This year's Malaga Half Marathon to return to city centre with new route

The 34th TotalEnergies Málaga Half Marathon will feature a major route change as it returns to the city centre for its 23 March edition. The event, which sold out over a month ago with a record 8,000 participants, will now start and finish at Paseo del Parque, mirroring the full marathon’s course.

Race director Javier Gavela highlighted the significance of the new course, describing it as "flat, very fast, almost without curves" and emphasising its importance for the race’s growth.

The city centre setting is expected to enhance the event’s visibility and attract more runners in the future as organisers aim to expand participation to 10,000 in 2026, with 3,000 hopefuls already on the waiting list for this year.

Female participation is set to exceed 30 per cent, with ambitions to reach 50 per cent in the coming years. More than 40 per cent of runners are from abroad.

Top athletes have been confirmed to target record times, with the men's and women's course records standing at 1:00:13 and 1:05:58, respectively.

Malaga-born Olympic triathlete Alberto González will make his half marathon debut at the event.