Ponce Marathon

In addition to being the only one of the international marathons run over the distance of 42.195 kilometers and the national marathon of Puerto Rico,^[5] the marathon is the qualifying race for the Central American and Caribbean Games.^[10]

In addition to medals, Marathon organizers award cash prizes to winners, in both men and women categories, exceeding USD$30K.^[11] First place winners receive a $2,000 cash prize. The next five follow-up winners receive $1,000, $500, $400, $200 and $80 respectively. The Marathon also awards prizes to winners, both men and women, in these nine age categories: 20–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40–44, 45–49, 50–54, 55–59 and 60+. First, second and third-place winners in each of these categories receive $80, $50 and $25 prizes, respectively.^[12] Unlike other marathons, registration for La Guadalupe is free; registration generally takes place the day before the event (Saturday) at Parque de Bombas.^[12] The $2,000 cash prize is the highest cash prize paid out for any running event in Puerto Rico.^[13]

The race starts at 5:00 am at PR-12 (Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros) at the intersection with PR-14 (Avenida Tito Castro/Avenida Betances) and heads south towards La Guancha. It makes 3 round trips on Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros and, on the fourth round, it then detours onto Avenida Las Americas (PR-163) heading west towards PR-123 (Avenida Hostos). At Avenida Hostos it turns right onto Calle Marina and heads north towards Plaza Las Delicias. The finish line will be at Calle Marina intersection with Calle Cristina, that is, right in front of Parque de Bombas in downtown Ponce.^[14] The race coincides with the Fiestas patronales de Ponce celebration.^[15] The 50th edition (2021) introduced a new route.^[16]

The event took place on 11 December.^[2]

The event was cancelled due to scheduling conflict with the concurrent event of the Puerto Rico 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games celebrated this year in Ponce.^[18][19]

The event took place on 10 December.^[21]

Prior to this year the marathon was essentially a men's-only event. Women could run it but they were not awarded prizes. Starting with the 2007 marathon, women runners were officially registered as competing runners and awarded prizes the same as men.^[22]

The event took place on 14 December.^[24]

The event, which ordinarily takes place on a Sunday, this year took place on a Saturday (12 December). The goal was to have it coincide with Las Mañanitas to maximize the attendance to the Marathon.^[25] This year there was also a change to the route of the event.^[26]

The event took place on 12 December.^[2][28]

The event took place on Sunday 11 December.^[29][30][2]

The event took place on 9 December.^[31]

The event took place on Sunday 8 December.^[9]

The event took place on Sunday 8 December.

The event was cancelled due to the 20 September Hurricane Maria.^[18][19] The event had been scheduled for 10 December 2017.^[33]

The event took place on Sunday 9 December.^[12]

5K Run

The event took place on Sunday 15 December.^[36]

The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico.^[38]

The event took place on Sunday, 12 December.^[39] Beverly Ramos Morales set a new record in the women's division.^[16]

The event was scheduled for 17 December 2023.^[41]

• A personal reflection of a 2015 Ponce Maratón de la Guadalupe runner/winner
• 10 Characteristics of Running Events in Puerto Rico
• 2018 Maraton De La Guadalupe
• Mia Lind-Correa's personal reflection at Maraton De La Guadalupe