Maratón Internacional de Culiacán

The Maratón Internacional de Culiacán is the annual marathon of Culiacán, capital of the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, held each January since debuting in the early 1990s. The 2027 edition, the 36th (XXXVI), starts at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 17 from in front of Culiacán's H. Ayuntamiento (City Hall) on Avenida Álvaro Obregón, between Juárez and Mariano Escobedo. Alongside the individual 42.195 km marathon, the event offers 21K half marathon, 10K, and 5K distances, with the shorter 5K starting and finishing near the Jardín Botánico. All courses are certified by the Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo (FMAA) and recognized by World Athletics, marked with blue-line international measurement standards, with a 6-hour-30-minute time limit. The 2026 edition (its 35th) drew roughly 4,000 local, national, and international runners, including entrants from Kenya, Costa Rica, Japan, China, and the United States, and organizers expect a similarly large field for 2027. The race is run by the Patronato del Maratón Internacional de Culiacán with support from the Culiacán municipal government, the Instituto Municipal del Deporte de Culiacán (IMDEC), and the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (UAS), which fields more than 500 student volunteers. Race week includes a multi-day sports expo with more than 50 activities, and every registered runner is entered into a raffle for a new car; top overall finishers and the top Sinaloan runner earn 25,000 pesos, with a 50,000-peso bonus for breaking the course record of 2 hours 14 minutes. Registration for 2027 is open online through the Márcate platform (marcate.com.mx).