Mollerussa Half Marathon 2027

38 editions make the Mitja Marató de Mollerussa one of the longest-running half marathons in Catalonia. The race is organised by the local club AA Xafatolls with Mollerussa town council, and on Sunday 18 October 2026 it starts at 9:00 in the capital of the Pla d’Urgell, about 25 km east of Lleida. Wheelchair racers start 10 seconds earlier.

A tour of three villages

The race starts at the municipal football ground and runs a short urban section out of Mollerussa. It then crosses the irrigated plain to Golmés and Vilanova de Bellpuig, and returns to finish in the Parc Municipal. The course is 100% asphalt, fully marked and closed to traffic, and the distance is certified by the Catalan Athletics Federation.

On a still day the plain is fast. On the open roads between villages there’s no shelter from the wind, and autumn fog (boira) often covers the Lleida plain in the early morning.

The cut-off that matters

The race closes 2 h 30 min after the start, but there’s also a checkpoint at km 10 in 1:10. That works out to 7:00/km, stricter than the 7:07/km pace needed for 2:30 overall. A runner on even 2:30 pace would miss the km 10 cut-off by about a minute. After either cut-off the roads reopen, and runners can only finish without a bib, off the road.

Drinks are at least every 4–5 km, with food and drink at the finish.

What you get

• Runner’s bag with a commemorative short-sleeve technical shirt and a towel.
• Showers and changing rooms in the municipal sports hall next to the finish, plus a bag drop.
• Massage and cryotherapy at the finish.
• Prizes for the top five men and women overall, the top three in each age category, and a mixed team prize (three runners including at least one man and one woman, wearing club kit).

Entry

The race is open to anyone 16 or over, and under-18s need signed parental consent. Entries aren’t refundable, and details can only be changed until 24 hours before registration closes.

Mollerussa has a station on the Lleida–Manresa line and is just off the A-2. The Lleida Half Marathon follows four weeks later, in mid-November.