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2026 edition held Nov 14, 2026
Next edition expected
Usually November
2027 date not yet confirmed
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The Lusaka Marathon is Zambia's flagship road running event, held in the capital with a full marathon, half marathon, 10 km and 5 km walk/run. It is organised by SporTRONICS Networks and sanctioned by Zambia Athletics. All distances start and finish at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre. In 2026 the marathon is a Saturday race with a gun start at 05:30, before sunrise, followed by the half marathon at 05:45, the 10 km at 06:00 and the 5 km at 06:15. The organisers describe the route as running through some of Lusaka's most iconic roads and landmarks, with mobile toilets along the marathon course and live bands among the crowds. The course time limit is 6 hours 15 minutes. The event began as the Lafarge Lusaka Marathon under the cement company's sponsorship and was run in May in its early years; in 2018 its organisers said the full marathon route had been certified as a single loop. The 2026 edition carries 110,000 kwacha in prize money and powers a city clean-up challenge between Lusaka neighbourhoods.
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
November in Lusaka is hot and starting to turn humid: average highs are about 30°C and lows about 18°C, with rain of 1 mm or more on about eight days of the month, so the 05:30 start falls in the coolest part of the day.
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The race was launched as the Lafarge Lusaka Marathon, backed by Lafarge Zambia and the Zambia Amateur Athletic Association. In 2018 the organisers said they had adopted recommendations to close roads for safety and to have the full marathon route certified as a single loop, and the 7th edition was announced for 9 May 2020 at Levy Mall. The Lusaka Marathon name replaced the Lafarge title in later editions.
In 2016, Mathews Mutanya of Green Eagles won the Lafarge Lusaka Marathon for the third year in a row. He beat four other runners in the 42.19-kilometre category and took the K10,000 prize.
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