MarathonRoad🇬🇫 Kourou, French Guiana

Marathon de l'Espace

Sunday, 21 March 2027In 5 months · Start 06:00

Run since 1991 in Kourou, French Guiana: from the seafront at Les Roches through town and out along the Route de l'Espace past the Guiana Space Centre's facilities to a turnaround near Diamant. Flat and humid; entries are capped and fill fast.

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Facts checked 24 Oct 2026 against tac.athle.fr, tac.athle.fr, kerrun.com.

Elevation gain

60 m

Flat · ↓ 60 m

Start altitude

5 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

25°C

Peaks around 27°C

Entry fee

Check site

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Out and back

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into CAY (Matoury), about 49 km from the start

Plan your trip to Kourou

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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 60 m of climbing and 60 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

25°C

Peak during race

27°C

Humidity

82%

Chance of rain

77%

Wind

15 km/h

21 March in past years

Historical averages for 21 March ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 06:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

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