Limassol Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Limassol Marathon, currently titled the XM Limassol Marathon, is a road marathon in Limassol, Cyprus, and the organisers call it the official Cyprus Marathon. It is held over a weekend in spring, in March or early April, with the marathon on the Sunday. The weekend also includes a half marathon, a 10 km, a 5 km city race, a 5 km corporate race and a 1 km kids race. The marathon starts in the centre of the city and follows the beachfront along the Mediterranean coast to the ruins of the ancient royal city of Amathus, then returns to the city along the same coast. The cut-off to pass the finish line is 6 hours after the start of the marathon. The race was first introduced in 2006 and, according to the organisers, started with fewer than 100 participants. The weekend drew more than 17,000 runners from Cyprus and abroad in 2026. The men's course record is 2:13:29, set by Moses Kibet of Kenya in 2010, and the women's best is 2:38:56 by Natalia Sergeeva of Russia, also from 2010.