The short answer
You pre-register within a window, the organiser draws the places and, if you get one, you sign up and pay. Whether you can transfer it later depends on the rules: at the Valencia Marathon, ballot bibs given up go to the official waiting list; in other races nobody can change the holder.
How it works
- Penyagolosa Trails 2027: pre-registration from 19 November to 8 December 2026 and a draw on 11 December, only if there are at least 20% more pre-registrations than places.
- Zegama-Aizkorri 2027: marathon pre-registration from 11 January 2027 and a draw on 12 February, according to its website. Of its 500 places, 225 go to the ballot; in 2026 pre-registration cost €1.
Can ballot bibs be transferred?
- Valencia Marathon 2026: ballot bibs, when given up, go to the official waiting list and not to someone you choose (art. 7.1). Bibs bought in price tiers can be transferred to whoever you choose.
- Behobia-San Sebastián 2026, which allocates general entries by ballot: its rules allowed a change of holder until 5 November for €6, with exceptions such as C. D. Fortuna members.
- Penyagolosa Trails 2027: the bib is 'strictly personal and non-transferable' (art. 13).
If you don't get a place
Some organisers fill freed places from a waiting list that follows the ballot results, like Zegama-Aizkorri. On Pasadorsal, a bib that can't be transferred to someone you choose can't be listed.
Sources
- Valencia Marathon 2026 rules, art. 7.1, read on 15 Oct 2026. RulesIts guide
- Behobia-San Sebastián 2026 rules, art. 3, read on 15 Oct 2026. RulesIts guide
- Penyagolosa Trails 2027 rules, art. 13, read on 8 Nov 2026. RulesIts guide
- Zegama-Aizkorri entry page and 2027 date, read on 31 Oct 2026. Entry pageIts guide
Reviewed on 8 Nov 2026.