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Cursa dels Nassos 10 km

Name: CORRÍ 10KM EN 32MIN - LA CURSA DE NASSOS BARCELONA
Uploaded: 2026-01-01
Description: A 10km road race starting on the afternoon of the final day of the year. Both the start and finish are on Carrer Selva de Mar, in front of Plaça Ramon Calsina. Course is flat and precisely measured.

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Race date in 75 days: Dec 31, 2026 Thu
City · Distance: Barcelona · 10km
Entry fee: €18.50From the 2025 edition
Status: OpenTBD ~ Thu, December 3, 2026See how to enter ↗

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Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

A 10km road race starting on the afternoon of the final day of the year.

Both the start and finish are on Carrer Selva de Mar, in front of Plaça Ramon Calsina.

Course is flat and precisely measured.

Barcelona City Council organises it through the Barcelona Sports Institute, with technical operations handled by Agrupació Atlètica Catalunya.

Both registered and unregistered runners may enter, with no age limit.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 2

jordirunningRan in 2025

“Ultimately, I always think about running and all the good things it gave me. I need to try to get those things back.”

Pain and a busy schedule had reduced the runner's training before the 2025 Cursa dels Nassos. Focusing on a comfortable finish and enjoying the atmosphere rather than a time, they completed it in 56 minutes.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

En definitiva, siempre tengo en mente el running y todo lo que me dió, todo positivo, y esas cosas se tienen que intentar recuperar.

Read the original on jordirunning

andreuggRan in 2022

“Based on my experience at this race, I'll evaluate my performance.”

A Nassos 10K participant assessed the early congestion, picking up the pace in the second half, the closer bag storage and the toilet queues.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Aquí faig la meva valoració de la meva cursa, el que vaig viure d'ella.

Read the original on Corredors.cat

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Finisher vlog

Saga Rueda · Finisher vlog

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This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2025 edition

We'll fill this in once the official entry rules are out.

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 10km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 17:15

Time limit1 hour 30 minutes

Course closes at 19:10 (up to 1 hour 30 minutes from the last start wave)

The start time and cutoff follow the official announcement (checked 2026-08) — re-check on the official page before entering.

Event	Start	Time limit
10K10km	17:15	1h 30m

START

Carrer Selva de Mar, Barcelona

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Carrer de Selva de Mar (near the Plaça Ramon Calsina), Barcelona

Finish · Google Maps

Original course map · cursadenassos.barcelona

Runners start · local time — 17:15 first wave (Wheelchair Division 17:14), followed by starts at 17:21, 17:28, and 17:35

The Cursa dels Nassos begins and ends at Barcelona's Olympic Port,

tracing a 10-kilometer urban course through the city on the afternoon of December 31—hours before the city's New Year celebrations begin.

The race takes its name from “l'home dels nassos,” a Catalan folk character said to appear only on the last day of the year.

The event dates to 1999, when it launched as the Sant Silvestre Barcelonesa under Domingo López,

technical director of Club Natació Montjuïc, and drew 1,710 runners in its first year.

A 2010 dispute with Barcelona's city government split the race: López relocated his original event to Sant Cugat del Vallès,

while the city continued organizing the Barcelona race independently under its current name, now run by the Institut Barcelona Esports.

Since 2020, an elite 5K has run alongside the traditional 10K.

Field size: At least 15,000 runners
World Athletics Label: Label Label
Typical race-season temperature: around 8°C (47°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers
Aid stations: Water and Aquarius aid stations, plus fruit aid stations

Participant benefits

Timing chip

Finisher medal

Event T-shirt

Finisher certificate

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2025 edition

12/28 Mon – 12/29·12/30

Pick up your bib at the expo

Escola Grèvol, Carrer de Provençals 9, Barcelona

Google Maps

12/28 Mon: 15:00~19:00
12/29·12/30: 10:00~15:00 and 15:00~19:00

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startCarrer de la Selva de Mar (between Ramon Turró and Passeig Taulat, in front of Plaça Ramon Calsina),…
Transit cardJust tap your contactless Visa/Mastercard/Amex at the metro or bus validator — no card purchase needed for a short trip. Where to buy
Getting to the finishSame location as start — Carrer de la Selva de Mar (loop course near the coastline)

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 · Source · checked Sep 7, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Carrer de la Selva de Mar (between Ramon Turró and Passeig Taulat, in front of Plaça Ramon Calsina), Barcelona — Metro L4 (yellow line) Selva de Mar station

Start/finish time and exact road-closure map for 2026 not yet published; the 2025 edition started at 17:15 (afternoon/early-evening race, typical for this event) — treat as indicative pending official 2026 program. Access explicitly recommended via Metro L4 to Selva de Mar.

Map

Getting to the finish

Same location as start — Carrer de la Selva de Mar (loop course near the coastline)

The 10K loop covers Barcelona's Poblenou/coastline area, going out via Carrer de la Marina/Carrer de la Llacuna and returning via Diagonal to Carrer de la Selva de Mar.

Map

Start shuttle

19 regular TMB/city bus lines are diverted or curtailed on race day (D20, H14, H16, V13, V15, V17, V19, V21, V23, V25, V27, V29, V31, 6, 7, 47, 59, 120, 136, 192, and the Barcelona Bus Turístic red route), so metro is the more reliable option. Very large event (13,000+ bibs sold in 2025, ~14,000 expected for 2026) — expect crowded platforms and pedestrian congestion.

Transit card

T-Casual (loaded onto a T-mobilitat card)

TMB metro station vending machines, the T-mobilitat mobile app, tobacconist shops (estancos), and TMB customer service offices — you first get a €1 cardboard T-mobilitat card, then load the T-Casual (10-ride) fare onto it. Works directly at the gates

Alternative: Hola BCN Travel Card from about €16.62 for 2 days (48h), scaling up to 5-day (120h) versions — Worth it if you're riding often across several days and want the airport metro transfer bundled in, since a couple of guides note the L9 Sud airport surcharge isn't reliably covered by a plain contactless tap. TMB rolled out open-loop contactless payment (bank card, phone, watch) across the whole metro, bus and tram network by 2026 — each tap buys one single ticket at the standard fare, with no discount for volume.

The traditional T-Casual (formerly T-10) now has to be loaded onto a separate physical T-mobilitat card rather than being a standalone paper ticket, which adds a step for tourists. One third-party guide states the L9 Sud airport line runs a separate, higher fare zone not covered by contactless tap-in — this specific restriction was not confirmed on TMB's own page, so treat it as unverified.

Where to buy

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 Source · checked Sep 7, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

The race is capped by demand rather than course difficulty.

Recent editions have sold out, and organisers say more than 13,500 bibs have been claimed for the current edition—a record for the event.

Runners aged 16 and over may enter, whether or not they are registered with an athletics federation.

Because the race takes place on the afternoon of December 31, conditions fall within Barcelona's cooler season rather than its Mediterranean summer.

Winter afternoons typically reach 12–18°C, well below the 27–31°C summer temperatures the city is known for.

Factor that into your clothing choice for a race held a few hours before the midnight celebrations begin.

The 10K field runs alongside a separate elite 5K division, introduced in 2020, so check which start corral and distance apply to your entry.

The race finishes several hours before New Year's Eve celebrations fill the same part of the city,

but runners and spectators should still expect the Olympic Port area to remain busy well beyond the finish line.

Times are local to Barcelona. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

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Cursa dels Nassos 10 km

About Cursa dels Nassos 10 km — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run