Lagos City Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Access Bank Lagos City Marathon is an annual road marathon in Lagos, Nigeria, first run in 2016 and held on a Saturday in February, with a 10 km race on the same morning. Access Bank is the title sponsor and Nilayo Sports Management is the event's project consultant. The finish is at Eko Atlantic City on Victoria Island. The start and route have changed between editions. In 2025 the marathon began at the National Stadium in Surulere, followed Ikorodu Road towards Anthony and Gbagada, crossed the Third Mainland Bridge to Lagos Island, passed through Falomo Roundabout and Bourdillon Road, crossed the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge to Admiralty Way and Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, and ended at Eko Atlantic. For 2026 the title sponsor listed the marathon start at Orca Shopping Mall on Ahmadu Bello Way in Eko Atlantic City, running through the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road. The marathon flag-off is at 6:30 a.m. and the course closes at 12:30 p.m., six hours later. The 10 km starts at 9:30 a.m. at Grace Garden Events Place in Lekki Phase 1 and finishes at Eko Atlantic. Kenyan runners hold both course records: David Barmasai Tumo ran 2:10:23 and Sharon Cherop 2:31:40, both in 2020.