Your plan in four answers
Set for April 4, 2027, about 23 weeks out.
- Distances
- Half marathon, 10K, 5K
- Terrain
- Flat
- Field
- 1,441 athletes in 2026, including 110 children in the kids' race
- Taper starts
- March 23, 2027
Course
The Meia Maratona de Palhoça course
Start and finish are in the car park of the Unisul university campus in Pedra Branca, the planned neighbourhood of Palhoça in Greater Florianópolis. The organisers describe the route as planned, tree-lined, flat streets inside the neighbourhood, built for fast times, although the 2027 course map has not been published yet.
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The 21 km and 10 km start together at 7:00, with the men's 5 km at 7:10. The 2027 race is the sixth edition and marks the city's 133rd anniversary, a compact local event where you can settle into your own rhythm.
- Terrain
- Flat
- Distances
- Half marathon, 10K, 5K
- Field
- 1,441 athletes in 2026, including 110 children in the kids' race
- Weather on race day
- Early April in Greater Florianópolis is usually mild and humid: expect around 18–22 °C at the 7:00 start, rising to the mid-20s by mid-morning, with humidity near 80%. Autumn showers are possible. Conditions are generally good for a fast time, but drink at every station if the sun comes out.
What to train for
A flat half marathon is a pacing test, so the key session is a long run that finishes at race pace: build to 18–20 km with the last 5–8 km at half marathon pace.
Add a weekly threshold session such as 3 × 3 km between 10 km and half marathon pace.
Practise taking corners without losing rhythm, since a neighbourhood course has more turns than an open highway. For the 10 km, 6 × 1 km at goal pace with short recoveries is the most useful sharpening workout.
Sample week
A sample Meia Maratona de Palhoça 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 Palhoça
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. With the race on April 4, 2027, your taper starts around March 23, 2027.
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Meia Maratona de Palhoça training questions
How long should I train for the Meia Maratona de Palhoça?
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 Palhoça course hilly?
Flat. Start and finish are in the car park of the Unisul university campus in Pedra Branca, the planned neighbourhood of Palhoça in Greater Florianópolis.
What is the weather usually like at the Meia Maratona de Palhoça?
Early April in Greater Florianópolis is usually mild and humid: expect around 18–22 °C at the 7:00 start, rising to the mid-20s by mid-morning, with humidity near 80%. Autumn showers are possible. Conditions are generally good for a fast time, but drink at every station if the sun comes out.
When should I start tapering for the Meia Maratona de Palhoça?
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. With the race on April 4, 2027, your taper starts around March 23, 2027.
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