Larnaka Marathon on 15 November: start times, route and when roads reopen

The 9th Larnaka Marathon (Radisson Hotels Larnaka Marathon) takes place on Sunday 15 November. All races start and finish on the Finikoudes promenade in front of the town hall. Distances: marathon, half marathon, 10 km and 5 km, a 5 km corporate race and a 1 km kids’ race.

Start times

• Marathon — 06:55
• Half marathon — 07:05
• 10 km — 10:30
• 5 km — 11:20
• Corporate race, 5 km — 11:45
• Kids’ race, 1 km (ages 6–8 and 9–12) — 13:00

Route and road closures

The marathon and half marathon run east from Finikoudes to a turning point before the Palm Beach Hotel roundabout, then along Larnaka–Dhekelia Avenue, through Makariou Avenue and Zinonos Kitieos Street to the church of St Lazarus, through the Turkish Cypriot quarter and onto the coastal Piale Pasha Street. Marathon runners do this loop twice, then run along Artemidos Avenue past the Salt Lake and return past the medieval castle to Finikoudes. The 10 km race covers the eastern part of the town to a turning point past the Livadia roundabout and comes back through the centre.

As of 31 October, the police have not announced road closures. Under the organiser’s rules, the police hand the course back to traffic six hours after the start, so roads along the marathon route are closed until about 13:00. The kids’ race also starts at Finikoudes at 13:00. We will update this article when the police notice and bus diversions are published.

For runners

Bib numbers and timing chips are handed out only at the registration centre, the Larnaka Municipality multi-functional centre at 62 Faneromenis Street: Thursday 12 November 10:00–19:00, Friday 13 and Saturday 14 November 09:00–18:00. The organiser advises arriving at the start at least an hour early.

On Friday 13 November at 18:00, the flame of the Athens Authentic Marathon arrives at Finikoudes.

Race times and routes are on the marathon website, larnakamarathon.com.