Beer Lovers' Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Beer Lovers' Marathon is a festive 42.195 km road race through Liège, Belgium, held on a Sunday in mid-May. Its organisers describe it as friendly, festive and costumed, open to any motivated runner, and many entrants run in fancy dress. There are 16 aid stations along the course, each serving food and drink and a different Belgian beer, with a DJ or brass band at every stop; from the second half the stations add Belgian food such as fries, black pudding, cheese and waffles. Only the marathon is run, and the time limit is 6 hours 30 minutes. The 2026 edition started from the Liège Congress Centre on the Esplanade de l'Europe. The first edition, on 15 May 2016, ran from Place Saint-Lambert and was described by the organisers as a tour of Liège from the city centre to the Ravel path, past the citadel and the slag heaps. The race was modelled on the Marathon du Médoc in France; its founders met the Médoc team in Berlin in 2014. The weekend around the race includes a pasta party on the Saturday, an after party with an open bar, and a guided city tour on the Monday.