{"id":87187,"date":"2017-05-23T07:50:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T05:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=87187"},"modified":"2018-01-06T19:06:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T18:06:30","slug":"running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/running\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual running events in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona is a city of wonder for those who enjoy a good run since it has so many great places to go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/running-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">running<\/a>. Be it in Collserola Park or in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/montjuic-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montju\u00efc gardens<\/a> and mountain, you will often find people practicing this popular form of exercise. If you are someone who enjoys <strong>running<\/strong> and like to do it at a competitive level,\u00a0we give you some of the most popular <strong>annual running events in Barcelona<\/strong> that you can take part in.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/running\/#Zurich_Marato_de_Barcelona\" title=\"Zurich Marat\u00f3 de Barcelona\">Zurich Marat\u00f3 de Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/running\/#Cursa_El_Corte_Ingles\" title=\"Cursa El Corte Ingl\u00e9s\">Cursa El Corte Ingl\u00e9s<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/running\/#Cursa_de_la_Merce\" title=\"Cursa de la Merc\u00e9\">Cursa de la Merc\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/running\/#Carrera_de_la_Mujer\" title=\"Carrera de la Mujer\">Carrera de la Mujer<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/running\/#The_Color_Run\" title=\"The Color Run\">The Color Run<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Zurich_Marato_de_Barcelona\"><\/span>Zurich Marat\u00f3 de Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_87188\" style=\"width: 307px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87188\" class=\" wp-image-87188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/trainers-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"167\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the biggest sporting and<strong> running events<\/strong> in the city by far is <strong><strong>the<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zurichmaratobarcelona.es\/eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">Barcelona Marathon<\/a><\/strong> which takes place in March. The course takes you through some of the most iconic sites of Barcelona which makes it one of the most attractive events for a runner. <strong>Zurich Marat\u00f3<\/strong>\u00a0began back in 1980 when Ramon Oliu launched the first marathon in the city. Now the <strong>marathon<\/strong> is a huge event with an average over 150,000 runners from 146 countries taking part each year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/winter-sports-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Winter sports in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cursa_El_Corte_Ingles\"><\/span>Cursa El Corte Ingl\u00e9s<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The renowned department store <strong>El Corte Ingl\u00e9s<\/strong> organizes its very own <strong>running event<\/strong> called <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cursaelcorteingles.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Cursa El Corte Ingl\u00e9s<\/a><\/strong> every April. Around 55,000 people participate in the 10k course taking runners inside the <strong>Montjuic Olympic Stadium<\/strong>. The course has been going since 1986 and it has become one of the <strong>most popular fun runs in Europe<\/strong>. Each year it supports a different organization that benefits from the publicity raised during the event.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cursa_de_la_Merce\"><\/span>Cursa de la Merc\u00e9<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the Merc\u00e9 celebrations, the Barcelona city council organizes a <strong>10km run<\/strong>. The<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/lameva.barcelona.cat\/cursamerce\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Cursa de la Merc\u00e9<\/a><\/strong> takes you through iconic sites of Barcelona including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/arc-de-triomf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arc de Triomf<\/a>, Plaza de Espa\u00f1a and Pla\u00e7a de Catalunya. The start and end of the course are always at Avenida de Mar\u00eda Cristina, between Plaza Espa\u00f1a and the Montju\u00efc mountain.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Carrera_de_la_Mujer\"><\/span>Carrera de la Mujer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now in its 12<sup>th<\/sup> year,<strong> Carrera de la Mujer<\/strong> or the Women\u2019s Race in Barcelona takes place in November. It is a 7.8km course which is similar to that of the Merc\u00e9 as it also starts at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/font-magica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montju\u00efc Fountain<\/a>\u00a0and passes through Pla\u00e7a de Catalunya, providing a great run through the center of the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/water-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Most exciting water activities in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Color_Run\"><\/span>The Color Run<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_87189\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87189\" class=\" wp-image-87189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/colorrun-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"189\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For runners who are looking for something more fun than the usual sporting event, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheColorRunEspana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">the Color Run<\/a><\/strong> is your best option. <strong>A 5km run<\/strong> in October, where you end up covered from head to toe in all the colors of the rainbow. The event actually started in the United States and has grown to over 600 cities with more than 6 million participants. \u00a0The idea is to promote running and encourage more people to try it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are you a keen runner? Have you participated in any of these events? Let us know about your experience by commenting below!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city? 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Be it in Collserola Park or in the\u00a0Montju\u00efc gardens and mountain, you will often find people practicing this popular form of exercise. If you are someone who enjoys running and like to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":87190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4497],"tags":[7407,7405,7406],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87187"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87187"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110434,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87187\/revisions\/110434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}