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Oceanman Costa Azahar

Oceanman Costa Azahar takes place on Sat, May 8, 2027 in Benicassim, Spain. The main route is 10 km.

Date
Sat, May 8, 2027
Start
Benicassim 🇪🇸
Distance
10 km
Level
Open to all
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Test your endurance at the Oceanman Costa Azahar in Benicàssim (Castellón), where athletes dive into the crystal-clear waters of the Mediterranean for a premier open-water challenge.

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What this race demands

This 10 km open-water swim demands exceptional sustained aerobic endurance and mental resilience over an extended duration in the Mediterranean.

Aerobic endurance

Covering a 10 km distance requires continuous swimming capacity and a well-developed aerobic engine to sustain output for hours.

Sighting and navigation

An open-water setting in the Mediterranean requires consistent sighting proficiency and efficient pacing without lane lines.

A 10 km open-water swim will exceed two and a half hours for most participants, requiring strategic carbohydrate intake of 60 to 90 grams per hour via liquid or gel supplementation during designated feed opportunities.

Your road to race day

Race day at Oceanman Costa Azahar is 37 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.

  1. 01Base25 weeks · Aug 23, 2026 Feb 13, 2027

    Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.

  2. 02Build6 weeks · Feb 14, 2027 Mar 27, 2027

    Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.

  3. 03Peak3 weeks · Mar 28, 2027 Apr 17, 2027

    The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.

  4. 04Taper2 weeks · Apr 18, 2027 May 1, 2027

    Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.

  5. 05Race week1 week · May 2, 2027 May 8, 2027

    Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.

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