The organisers of the São Silvestre Amadora, in partnership with the Portuguese Athletics Federation, will promote training sessions in preparation for the event. Full information about each session will be announced soon.
Event Info
São Silvestre Amadora
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Training Sessions
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Classic Car Parade
Maintaining tradition, on December 31, 2026 at 5:05 PM, the classic cars and motorcycles parade will begin, as part of the São Silvestre Amadora.
Full information about this initiative will be announced in due course.
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Schedule
December 30, 2026, Wednesday
- 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM: race packet pickup (Pavilhão Desportivo Escolar Municipal Rita Borralho, Casal de São Brás - Av. Canto e Castro, 2700-782 Amadora)
December 31, 2026, Thursday
- 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM: race packet pickup (Pavilhão Desportivo Escolar Municipal Rita Borralho, Casal de São Brás - Av. Canto e Castro, 2700-782 Amadora)
- 4:00 PM: Children's Race
- 5:05 PM: Parade of classic cars and motorcycles
- 6:00 PM: Race Start
- 7:00 PM: Podium Ceremony
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Course Maps
Course Maps
Distances
10K Race
- Start: Estrada dos Salgados (near Amadora Este subway station)
- Finish: Praça São Silvestre
- Distance: 10K
- Details: total ascent of 125.75 mts and a maximum elevation of 176.61 mts
Start on the Salgados Road, (next to the Amadora Este subway station), follow the Salgados Road towards the centre of Amadora, Eduardo Jorge Av., Elias Garcia St., turn right onto Cmdt. Luís António da Silva Av., roundabout of Parque Aventura, follow the Falagueira Road, Serra da Mira Road, at the volcano's roundabout turn left (going backwards), to Francisco Bugalho St., Oliveira Martins St., turn right onto Serra da Mira Road, Falagueira Road, turn right onto General Humberto Delgado Av., turn left onto Pedro Álvares Cabral Av., follow to António Feijó St., Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira Av., follow Dom Duarte St., turn left onto Estrada Velha de Queluz (Queluz Old Road), Gonçalves Ramos St., turn left onto Luís de Camões St., turn left onto Elias Garcia St., turn right onto António Feijó St., Pedro Álvares Cabral Av., turn right onto General Humberto Delgado Av., turn left onto the roundabout of Parque Aventura (going backwards), Cmdt. Luís António da Silva Av., turn left to Elias Garcia St., at the Pingo Doce supermarket roundabout turn left towards São Silvestre Square - Finish.
Children's Race
Start and Finish: Praça São Silvestre (near Amadora Este subway station).
Bambis (born between 2020 and 2021)
Distance: approx. 300 meters (*)
Start from Praça São Silvestre towards the roundabout, then return to Praça São Silvestre, where the finish line is located.
(*) In the Bambis category the child may be accompanied by an adult.
Benjamins A (born between 2017 and 2019)
Distance: approx. 500 meters
Start from Praça São Silvestre towards the roundabout, take the roundabout towards the Estrada dos Salgados (direction Estrada da Brandoa), return on the Estrada dos Salgados (approximately 150m), at the roundabout turn right in the direction of Praça São Silvestre, where the finish line is located.
Benjamins B (born between 2015 and 2016)
Distance: approx. 700 meters
Start from Praça São Silvestre towards the roundabout, take the roundabout towards the Estrada dos Salgados (direction Estrada da Brandoa), return on the Estrada dos Salgados (approximately 150m), at the roundabout turn right in the direction of Praça São Silvestre, where the finish line is located.
Infant (born between 2013 and 2014)
Distance: approx. 1000 meters
Start from Praça São Silvestre towards the roundabout, take the roundabout towards the Estrada dos Salgados (direction Estrada da Brandoa), return on the Estrada dos Salgados (approximately 400m), at the roundabout turn right in the direction of Praça São Silvestre, where the finish line is located.
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Course
Course
Entertainment
On December 31, 2026, there will be a lot of entertainment on the 10K course. All activations will be announced in due course.
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Starting
Starting
Sections
São Silvestre Amadora will have starts by waves, with restricted access and according to the athletes' performance in a 10 km race in the last two years. Please verify in which starting wave you're placed in and what you should do:
- Elite B: time less than or equal to 37:30 minutes
- Sub 45: time less than or equal to 45:00
- Sub 50: time less than or equal to 50:00
- Sub 60: time less than or equal to 60:00
- +60 minutes
How to get access to the Starting Waves?
If you have not participate in any HMS Sports events in the last two years, the +60 Minutes starting wave will be automatically assigned.
