The First Edition in 2008
2008The Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes was first run in 2008. Its first winner was Kenya's Jacob Kitur, who covered the course in 2:11:12.
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Course & Elevation
The Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes is a point-to-point marathon along the Côte d'Azur, from the Promenade des Anglais in Nice to the Boulevard de la Croisette in Cannes. Azur Sport Organisation organises it, the first edition was held in 2008, and the 18th edition is on Sunday 8 November 2026. The marathon starts at 08:00 on the Promenade des Anglais facing the Théâtre de Verdure and follows the coast through Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Villeneuve-Loubet, Antibes Juan-les-Pins and Vallauris Golfe-Juan before finishing in Cannes. Runners are released in five waves, with the elite and preferred runners going first. The time limit is six hours, and aid stations are set up every 2.5 km from km 5 to km 25 and then about every 1.5 km. Other formats on the same day are a 20 km to Villeneuve-Loubet, a two-person half-marathon Duo and a relay for teams of 3 to 6. In 2025 the organisers reported a record 22,000 entrants across all events, nearly 30 percent of them from abroad. The course records are 2:07:25 for men, set by Abrha Milaw of Ethiopia in 2018, and 2:28:15 for women, set by Zenebu Fikadu of Ethiopia in 2022.
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Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
Temperature 13°C
Humidity 71%
Rain Chance 28%
Early November on the Côte d'Azur is mild: highs average about 17°C and lows about 10°C, with rain of 1 mm or more on around eight or nine days of the month.
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Milaw's Record in 2018
2018In 2018, at the 11th edition, Ethiopia's Abrha Milaw won in 2:07:25, a new course record. It beat the 2:08:40 record that had stood since 2011, and the record is still the race's best. The women's record is 2:28:15 by Ethiopia's Zenebu Fikadu in 2022.
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Course Record
02:07:25
Abrha Milaw (2018)
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Fun Facts
- ▸ The route crosses five seaside towns between Nice and Cannes: Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Villeneuve-Loubet, Antibes Juan-les-Pins and Vallauris Golfe-Juan.
- ▸ The organisers reported 22,000 entrants across all events in 2025, a record for the third year in a row since the pandemic.
- ▸ In 2025 the marathon had 8,511 arrivals, the second-highest number of finishers of any French marathon after Paris.
- ▸ The 2026 marathon start was split into five waves between 08:00 and 09:15.
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