Preparation guide · Zurich Seville Marathon
Seville Marathon 2027: split times, aid stations and how to run it
The next edition is on Sunday 21 February 2027, starting in Seville (Avenida de María Luisa, Spain) at 8:30. Here you have the Seville Marathon route, split times for your target, what's at each aid station, how many gels to carry and the usual weather.
Seville Marathon: route and profile
2026 route rebuilt by WinWatts street by street from the official street list (there's no official GPX); the aid stations are from the official 2026 guide. 2026 start time (the 2027 one hasn't been published yet); time limit 6 hours (the finish closes at 14:30).
No hills that change your pace: what matters is starting under control, and the wind.
Route keys
- It's one of the flattest marathons in Europe (about 25 m of elevation gain on the whole course): people come here to set a PB, and what ruins it is starting too fast. There are official pacers from 2:45 to 5:00; if your target matches, run with them, but not at the front of the group when reaching the aid stations.
- There are 15 aid stations, one every 2–3 km, with water and Aquarius at all of them: you don't need to drink at every one. When it's cool, every other one; when it's hot, all of them. 226ERS gels at km 20.4 and 29.7, solid food from 25.3 and sponges at 23.3 and 32.7.
- The organisers ask runners not to take drinks from the first tables at the early aid stations, to avoid jams: go to the ones at the end of the station and you'll lose less time.
- Between km 26 and 33 you run along wide, straight avenues (Eduardo Dato, Manuel Siurot and La Palmera), with a 180º turn around km 30. It's the area with the fewest spectators and the most exposed to wind: find a group and ease off a little before the turn.
6 more keys in WinWatts: with the forecast for the days before, the wind and heat, and your split times at your pace.
Split times
At an even pace (the profile hardly changes anything), with the clock time counted from the 08:30 gun. If you start from a later corral or wave, add the time it takes you to cross the start. Write yours down or wear them on a pace band: watch GPS usually reads long.
| Point | 3 h | 3 h 30 | 4 h | 4 h 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average pace | 4:16 /km | 4:59 /km | 5:41 /km | 6:24 /km |
| km 5 | 0:21:18 8:51 | 0:24:51 8:54 | 0:28:24 8:58 | 0:31:57 9:01 |
| km 10 | 0:42:41 9:12 | 0:49:47 9:19 | 0:56:54 9:26 | 1:04:01 9:34 |
| km 15 | 1:03:59 9:33 | 1:14:38 9:44 | 1:25:18 9:55 | 1:35:58 10:05 |
| km 20 | 1:25:23 9:55 | 1:39:37 10:09 | 1:53:50 10:23 | 2:08:04 10:38 |
| Halfway | 1:30:04 10:00 | 1:45:04 10:15 | 2:00:05 10:30 | 2:15:05 10:45 |
| km 25 | 1:46:42 10:16 | 2:04:29 10:34 | 2:22:16 10:52 | 2:40:03 11:10 |
| km 30 | 2:08:00 10:38 | 2:29:20 10:59 | 2:50:40 11:20 | 3:12:00 11:42 |
| km 35 | 2:29:23 10:59 | 2:54:16 11:24 | 3:19:10 11:49 | 3:44:04 12:14 |
| km 40 | 2:50:44 11:20 | 3:19:11 11:49 | 3:47:38 12:17 | 4:16:05 12:46 |
| Finish | 3:00:00 11:30 | 3:30:00 12:00 | 4:00:00 12:30 | 4:30:00 13:00 |
Aid stations: what's there and how much to drink
For a typical runner finishing in about 3 h 30: sip without stopping and take each gel just before an aid station, to wash it down with water. The organisers hand out gels at km 20.4 and 29.7: if they match your plan, those are gels you don't need to carry.
| Where | What's there | Time (for 3 h 30) | You |
|---|---|---|---|
| km 5.0 | water, sports drink | 8:55 | ~200 ml |
| km 7.0 | water, sports drink | 9:04 | ~100 ml |
| km 9.2 | water, sports drink | 9:15 | ~100 ml · gel just before |
| km 11.5 | water, sports drink | 9:27 | ~100 ml |
| km 15.7 | water, sports drink | 9:48 | ~200 ml · gel just before |
| km 17.6 | water, sports drink | 9:57 | ~100 ml |
| km 20.4 | water, sports drink, gels | 10:11 | ~100 ml · gel: theirs or yours |
| km 23.3 | water, sports drink, sponges | 10:26 | ~100 ml |
| km 25.3 | water, sports drink, solid food | 10:36 | ~100 ml |
| km 27.5 | water, sports drink | 10:47 | ~100 ml |
| km 29.7 | water, sports drink, gels, solid food | 10:58 | ~100 ml · gel just before |
| km 32.7 | water, sports drink, sponges | 11:13 | ~150 ml |
| km 34.4 | water, sports drink, solid food | 11:21 | ~100 ml · gel just before |
| km 37.2 | water, sports drink, solid food | 11:35 | ~100 ml |
| km 40.3 | water, sports drink, solid food | 11:50 | ~150 ml |
How many gels and how much to drink
What a typical runner (68 kg) needs depending on their time, with 35 g gels. When running the stomach tolerates less than on the bike: more than 60 g of carbs per hour only if you've trained it. Gels alone don't reach that figure (the first one comes around 45 minutes and none are due in the last half hour): the rest comes from drinking sports drink instead of water at a few aid stations.
| Time | Carbs per hour | Gels | Total drink | Sodium per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 h | 60 g/h | 4 × 35 g | 1.5 l | 300 mg/h |
| 3 h 30 | 60 g/h | 5 × 35 g | 1.8 l | 300 mg/h |
| 4 h | 60 g/h | 5 × 35 g | 2.0 l | 300 mg/h |
| 4 h 30 | 60 g/h | 6 × 35 g | 2.2 l | 300 mg/h |
Nothing new on race day: gels, breakfast, shoes and socks, all tested on your long runs. Vaseline on your feet, groin and armpits, and protect your nipples. If it's cold at the start, wait in your corral in old clothes you can throw away.
Seville Marathon: weather in February
What the weather was like during the race (from 8:30 to the finish of a 3:30 runner) in recent editions:
| Year | Low | High | Rain | Max wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 ºC | 18 ºC | 0.0 mm | 16 km/h |
| 2023 | 12 ºC | 19 ºC | 1.0 mm | 17 km/h |
| 2024 | 10 ºC | 17 ºC | 0.0 mm | 24 km/h |
| 2025 | 8 ºC | 15 ºC | 0.0 mm | 7 km/h |
| 2026 | 6 ºC | 12 ºC | 0.0 mm | 5 km/h |
When running, heat slows you down: allow roughly 2 % more time for every 5 ºC above 12 ºC.
Your Seville Marathon, tailored to you
This guide uses a typical runner. In WinWatts we calculate it with your data:
- Your time, your pace and your split times from your threshold pace and the expected heat.
- The race-day forecast, and what to wear at the start and during the race.
- How much to drink at each aid station and where to take each gel, with your own gels.
- Your training plan until Sunday 21 February 2027, adjusted every week to how you're doing.
WinWatts is not affiliated with the organisers of the Seville Marathon. Dates, routes, schedules and registration: official website. Route rebuilt by WinWatts from the official 2026 street list (the organisers don't publish a GPX); aid stations from the official 2026 guide; weather from past editions (Open-Meteo). For guidance only: it doesn't replace advice from a health professional.