Medio Maratón Mexiquense
The Lowdown
Medio Maratón Mexiquense is Toluca's long-running half marathon, staged around the Plaza de los Mártires in the historic center of Toluca, the high-altitude capital of the State of Mexico. Organized by a private organizing committee working with the Asdeporte registration platform, the race dates back to at least the early 2010s — a 2016 news report on the event's fifth edition confirms multiple prior years — and offers three distances on the same morning: 5K, 10K, and the half marathon (21K), all starting and finishing at Plaza de los Mártires at 6:00 a.m. The 2026 edition is scheduled for Sunday, October 25, with roughly 1,500 runners expected. Registration opens through asdeporte.com, priced from 450 Mexican pesos (405 pesos for Asdeporte Plus members), and cash prizes plus trophies go to the top three men and women finishers in each distance. Hydration stations are placed every 2.5 kilometers along the route. Medio Maratón Mexiquense is a separate event from the city government's newer, Day of the Dead–themed Medio Maratón Alfeñique, which also finishes near the same plaza but starts from the Municipal Palace on a different October weekend — Toluca hosts both races in the same season.
Race Day
Weather Forecast
Elevation
Terrain Profile
Relatively flat course
Participants
Field Size
Medium-sized race
Crowd Rating
Spectator Support
Good crowd energy
Plaza de los Mártires (start and finish)
Catedral de Toluca
Cosmovitral Jardín Botánico
Palacio de Gobierno del Estado de México
Nevado de Toluca (visible on the skyline from the city)
Other distances available during the event weekend:
Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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Average rate for 3-star accommodations near the start line
Eligibility
- Minimum age estimated at 16 for the half marathon distance, consistent with comparable Mexican road races of this scale; not explicitly published by the organizer
Required Documents
- Valid photo ID for race-kit pickup
- Signed liability waiver/medical statement at packet pickup
Entry Methods
- Online via asdeporte.com
Cancellation & Refund Policy
No public refund/cancellation policy is published by the organizer; entry fees should be treated as non-refundable, consistent with most Mexican committee-organized road races of this scale.
Long-running annual Toluca event: a September 2016 news report documents the race's fifth edition at the same Plaza de los Mártires start/finish, placing the first edition around 2011-2012.
Organized by a private 'Comité Organizador del Medio Maratón Mexiquense' (contact: mediomaratonmexiquense@hotmail.com), registered through the Asdeporte platform, distinct from the Toluca municipal government's 'Medio Maratón Alfeñique' (first held 2023, Day of the Dead themed).
Cash prizes and trophies awarded to the top three men's and women's finishers in each of the three distances.
Hydration stations placed every 2.5 km along the route for all distances.
As of research date, the official Asdeporte page still shows the 2026 date as recently updated ('NUEVA FECHA' banner) alongside older boilerplate text reading 'Fecha: Por confirmar'; the structured event date field, the event's own downloadable calendar (.ics) file, and an independent listing on running.life all agree on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
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