🇨🇱Santiago, Chile
Jun 7, 2026
Distance
42.2 km
Elevation gain
150 m
Terrain
Road
Entry type
Open entry
PB potential
Good conditions for a solid performance
Beginner friendly
Suitable for beginners with solid training
The Santiago Marathon is Chile's premier road race and one of South America's most scenic. The course runs through Parque O'Higgins, Providencia's tree-lined avenues, Las Condes, and Vitacura's affluent residential streets — with the Andean cordillera visible throughout, snow-capped throughout the Southern hemisphere winter. June conditions of 6–14°C are excellent for racing — comfortably cool and rarely wet. At 520m altitude, the air is thin enough to add 30–60 seconds per km for sea-level runners but not severely so. Organisation has improved significantly in recent years and the field draws strong club runners from across Chile and Argentina.
Temperature
5–14°C
Humidity
55–70%
Conditions
Santiago winter — cool, clear, and Andean-crisp
Wind
5–15 km/h Andean morning breeze
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