Valencia Half Marathon 2027 Bib Ballot: 11,405 Places Left

The Valencia Half Marathon bib ballot for the Trinidad Alfonso Wizz Air 2027 edition has 11,405 places available, and registration to enter it closes on Monday 16 November at 10:59 (mainland Spain time). The race will take place on 24 October 2027 over 21.097 km and will be the 36th edition, organised by SD Correcaminos.

Loyalty phase: 13,595 places already taken

The organisers are making a total of 25,000 bibs available and are distributing them in two phases. The first was the loyalty phase, open from 5 November at 11:00 to 9 November at 10:59 for those who were registered in 2026 and wanted to run again. To qualify, you had to reach race day 2026 as a bib holder, whether you ran or not, without having withdrawn because of injury, a change of holder or a refund.

In that phase 13,595 places were taken, which leaves 11,405 for the ballot. According to the organisers, those entrants make up 52.3% of those signed up for 2027, and 65% of them are from Valencia. The ballot only takes place if bibs remain after the loyalty phase, and anyone who did not sign up in that phase lost the guarantee of a place and now competes like everyone else.

How to register for the ballot

Registration opened on Tuesday 10 November at 11:00 and lasts six days. You need your national ID or passport, date of birth, email address and the full name of the person who wants to run. After registering, you receive a participation number by email and can check your status or withdraw. Anyone who is already registered for the race cannot enter the ballot.

You can take part individually or in a group of up to three people. In that case, the details of each person must be completed, each participant must use a different email address, and everyone receives an email to confirm that they wish to take part. The options are the same as when entering alone: registration numbers are consecutive, so if the registrant’s number is drawn, everyone in the group can complete their registration. Anyone providing third-party data needs that person’s prior consent.

5 euro hold: registration is free

Entering the ballot costs nothing, but it requires an active bank card on which a 5 euro hold is placed for a maximum of 15 days. After that period it is released automatically, whatever the outcome. Without this deposit you are not considered entered in the ballot.

There is one caveat: if the participant completes their registration before the 15 days have passed, they pay the full amount, because the bank releases the hold only at the end of the period.

Timeline after the ballot

The ballot is held on 17 November in front of a notary. If there are more entries than bibs, the notary draws a single winning number and, starting from it, the following consecutive numbers are also winners until all the places are filled. Results are sent by email on 18 November, both to those who are successful and to those who are not.

Successful entrants can register from 18 November to 25 November at 11:00 via a link they receive by email, which already includes their registration details. Anyone who does not complete their registration within those seven days loses their place and the guarantee of running in 2027, and the code and the application are cancelled automatically.

Bib price and waiting list

The organisers are keeping the prices of the previous edition, in which the first 10,000 entrants paid 40 euros and the rest 80 euros. For those who get a place in the ballot, the bib will cost 80 euros, and you only pay if you are successful and confirm your registration.

Places that are not filled go to the official waiting list, which is allocated in order of registration; its date is yet to be announced. Those who are not successful should register on it in case of withdrawals, or turn to bibs from authorised official agencies or tour operators. Ballot registrations that are withdrawn because of a change of holder are offered exclusively to people on the waiting list, in order. For loyalty-phase bibs, a change of holder is also allowed, and it is the bib owner who finds the new runner. Anyone with a SuperHalfs SuperVoucher does not need to enter the ballot: they can use it whenever they choose during 2027.

Ballot rules and checks

Only one registration per person is allowed. If the organisers detect more than one, they cancel all of that person’s registrations and the person is excluded from the ballot. If someone who is already registered makes a new registration, individually or in another group, the previous ones are cancelled automatically and only the most recent one counts.

Registration is non-transferable, and duplicate personal data or email addresses are not accepted. The details cannot be changed afterwards, to prevent a successful entrant from handing the place to someone else; changes are only accepted for very reasonable requests, such as typos or replacing an expired passport. The organisers carry out checks using IP detection, data patterns or duplicate-detection software, and cancel participation if they detect any breaches. Detailed information on the ballot is available at mediomaratonvalencia.com.