Málaga Sport AD and Sport Life Iberica are organising, with the support of the Málaga City Council, the XXXV TotalEnergies Málaga City Half Marathon, which will be run on Sunday, 15 March 2026, at 8:15 a.m.
The race will cover a distance of 21.097 km on a course approved by the RFEA (Royal Spanish Athletics Federation) and World Athletics and is open to both federation and non-federation athletes, as long as they are over 18 years old on the day of the race.
This race is run under the road running regulations of the World Athletics and the RFEA and is included in the RFEA's race calendar. The course will be supervised and monitored by the Municipal Police, mobility agents and organiser staff. Each kilometre will also be vertically signposted.
Street Course:
The 35th Málaga Half Marathon is listed on the World Athletics, RFEA and Andalusian Athletics Federation calendars and is regulated by the Provincial Association of Judges. All complaints must be addressed to the race's Referee up to 30 minutes after the results have been announced.
The maximum time to complete the TotalEnergies Málaga Half Marathon is 3 hours from the official start of the last wave.
The race checkpoint will be closed successively at km 5, 10, 15, 20 and the finish line, with a maximum time of 40'; 1h:20'; 2h:00'; 2h:40' and 2h: 50', respectively. When a participant is over the closing time, he/she will be overtaken by the vehicle that signals the end of the race, and he/she will have to abandon the race or, if he/she continues, he/she will do so under his/her own responsibility and comply with the traffic rules and signals, just like any other road user.
The TotalEnergies Málaga Half Marathon 2026 will implement wave starts to enhance the comfort and safety of all runners, following the order of accredited times.
The race start will be organized in waves, beginning at 8:15 a.m., according to the following schedule:
Refreshment stations will be set up at km 5, 10, 13, 16, 18,5 and water and/or isotonic drinks will be available at the finish line.
The race organisers will provide a medical service.
The race organisers will provide a cloakroom service near the starting line.
Any clarification of the rules of this race will be managed by the race organisers.
Any manipulation, alteration, or falsification of the personal data of the registered athlete will result in disqualification.
The bib may not be cut or folded and must be worn fully extended across the athlete's chest.
All officially registered participants will be covered by an insurance policy arranged by the organisers, which will cover accidents that occur as a direct consequence of the event, and never as a result of illness, latent disease, imprudence, negligence, non-observance of the laws and these rules and regulations. This insurance does not cover accidents occurring while travelling to and from the event location.
The organisers will not be held liable for any damage that participants may cause by their carelessness or negligence. Likewise, the participant declares that he/she is in optimum physical condition to participate in this race and does so under his/her own responsibility, exonerating the organisers of the race from all responsibility. By registering for this race, the participant fully accepts these rules.
The only vehicles authorised to follow the race will be those designated by the organisers. Local police will fine those drivers who do not comply with these rules.
The categories, for the sole purpose of determining the results, conform to those currently in effect according to the RFEA.
The Málaga Half Marathon will be run in an environmentally friendly format, which requires the collaboration of each and every one of the participants. We are sending this information in order to facilitate your cooperation:
The organisers of the Málaga Half Marathon have established a maximum limit of 10,000 participants for the 2026 race.
Registrations can be completed in the following way:
Registration will open on Monday, Aprl 7th 2025, running until Tuesday, March 10th 2026, or until the 10,000 available places have been filled.
4.1 FEES AND STAGES:
Five registration stages are established with the following prices:
* Participants who do not have a federation license must have a day license issued by the RFEA (Royal Spanish Athletics Federation), which costs €3.
4.2 CANCELLATION AND EXCHANGE COVERAGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
The registration fee will not be refunded under any circumstances once registration has been completed. The runner will be able to choose to pay a cancellation coverage fee at the time of registration, choosing one of two options:
1) I do not want coverage
2) Standard cancellation coverage. Cost of €4,5. 100% refund of the registration fee until February 20th, 2026. After this date, registrations will be considered definitive.
