After celebrating its 25th anniversary in grand style, the Movistar Madrid Half Marathon is already thinking about the 2027 edition. In fact, it opened registration just days after its Silver Jubilee, and the response from runners could not have been more satisfying. This Wednesday, the race already surpassed the milestone of 10,000 registrations, marking another landmark in its history. Never before had it reached that number of bibs sold nine months ahead of the official date.

The steady growth of major mass-participation races and the appeal of an event with 25 years of consolidated experience on the calendar have converged in this situation. Thus, once the 10,000 slots of its first registration phase were filled, the Movistar Madrid Half Marathon automatically opened the second period, which will run until November 1 or until reaching 17,000 registered runners.

Organized by the Agrupación Deportiva Marathon, SportLife Ibérica, and Atresmedia Eventos, the Movistar Madrid Half Marathon announced a total quota of 30,000 bibs for its 26th edition. If forecasts are met and the “Sold Out” sign goes up again, the event will break its own participation record.

And thanks to the very fact of being held in one of the major European capitals, the Movistar Madrid Half Marathon debuted a new course in 2025, more monumental and central than ever. Thus, in 2026 the event repeated the formula with this highly attractive urban route that passes iconic locations such as the Santiago Bernabeu, Plaza de Castilla, Gran Vía, Montera Street, Puerta del Sol, the Congress of Deputies, Plaza de Neptuno, and the Palacio de Cibeles.

Certified with the ‘Silver Label’ seal by World Athletics, the world’s top athletics governing body, the Movistar Madrid Half Marathon continues to establish itself as one of the leading sporting experiences in the capital and a major athletic challenge that promotes healthy lifestyle habits and showcases the city as a sports tourism destination.