🇶🇦Doha, Qatar
Expected March 2027
Expected March 2027
Date not yet confirmedEstimated from the usual calendar slot. Last edition: Mar 7, 2026.
25 melevation gain
Open entry
Dates and entry details change. Confirm with the organiser before you book.
PB potential
Good conditions for a solid performance
Beginner friendly
Suitable for beginners with solid training
Doha's marathon runs through one of the world's most rapidly transformed cities — a fishing village 50 years ago, now home to some of the world's most audacious architecture. The flat course (25m elevation) runs along the Corniche waterfront with the Arabian Gulf on one side and Doha's hypermodern skyline on the other, past the Pearl-Qatar artificial island development, the Museum of Islamic Art (a masterpiece by I.M. Pei), Katara Cultural Village, and Education City. March conditions (18–25°C) are the year's most comfortable — late spring through autumn is genuinely dangerous for outdoor running in Qatar. The contrast between the traditional dhow harbour and the glass towers beyond it is strikingly cinematic throughout the race.
Temperature
17–26°C
Humidity
45–60%
Conditions
Qatar March — warm and dry, the year's best racing conditions
Wind
10–20 km/h Gulf breeze
Next edition date estimated — confirm exact date with the official site.
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