Runners spread across a city avenue during a marathon

Zurich Marato Barcelona

Race day is March 14, 2027. What this course asks of you, how you get a bib, and when people usually start building for it.

Prepare for Zurich Marato Barcelona

A plan built from your answers and your race date.

marathon training plan

What this race asks of you

Course shape: Loop — starts and finishes in the same placesource
Profile: Flatsource
Typical temperature: 16 °C on average in Marchsource
Getting a bib: First come, first servedsource
Time limit: 6:00source
Finishers: 24,943 in 2026source

Checked on September 21, 2026 with the organizer or the federation. What they do not publish is not shown here — including course vertical gain, which no road organizer publishes.

The formats

One format only.

Format	Distance
Marathon	26.2 mi

Organizer information, checked on September 21, 2026 · zurichmaratobarcelona.es

When to start

A build for this distance usually runs 12 to 20 weeks. Counted back from race day, that puts the start somewhere between October 19, 2026 and December 14, 2026.

These ranges are working conventions, not a research finding — no trial has compared plan lengths against each other. What matters more is that the plan was built for the weeks you actually have, rather than shrunk down from a longer one.

How to choose your start date

When to start

October 19, 2026

→ December 14, 2026

Worth reading before you enter

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Questions

What is the date of Zurich Marato Barcelona in 2027?

Zurich Marato Barcelona is run on Sunday, March 14, 2027 in Barcelona. Date published by the organizer, checked on September 21, 2026.

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