Your plan in four answers
Set for January 31, 2027, about 14 weeks out.
- Distances
- 5K, 10K, Half marathon
- Sport
- Running
- Taper starts
- January 19, 2027
Course
The Meia Maratona de Leme course
The fifth edition starts and finishes at Parque Ecológico Mourão on Avenida Taufic Nacif Mansur, in the Vale Verde area of Leme, with the start at 6:30. The same morning offers 5K, 10K and 21K races plus a walk and a kids' race, so expect a busy, family atmosphere around the park.
Read the full course notes
The organisers have not published a course map or elevation profile for 2027 yet, so check the event page before your final weeks of training. Leme sits in the rolling interior of São Paulo state, so it is wise to include some hills in training until the profile is out. Every finisher gets a medal, and 188 trophies are up for grabs across overall, age group and team categories.
- Distances
- 5K, 10K, Half marathon
- Weather on race day
- Late January in Leme is usually 19–23 °C at a 6:30 start, climbing toward 28–30 °C by mid-morning, with high humidity. Summer storms tend to build in the afternoon, so race morning is more often warm and muggy than wet: start a little conservatively and drink early.
What to train for
With the 21K run in summer heat, make your key long runs early-morning sessions building to 18 to 20 km, with the final 4 to 5 km at half marathon pace.
Until the course profile is published, run one easy run a week on hilly roads and add short hill repeats (8 to 10 x 45 seconds) so a climb never catches you unprepared.
Practise your drinking routine in long runs, because summer in the interior makes sweat losses high even at dawn.
Sample week
A sample Meia Maratona de Leme 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 Meia Maratona de Leme
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. With the race on January 31, 2027, your taper starts around January 19, 2027.
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Meia Maratona de Leme training questions
How long should I train for the Meia Maratona de Leme?
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 Meia Maratona de Leme course hilly?
The fifth edition starts and finishes at Parque Ecológico Mourão on Avenida Taufic Nacif Mansur, in the Vale Verde area of Leme, with the start at 6:30.
What is the weather usually like at the Meia Maratona de Leme?
Late January in Leme is usually 19–23 °C at a 6:30 start, climbing toward 28–30 °C by mid-morning, with high humidity. Summer storms tend to build in the afternoon, so race morning is more often warm and muggy than wet: start a little conservatively and drink early.
When should I start tapering for the Meia Maratona de Leme?
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. With the race on January 31, 2027, your taper starts around January 19, 2027.
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