🇲🇨Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Monaco Run
Expected January 2027
Race facts
Next edition · 2027
Expected January 2027
Date not yet confirmedEstimated from the usual calendar slot. Last edition: Jan 25, 2026.
Course
420 melevation gain
- Distance · surface
- 42.2 km · Road
Entry
Open entry
- 2027 entry
- Not yet recorded. Check the official site for dates and status.
Dates and entry details change. Confirm with the organiser before you book.
PB potential
Extremely challenging — focus on finishing, not a PB
Beginner friendly
Better suited to experienced runners
About this race
Monaco's marathon is the world's most exclusive and scenic, if not its fastest — multiple laps of a course that includes sections of the legendary Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit: the Fairmont Hairpin, the tunnel section, and the Casino Square approach. The 420m of elevation gain across multi-lap laps of Monaco's dramatic hillside terrain makes this genuinely hard. The course also passes the Prince's Palace on the Rock of Monaco, the Oceanographic Museum, and Fontvieille's industrial port. January conditions of 8–14°C are mild Mediterranean winter. Entry is oversubscribed and priced at a premium that reflects the setting. Running past the Casino and through the F1 tunnel is unlike anything else in road racing.
Typical race-day weather
Temperature
8–14°C
Humidity
55–70%
Conditions
Mediterranean January — mild and usually clear, occasional mistral
Wind
10–20 km/h variable
Entry information
Next edition date estimated — confirm exact date with the official site.
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