General terms and conditions of the cancellation coverage:
Cancellation requests must be made by email to inscripciones@deporticket.com
4.3 WAYS TO REGISTER
Registrations can only be made through the official website mediamaratonmalaga.com and the registration gateway deporticket.com.
4.4 PREFERENTIAL STARTING BOX
When registering, the runner must indicate the estimated time he/she will run the race, in order to access the starting box corresponding to his/her time on the starting line and to avoid crowds to the extent possible.
To qualify for starting boxes with a time of less than 1h30', it will be necessary to prove, by means of an official certificate or a link to the athlete's result on the official website, the time clocked in an official approved event in the last two years that corresponds to the time of the box in which the athlete wishes to start.
In the event that the race has to be cancelled due to weather or force majeure (not attributable to the organiser), the registration fee will not be refunded under any circumstances.
Registration will be completed online through the official website, by following the link https://en.mediamaratonmalaga.com/
For further information about registration status, modifications and/or cancellations, please send an email to the following address: info@mediamaratonmalaga.com.
4.5. CONSIDERATIONS
Categories are established as follows:
Note: All the indicated ages must be reached on the day of the race.
Bibs may only be collected from the Runners Exhibition (Feria del Corredor), which will be held in the Estadio Ciudad de Málaga on Friday, March 13th and Saturday, March 14th 2026, between 10.00 and 20.00 (uninterrupted).
To pick up their bib-chip, runners will have to present the receipt or copy of their registration, together with their ID card, passport or other official document proving their identity.
In the event that a participant cannot pick up the bib in person, the participant must authorise the person who is going to collect it to do so by providing a photocopy of the ID card of the registered runner when collecting the bib.
The T-shirt will be issued upon presentation of the bib-chip.
Important:
A T-shirt will be given to every athlete who registers for the race, which will be handed out when the race bib is picked up.
A commemorative medal will be given to every athlete who finishes the race.
If multiple or staggered starts are established, the rankings will be determined using the official time from the moment their wave is started until they cross the finish line.
The first three finishers in the General Classification will receive a trophy.
Gifts will be raffled at the end of the race from the different sponsors using the race bib number.
All those runners who win any of the prizes given by the organisers must present their National ID Card (DNI) or Passport at the time of collection.
PRIZES:
ABSOLUTE GENERAL RANKING
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Men (minimum time: 1h 03’) |
Women (minimum time: 1h 11’) |
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1st. 2,500 € |
1st. 2,500 € |
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2nd. 1,500 € |
2nd. 1,500 € |
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3rd. 1,000 € |
3rd. 1,000 € |
HALF MARATHON RECORD
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Men. 58’27’’ (GILBERT KIPKOSGEI KIPROTICH) |
Women: 1h05’46’’ (LOICE CHEMNUNG) |
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2,500 € |
2,500 € |
CASH PRIZES FOR THE SPANISH INDIVIDUAL CLASS
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Men (minimum time: 1h 03’) |
Women (minimum time: 1h 11’) |
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1st. 1,000 € |
1st. 1,000 € |
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1nd. 500 € |
1nd. 500 € |
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1rd. 500 € |
1rd. 500 € |
These prizes are cumulative with those of the General Individual Classification and will only be awarded if the recorded time is under 1:03:00 for men and under 1:11:00 for women.
CONSIDERATIONS
Any participant born in Spain will be considered a Spanish athlete.
Any participant born in Andalusia will be considered as an Andalusian athlete.
Any participant born in Málaga will be considered a Málaga athlete.
7.1 CLASSIFICATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT AND COMPLAINTS
The provisional classifications will be posted on a board that the organisers will have set up next to the finish line and/or podium area, as well as on the official website of the event, under the sole and exclusive authority of the members of the RFEA Judges’ Committee. They will later be published on the official website as well.
Complaints affecting classification positions with prize money must be submitted in writing within 30 minutes of the publication of the classifications to the Referee, who will manage the claim.