Elite B, Sub45 minutes, Sub50 minutes and Sub60 minutes starting waves are not free to choose on the registration form. They have restricted access and will require evaluation from the organisation.
To take advantage of the various waves, it is mandatory to submit a time stamp that meets the time requirement of each starting wave from a 10K race in the last two years.
The time stamp must be sent to suporte@hmssports.pt, indicating the athlete's bib number and name, until December 13, 2026.
The organisation will not accept time proofs after this time. All athletes who apply after December 13, 2026 will have a deadline of three days, upon registration, to submit proof of time to change the starting wave.
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Starting
Starting
Waves
So that all participants can enjoy the most of São Silvestre Amadora, the organisation will divide the race into several starting waves. The start will be given by waves and their size will depend on the number of entries per block. Athletes will not start all at the same time, but by starting waves.
| 1st wave | 2nd wave | 3rd wave |
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| Elite B/ Sub 45 / Sub 50 | Sub 60 | +60 |
All athletes must be lined up at the start, without fail, by 6:00 PM at the respective location, according to their starting block. The block gates will be closed at 6:00 PM and all athletes who have not entered their block by that time must do so through the +60 block entrance.
The chip time will only be activated when the athlete crosses the start line, therefore, starting in different waves does not imply a penalty on the race time.
The final ranking will be ordered according to the official time, but we will provide the ranking by chip time.
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Checkroom
On the day of the event, the organisation makes available a checkroom at Praça São Silvestre.
Just show your race bib to enjoy this service, between 5:00 PM and 8:30 PM.
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Traffic Conditioning
On December 31, 2026, due to the São Silvestre Amadora, traffic will be restricted in the city of Amadora. Full details of all traffic restrictions will be announced in due course.
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How to
How to
get there
Place
Praça São Silvestre (near Amadora Este subway station)
GPS coordinates
38° 45' 28" N 9° 13' 5" O
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Historic
With 50 editions carried out, São Silvestre Amadora is the oldest São Silvestre of Continental Portugal. This are the winners who are part of the history of the race:
| Edition | Year | Winner | Club | Time |
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| 1st | 1975 | Carlos Lopes | Sporting | 17m40s |
| 2nd | 1976 | Carlos Cabral | Sporting | 18m31s |
| 3rd | 1977 | José Abreu | Benfica | 18m11s |
| 4th | 1978 | Rafael Marques | Sporting | 18m43s |
| 5th | 1979 | José Abreu | AC Viseu | 18m24s |
| 6th | 1980 | Cidálio Caetano - Rita Borralho | Benfica - Benfica | 23m16s - 28m08s |
| 7th | 1981 | Carlos Capítulo - Rita Borralho | Benfica - Benfica | 22m51s - 27m27s |
| 8th | 1982 | Fernando Miguel - Lucília Soares | Benfica - Benfica | 22m57s - 27m52s |
| 9th | 1983 | Carlos Lopes - Aurora Cunha | Sporting - Porto | 22m45s - 26m43s |
| 10th | 1984 | António Leitão - Aurora Cunha | Benfica - Porto | 22m43s - 26m35s |
| 11th | 1985 | Carlos Capitulo - Aurora Cunha | Sporting - Porto | 23m17s - 26m39s |
| 12th | 1986 | Carlos Lopes - Aurora Cunha | Imortal - Porto | 22m45s - 27m01s |
| 13th | 1987 | Domingos Castro - Albertina Machado | Sporting - Braga | 22m18s - 26m34s |
| 14th | 1988 | Domingos Castro - Albertina Machado | Sporting - Braga | 22m26s - 25m54s |
| 15th | 1989 | Domingos Castro - Rosa Mota | Sporting - CAP | 27m48s - 32m50s |
| 16th | 1990 | Joaquim Silva - Fernanda Marques | Benfica - Braga |
27m41s - 32m58s |
| 17th | 1991 | Fernando Couto - Manuela Machado | Maratona - Braga | 24m05s - 28m03s |
