Race index

Africa's most iconic marathon destination — past the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx at dawn, along the Nile Corniche, and through Cairo's extraordinary historic Islamic and Coptic quarters.

Run through the ancient medina, past royal palaces and through the red-walled city's bustling streets in the shadow of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains.

Africa's largest marathon — 100,000+ participants through Lagos Island, across Carter Bridge, along Lagos Harbour, and into Victoria Island in West Africa's electric megacity.

Africa's most iconic destination marathon — through the foothills of Kilimanjaro with Africa's highest peak towering above, past coffee and banana plantations, through Chagga village roads, with glaciers visible throughout.

South Africa's coastal marathon — along Durban's Golden Mile beachfront, through the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, past the Comrades starting line, and along the Umgeni River estuary.

East Africa's most inspiring marathon — across Kigali's famous hills at 1,600m altitude, through one of Africa's cleanest and safest cities, 30 years after the country's extraordinary rebirth.

Zambia's capital marathon at 1,280m altitude — through Lusaka's Great East Road, past the National Heroes Stadium, through the University of Zambia campus, and along the Kafue Road corridor.

Tanzania's largest city marathon — along the Indian Ocean Msasani Peninsula, through Dar es Salaam's Kariakoo market, past State House, and along the harbour waterfront of East Africa's most vibrant commercial port.

Kenya's coastal marathon — through Mombasa's Swahili Old Town (UNESCO-listed Fort Jesus), along the Nyali Bridge, past the Likoni ferry crossing, and along the Indian Ocean seafront of Kenya's second city.

Africa's premier marathon — run in the shadow of Table Mountain along the Atlantic seaboard, with the iconic flat-topped peak dominating the skyline throughout.

Morocco's biggest city marathon along the Atlantic coast — past the Hassan II Mosque (the world's third-largest), through the Art Deco Corniche, and along the Côte d'Azur Atlantique.

Run at altitude in the home of marathon champions — Nairobi at 1,795m above sea level, through Uhuru Park, the CBD, and the Karura Forest.

South Africa's most historically significant marathon — through Soweto's streets where the anti-apartheid movement was born, past Orlando Towers, Mandela House, and Walter Sisulu Square.

North Africa's Mediterranean marathon — through Tunis's medina (UNESCO World Heritage), along the Bardo museum boulevard, past the Punic ruins of ancient Carthage, and along the Gulf of Tunis coastline.

West Africa's largest marathon — through Accra's vibrant coastal neighbourhoods, past Jamestown lighthouse and the slave trade history of Cape Coast Road, along Independence Square on the Atlantic seafront.

Running at the birthplace of marathon champions — past Meskel Square at 2,355m altitude through the city of Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele, and Tigst Assefa, Ethiopia's extraordinary running heritage alive around you.