🇲🇲Yangon, Myanmar
Yangon Marathon
Dec 13, 2026
Distance
42.2 km
Elevation gain
70 m
Terrain
Road
Entry type
Open entry
PB potential
Technical or hilly — come for the experience, not the time
Beginner friendly
Suitable for beginners with solid training
About this race
The Yangon Marathon is Myanmar's flagship running event, run through a city of extraordinary contrasts: British colonial Yangon (once Rangoon), crumbling in magnificent Art Deco and Indo-Saracenic grandeur, alongside the gold-leafed Shwedagon Pagoda — the world's most sacred Buddhist site and estimated to be 2,600 years old. The flat course passes the Pagoda's shimmering 98m golden stupa (glittering at dawn with 4,500 diamonds on its hti crown), through the downtown colonial core of Merchant Street and Strand Road along the Yangon River, past Kandawgyi Lake, and along the university and diplomatic Inya Lake district. December is the cool dry season — temperatures of 22–28°C are Myanmar's most manageable. Unique political context; confirm current travel advisories before booking.
Typical race-day weather
Temperature
20–28°C
Humidity
55–68%
Conditions
Myanmar dry season — warm mornings, clear and manageable
Wind
5–15 km/h
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