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MarathonRoad🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon

Saturday, 12 December 2026In 2 months · Start 06:00

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A flat closed-road loop from Zayed Sports City taking in the Corniche, Qasr Al Hosn and the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, held in the cool of a December morning.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against fatmarathoner.com, gulfnews.com.

Elevation gain
30 m
Flat · ↓ 30 m
Highest point
15 m
above sea level
Temp at start
20°C
Peaks around 25°C
Entry fee
≈ $105
Open entry
Finishers
—
typical year
Course
Loop
6h cut-off
Getting thereFly into AUH (Abu Dhabi), about 20 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Flat: about 30 m of climbing and 30 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start
20°C
Peak during race
25°C
Humidity
66%
Chance of rain
1%
Wind
12 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 12 December ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 06:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Course records

Men
2:04:40 · Reuben Kipyego (2019)
Women
2:19:15 · Brigid Kosgei (2023)

As of the 2025 season.

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