Generali Genève Marathon
Difficulty
Marathon Index Score
Next Race
May 9, 2027
Get Your Training Plan
Free, personalized for this race
The Generali Genève Marathon is a road marathon in Geneva, Switzerland, held on a Sunday in early May as the main event of a two-day running weekend. The marathon starts at 9:00am on Chemin Frank Thomas in Cologny and finishes on the Pont du Mont-Blanc in the centre of the city. The organisers describe the course as a loop that joins the countryside around Geneva to the city itself, with an initial section through the countryside and a finish in the heart of the city opposite the Jet d'Eau; they call the profile rolling. The time limit is six hours, and runners must be at least 18 in the year of the race. Also on the Sunday are a marathon relay for teams of four to six runners, a half marathon and a wheelchair half marathon, all finishing on the same bridge. On the Saturday there is a 10 km, a 10 km walk and Nordic walk, a 5 km and junior races for children aged 3 to 13. The current marathon was first held on 8 May 2005, after an earlier Geneva marathon that ran from 1981 to 1987. The organisers describe it as one of the most beautiful marathons in Europe and one of the fastest in Switzerland.
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
Early May in Geneva is mild: average highs are around 20°C and lows around 9°C, with relative humidity near 68% and about ten days with 1 mm or more of rain. The 9:00am marathon start falls in the cooler part of the day.
The Race
Geneva
Geneva's first marathon was organised in 1981, and it was among the founding members of AIMS in 1982. It held its last edition in 1987. The current race was set up on 8 May 2005 through the efforts of a group of passionate runners and started with roughly 3,000 participants. Tesfaye Eticha of Ethiopia won that first edition in 2:15:29.
🏅 Create Your Geneva Marathon Diploma
Finished this race? Get a free certificate with celebrity comparisons & race day weather
Entry fee, registration dates and lottery rules are not confirmed here yet. Check the official registration page.
Register Now
Official Website →
Are you the race organizer?
Free · Get featured on our homepage · Edit your race details
Get alerts for Geneva Marathon
Registration openings, date changes, sell-out warnings.