Gran Canaria Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Gran Canaria Marathon was a road marathon on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, organised by the island council, the Cabildo de Gran Canaria. It was first run in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 2010, in January, together with a half marathon and shorter races. The city course was a half-marathon circuit through Las Palmas that marathon runners covered twice. The tenth edition, in 2019, was the last in the city, and the 2020 and 2021 editions there were cancelled. The marathon then moved to the south of the island as the Gran Canaria Maspalomas Marathon, with an 8:00 start at the Maspalomas lighthouse and a RFEA-certified, sea-level course on asphalt past the Maspalomas dunes and the Paseo de Meloneras, with a six-hour time limit. The third Maspalomas edition, on 19 November 2023, was the last: the Cabildo ended its support, citing the high cost and the low number of runners, and said there would be no marathon on Gran Canaria from 2024. Josphat Kiptis won the final race in 2:16:56 and Gladys Rotich was the first woman in 2:46:28. Las Palmas now has a half marathon, the Media Maratón Fundación Puertos, which returned in January 2026.