Mobile Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Mobile Marathon is a road marathon in Mobile, Alabama, held on a Sunday in early to mid January. It was called the First Light Marathon until 2018 and was first run in December 2001, before moving to the start of January in 2005. The 2027 race starts at 7:30 a.m. on Church Street next to Mardi Gras Park in downtown Mobile and runs through downtown and midtown Mobile. The marathon is two loops of the half marathon course. The programme also includes a half marathon, team competitions at both distances and a 1.2-mile fun run. All events benefit First Light Community Foundation of Mobile, formerly the L'Arche Mobile Foundation, a community where people with and without intellectual disabilities share life together. The name First Light refers to the first light of the new year. The race has been listed as a Boston Marathon qualifier, and finisher medals have been made at the L'Arche Mobile activity centre.