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Maratón Internacional de Buenos Aires

September 20, 2026 · 7:00 AMBuenos Aires, Argentina

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Race Day

61°F

50–72°F · Feels mild

Total elevation gain

131ft

Relatively flat course · Net elevation change +33 ft

Participants

16K

Major marathon

Crowd Rating

7/ 10

Excellent spectator turnout

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The Lowdown

The Maratón Internacional de Buenos Aires is Argentina's biggest marathon and one of the most traditional road races in South America. Carreras y Maratones Ñandú has organised it since 1984, and it is held every September on a flat, sea-level course through the city. The course is certified by World Athletics, the race carries a World Athletics Label, and the organisers bill it as the fastest marathon in Latin America. The start and finish sit at Avenida Figueroa Alcorta and Dorrego in Palermo, with a 07:00 start in corrals seeded by expected finish time. The route runs through Palermo, Recoleta, Puerto Madero and La Boca. It passes the Obelisco on Avenida 9 de Julio, the Teatro Colón, the Casa Rosada, La Bombonera and the Costanera Sur waterfront before heading back to the Palermo parks. Runners have six hours to finish, and every finisher receives a medal. The race is open to runners aged 18 and over on race day, and entry is sold only through the ticketear.com.ar platform. Bibs are collected at the Expo Running at Parque Sarmiento in the two days before the race, with no race-day pickup except for runners who buy the VIP pass. The 2026 edition drew a record 16,384 entrants from 64 countries, and Kenya's Rebecca Kangogo Chesir set the women's course record of 2:23:36. The men's course record is 2:05:00, set by Evans Chebet in 2019.

Official results — 2026

Course Highlights: 01Obelisco – The city's icon on Avenida 9 de Julio, passed in the city centre
02Teatro Colón – Buenos Aires' historic opera house, on the route through the centre
03Casa Rosada – The presidential palace on Plaza de Mayo
04Puerto Madero – The restored docklands district beside the river
05La Bombonera – Boca Juniors' stadium in the La Boca neighbourhood
06Costanera Sur – The southern riverfront promenade, home to the Las Nereidas fountain
07Estadio Monumental – River Plate's stadium, reached from the Palermo start
08Bosques de Palermo – The Palermo parks, including the Rosedal and the Hipódromo
Time Limit: 06:00
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Minimum Age: 18 years
Entry Methods: Online Registration
Elite/Invited Athletes
Eligibility: Minimum age 18 on race day; minors may not take part, not even in strollers
Entry is sold only through ticketear.com.ar
Bibs and chips are personal; running on someone else's bib leads to disqualification
Runners who finish without their chip do not appear in the official results
Official time limit of 6 hours
No bicycles, skates or other vehicles may accompany runners on the course
Required Documents: DNI or passport used at registration
Registration QR code
Cancellation & Refund Policy: No refund of the entry fee if you do not start the race
Name transfers are made through ticketear.com.ar until 90 days before race day, for a fee
No refund if the race is cancelled by force majeure or by order of the authorities
The race is not called off for rain unless the city authorities judge it unsafe

01: Waves start between 06:57 and 07:11 in corrals seeded by expected finish time, beginning with athletes with disabilities.
02: Bib and chip pickup is only at the Expo Running at Parque Sarmiento on the Friday and Saturday before the race.
03: Lockers, a VIP pass with race-morning kit pickup and breakfast, and medal engraving can be added at registration.
04: Trophies go to the top three women and men in the open, wheelchair and visually impaired categories.
05: Every properly registered runner is covered by personal accident insurance during the race.

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