Maratón Imperial de Toledo 2026: how to follow live and where to cheer

The Maratón Imperial de Toledo runs for the first time on Sunday 15 November 2026. It starts at the Mirador del Valle, high above the Tajo, and finishes on the Paseo de la Vega by the Puerta de Bisagra. Besides the solo marathon there are relays for pairs and teams of four on the same course. Here's how to follow your runner and where your voice helps most.

The race at a glance

Follow live

The organiser has its own race app with live tracking. Search for your runner by name or bib number and you'll see their time every 5 km. Results also go up on the race website. Install the app in the days before the race.

Between those 5 km points the app can't show where they are. For a live position, the runner can share GPS from their phone with Cheerlify. You see a dot on the course map, their current pace and an estimate of when they'll reach the finish, in any browser, with just a link and a code. You can also record voice or video cheers that play in their earbuds at the kilometre you choose. Why the two work best together: chip timing vs GPS.

The course

The first 5 km drop steadily along the Ronda de Juanelo and over the Puente de Alcántara. From about km 5 to 20 it's flat, through Santa Bárbara and Santa María de Benquerencia, and around halfway the course passes the train station on the Paseo de la Rosa. Then come Avenida Adolfo Suárez (aid at km 30) and La Peraleda (km 35). From about km 36 the road climbs, and the last kilometres go up over cobbles through the old town to the Paseo de Recaredo (km 40). About 2 km of the course are on dirt.

Where to cheer, and when to send a cheer

• Rotonda de Santa Bárbara: the aid stations at km 5 and km 20 are both here, so you can see your runner twice from one spot.
• Paseo de Recaredo, km 40: the last aid station, close to the finish.
• Cheers: pin one at km 14, on the long flat stretch through Santa María de Benquerencia where few people watch, and one at km 37, where the climb begins.

Checklist

1. Bib number saved, the race app installed and your runner found in it before Sunday.
2. The runner's Cheerlify link and code opened once the evening before.
3. Their phone fully charged, with location access set to "Always".
4. Two cheers recorded, for km 14 and km 37.
5. A meeting point agreed outside the finish area.

FAQ

How can I track a runner in the Toledo Marathon? The race app shows their time every 5 km, searchable by name or bib. For a live position between those points, the runner can share GPS from their phone with Cheerlify.

How do runners get to the start? A free shuttle bus leaves from Avenida de la Cava, next to Avenida Carlos III, between 7:00 and 9:10. Marathon runners have priority until 8:30.

More races: the full list of Spanish races on these weekends. Check the race website again in race week, as details can change.

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