Informations

On 9 February, come to the event by bike!

On 9 February 2025, at Cascais Bay, next to Baía Hotel, a reserved bicycle parking area will be available with support from Specialized.

Participants in the Half Marathon (21.1 km), 10 km, and 5 km events can cycle to the venue and leave their bikes in this bike park. The organisation will ensure the bicycles are securely looked after.

To use the Specialized Bike Park, athletes must present the official event race bib.

The organisation will not accept bicycles once the park reaches full capacity.

Opening hours: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Thursday, February 6, 2025

• Race Packet delivery: 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Cascais Bay

Friday, February 7, 2025

• Race Packet delivery: from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, at Cascais Bay

Saturday, February 8, 2025

• Race Packet delivery: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, at Cascais Bay
• Kids’s Race: 4:00 PM, Cascais Bay

Sunday, February 9, 2025

• 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Cloakroom service and Bike Park Specialized
• 8:30 AM: warmup
• 9h00 AM: Cascais 10K start
  • Elite
  • Sub 45
  • Sub 50
  • Sub 60
  • +60
• 9:30 AM: Half Marathon 21.1K start
  • Elite
  • Sub 1h25
  • Sub 1h40
  • Sub 1h50
  • +1h50
• 9:30 AM: Cascais 5K Race start
• 10:35 AM: 1st stretching session
• 11:00 AM: podium ceremony (21,1K and 10K)
• 11:05 AM: 2nd stretching session
• 12:30 AM: end of Event

Single price: €4,00

Saturday, February 8, 2025

• Start: 4:00 PM
• Location: Cascais Bay

Distances

• Bambis (born between 2019 and 2020): approx. 300 metres (*)
• Benjamins A (born between 2016 and 2018): approx. 500 metres
• Benjamins B (born between 2014 and 2015): approx. 700 metres
• Infantis (born between 2012 and 2013): approx. 1000 metres

(*) In this category the child may be accompanied by an adult

Race Packet delivery

• Thursday, 6 February, 2025: from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Cascais Bay
• Friday, February 7, 2025: from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, at Cascais Bay
• Saturday, February 8, 2025: from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at Cascais Bay

Half Marathon

• Distance: 21,0975 km
• Start and finish: Dom Luís I Sidewalk, Cascais Bay

Start from Dom Luís I Sidewalk - Av. Dom Carlos I - at the roundabout João Paulo II turn right onto Av. da República - Av. Da Republica - at the roundabout Comendador Joaquim Baraona turn right onto Av. 25 de Abril - at the roundabout turn left onto Av. Infante Dom Henrique - return at the roundabout Álvaro Raul Canas da Mota - Av. Infante Dom Henrique - at the roundabout Comendador Joaquim Baraona turn right onto Av. da República - Guincho Road - return after the Guincho Beach and before the junction to Birre village - Guincho Road, towards Cascais - Av. da República - roundabout Comendador Joaquim Baraona - Av. da República - at the roundabout João Paulo II turn left onto Av. Dom Carlos I - Dom Luís I Sidewalk where is the Winning Post.

Cascais 10K

• Distance: 10 km
• Start at Dom Luís I Promenade, Cascais Bay, and finishes at Cascais Marina.

Start at Dom Luís I promenade - Av. Dom Carlos I - at the João Paulo II roundabout, turn right onto Av. da República, Comendador Joaquim Baraona roundabout - Av. da República – Guia Roundabout - Av. Nossa Senhora do Cabo - return near the Fort of São Jorge de Oitavos - Av. Nossa Senhora do Cabo – Guia Roundabout – turn right onto Av. Rei Humberto II of Italy - turn right to Cascais Marina – perform an internal circuit in Cascais Marina where the Finish Line is located.

Cascais 5K

• Distance: 5 km
• Start and finish: Dom Luís I Sidewalk, Cascais Bay

Start from Dom Luís I Sidewalk - Av. Dom Carlos I - at the roundabout João Paulo II turn right onto Av. da República - Av. Da República - at the roundabout Comendador Joaquim Baraona turn right onto Av. 25 de Abril - at the roundabout turn left onto Av. Infante Dom Henrique - return at the roundabout Álvaro Raul Canas da Mota - Av. Infante Dom Henrique - at the roundabout Comendador Joaquim Baraona turn left onto the Av. da República, towards the Winning Post - at the roundabout João Paulo II turn left onto Av. Dom Carlos I - Dom Luís I Sidewalk where is the Winning Post.

Kid's Race

There will be four courses, all start and finish at Passeio Dom Luís I (Cascais Bay).

Distances:

• Bambis (born between 2019 and 2020): approx. 300 metres (*)
• Benjamins A (born between 2016 and 2018): approx. 500 metres
• Benjamins B (born between 2014 and 2015): approx. 700 metres
• Infantis (born between 2012 and 2013): approx. 1000 metres

(*) In this category the child may be accompanied by an adult

Half Marathon and 10K Race

The first three men and women to reach the finish lines of Half Marathon (21.1 km) and 10K Race of Cascais (only the general classification will be taken into account) will receive a trophy and a basket of BIO products, offered by LIDL.

• A trophy
• A €100 voucher for a mutualist service from Montepio Associação Mutualista; to take advantage of this offer, you must be or become a Montepio Member
• A hamper with LIDL products

Bonus Sprint Half Marathon 21.1K

The first man and the first woman to cross the 10 km Bonus Sprint will receive a prize, courtesy of Lidl. Prizes will only be awarded to athletes who complete the entire Half Marathon course of 21.1 km and cross the finish line.

