Quijote Half Marathon (Ciudad Real) 2027

Ciudad Real’s running festival is named after Don Quixote. On Sunday 18 October 2026 it combines the 30th Quijote Marathon, the 15th half marathon and the 11th Diez Mil (10K). The races start at 8:30 on Ronda de Calatrava, at the junction with Calle Vicente Aleixandre. There’s a separate wheelchair start at 8:27. The finish is on Calle Juan Ramón Jiménez, the access road to the Polideportivo Rey Juan Carlos I, so the start and finish are in different places.

The course

All three circuits are certified by the RFEA and are fully urban and on asphalt, closed to traffic. A blue line marks the route and every kilometre is signed. There are drinks stations every 5 km to World Athletics standard, sponges every 2.5 km, and food and drink at the finish. Pacers run the half at 1:30, 1:45 and 2:00.

The sweeper schedule

There’s no single fixed limit for the half. Instead, a sweeper vehicle follows the published last-runner schedule, and anyone behind it must drop out or continue without a bib:

Point	Clock time	Race time
km 5	9:10	40 min
km 10	9:50	1:15
km 15	10:30	1:55
km 20	11:10	2:35
Half marathon		about 2:40

Entry

Until	Half marathon	Marathon	10K
31 July	€20	€40	€15
11 September	€25	€50	€17
11 October	€30	€60	€19

Runners without a valid RFEA or Castilla-La Mancha road-running licence add a €3 day licence for the half. Entry is online only on quijotemaraton.com, capped at 2,000 runners by order of registration, and you must be 18 or over. Data changes are free until 15 September. Distance changes are allowed until 30 September.

Race day

• Bibs: Saturday 17 October, at a venue the organisers will announce, which they recommend, or Sunday 7:00–8:00 only. Bring ID and your entry QR code.
• Bag drop: CEIP Ferroviario sports hall, next to the start, 8:00–15:00.
• Medals are colour-coded by distance, blue for the half. There’s medical cover along the course and a field hospital at the finish.

Prize money

The top five men and women in the half get €500, €300, €200, €100 and €50. The full amount requires sub-1:09 for men or sub-1:22 for women. Places 6–15 win free entry for 2027, and the three clubs with the most finishers each get a hamper of Manchego products.