Tirana Marathon
The Lowdown
Tirana Marathon is Albania's largest annual road race, organized by Tirana Municipality together with Fortius Athletic Club, with routes approved by World Athletics. The event starts and finishes at Skanderbeg Square in the heart of the capital, and the course also passes the Blloku neighborhood before returning to the finish. Race day includes four distances: the full Marathon (42.195K), Half Marathon (21.0975K), Tirana 10K, and "We Too," a 2.3K category for participants with disabilities. All categories require participants to be at least 18 years old, with parental or guardian consent required for anyone under 18. The most recent edition, the 9th, ran on October 19, 2025 with a 09:00 start from Skanderbeg Square, held during the year Tirana holds the title "Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue"; more than 4,000 runners from Albania and abroad took part, with aid stations roughly every 2 kilometers and a 6-hour course cutoff. As of mid-2026, organizers have not yet published an official date for the next edition, so this listing reflects the completed 2025 race. Registration for past editions ran through the official website and EasyPay service points across Albania; current entry pricing could not be confirmed from publicly accessible pages.
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Skanderbeg Square - start and finish, in the heart of Tirana
Blloku neighborhood - passed along the course
Grand Park of Tirana (Parku i Madh) - noted as a nearby attraction for race visitors
Other distances available during the event weekend:
Skanderbeg Square, Tirana
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Eligibility
- Marathon, Half Marathon, and Tirana 10K: open to Albanian citizens and non-citizens who have reached age 18 by race day.
- "We Too" (2.3K): open to Albanian citizens and non-citizens with disabilities (as declared per their home country's legislation) who have reached age 18 by race day.
Required Documents
- Photo ID / passport for registration
- For participants under 18: photo of a parent or guardian's ID card plus a signed parental consent declaration, submitted through the registration system
Entry Methods
- Online registration via the official website (tiranamarathon.com)
- In person at EasyPay service points across Albania
Organized by Tirana Municipality and Fortius Athletic Club; routes are approved by World Athletics.
The 9th edition (2025) coincided with Tirana holding the title "Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue."
Bib numbers and bib timers were distributed October 16-18, 2025 near Skanderbeg Square (09:00-20:00); the race closes 6 hours after the scheduled start.
Aid stations are placed roughly every 2 km along the course.
Exact current registration pricing was not found on any publicly accessible page (official site pages checked via direct fetch and the WordPress REST API contain no fee figures; the EasyPay registration/ticketing platform at ticket.easypay.al returns HTTP 403 / Cloudflare challenge to automated access). The listed price is a low-confidence estimate based on comparable Balkan municipal marathon entry fees and needs manual verification.
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