Media Maratón de Gijón
The Lowdown
The Media Maratón de Gijón is an annual half marathon held in the coastal city of Gijón, in the Principality of Asturias on Spain's northern coast. Now in its 15th edition, the race carries the traditional subtitle "Villa de Jovellanos," honoring the 18th-century Asturian scholar Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, a native son of Gijón. From 2022 through 2026 the event has run under title sponsorship from MBA, a Gijón-based medical-surgical technology distributor, though the race's core identity and course have stayed the same across sponsor changes. Organized jointly by the Patronato Deportivo Municipal, Gijón Atletismo, and 321go, the race is officially sanctioned by the Real Federación Española de Atletismo (RFEA) and the Asturian athletics federation (FASATLE). The 21.1 km course starts and finishes near Avenida de Albert Einstein and the Complejo Deportivo de Las Mestas, and is widely regarded as flat and fast, with timing checkpoints every 5 km, making it a popular target for a personal record. The maximum official finishing time is 2 hours 30 minutes, with intermediate cutoffs at 10 km and 15 km. The 2026 edition, set for October 10, proved highly popular: its original 2,000-bib quota sold out well ahead of the registration deadline, prompting organizers to add 500 more bibs before registration closed entirely; remaining spots are now allocated through a waitlist lottery.
Race Day
Weather Forecast
Elevation
Terrain Profile
Relatively flat course
Participants
Field Size
Medium-sized race
Crowd Rating
Spectator Support
Good crowd energy
Complejo Deportivo de Las Mestas
host facility for bib pickup, changing rooms, lockers, and showers, near the start/finish area on Avenida de Albert Einstein.
Playa de San Lorenzo
Gijón's landmark urban beach and promenade, near the race's coastal route through the city.
Cerro de Santa Catalina
coastal headland park home to Eduardo Chillida's sculpture "Elogio del Horizonte," a Gijón landmark close to the historic seafront.
Other distances available during the event weekend:
Gijón, Asturias, Spain
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Eligibility
- Minimum age 18 on race day
- Must finish within the official 2-hour-30-minute time limit, with intermediate cutoffs at 10 km (1:15) and 15 km (1:50)
- Non-federated runners must purchase the RFEA day-license add-on
Required Documents
- Photo ID at bib pickup
- Printed or digital bib pickup confirmation
- Valid FASATLE or RFEA license (for the discounted federated category, or the RFEA day-license add-on otherwise)
Entry Methods
- Online registration via the 321go platform
- Waitlist lottery ("sorteo de lista de espera") for the 2026 edition, since general registration is sold out
Cancellation & Refund Policy
Entry fees are generally non-refundable once registered, standard for RFEA-sanctioned Spanish road races; no dedicated registration-protection program is advertised for this event.
Held annually since the mid-2010s; the 2026 race is the 15th edition.
The race is a scoring event on the Asturian (FASATLE) athletics calendar and holds official RFEA sanction.
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