Lidl São Silvestre de Lisboa takes place on Sat, Dec 26, 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal. The main route is 10 km.
- Date
- Sat, Dec 26, 2026
- Start
- Lisbon 🇵🇹
- Distance
- 10 km
- Level
- Open to all
A popular 10 km night road race held annually in December through the illuminated streets and riverside zone of Lisbon, starting and finishing at Avenida da Liberdade / Praça dos Restauradores.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
This 10 km night road race demands sustained high-intensity running speed and cardiovascular endurance over a relatively short, flat-to-rolling urban course.
Speed Endurance
Because the event is a 10 km road race, athletes must maintain a pace close to their lactate threshold for the entire duration without extended recovery periods.
Temperature Management
Held in December during the evening in Lisbon, runners face cooler nighttime temperatures that require proper warm-up protocols to prevent muscle stiffness.
What would it take you?
Pick the level closest to yours for an estimate of finish time on this course and the training a solid preparation needs.
Estimated finish
0:50–1:00
Peak-week training
5–7 h/week
A model estimate from distance, climbing and level, not a promise. Conditions, drafting and pacing move it.
IntervalCoach turns those weekly hours into a concrete plan built around your actual fitness. Start with this race as your goal
Your road to race day
Race day at Lidl São Silvestre de Lisboa is 18 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base6 weeks · Aug 23, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Oct 4, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · Nov 15, 2026 – Dec 5, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Dec 6, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Dec 20, 2026 – Dec 26, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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