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  • Marathon
  • 42.2 km
  • Pauillac
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Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc Marathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

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Decision summary

Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc Marathon at a glance

Cut-off average pace
9:15/km

6:30:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
61/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
43 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

Methodology →

Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc Marathon has known course details for its marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance
42.2 km
Terrain
Road, Gravel
Scenery
Vineyard, Countryside, Historic

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Where can I find the Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc route map?

Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.

Official course links

How hilly is the Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc?

The Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc is described as gently rolling. The course listing puts the climb at 280 m.

Where does the Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc route go?

The Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc route starts at Quais de Pauillac (Pauillac riverside), start at 9:30 am and finishes at Quais de Pauillac (same location as the start). Underfoot, expect mostly tarmac roads with some gravel château driveways and vineyard tracks. It passes Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Mouton-Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Beychevelle and Pauillac. Around 22 gourmet refreshment stations offering tastings of Médoc grands crus plus local specialities (oysters, entrecôte steak, cheese, ice cream) roughly every 2 km along the route.

What should runners know on race day for the Marathon des Châteaux du Médoc?

Run on closed roads through the Médoc vineyards. More than 40 live music acts, orchestras and entertainment animations staged along the course.

Race character

Scenery

  • Vineyard
  • Countryside
  • Historic

Atmosphere

  • Festival
  • Destination
  • Scenic Tour

Terrain

  • Road
  • Gravel
Elevation character
Gently Rolling
Technicality
Non Technical
Source-stated ascent
280 m
Net elevation
140 m

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
2:19:20 (Sacha Lotov)
Women's course record
2:38:34 (Josiane Llado)
Field size
Registration limited to 8,500 participants
Field cap
8,500

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Minimum age
20+
Cut-off
6h30 (finish line closes 6 hours 30 minutes after the start)
Sold out
Yes
Qualification status
No qualifying standard; entry is open to anyone able to secure a place in the limited registration
Medical certificate
Yes

Race day logistics

Closed roads
Run on closed roads through the Médoc vineyards
Medal
Finishers receive a finisher's medal and a souvenir bottle/race pack as part of the festive wine-running tradition
On-course music
More than 40 live music acts, orchestras and entertainment animations staged along the course

Access and course status

Start
Quais de Pauillac (Pauillac riverside), start at 9:30 am
Finish
Quais de Pauillac (same location as the start)

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Mostly tarmac roads with some gravel château driveways and vineyard tracks
Landmarks
Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Mouton-Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Beychevelle, Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe
Notable features
  • Fancy dress is compulsory — runners must compete in costume
  • the 2026 (40th) edition theme is the 1980s
  • Around 22 gourmet refreshment stations offering tastings of Médoc grands crus plus local specialities (oysters, entrecôte steak, cheese, ice cream) roughly every 2 km along the route

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 20°CTypical temperature
  • 16 kphTypical wind
  • 2 mmTypical rainfall
  • 61Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

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