Minsk Half Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Minsk Half Marathon is Belarus's biggest mass running event, a half marathon through the centre of the capital held on a Sunday in early September around Minsk City Day. It was first run in 2013 with about 300 runners, and the 2026 race was counted by the organisers as the 11th edition, with around 30,000 people registered for the day's five distances. The half marathon, a 10K, a 5K, a 3 km fun run and a 1.5 km family run all start at the Dinamo National Olympic Stadium on Kirova Street. The 21.097 km course is run as two laps through the city centre, along Kirova and Sverdlova streets, Independence Avenue, Lenina Street and Pobediteley Avenue, with a turn near the Tank Pedagogical University, before returning by Ulyanovskaya Street and 17 September Boulevard. It finishes on the athletics track inside the stadium. The route passes the State Circus, the Victory Monument and Minsk Town Hall. The half marathon has a three-hour limit, and the course has been AIMS certified. Start order is by finish-time cluster, with elite runners at the front. In 2026 the 10K started at 9:00 and the half marathon at 10:00.