Race Date: The next Liberia Marathon will take place in summer 2023. The specific date has not been set yet. Keep an eye here and on our social media.
Race Venue: Monrovia, Liberia.
Race Categories:
Cut-Off times: The Full Marathon has a Cut-Off time of 6 hours. Please contact the race organisers if you feel you need more time. The Half Marathon has a Cut-Off time of at least 4hours. The 10k Cut-Off times is at least 3,5 hours.
Registration fees
Registration fees will be announced later.
Race Course
The Liberia Marathon race course is an AIMS-certified course and hence recognised by World Athletics as accurately measured course for all three distances. All races will take place on the same race course with different starting areas. All races will finish at the same finish line at SKD Sportscomplex in Paynesville.
Full Marathon: Start from the SKD Sportscomplex area (round course)
Half Marathon: Start from the Freeport area
10k races: Start from JFK Hospital area
Please see here for more a map and more details on the race course.
This one word that today defines both Liberia and the Liberia Marathon is potential. As Liberia’s story of progress and development is not yet complete, nor is the Liberia Marathon’s – it is just starting.After an amazing event, the race continues also in 2023.
The Liberia Marathon 2023 will lift the race to new levels by growing bigger and better and adding new exciting features as drivers of progress while maintaining and institutionalizing proven success factors.
The Liberia Marathon has always been a race for all Liberians to join. No matter your age and gender, no matter your income or previous running experience – please come and sign up. Competitions for disabled athletes in wheelchairs and on crutches have also been an established component of all the Liberia Marathon editions and will continue to do so.
Globally, the female participation in road races is finally increasing and the Liberia Marathon is keen to follow the trend. In 2022 race, 23% of the finishers were women. This number shall further increase. The Liberia Marathon Trust makes efforts to attract female participation in all races and cannot wait to cheer many women over the finish line.
Any of the Liberian Marathon editions so far has impressed by its high standards. Accurate time measurement is provided through a chip timing system, which allows any finisher to have official evidence of their performance. Attendance of athletes from the region and beyond is promoted and the guests are warmly welcomed in the country.