[5][4] The 30th edition of the race, originally scheduled for 22 March 2020, was postponed to 7 November 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

[16][17][6][18] The race was held in November again for 2022, and then in October for 2023, before it was moved back to March for 2024.

[4][19][12][20] The half marathon is held on a largely out-and-back course that runs near the coastline in a northeasterly direction before following it back southwest.

[22] There is a short out-and-back leg between the 7 and 10 km (4 and 6 mi) marks where the course dips south to run on the peninsula where the Málaga Lighthouse [es] sits.

[22] The course begins just south of the Estadio Ciudad de Málaga and finishes inside the stadium.