Benidorm Half

The Benidorm Half takes place on a Saturday evening in Benidorm, on Spain's Costa Blanca, offering both a 10 km race and a half marathon. It is a city-and-seaside event, drawing up to 10,000 runners and filling the resort streets after dark with lights, music, and race-night production. The route follows Benidorm's five-kilometre coastline, with runners passing sandy beaches beneath one of Europe's densest skylines of tall buildings. Over half the participants come from outside Spain, with the United Kingdom providing a significant number of entrants. The race attracts many companions along with runners into the city. Entertainment, live music, performances, and multilingual announcements contribute to the event's tourist-resort atmosphere, while maintaining its core elements: a 10 km option, a 21.0975 km half marathon, and a fast road course by the sea.