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Algarve's biggest charity run and walk for cancer awareness, Quarteira to Vilamoura, Sunday 18 October.
Registrations and kit collection open from 28 September. Entries via the Associação Oncológica do Algarve; questions to mama.maratona@aoa.pt.
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MamaMaratona is the Algarve's biggest charity run and walk, organised by the Associação Oncológica do Algarve along the Passeio das Dunas between Quarteira and Vilamoura. Entrants choose a 5km or 7km route, on foot or running, with the whole course dressed in pink for Pink October cancer awareness month.
The event has grown into one of the region's best attended community sports mornings, with thousands taking part alongside local clubs, schools and businesses. All proceeds support cancer patients and their families through the association.
The 2026 edition starts at 10am on Sunday 18 October; registration details are published on the official site nearer the date.
Jardim Filipe Jonas, Quarteira (Passeio das Dunas route to Vilamoura) · Jardim Filipe Jonas, Quarteira
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