2026 Middle East Running & Marathon Calendar
This guide covers the essential road and trail races across the region. Dates marked TBC (To Be Confirmed) will be updated as soon as organizers announce the official schedule.
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Skechers Performance Night Half Marathon 📍 Expo City Dubai | 🗓 3 January 2026 | 🏁 21.1K, 10K, 5K and 3K Register Here
Hood to Coast Dubai (Relay) 📍 Al Marmoom Desert | 🗓 10 January 2026 | 🏁 85K Team Relay Register Here
Dubai Creek Striders Half Marathon 📍 Dubai Creek | 🗓 11 January 2026 | 🏁 21.1K and 10K Register Here
Dubai Marathon 2026 📍 Umm Suqeim | 🗓 1 February 2026 | 🏁 42.2K, 10K and 4K Register Here
Burj2Burj Half Marathon 📍 Dubai | 🗓 8 February 2026 | 🏁 21.1K Register Here
Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Half Marathon 📍 Al Marjan Island | 🗓 14 February 2026 | 🏁 21.1K, 10K and 5K Register Here
Wadi Bih Trail Run 📍 Dibba | 🗓 February 2026 (TBC) | 🏁 72K, 50K, 30K and 20K Official Website
Dubai Canal Run 📍 Dubai Water Canal | 🗓 29 March 2026 | 🏁 10K, 5K and 2.5K Register Here
Expo City Dubai Half Marathon 📍 Expo City | 🗓 19 April 2026 | 🏁 21.1K, 15K, 10K and 5K Official Website
Abu Dhabi (ADNOC) Marathon 📍 Abu Dhabi Corniche | 🗓 12 December 2026 | 🏁 42.2K, 21.1K, 10K and 5K Register Here
Saudi Arabia (KSA)
AlUla Trail Run 📍 AlUla | 🗓 23–24 January 2026 | 🏁 100K, 50K, 20K and 10K Register Here
Riyadh Marathon 📍 Riyadh | 🗓 February 2026 (TBC) | 🏁 42.2K, 21.1K, 10K and 4K Official Website
Jeddah Half Marathon 📍 Jeddah Corniche | 🗓 March 2026 (TBC) | 🏁 21.1K, 10K and 5K
Oman
Oman Desert Marathon 📍 Bidiya | 🗓 10–14 January 2026 | 🏁 165K (Self-sufficient), 50K and 21K Register Here
Al Mouj Muscat Marathon 📍 Muscat | 🗓 23–24 January 2026 | 🏁 42.2K, 21.1K, 10K and 5K [suspicious link removed]
Jordan
Dead Sea Ultra Marathon 📍 Dead Sea | 🗓 10 April 2026 | 🏁 50K, 21K and 10K Official Website
Petra Desert Marathon 📍 Petra | 🗓 5 September 2026 | 🏁 42.2K and 21.1K Register Here
Amman International Marathon 📍 Amman | 🗓 2 October 2026 | 🏁 42.2K, 21K and 10K Official Website
Qatar, Kuwait and Lebanon
Doha Marathon by Ooredoo 📍 Doha | 🗓 16 January 2026 | 🏁 42.2K, 21.1K, 10K and 5K Official Website
Gulf Bank 642 Marathon 📍 Kuwait City | 🗓 November 2026 (TBC) | 🏁 42.2K, 21.1K, 10K and 5K
Beirut International Marathon 📍 Beirut | 🗓 29 November 2026 | 🏁 42.2K, 21.1K and 10K Official Website