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Queretaro Maraton

Name: MARATÓN DE QUERÉTARO 2025
Uploaded: 2025-10-08
Description: The Querétaro Marathon is an urban race at an altitude of 1,805–1,869 m that starts on Avenida Constituyentes opposite Alameda Hidalgo and returns to the same location. The full marathon has a capacit

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

MXOctober 202742.195km

Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata · CC BY-SA 4.0

Race date Expected Oct: October 2027
City · Distance: Santiago de Querétaro · 42.195km
Entry fee: MX$500From the 2025 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date October 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Oct 4, 2026 · Entry May 18, 2026 ~ Sep 28, 2026 · Entry fee MX$500 · Start 06:00

Official website ↗D-day as of Nov 15, 2026

About the race Runner stories How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

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

The Querétaro Marathon is an urban race at an altitude of 1,805–1,869 m that starts on Avenida Constituyentes opposite Alameda Hidalgo and returns to the same location.

The full marathon has a capacity of 1,200 runners, and the time limit is 6 hours.

The event also includes 5 km, 10 km and the half marathon.

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: 3

Erika SilvaRan in 2025

“Today, I surpassed finish, something I had thought I could never achieve. I ran my first 10K at the Querétaro Marathon.”

The runner ran their first 10K at the Querétaro Marathon. The runner had thought that running was not for them, but took on the challenge with encouragement from those around them and felt a sense of achievement and pride.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Hoy crucé una meta que jamás pensé lograr: corrí mis primeros 10K en el Maratón de Querétaro.

Read the original on LinkedIn

Víctor ObregónRan in 2022

“It was only 5 km, but I had never taken part in a race or even run before, so for me it was a major effort and challenge, as well as an achievement of my goal.”

Víctor Obregón took part in the 2022 Querétaro Maratón 5K for the first time. With his family cheering him on, he finished his first race and felt that he had taken on a major challenge and achieved his goal.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Aunque solo fueron cinco kilómetros, nunca había participado, nunca había corrido, así que para mí ha sido un gran esfuerzo, un reto y una meta cumplida.

Read the original on El Universal Querétaro

Israel PadillaRan in 2017

“Consistent training gives me confidence and stability during a race.”

Based on the runner's experience completing the 21 km Querétaro Marathon in 2017, the runner summarized the importance of training frequency, pace and heart-rate control, hydration and meal preparation, and recovery.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

El entrenamiento constante te brinda la confianza y la seguridad durante la carrera.

Read the original on Nutriólogo Israel Padilla

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
MarathonTV · Finisher vlog
View on YouTube

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 42.195km

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

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 06:00

Event	Start
Marathon42.195km	06:00
Half21.0975km	06:00
10K10km	06:00
5K5km	06:00

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START

Avenida Constituyentes, next to the Manuel Gómez Morín State Educational and Cultural Center, Querétaro

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Same as the start location

Av. Constituyentes

The Querétaro Marathon starts on Avenida Constituyentes (Av.

Constituyentes), opposite Alameda Hidalgo, and returns to the same location as a course.

After the start, the course heads east, turns at the Distribuidor Bicentenario near 3 km, and runs north along Bernardo Quintana Avenue.

Near 5 km, it crosses Calzada de los Arcos, while the 10–12 km section follows Avenida Universidad and the 15–16 km section passes beside Cerro de las Campanas.

Around 20 km, the course returns to Avenida Constituyentes and heads west.

Between 25–28 km, it makes a loop through the neighbourhood around the Pirámide El Pueblito.

Near 33 km, it turns at Libramiento Sur Poniente and returns east along Avenida Constituyentes.

In the final section, it passes in front of Estadio Olímpico and reaches the finish.

The elevation ranges from 1,805–1,869 m above sea level.

The highest point is near 3 km, followed by repeated climbs and descents between 5–10 km;

after 10 km, the course is low and flat.

The total capacity for the 2026 race is 19,500 runners.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Event T-shirt 2026

Timing chip 2026

Bag drop 2026

Finisher medal 2026

This may change for the next edition.

