Tallinn Marathon

The Tallinn Marathon, run under the Swedbank title sponsorship, is the main event of a three-day running weekend in Estonia's capital each September. The marathon starts at 09:00 on Sunday from Falgi Road at the foot of Toompea Hill, the old town's upper hill, and finishes back in the same spot. The course has a six-hour limit, with intermediate cutoffs of 3:00 at 21.1 km and 4:15 at 30 km, and water and sports-drink stations every 3–5 km. Runners must be at least 18 on race day, and the race is held under World Athletics and Estonian Athletics Association rules. The weekend opens on Friday evening with a Welcome Run in Kadriorg park. Saturday brings the half marathon, children's races, a 10K and a youth 5K, and a relay marathon runs alongside the full marathon on Sunday. The race office and expo are on Freedom Square in the city centre. About 3,000 runners started the marathon in 2026, and the elite race is usually a contest between Kenyan runners and Estonia's best. Entry uses rising price tiers: the fee is lowest in a short early-bird window about eleven months before race day and climbs in steps until race week, with discounts for runners over 60, under 20 and groups of ten or more.