Course & Elevation
The Poznań Marathon, officially the Poznań Maraton im. Macieja Frankiewicza, is a road marathon in Poznań, Poland, held on a Sunday in October. It was first run on 8 October 2000, and the 25th edition took place on 4 October 2026. The organisers are the city's sports and recreation centre POSiR. The 2026 marathon is a single loop that starts on Grunwaldzka street beside the Poznań International Fair and finishes at the fairgrounds on Plac Marka. According to the organisers it runs past Cytadela Park and Lake Malta, through Plac Wolności and the Old Market Square and over the turf of a stadium. The course is certified by AIMS, World Athletics and the Polish Athletics Association, and roads are closed to traffic until 15:30. The time limit is six hours, and timing mats record split times every 5 km from the start to the finish. The course records are 2:09:57 for men, set by Petro Mamu Shaku of Eritrea in 2023, and 2:27:01 for women, set by Caroline Kilel of Kenya in 2022. The 2026 edition had 4,487 finishers.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
9°C
Temperature
83%
Humidity
42%
Rain Chance
Early October in Poznań is cool and damp: average highs are about 13°C and lows about 5°C, with relative humidity near 83% and rain on around 13 days of the month.
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