| 18th | 1992 | João Junqueira - Albertina Dias | Sporting - Maratona Maia | 31m31s - 36m04s |
| 19th | 1993 | Alberto Maravilha - Fernanda Ribeiro | Sporting - Maratona Maia | 31m33s - 36m47s |
| 20th | 1994 | Paulo Guerra - Fernanda Ribeiro | Maratona - Porto | 31m47s - 36m14s |
| 21st | 1995 | Erik Lagat - Fernanda Ribeiro | Quénia - Porto | 31m59s - 36m37s |
| 22nd | 1996 | Alfredo Brás - Fernanda Ribeiro | Maratona - Porto | 31m26s - 36m11s |
| 23rd | 1997 | José Ramos - Fernanda Ribeiro | Maratona - Porto | 31m28s - 35m31s |
| 24th | 1998 | José Ramos - Fernanda Ribeiro | Maratona - Porto | 32m28s - 37m05s |
| 25th | 1999 | Mark Bett - Marina Bastos | Quénia - Maratona Maia | 31m42s - 36m16s |
| 26th | 2000 | Robert Kipchumba - Zahia Dahmani | Quénia - França | 32m32s - 37m42s |
| 27th | 2001 | Rui Silva - Jelena Prokopcuka | Sporting - Letónia | 32m42s - 37m05s |
| 28th | 2002 | Luke Kipkosgei - Jelena Prokopcuka | Quénia - Letónia | 28m32s - 32m21s |
| 29th | 2003 | Boniface Kiprop - Jelena Prokopcuka | Uganda - Letónia | 28m57s - 32m24s |
| 30th | 2004 | Abebe Dinkesa - Jelena Prokopcuka | Etiópia - Letónia | 28m40s - 32m10s |
| 31st | 2005 | Rui Pedro Silva - Fernanda Ribeiro | Skoda - Valência Terra y Mar | 29m14s - 33m24s |
| 32nd | 2006 | Moses Masai - Jéssica Augusto | Quénia - Maratona | 28m39s - 32m39s |
| 33rd | 2007 | Moses Masai - Jelena Prokopcuka | Quénia - Letónia | 28m25s - 33m16s |
| 34th | 2008 | Imane Merga - Dulce Félix | Etiópia - Braga | 29m27s - 32m55s |
| 35th | 2009 | Joseph Ebuya - Dulce Félix | Quénia - Braga | 28m39s - 32m27s |
| 36th | 2010 | Nicolas Korir - Sara Moreira | Quénia - Maratona | 29m09s - 33m56s |
| 37th | 2011 | Manuel Damião - Marisa Barros | Maratona - Benfica | 29m00s - 33m23s |
| 38th | 2012 | Manuel Damião - Sara Moreira | Maratona - Maratona | 29m29s - 32m42s |
| 39th | 2013 | Manuel Damião - Carla Salomé Rocha | Maratona - Sporting | 29m32s - 33m27s |
| 40th | 2014 | Rui Pinto - Doroteia Peixoto | Benfica - Amigos da Montanha | 29m49s - 34m45s |
| 41st | 2015 | Rui Silva - Catarina Ribeiro | Sporting - Benfica | 30m01s - 33m55s |
| 42nd | 2016 | Rui Pinto - Catarina Ribeiro | Benfica - Benfica | 30m25s - 34m05s |
| 43rd | 2017 | Rui Pinto - Inês Monteiro | Benfica - Sporting | 30m10s - 34m39s |
| 44th | 2018 | Rui Pinto - Ana Mafalda Ferreira | Benfica - Sporting | 29m46s - 34m41s |
| 45th | 2019 | Rui Pinto - Ana Mafalda Ferreira | Benfica - Sporting | 29m44s - 34m38s |
| 46th | 2021 | Duarte Gomes - Catarina Ribeiro | Benfica - Sporting | 30m17s - 34m13s |
| 47th | 2022 | Miguel Marques - Mariana Machado | Sporting - Braga | 29m49s - 33m17s |
| 48th | 2023 | Ruben Amaral - Ana Mafalda Ferreira | Sporting Clube Portugal - Sporting Clube Portugal | 30m19s - 34m40s |
| 49th | 2024 | Ruben Amaral - Mariana Vargem | Sporting Clube Portugal - Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 29m28s - 34m41s |
| 50th | 2025 | Alexandre Figueiredo - Laura Taborda | Sport Lisboa e Benfica - SC Braga | 29m05s - 33m42s |
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Prizes
Prizes
and Awards
All runners who finish the São Silvestre Amadora and Corrida das Crianças (Children's Race) will get, after the finish line, a medal and several offers from our sponsors.
A digital participation certificate will be available for all athletes to download from the event's website.
The first three qualified men and women will be awarded trophies for the São Silvestre Amadora finish line (only the general classification will be taken into account).
The top ten male and female athletes in the overall standings will receive cash prizes:
| Classification | Male | Female |
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| 1st | 2 000 € | 2 000 € |
| 2nd | 1 300 € | 1 300 € |
| 3rd | 950 € | 950 € |
| 4th | 500 € | 500 € |
| 5th | 400 € | 400 € |
| 6th | 350 € | 350 € |
| 7th | 300 € | 300 € |
| 8th | 250 € | 250 € |
| 9th | 200 € | 200 € |
| 10th | 150 € | 150 € |
