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Upcoming 5K races near Mérida

JUL 4

Run · road · 5K

CARRERA POPULAR CONMEMORATIVA DEL DÍA DE LA JUSTICIA GRATUITA Y EL TURNO DE OFICIO

Badajoz · 55 km away

Run · road · 5K

VII CARRERA POPULAR ICABA 2025

Badajoz · 55 km away

Run · road · 5K

Carrera Nocturna de Zurbarán

Zurbarán · 56 km away

Run · road · 5K

Carrera Popular Nocturna Malpartida de Cáceres

Malpartida de Cáceres · 61 km away

SEP 1

Run · trail · 5K

Cross Popular Urbano La Garrovilla

La Garrovilla · 12 km away

Mérida · 80 km

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Recurring 5K races near Mérida

Races that repeat — weekly, monthly or yearly

Carrera Navideña Cortesina

The Carrera Navideña Cortesina is a popular Christmas race held in Hernán Cortés, a village in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It takes place in December, featuring a main race of approximately 5.5 km, positioning it as a short local road race rather than a long-distance event. The event also offers youth races, including a 1.5 km Juvenil distance and a 400 m Infantil distance. The name directly links it to the Christmas period, and the race format accommodates senior runners, younger participants, and local families on the same day.

Carrera Navidad Villanueva de la Serena

The Carrera Navidad Villanueva de la Serena is a solidarity Christmas run held in Villanueva de la Serena, organized by the city council on Christmas Eve morning. It begins at 10:30 from Plaza de España. The event is non-competitive, emphasizing participation over rankings or prize chasing. The program features a 5,000-meter popular race for SUB18, Senior, Master A, and Master B runners, alongside a 2,000-meter race for SUB16 participants. Both race distances have sold out. The course remains entirely within the town, with the start and finish located in Plaza de España, creating a compact urban feel. This marks the fourteenth edition of the race, establishing it as a Christmas Eve fixture in Villanueva de la Serena.

San Silvestre Ilipense

San Silvestre Ilipense is a 5 km popular race through Zalamea de la Serena, in Badajoz, held near the end of the year as part of the San Silvestre running tradition. It is run on an urban asphalt course and is treated as a fun, non-competitive event rather than one built only around rankings. The Ayuntamiento de Zalamea de la Serena organizes the race, with support from the regional sports and youth department of Extremadura. The event draws local runners and people who want a short year-end run through town; the first 200 registered participants within the official entry period receive T-shirts, and runners are told to keep their bibs because extra surprises are linked to them after the race.

San Silvestre de Santa Marta

San Silvestre de Santa Marta is a 5 km race held in Santa Marta, a town in the province of Badajoz. It takes place in late December, following the Spanish San Silvestre tradition of short end-of-year races. The format includes a single 5 km run with classifications and results for runners seeking a timed placing. A non-competitive category is also offered, allowing participation without the pressure of racing against the clock.

San Silvestre de Mérida

The San Silvestre de Mérida is a running event in Mérida, Spain, held around the end of the year. It is organized by the Ayuntamiento de Mérida and is part of the San Silvestre race tradition, a set of races held on or near New Year’s Eve. The tradition began in São Paulo after inspiration from a New Year’s Eve race in Paris. Spain hosts over 200 San Silvestre races annually. The Mérida event features a 4.9 km non-competitive run. It is listed on the Spanish San Silvestre calendar, which includes events from local races to major ones like the San Silvestre Vallecana in Madrid. The race upholds the San Silvestre practice of concluding the year with a public road run for community participation.

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About 5K races in Mérida

Mérida Training Notes

Mérida hosts 10 5K races in 2026 within 80 km of the city centre — upcoming dates, recurring series, and other races nearby, all in one place.

Locals run Mérida from park to park when they want steady base miles. Parque de Las Americas, Parque de Santa Ana, Parque Santiago, Parque Recreativo de Oriente, and Unidad Deportiva Kukulkan all give you easy city loops without overthinking the route. The city centre works well for short intervals when the streets are quiet. The Badajoz Race Calamonte runs 9km on December 30th. Badajoz Race Calamonte gives runners 9km nearby, and Carrera Popular Productos de Lobón stretches the day to 12km.

Mérida rides best when you treat it like a bikeable city and keep the effort smooth. 7 kilometers of bicycle lanes for daily Z2, and the west side gives you the parque lineal for a long green stretch. Club cicloturista Airbag Bikers Mérida and Watopia Mérida are the names to know for outings. Fondo Popular Ciudad de Mérida gives the city a 10km anchor event, and Fondo Solidario Villa de Guareña adds 5km nearby. The climb to Alange is 7km and gains 951m.

March to October works for the Vía de la Plata, but Easter, July, and August are the months I would skip for that bigger trip. The Vía de la Plata starts in Mérida, runs about 485 kilometers to Astorga, and suits a mountain bike when you want a medium-difficulty gran fondo feel across days. Summer mornings belong to the 7:00 am to 9:30 am window for both runners and riders. January brings plenty of cycling, while December puts runners into Cross Navideño Camino La Vega at 7km and San Silvestre de Mérida at 4.9km.