Maratona de Curitiba takes place on Sun, Nov 15, 2026 in Curitiba, Brazil. The main route is 42.2 km.
- Date
- Sun, Nov 15, 2026
- Start
- Curitiba 🇧🇷
- Distance
- 42.2 km
- Climbing
- 350 m
- Level
- Open to all
The Santander Maratona de Curitiba is a large, technically demanding marathon featuring rolling hills and descents through numerous neighborhoods of Curitiba, starting at Praça Nossa Senhora de Salete.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
The Maratona de Curitiba demands sustained aerobic endurance and muscular resilience over a standard 42.2 km distance, compounded by rolling hills and descents across the course.
Aerobic endurance
Covering the full 42.2 km marathon distance requires a high level of cardiovascular capacity and pacing discipline to sustain running output over several hours.
Muscular durability
The presence of rolling hills and descents throughout the neighborhoods of Curitiba places repeated eccentric loading on the legs, requiring specific structural preparation to manage downhill strain.
A carbohydrate intake of 60 to 90 grams per hour is recommended to maintain glycogen stores and support performance over the duration of the marathon.
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
4:05–4:55
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 Maratona de Curitiba is 12 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build6 weeks · Aug 24, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
02Peak3 weeks · Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Oct 26, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Nov 9, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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