Maratón Ciudad de Guatemala

The Maratón Ciudad de Guatemala is the Guatemalan capital's first full 42.2 km marathon, organized by the Municipalidad de Guatemala with ASA Promotion. The first edition was run on Sunday 23 August 2026, as part of Guatemala City's 250th-anniversary celebrations, on the same morning as the city's long-running 21K. The marathon starts at 5:00 a.m. from the Palacio Municipal on Séptima Avenida in zona 1, and the 21K follows at 7:00 a.m. from the same spot. The course is certified by World Athletics, so finishing times are official and can count toward qualifying standards such as Boston's. From the Centro Histórico it passes the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura and the Catedral Metropolitana, runs along Calle Martí and out onto the Anillo Periférico, then heads south past the Universidad de San Carlos and down Avenida Petapa. It returns by Calzada Atanasio Tzul, the museum district of zona 13 and Avenida Las Américas before joining the 21K route on Avenida Reforma. Runners have 6 hours 5 minutes to finish, with cut-offs at 5, 10, 21 and 30 km. The 2026 field was capped at 2,500 marathon places. Guatemalans Williams Julajuj and Sandra Raxón won the first edition in 2:31:05 and 2:40:18.