Course & Elevation
The Maratón Powerade Monterrey, known in English as the Monterrey Marathon, is a road marathon in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, held on a Sunday in December. The 2026 edition is on 13 December, with a single gun start at 6:45 a.m. in four corrals arranged by expected finishing time. Start and finish are both in Parque Fundidora, a public park on the grounds of a former steel foundry. The distance is certified by AIMS and World Athletics and entries for 2026 sold out. Split times are taken at 5, 10, 15, 21.1, 25, 30 and 35 km. The time limit is 6 hours 30 minutes, with a cut-off at km 21.1 3 hours 15 minutes after the gun and another at km 30 after 5 hours. Bibs and chips are collected at the CINTERMEX convention centre. The current Powerade marathon dates from 2006, when the bottler Embotelladoras Arca and the Asociación de Clubes de Corredores del Estado de Nuevo León joined forces to improve a marathon that had been run in Monterrey for more than 20 years. The men's course record is 2:08:48, set by Evans Kokir of Kenya in 2019, and the women's record is 2:30:05, set by Isabel Oropeza of Mexico in 2023.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
16°C
Temperature
69%
Humidity
12%
Rain Chance
Mid-December in Monterrey is cool and dry: average highs are about 22°C and lows about 10°C, with rain on only about four days of the month. The 6:45 a.m. start is in the coolest hours.
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