Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich 2026
Sunday, 25 October 2026 · Valencia, Spain
The 2026 race has been run. The 2027 details are not out yet.
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The weekend at a glance
- Date
- 2027 date not announced yet
- Your number
- Expo 21K at Feria Valencia, on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 October 2026, 9:00 to 21:00. Nothing is given out on race day
- Start
- Avinguda dels Tarongers. First wave 8:25, last wave 9:27 (2026)
- Finish
- Avinguda dels Tarongers. The event finishes by 12:20
- Time limit
- 2 hours 45 minutes. Runners reaching 10 km after 11:00 must leave the course
- Refreshment
- The 2026 course page puts water and Aquarius at 5.4 and 10.0 km and Enervit gels at 15.2 km. Check its station map for the full layout.
- Climb
- The organiser gives no figure and calls the circuit very fast
- Weather
- The last four race mornings ran from 12.1 °C to 19.5 °C at 8:30
- Entering
- The organiser has not said yet when 2027 entries open
The Valencia Half Marathon starts and finishes on Avinguda dels Tarongers, beside the university campuses. It had 25,000 bibs in 2026, and the organiser says seven of the ten fastest men's times and the five fastest women's times in history were run on it.
The 2026 race was run on Sunday 25 October. The 2027 date has not been announced yet. The details below are the 2026 edition's. Everything below is from the 2026 regulations and pages.
The women's record on the organiser's page is 1:02:52 from 2021, and the men's 57:30 from 2024 is marked as no longer valid.
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Getting to Valencia
Valencia's airport is on lines 3 and 5 of the metro, and the tourist board says both reach the city centre in about 20 minutes. It recommends Xàtiva and Alameda stations for the centre.
Avinguda dels Tarongers is 4.7 km from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, a 63-minute walk, and 3.6 km from the City of Arts and Sciences. The organiser's pages do not give the race-morning transport for the half marathon, so look for Metrovalencia's notice in the last week before.
Where to stay in Valencia
The start and finish are in the same place, on the Avinguda dels Tarongers.
| Area | To the start |
|---|---|
| Malvarrosa beach | 16 minutes on foot, 1.2 km |
| The Polytechnic University campus | 16 minutes on foot, 1.2 km |
| City of Arts and Sciences | 48 minutes on foot, 3.6 km |
| Plaza del Ayuntamiento | 63 minutes on foot, 4.7 km |
| Estación del Norte | 67 minutes on foot, 5 km |
Anywhere in the centre is a ride to the start. The expo is at Feria Valencia, about 10 km from the start on foot, and is a separate trip on the Friday or Saturday.
Collecting your number 2026 details
Bibs were handed out only at Expo 21K in Feria Valencia on 23 and 24 October 2026, from 9:00 to 21:00 on both days. Nothing is given out on race day. The regulations give the entry price as €40 for the first 10,000 bibs and €80 for the rest and for ballot places, with a €3 day licence for runners who do not hold a Spanish or regional licence. Waiting-list places cost €100 plus the €3 day licence.
Race morning 2026 details
Your best time determines which of Valencia's seven waves you join. The table gives the 2026 start times.
| Your time | Wave starts |
|---|---|
| Under 1:20 | 8:25 |
| 1:20 to 1:26 | 8:30 |
| 1:26 to 1:34 | 8:35 |
| 1:34 to 1:43 | 8:48 |
| 1:43 to 1:50 | 9:01 |
| 1:50 to 1:55 | 9:14 |
| Over 1:55 | 9:27 |
The event finishes by 12:20, and the maximum time is 2 hours 45 minutes. A runner who reaches 10 km after 11:00 must leave the course because they would exceed the limit. The organiser's page does not describe bag storage, so check the regulations before the race.
The course
The organiser calls the 21K circuit the ideal one for a very fast time, with a certified distance of 21,097.5 m. A downloadable map, a Google map with aid stations, toilets and cheering areas, and Strava route data are on its course page. The organiser gives no landmark-by-landmark description or total climb figure.
The 2026 course page identifies water and Aquarius at 5.4 and 10.0 km, and an Enervit gel point at 15.2 km, with caffeinated and non-caffeinated gels. Use the linked 2026 station map for the complete layout; do not assume a gel point also supplies water. The series page says the organisers keep refining the route to remove tighter bends.
Weather in Valencia in October
These are the last four races at Avinguda dels Tarongers, at 8:30 and at 13:00. The first wave starts at 8:25 in 2026.
| Race day | 8:30 | 13:00 | Wind at 8:30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 October 2022 | 18.4 °C | 24.6 °C | 5 km/h |
| 22 October 2023 | 12.7 °C | 20.6 °C | 7 km/h |
| 27 October 2024 | 12.1 °C | 13.3 °C | 8 km/h |
| 26 October 2025 | 19.5 °C | 17.0 °C | 3 km/h |
At 8:30 in Valencia, 2025 was 7.4 °C warmer than 2024. It was also the only one of these four years to cool down between the start and 13:00.
Afterwards
The organiser's page lists a goodie bag and a photo service but does not describe the finish area, so check the regulations nearer the day. The event itself is over by 12:20. The airport is 20 minutes away by metro.
Other race weekends
Valencia Half Marathon is part of the SuperHalfs. The series' other races with a guide here are Lisbon Half Marathon, Prague Half Marathon, Berlin Half Marathon, Copenhagen Half Marathon and Cardiff Half Marathon.
Close by, and with guides of their own, are Valencia Marathon, Zurich Seville Marathon and Madrid Marathon.
The next races with a guide
Sources
| 2027 date not announced, the 2026 race run | S.D. Correcaminos, organiser, checked 26 October 2026 |
| 2026 date, 8:25 start, seven waves, 2:45 limit, Expo 21K days, refreshment stations, fees and 25,000 bibs | Regulations 21K, organiser, 2026 edition |
| Start and finish on Avinguda dels Tarongers | Circuit, organiser, 2026 edition |
| Event page, organiser, certified distance | Medio Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich 2026, organiser, 2026 edition |
| Records, fast-course claim | Presentation, organiser |
| 25,000 capacity, ways to enter | Valencia Half Marathon, the SuperHalfs series page for the race |
| Airport metro lines 3 and 5 | Airport of Valencia, Valencia tourist board |
| Past race dates | Results pages for 2022 to 2025, independent results site and the organiser |
| Walking times between places | OpenStreetMap routing, foot profile, checked on the date above |
| Ballot, loyalty period, 25,000 bibs | Info Registration 2026, organiser, 2026 edition, checked 4 October 2026 |
| Waiting list closed to new names, 100 euros | FAQ waiting list, organiser, 2026 edition |
| Course map for the drawing | Google map on the circuit page, 2025 edition, organiser, 2025 map, shown on its circuit page |
| Race-day weather | Open-Meteo historical weather, at Avinguda dels Tarongers, a 9 km grid |
Written from the organiser's published information and the app's own race data, checked on 26 October 2026.
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