Course & Elevation
Marabana, the Maratón de La Habana, is Cuba's main road marathon, held on the third Sunday of November with a 6:00 am start. The marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K all start and finish on Avenida Independencia at 19 de Mayo, in front of the Ramón Font sports hall near the Plaza de la Revolución. The marathon is two laps of a single circuit, which the organisers describe as the only Cuban course officially certified by AIMS and World Athletics. The streets listed in the race rules include Salvador Allende, Reina, Prado, the Malecón seafront, Calle 23 and Avenida 26, and the circuit passes Old Havana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Only the right-most lane is used on the Malecón, Calzada, Calle 23 and Avenida 26. Marathon runners have 3 hours 30 minutes to complete the first lap and 7 hours for the full distance. The 2026 race is the 40th edition, and in 2024 a total of 2,367 Cuban and foreign athletes ran. Drink stations are placed roughly every 2.5 km.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
24°C
Temperature
79%
Humidity
26%
Rain Chance
November in Havana is warm and humid but fairly dry: average highs are around 29°C and lows around 22°C, with rain on about 8 days of the month.
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