The EDP Porto Marathon is an iconic event which takes place in the city
of Oporto, Portugal, and has the honor of hosting thousands of runners from
around the world.
This annual long-distance running event, held since 2004, usually in
November, combines seaside and riverside, flat and fast course, passing three
neighboring cities, Porto, Matosinhos and V. N. Gaia. EDP Porto Marathon course
shows the best of this region, through an amazing landscape and crossing the
historic beautiful center – Ribeira do Porto, D. Luís Bridge and the famous
wine cellars of Porto. Port Wine is a fortified wine produced exclusively in
the Douro Demarcated Region.
Last edition, more than 6.000 athletes of 69 different countries
participated in this classic 42.195 m race, turning it into the largest
marathon in Portugal.
Alongside with the full Marathon there is also a Family Race of 15 km
and a Mini Marathon of 6 km, with a participation of over 15.000 runners.
We are pleased to invite you all to visit Porto, one of the oldest European destinations, proclaimed a World Heritage by Unesco in 1996 and elected three times as the Best European Destination in 2012, 2014 and 2017.
Come run the 16th EDP Porto Marathon and enjoy this amazing city!
More information at: www.maratonadoporto.com/en
The organizers have a wide range of hotel offers to select from. Availabe: https://www.maratonadoporto.com/
At the end of the race, athletes can enjoy the showers available within the Parque da Cidade, Porto, and free massages.
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Medals for all participants (42 km, 15 km and 6 km). You can engrave your medal with name and chip time (paid service - only 42 km).
Available to runners is a space to leave your clothes. For this we provide own bags with a space where they should write the bib number
6 hours
Expo Marathon will be located in Centro de Congressos da Alfandega do Porto on November 1st and 2nd, between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
5km – water Vitalis; 10km – water Vitalis;15km – water Vitalis + sponges + WC; 20km – water Vitalis + sponges + Prozis (Energy drink / isotonic Isocarb + Energy gel 25g) + food + WC; 25km – water Vitalis + sponges + Prozis (Energy drink / isotonic Isocarb + Energy Bar 20g) + food + WC; 30km – water Vitalis + sponges + Prozis (Energy drink / isotonic Isocarb + Energy gel 50g) + food; 35km – water Vitalis + sponges + Prozis (Energy drink / isotonic Isocarb) + food; 40km – water Vitalis + sponges + Prozis (Energy drink / isotonic Isocarb) + food + WC
For runners who aim for a specfic time, Porto Marathon is offering you the chance to stick with the pace of an experienced runner. These pacemakers will run with an easily visible baloon attached to them and they will run the marathon to their defined finish time. 3:00, 3:15, 3:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:15 and 4:30.
Queimódromo the Port City Park
Via do Castelo do Queijo 395, 4100-429 Porto, Portugal
Queimódromo in City Park
Porto, Portugal
flat
Oporto is a very attractive especially with its historical heritage that will not leave you indifferent while on holiday in Portugal. The historic center presents a lot of beautiful monuments, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Its monuments and museums are the first attractions of the city, located 150 kilometers from the border of Tui, Pontevedra. Its wine, the famous port wine or wine of Oporto is also a major attraction of the province. The personal challenge is combined also with a city tour.
One of Portugal's internationally famous exports, port wine, is named for Porto
The race information has been found on the official website of the event or through publicly available sources. Always refer to the official website the latest race information. Please let us know if any data is wrong or missing, by emailing us.
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