Runners start · local time — September 27, 2026 — 10 miles: 6:30 a.m. wheelchair / 6:30 a.m. elite women / 6:35 a.m. elite men / 6:35 a.m. premium, Capixaba, employee, and general groups
Dez Milhas Garoto is a 16.090 km course linking two cities.
It starts in Vitória at Praia de Camburi, where Avenida Dante Michelini meets Rua Antônio Basílio.
The route follows Avenida Dante Michelini, Avenida Saturnino de Brito, Avenida América Buaiz,
and Avenida Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes, then crosses the Terceira Ponte into Vila Velha, with the Convento da Penha coming into view.
The finish is in front of the Chocolates Garoto factory in Vila Velha's Glória district.
Chocolates Garoto created the race in 1989 to mark its 60th anniversary.
It started as a company event for employees and neighbors of the factory, called Corrida Rústica, and stayed inside Vila Velha.
In 1990, the course was extended to Vitória, and the race got its current name.
The 2026 race is the 35th edition and the first to carry a World Athletics label.
For the 2026 race, start times could shift by 5–10 minutes, and the premium group (capped at 500 runners) started together right behind the elites.
Start timing stayed open for only 20 minutes after the general start—cross the start line after that and you won't get a time.
The Terceira Ponte (Third Bridge) covers the 7–10 km section, and per the official schedule,
the last runner was due through 15 km at 9:32:30 a.m. and at the finish at 9:42:19 a.m. If you fall behind the projected times for each section,
you'll be told to stop and taken to the finish on an organizer bus.
