Seville, February
Zurich Maratón de Sevilla Pacing Plan
Starts at the Isla de la Cartuja Olympic Stadium, crosses the Guadalquivir into the historic center, and runs along Paseo de Colón past the 13th-century Torre del Oro watchtower, the Cathedral and the Giralda, out to Plaza de España and María Luisa Park. Often called Europe's flattest course — no point on the route rises more than about 10m above sea level, and the river is crossed four times on wide, right-angled avenues.
Distance
42.8 km
Elevation gain
+36m / -37m
Typically run in
February
Typical race-day weather
9°C, 9 km/h
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Elevation profile
Sample strategy — 3:45:00 goal
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KM 1-5 — You start with headwind settling in by km 3-5, and pace is already ranging 5:06-5:15/km, close to goal effort — this isn't a slow shakeout start, it's goal pace from the gun. Don't let the quicker 5:06 km 3 fool you into surging; that dip is grade-driven (-0.4%), not a signal to push. Sit at 5:13-5:15/km and let the headwind through km 5 justify the honest effort.
KM 6-15 — Tailwind kicks in around km 6-10 and again briefly near km 20-22, but for now use it — you're still holding 5:10-5:17/km and crossing 10K around 52:07. The small rolling dips at km 12 (5:08) and km 15 (5:09) are gentle downgrades, not fitness — bank nothing extra here, just flow with the terrain. You hit the half in the 1:49-1:50 range, right on schedule for a 3:45 finish.
KM 16-22 — Headwind returns from km 16-19, nudging pace to 5:13-5:17/km, then a tailwind stretch from km 20-22 lets you ease back to 5:08-5:15/km without forcing it. You cross 20K at 1:44:17 — check your watch here and confirm you're not creeping ahead of 5:15 average pace just because the wind is at your back. This is the calm before the terrain gets more textured.
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