The Marathon Starts in Wailea and runs along the oceanfront
to Kamehameha Iki Park near the Banyan Tree in Old Lahaina Town.

26.2 miles of whales, beautiful oceanfront and mountain vistas.

As its name suggests, the Maui Oceanfront Marathon, Half Marathon, 15K Run & 5K gives runners the chance to run along the oceanside highways of the windswept western coast of Maui, one of Hawaii’s most popular travel and beach resort destinations.

Fast and mostly flat throughout, with a few rolling hills along the 6.5-mile out-and-back course that those running the half cover twice, the half marathon is run at sea level, with views of whales and surfers on the waves out in the ocean just off the coast of Maui.

Though the full marathon starts in Wailea, the half marathon starts and finishes on Front Street in Lahaina, at the finish line where those running the full marathon complete their 26.2 miles. The 13.1-mile course for the half takes runners from Lahaina southeastward along the beachfront, along Front Street and Honoapiilania Highway, down to the turnaround point just past Olowalu and Kailiili Beach.

Start your new year out by making the Vancouver Chilly Chase your first athletic goal race of the season! EVERYONE is a winner with TRY EVENTS' 5K, 10K, 15K and Half Marathon participants earn a GREAT souvenir finishing medal. The Lookout Society Chilly Chase supports our exclusive local Charity Give Partner, Lookout Society.

Over the past 16 years of the existence of the current Miami Marathon, there was only just over 90 athletes who had run every single event. Before the inception of the Miami Marathon as we know it now (est. 2003), the race was originally known as the Orange Bowl Marathon which began in the late 1970s. One of our very own 16-year #MiamiFamous loyal runners, Kenneth Royster, has run every single marathon held in Miami. Yes, that means he has run every Miami Marathon held during the past 40 years – that’s what you call Miami loyalty!

A retired airline pilot from Miami, Royster started running in 1974 and has completed close to 100 marathons since his debut to the sport in 1977. He has completed numerous events across the country – 5Ks/10Ks, marathons, 50K trail races and about every distance in between. Back in the late 70s/early 80s, the medals resembled more of a coin shape (usually with no date) instead of the medal and neck ribbon type of award we see today.

The original Miami marathon has changed quite drastically over the years including changes to the event name, the medal designs, demographics, anda variety of routes year after year, to name a few. “I remember these lean times of less than 1000 runners, starting at Tropical Park and running through the uninspiring suburbs of southwest Miami”, Royster recalled. “I remember at least one starting on South Beach. The route changed several times. [T]he event was cancelled in 1995 and not held again until the modern era starting in 2003.”

Check out how the name has changed over the years!

1977 – 1986, Orange Bowl Marathon

1987 – 1988, American Savings Orange Bowl Marathon

1989 – 1994, Metro-Dade Marathon

1995, Doral-Ryder Metro-Dade Marathon

2003 – 2005, Toyota Prius Miami Tropical Marathon

2006 – 2013, ING Miami Marathon

2014 – 2017, Miami Marathon

2018 – 2019, Fitbit Miami Marathon

Today the Fitbit Miami Marathon attracts over 20,000 runners from over 70 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Going on to the 17^thyear of the event we know today, race organizers are diligently planning to make 2019 even bigger and better than prior years. We are happy to welcome back Kenneth and his fellow #MiamiFamous loyalty runners back for their 17^thconsecutive partaking in the event, as well as many more veteran runners and first-timers!

The magical town of Marrakesh offers an exceptional setting, a very mild climate in January and a beautiful circuit considered as one of the fastest in the world. It goes along the alleys of palm trees, orange, and olive trees, but also the ramparts of the city.

The International Marathon of Marrakesh is not only expected to reconquer the prime position among the world most prestigious Marathon's, but also is likely to become the obvious International meeting to the marathon's biggest stars...

It is also an exceptional tourist event, which will make a beautiful city of the palm trees, during this January one of the favourite destinations for thousands of Moroccan and foreign visitors.

Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the Marathon International Marrakech announces its 30th edition Sunday, January 27, 2019. More than 9,000 runners from around the globe, will be at the rendezvous to participate in one of the most prestigious marathons of the world.

In continuity, but also in change, the Marathon International Marrakesh, not only ambitions the reconquest of the place he occupied in 2013 in the list of prestigious marathons of the world, but even more, become the inevitable International rendez-vous of all the stars of this beautiful sports discipline.

The Marathon International Marrakech is also an exceptional tourist event that will make the beautiful city of palm trees, during this month of January, one of the favorite destinations for thousands of visitors from Morocco and abroad.