Other complaints must be sent in writing to the event organisers at info@mediamaratonmalaga.com , addressed to the attention of the Referee, before the Wednesday following the event.
The organisers will communicate the Referee's decisions within a maximum period of 10 days, after which the classifications will be considered definitive. Therefore, all trophies and prizes will be provisional until that time.
7.2 DISQUALIFICATIONS
Reasons for disqualification include:
REFRESHMENTS
The race will offer liquid refreshments at km 5,5, 10,5, 12,5, 15,5 and 18 as well as liquid and solid refreshments at the finish line.
CLOAKROOM SERVICE
Runners can use a free hear check service, located near the starting point, where they can leave their belongings in a bag. The event organisers will not be responsible for the items given to the gear check. The service will be available starting at 6:45 A.M. on Sunday, March 15th.
Event staff may request that runners open their bag to check its contents. Refusal to do so will result in event staff refusing to check the bag.
BATHROOMS
Chemical toilets will be set up in the starting line and in the finish line.
PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDS
All participants who wish to do so may purchase photographs of their participation in the race.
INSURANCE
All participating runners are covered by civil liability and accident insurance, as required by current legislation.
The organisers will not be held liable for any physical or mental damage that an athlete may cause to third parties while competing in the race.
PACEMAKERS
The Málaga Half Marathon will have properly identified pacemakers for each of the following times: 1h25’, 1h30’, 1h40’, 1h50’ and 2h00’.
OFFICIAL APP
Runners, their families, friends, and the general public can download the official race app for free, available on Google Play and App Store, where they can follow the participants of the half marathon in real time, check their bib number and stay informed about everything related to the race: latest news, route, regulations, etc.
VIDEOS
All participants will be able to download the finish line video for free, which will be posted on the official website in the days following the race.
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE
The official certificate, which indicates the general position, by category, the official time, and the average pace, will also be available for download, free of charge and through the official website, a few hours after the race has taken finished.
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
The organisers will provide the medical services required to assist runners during the race.
The organisers recommend that all participants undergo a medical examination prior to the race, and all participants accept the risk involved with this sport.
Any athlete with health problems is required to notify the organisers in writing in advance, mark their bib with a red cross and state their name, address, telephone number and any health problems they may have.
A physiotherapy service will be available for the exclusive use of runners who have sustained any type of injury. The physiotherapy service will not be used, in any case, as a relaxing or soothing massage.
Note: some of these services may be affected according to the Covid regulations in force at the time of the race.
The use of any wheeled equipment is not permitted during the race, except for the wheelchairs of disabled athletes who are registered in the wheelchair category, approved by the RFEA, and officially admitted by the organisers.
Participants in wheelchairs are required to wear an approved helmet.
The course is closed to all vehicles. The only vehicles allowed to follow the race will be those authorised by the organisers.
Following the runners in any type of motor or wheeled vehicle (skates, bicycles, etc.) is strictly forbidden.
By registering, all participants accept these rules and the regulations of the RFEA and FAA. They also give their consent for the organisers of the Málaga Half Marathon, either directly or through third parties entrusted by virtue of a processing contract, to process their personal data, as well as their image during the event through photographs, videos, etc., for exclusively competitive, promotional, or commercial purposes.
For the purposes of current legislation on the protection of personal data, you are informed that the personal data and official photographs of the Málaga Half Marathon will be incorporated into a file owned by Málaga Sport Ad and SportLife Ibérica SA, the event organisers, to be used solely and exclusively for the purposes requested on the registration form.
Participants may exercise their right of access to these files to rectify or partially or totally cancel their content. To exercise this right, participants must send a request by email to info@mediamaratonmalaga.com, enclosing a photocopy of their ID card.
Should there be any doubt as to any circumstance that may arise, the organisers’ judgement will prevail.
For more information, please send an email to info@mediamaratonmalaga.com
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