Navalmoral de la Mata Half Marathon 2026

The Medio Maratón de Navalmoral de la Mata is a small, friendly race in the Campo Arañuelo, in the north of Cáceres province. The 16th edition is on Sunday 13 December 2026, starting at 11:00 from the Pabellón Antonio Jara. It’s run in memory of Valeriano Lombardía, and organised by Club Deportivo Navalmaratón, with the city councils of Navalmoral and Millanes de la Mata.

Course and field

The 21.097 km route is on asphalt, in town and between towns, with a difficulty the regulations rate as medium-low. It leaves Navalmoral and includes the traditional pass through Millanes de la Mata before returning to the sports hall. A 10K, shorter and entirely through the town’s streets, starts together with the half.

This is not a big-city event. The regulations cap entries at 500 runners across both races, so the roads stay quiet and the finish area is relaxed. In 2023 the entry fee was €18, with a late rate of €22 if places remained, and recent editions have kept to that range of €18 to €22.

What you need to know

• Time limit: 2 h 30 min, with the control closing then.
• Minimum age: 18 on race day.
• Timing: by chip; only the chip given by the organisers counts.
• Categories: overall, veterans in five-year bands from 35, and an inclusive category.
• For everyone: a shirt, a medal and a runner’s bag, plus showers, a cloakroom and physiotherapy at the finish.
• Awards: at about 13:30 at the finish area in earlier editions.

Registration runs through ChipSerena, and the race blog (mediamaratonnavalmoral.blogspot.com) carries the latest rules. The figures above on the cap, fee and time limit come from the organisers’ published regulations for earlier editions, so check the 2026 regulations for any change.

For other races in the region, see the Extremadura calendar.