Course guide · November
Map, elevation profile and km-by-km guide to the marathon beside La Concha bay. Where it goes, what its profile is like and what makes its route through Donostia so special.
Course · 42.195 km
The San Sebastián Marathon runs through one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. 42 km beside La Concha bay, the Urumea and the Old Town, with the Cantabrian Sea alongside every kilometre.
Whether you're running it or reliving the course you already ran, this guide explains where it goes, what its profile looks like and what you'll find in each section.
The San Sebastián Marathon has a setting that's hard to match: La Concha bay, Mount Urgull, the Paseo Nuevo battered by the Cantabrian Sea and elegant Donostia as a backdrop. Running here means doing so surrounded by one of the most beautiful urban landscapes on the continent.
The route crosses the Urumea river over its historic bridges and runs through the Old Town, the heart of the city's pintxos and tradition. These are kilometres full of atmosphere, with Donostia's crowds cheering at every step.
November's cool weather and the flat, coastal course make the San Sebastián Marathon as demanding as it is enjoyable. A race to savour as much as to compete in.
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The course hugs La Concha bay, one of the most beautiful in the world, and runs along the seafront promenade, the banks of the Urumea river, the Paseo Nuevo and Donostia's Old Town. It's an urban, coastal course with the Cantabrian Sea alongside much of the 42 km.
The profile is mostly flat, with just the gentle elevation of a seaside course. November's cool temperatures and the lack of major climbs make it a rewarding option to run a marathon in a spectacular setting.
In November. With around 6,000 runners, it's one of the most beautiful marathons in northern Spain, in a city regarded as one of Europe's loveliest.
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