Medal

All athletes who finish the Half Marathon 21K, Cascais 10K and Cascais 5K will get a medal, among other various offers from sponsors.

Kids’s Race

All athletes who finish the Kids’s Race will get an event gift and several offers from the sponsors.

An electronic participation certificate will be available for download on the event website for all athletes.

Race Packet delivery

• Thursday, February 6, 2025: from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Cascais Bay
• Friday, February 7, 2025: from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, at Cascais Bay
• Saturday, February 8, 2025: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, at Cascais Bay

Required documentation to Race Packet pick up:

• Registration confirmation (email received after payment)
• ID (passport or driving license)

Race Packet picking on behalf of another athlete

It may occur if presenting the following elements:

• Registration confirmation of the runner (email received after payment)
• ID of the runner (passport or driving license)

This year, the start of the Half Marathon 21.1 Km and the 10 Km of Cascais will be divided into waves.

Half Marathon 21.1K

The start of the Half Marathon 21.1 Km will be divided into waves that correspond to the athletes' levels of physical preparedness.

As a reference, it should be used the time obtained in a half-marathon enrolled in the last two years.

Elite	SUB 1h25	SUB 1h40	SUB 1h50	+1h50
Athletes with time in the half-marathon up to 1h14	Athletes with time in the half-marathon up to 1h25	Athletes with time in the half-marathon up to 1h40	Athletes with time in the half-marathon up to 1h50	Athletes with time in the half-marathon above 1h50
Time proof submission is mandatory	Time proof submission is mandatory	Time proof submission is mandatory	Time proof submission is mandatory	Time proof submission not mandatory

To gain access to the ELITE, SUB 1h25, SUB 1h40 and SUB 1h50, it is mandatory to present a record of less than or equal to 1h14, 1h25, 1h40 or 1h50, respectively, performed in a half-marathon enrolled in the last two years.

Cascais 10K

The start of the 10 km Cascais race will be divided into waves. These waves correspond to the athletes’ levels of physical preparedness. As a reference, athletes should use their time from a race of at least 10 km completed within the past two years.

Elite	SUB 45	SUB 50	SUB 60	+60
Athletes with a time equal to or under 37:30	Athletes with a time equal to or under 45 minutes	Athletes with a time equal to or under 50 minutes	Athletes with a time equal to or under 60 minutes	Athletes with a time over 60 minutes
Time proof submission is mandatory	Time proof submission is mandatory	Time proof submission is mandatory	Time proof submission is mandatory	Time proof submission not mandatory

To gain access to the ELITE, SUB45, SUB50 and SUB60, it is mandatory to present a record of less than or equal to 37:30, 45, 50 or 60 minutes, respectively, performed in a 10K race enrolled in the last two years.

The proof of enrollment must be sent to info@meiamaratonadecascais.pt with the indication of the bib number and name of the athlete, until January 26, 2025.

All athletes who register after the January 26, 2025 will have a period of three days after registration to send a proof of time to change the starting block. If this procedure is not made within this period, the starting block will not be changed.

In the half marathon 21.1 km, we'll have three pacers at your disposal. Choose the closest rhythm to your goal and follow the athlete with the flag:

The cloakroom service will operate between 8.00 AM and 1.00 PM, at Cascais Bay.

On February 9, FOTOP will be present at the event with several photographers. The photos will be available on the FOTOP website. More information coming soon.

Montepio Cascais Half Marathon again as a Green Event!

HMS Sports has assumed, throughout its activity, a commitment to continuous evolution and improvement, which has included the implementation of measures to reduce the environmental impact of the sporting events it holds.

It was one of the great innovations of the 3rd edition and returns this year with the ambition of reinforcing measures to protect the environment, in a work developed with the Municipality of Cascais and the event's partners.

Sporting events have involved the use of plastic materials and packaging in large quantities, which represent a challenge for the collection and treatment of waste. But that's not all: there are problems with mobility, carbon dioxide emissions and, above all, with the education of workers, employees and participants.

In this context, we have established a sustainability plan that will seek to implement intervention measures in four critical environmental areas:

• 1 - logistics and communication
• 2 - mobility and transport
• 3 - reduction and reuse of materials
• 4 - awareness and pedagogy

The responsibility of a sports organizer like HMS Sports is to ensure that messages transmitted to this audience before, during and after the event have a positive impact on society.

It is also important to recognize that organizing a sport event has a significant environmental impact and it is possible to improve and reduce the footprint of each event. Thus, HMS Sports intends to be an example of environmental policies to follow, while at the same time seeks to be in harmony with one of the biggest concerns of its public: the environment.

The sustainability plan for the event is being drawn up with the event's partners.

Measures to be applied in the 9th edition of the Montepio Cascais Half Marathon

• reduction of plastic bags for t-shirts, race bibs, pins, starter kits, race packets;
• elimination of paper promotional leaflets;
• reduction of paper consumption;
• communication with athletes through digital mailings;
• promotional leaflets from partners replaced by electronic vouchers;
• replacement of the acrylic trophy with plants for the top three male and female teams;
• delivery of a reusable bag in the race packet;
• reduced travelling with advance planning;
• encouraging the use of public transportation to the event;
• use of public compact power distributors;
• use and reinforcement of differentiated containers from the Municipality of Cascais and Sociedade Ponto Verde to separate waste and promote recycling at the start and finish lines and at the supply points available along the route;
• reuse of graphic material produced in previous editions.

Public transportation

• CP Trains: Cascais train station
• Scotturb Bus: 400, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 417, 455

Location map