The First Edition in 1985
1985Seville's marathon was first run on 10 March 1985. Spain's Francisco Medina won the men's race in 2:21:23, and American Wendy Harris won the women's race. The 2026 race was the 41st edition.
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The Zurich Maratón de Sevilla is a February marathon through the centre of Seville, organised by the city's Instituto Municipal de Deportes together with Sport Life Ibérica. The first edition was held in 1985, and the 2027 race will be the 42nd. The marathon starts at 08:30 on Avenida de María Luisa, beside the Casino de la Exposición, and finishes on Paseo de las Delicias at the Glorieta de Buenos Aires. In between, the route runs through central Seville and passes places such as the Parlamento de Andalucía, Plaza Nueva, Avenida de la Constitución and Puerta de Jerez. The organisers describe it as the flattest marathon circuit in Europe, with 38 turns and 10 metres of elevation difference. A 5K Breakfast Run is held the day before. The field for 2027 is capped at 20,000 runners, a record for the race. Participants must be of legal age, and the time limit is six hours from the start of the last runner, with the finish line closing at 15:00. The course records are 2:03:27 for men, set by Deresa Geleta in 2024, and 2:18:51 for women, set by Alemu Megertu in 2022.
Surface: road Profile: Flat
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
Temperature 12°C
Humidity 67%
Rain Chance 21%
February in Seville is mild: average highs are about 18°C and lows about 7°C, with measurable rain on around six days of the month.
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A Photo Finish in 2026
2026In February 2026, Ethiopians Shura Kitata and Asrar Abderehman were given the same time of 2:03:59, the second-best in the race's history, and a photo finish confirmed Kitata as the winner. The pair finished 32 seconds outside the course record of 2:03:27 set by Deresa Geleta in 2024.
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Course Record
02:03:27
Deresa Geleta (2024)
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Fun Facts
- ▸ The organisers describe the course as having only 38 turns and 10 metres of elevation difference.
- ▸ In 2026 the race had 17,000 runners, including 200 elite athletes and 8,954 foreign runners from more than 100 nationalities.
- ▸ The 2027 field is capped at 20,000 runners, the largest in the race's history.
- ▸ Alisa Vainio won the 2026 women's race in 2:20:39, a Finnish national record.
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