Cartagena Half Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Media Maratón del Mar is the half marathon of Cartagena de Indias, on Colombia's Caribbean coast, held on a Sunday in February with a 10K on the same morning. The first edition was run on 21 October 2018 from the port of Cartagena, and the 2027 race on 21 February is billed as its 10th anniversary. Runners are taken by official transport to the Sociedad Portuaria de Cartagena, where the race starts at 5:20 a.m. for the 21K and 5:50 a.m. for the 10K, before the Caribbean heat builds. In 2026 the route began inside the port, with 1.2 km within its grounds, then followed main avenues along the bay past the Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas and the India Catalina area, with the finish at the Centro de Convenciones. The 21K has a maximum time of 3 hours 30 minutes. The 2027 event is limited to 10,000 individual entries. The kids' race, MMM Kids, is run the day before.