MarathonRoad🇧🇧 Bridgetown, Barbados

Run Barbados Marathon

Sunday, 6 December 2026In 43 days · Start 02:00

Barbados' long-running marathon (43rd year in 2026) heads out from Bridgetown along the calm west coast and back, with a very early 2 a.m. start to beat the tropical heat. Certified course on mostly flat seaside roads.

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Facts checked 24 Oct 2026 against runbarbados.org, tourism.gov.bb.

Elevation gain

80 m

Flat · ↓ 80 m

Start altitude

4 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

25°C

Peaks around 26°C

Entry fee

Check site

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Out and back

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into BGI (Bridgetown), about 13 km from the start

Plan your trip to Bridgetown

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Course map

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

Elevation profile

Flat: about 80 m of climbing and 80 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

25°C

Peak during race

26°C

Humidity

80%

Chance of rain

10%

Wind

18 km/h

6 December in past years

Historical averages for 6 December ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 02:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

No data yet. We’re collecting age-group results race by race.

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