Libreville Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Marathon du Gabon is the main road-running weekend in Libreville, the capital of Gabon, with a marathon, a half marathon and shorter races on the programme. Past editions have been held in late November or December and are spread over two days: the 1.5 km and 3 km junior races and the 5 km La Gabonaise, a women-only race for ages 14 and up, take place on the Saturday, while the 10 km, half marathon and marathon run on the Sunday. The marathon starts at the traffic lights by the Presidency and finishes at the official grandstand, the Tribune Officielle, on the seafront. In recent editions it was run as two laps of the half-marathon loop, which follows the coast toward the airport and Angondjé and returns through the Lycée district. Aid stations stand every 5 km from km 5, with sponging points from km 7.5 offering water, bananas, oranges, raisins and salted biscuits. Runners must be at least 20 to enter the marathon. The first edition was held in 2013, and the race joined the IAAF Road Race Label circuit at bronze level in 2015. It is organised by Everest Media, which says the event brings together more than 18,000 runners across all distances. The ninth edition took place in December 2023.