Malmö Marathon

Course & Elevation

Malmö Marathon brought a city marathon back to Malmö in October 2025, the first since 1986. It is run together with a half marathon, The Half, on a Saturday morning in early October, and the club IF Malmö Löp is a co-organiser. Both races share a finish at Ribersborg, the beach and park area beside the Ribersborg open-air bath, with views across the Öresund. The half marathon goes off first and the marathon follows with a single mass start; in 2026 the starts were at 09:15 and 10:00. The course mixes footpaths, cycle paths and closed streets through central and western Malmö. The half heads from Ribersborg towards Pildammsparken, while the marathon adds a longer loop through Limhamn, Ön and Sibbarp before the two routes merge for the run-in to the finish. Malmö is flat, and the organisers present both distances as among the fastest city races in Sweden. The marathon has a six-hour time limit, and runners must be at least 17 in the year of the race under Swedish Athletics Federation rules.