"The race course is a loop starting and finishing in Zegama, and taking in a technical and aesthetic line through the Aizkorri Massif. Over its 42 kilometers (26.2 miles), there are 2,736 meters (8,976 feet) of climbing. The course has extremely technical sections as well as some glorious runnable singletrack and doubletrack, making something for every kind of runner, but those used to the vertical change and roughness of mountain running are most likely to excel here."
"Given the course has been raced so many times by fast athletes and hasn't changed, course-record-setting is generally limited to years with good weather - when it's neither too hot nor too muddy. The year 2022 was a great weather year, and that's where both Kilian Jornet and Nienke Brinkman set the current men's and women's course records of 3:36:40 and 4:16:43."
"The 2026 Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon celebrates its 25th edition with a giant elite field and a long weekend of celebration. Tens of thousands of spectators are expected to fill the mountains and valley surrounding the small village of Zegama in Basque Country, Spain. iRunFar is excited to join the celebrations and share stories from the event!"
"The race takes place on Sunday, May 17, at 9 a.m. local time (1 a.m. U.S. Mountain Daylight Time). The race course is a loop starting and finishing in Zegama, and taking in a technical and aesthetic line through the Aizkorri Massif."
The 2026 Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon celebrates its 25th edition with a large elite field and a long weekend of festivities in Zegama, Basque Country, Spain. The race runs on Sunday, May 17 at 9 a.m. local time. The course is a loop that starts and finishes in Zegama and travels through the Aizkorri Massif, combining technical terrain with runnable singletrack and doubletrack. Over 42 kilometers, runners face 2,736 meters of climbing. The course has extremely technical sections and favors athletes accustomed to vertical change and rough mountain running. Course records are typically set only in favorable weather, such as 2022, when Kilian Jornet and Nienke Brinkman set current records.
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