Your plan in four answers
Maratón de Pucón is on November 15, 2026, under four weeks away, so we have set next year's race in November. Change the date below if you are running this one.
- Distances
- Marathon, Half marathon, 10K
- Sport
- Running
- Field
- Capped at 2,500 entries across the three distances
Course
The Maratón de Pucón course
This is a point-to-point road race into Pucón: in the 2025 rules the marathon's kilometre zero was the plaza in Curarrehue, and the organisers run buses from Pucón to the start of every distance. All three distances start together at 8:00, so the marathon, half and 10 km fields share the early kilometres before they split.
Read the full course notes
Water and electrolyte drink are served about every 5 km and at the finish, and a sweep vehicle follows each course. The marathon has a 6-hour limit and the half marathon sweep sets off 3 hours after the start. Bib pickup and the running expo are at the Hotel Pucón on the Saturday.
- Distances
- Marathon, Half marathon, 10K
- Field
- Capped at 2,500 entries across the three distances
- Weather on race day
- Mid-November is late spring in Araucanía. At Temuco, the nearest long-term station, normals run about 7–20 °C and the month still brings around 7 rainy days, so an 8:00 start is usually cool and comfortable but can be wet. Pack a rain shell and a throwaway layer for the bus ride and the wait at the start.
What to train for
Because you are bussed out and run back towards town, practise early starts after a long wait: eat 2 to 3 hours before your long runs and rehearse staying warm and loose before the gun.
The simultaneous start means the marathon field gets pulled along by 10 km and half runners, so do long runs with the first 5 km deliberately at goal pace and no faster.
Build to 30 to 32 km long runs with the last 8 to 10 km at marathon pace, and practise drinking from cups every 5 km, since that matches the aid spacing.
Sample week
A sample Maratón de Pucón 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
Taper
Tapering for the Maratón de Pucón
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.
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Maratón de Pucón training questions
How long should I train for the Maratón de Pucón?
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 Maratón de Pucón course hilly?
This is a point-to-point road race into Pucón: in the 2025 rules the marathon's kilometre zero was the plaza in Curarrehue, and the organisers run buses from Pucón to the start of every distance.
What is the weather usually like at the Maratón de Pucón?
Mid-November is late spring in Araucanía. At Temuco, the nearest long-term station, normals run about 7–20 °C and the month still brings around 7 rainy days, so an 8:00 start is usually cool and comfortable but can be wet. Pack a rain shell and a throwaway layer for the bus ride and the wait at the start.
When should I start tapering for the Maratón de Pucón?
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.
Do I need an account to get a Maratón de Pucón 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.