Race index

Oman's capital marathon along the Arabian Sea coast — past the white-domed Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, through Muttrah's ancient gold souk waterfront, and along Muscat's pristine Corniche.

World-class organisation, a flat course, and one of January's best weather windows — Dubai offers a genuine PB opportunity in winter sunshine.

Saudi Arabia's capital marathon — through Riyadh's transformation from desert city to global metropolis, past the Kingdom Tower, along King Fahd Road, and around the Diriyah UNESCO heritage site.

A flat beachside marathon along Tel Aviv's Mediterranean coast — through the UNESCO Bauhaus White City, along the Gordon Beach promenade, and through Jaffa's ancient port.

Qatar's flat, fast marathon along Doha's futuristic corniche — past the Pearl-Qatar artificial island, the Museum of Islamic Art, and Doha's soaring skyline above the Arabian Gulf.

The most spiritually significant marathon on earth — through 3,000 years of history in the world's holiest city, past the Western Wall, Old City walls, and Mount of Olives.

The world's most geologically extreme marathon — starting at 430m below sea level at the Dead Sea (the lowest point on Earth) and climbing through Jordan's desert wilderness toward the rose-red city of Petra.

Jordan's capital marathon through the 'City of Seven Hills' — past the Roman Theatre, through the ancient Citadel at 840m, across Amman's extraordinary vertical topography, and along the Rainbow Street cultural district.

One of the Middle East's most iconic marathons — a hilly, emotional race through Beirut's corniche, Hamra, and Ashrafieh with extraordinary crowd spirit.

The UAE capital's IAAF Gold Label marathon — a virtually flat course along the Abu Dhabi Corniche, past Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, through Yas Island's F1 circuit, and along the Arabian Gulf waterfront.