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Caracas Runners Line Up for July 19 Carrera Color Chamos 1.5K
Local organizers keep a steady calendar of races that draw participants through city streets and parks.
How we reported this
The Carrera Color Chamos 1.5K is scheduled for July 19 in Caracas, the day after the current date, according to listings from Runners Venezuela.
Caracas maintains a pattern of fitness events that mix commercial races with community runs, giving residents repeated chances to train and gather outdoors. This consistency stands out now because the city has hosted multiple distances across recent months without interruption, allowing clubs to maintain momentum between larger marathons and shorter evening races.
Urban routes and repeated venues
Organizers route many events through familiar Caracas spots. The Maratón CAF-Caracas began at Parque Los Caobos on February 8, 2026, while the Carrera Urbana 5K took place in Chacao on February 26, 2026. The Carrera Color series returns to the capital on December 3, 2026, following a night edition held in May 2025. These locations keep participants on looped urban paths that include Avenida Bolívar and Avenida Páez at roughly 800 meters elevation.
Runners Venezuela also lists the Carrera Color Chamos 1.5K for July 19 and maintains records of earlier events such as the Gatorade Caracas Rock on October 5, 2025, and the 1 Carrera INCRET 2025 on July 20, 2025. Details appear on ahotu.com, gomarathon.run and runnersvenezuela.com.
Scale of participation
The Maratón CAF-Caracas drew approximately 10,000 runners across its 42K, 21K and 10K distances, per listings on ahotu.com and gomarathon.run. That turnout, combined with the shorter races scheduled through the rest of 2026, shows clubs sustaining regular activity rather than isolated big events.
Anyone planning to join the July 19 race can check the Runners Venezuela Instagram and runnersvenezuela.com for entry details and start times. The same sites post updates for the December Carrera Color and other upcoming distances.