12–18 °C by the 10:00 start, an average high near 25 °C and low humidity. Rain is unlikely (about 4 wet days in the month), but the sun on the open avenues builds in the second hour, so take water early even if the start feels fresh.
When should I start tapering for the Media Maratón de Valladolid?
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.
Do I need an account to get a Media Maratón de Valladolid 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.