Hotels598m from the start · ★9.4

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

Oct 2 (Fri) – Oct 3 (Sat)

Bib pickup

Packages are not distributed outside the announced hours, and same-day pickup is not available.

Querétaro Centro de Congresos, Av. Paseo de las Artes 1531-B, Querétaro

Google Maps

Oct 2 (Fri): 09:30~18:00
Oct 3 (Sat): 09:00~17:30

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startno metro/light rail in Querétaro — Alameda Hidalgo/Avenida Constituyentes, beside Centro Educativo y…
Transit cardJust tap your foreign-issued contactless Visa or Mastercard directly on the validator — Qrobús now accepts contactless bank cards on every route, so no card purchase is needed at all. Where to buy
Getting to the finishsame location as start — Alameda Hidalgo · Avenida Constituyentes

Source queretaromaraton.com.mx · checked Aug 22, 2026 · Source eluniversalqueretaro.mx · checked Aug 17, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

no metro/light rail in Querétaro — Alameda Hidalgo/Avenida Constituyentes, beside Centro Educativo y Cultural del Estado 'Manuel Gómez Morín'

Race starts 6:00 AM on Av. Constituyentes next to the state cultural center, Alameda Hidalgo park, Centro Histórico.

Runners typically arrive by taxi, rideshare, or on foot from downtown hotels. Designated parking at the Centro Alameda complex (corner of Prolongación Luis Pasteur and Gonzalo Río Arronte).

Getting to the finish

same location as start — Alameda Hidalgo/Avenida Constituyentes

Loop course.

Map

Start shuttle

For the 2025 edition, road closures began Saturday at 4:00 PM for setup, and all route streets in the Centro Histórico plus Constituyentes, Corregidora, Pasteur and Zaragoza closed from 4:00 AM Sunday.

Transit card

Tarjeta Qrobús (general reloadable card); also a special 'Tarjeta Exprés' aimed at visitors

General card (~38 pesos) sold at OXXO, Matador, Six convenience stores and station kiosks citywide; Tarjeta Exprés (10 pesos, shareable) at the AMEQ module inside the Querétaro Bus Terminal Works directly at the gates

Alternative: Bono Qrobús (weekly/monthly unlimited-ride pass, via the Qrobús app) 111 pesos/week, 451 pesos/month — Only worth it if taking several rides a day for a full week or month; for a short race trip, tapping your contactless bank card (or buying the cheap Tarjeta Exprés) is easier. Confirmed as of Nov-Dec 2024 rollout, all 13 trunk routes and 500+ complementary-route buses accept tap-to-pay Visa/Mastercard, same 11-peso fare as a transfer.

The official Qrobús public buses do NOT accept cash — only cards/QR/contactless. Cash is only accepted on unofficial/private 'camiones' outside the formal Qrobús network.

Where to buy

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 Source · checked Aug 17, 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 event takes place in the early morning of Sunday, 4 October 2026.

The wheelchair and visually impaired categories start at 6:00, the marathon at 6:05, the half marathon at 6:15, and the general 5 km and 10 km categories at 6:45.

Start blocks are strictly divided according to the event and expected finish time.

Packet Pickup takes place at the Querétaro Convention Center (Av.

Paseo de las Artes 1531-B) from 9:30–18:00 on Friday, 2 October, and from 9:00–17:30 on Saturday, 3 October.

There is no race-day collection.

You must bring a copy of valid identification, a medical certificate, a printed registration confirmation, a signed waiver and a personal-data consent form.

The bag-storage facility for the full and half marathon is inside Centro Alameda, at the corner of Avenida Luis Pasteur and Calle Gonzalo Río Arronte.

Water pouches are provided every 2.5 km, and sports drink is provided every 5 km.

The full marathon time limit is 6 hours;

if you exceed it, you must take the official vehicle to the finish.

Split times are recorded at every 5 km and at the 33 km mark.

Times are local to Santiago de Querétaro. 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.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Hotel Casa Once

Hotel · 509m · 8-minute walk

9.4/10(137)

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Queretaro Maraton

About Queretaro Maraton — 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