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 on race day. The next edition, the 10th, is confirmed for Sunday, October 25, 2026 with a 09:00 start from Skanderbeg Square, again held during a year Tirana holds the title "Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue"; the organizers' own recap of the prior (9th, 2025) edition cites more than 4,000 runners from Albania and abroad, with a 6-hour course cutoff. Registration is open now via the official EasyPay ticketing platform; exact 2026 entry pricing is not published on any publicly accessible page (the EasyPay checkout itself returns a Cloudflare bot challenge to automated access), so the listed price remains a low-confidence estimate carried over from prior-cycle research.
Race Day
Weather Forecast
Elevation
Terrain Profile
Relatively flat course
Participants
Field Size
Medium-sized race
Crowd Rating
Spectator Support
Good crowd energy
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:
Tirana, Albania
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Average rate for 3-star accommodations near the start line
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 ticketing platform (https://ticket.easypay.al/marathon/tirana), linked from the official website (tiranamarathon.com)
- In person at EasyPay service points across Albania
Cancellation & Refund Policy
No official cancellation/refund policy was published on publicly accessible pages as of mid-2026; assume registration fees are non-refundable if a runner withdraws, which is standard practice for comparable municipal marathons in the region. Contact the organizer directly (tiranamarathon.com) for the current policy before registering.
Organized by Tirana Municipality (Bashkia Tiranë) together with the Albanian Athletics Federation (FSHA) and local/international partners including EasyPay and the Embassy of Greece in Albania; routes are approved by World Athletics. No single title sponsor replaces the event name - "Tirana Marathon" remains the correct canonical name.
The 10th edition (2026) again coincides with Tirana holding the title "Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue," per the official site's own 2026 event copy.
The organizers' recap of the 9th edition (Oct 19, 2025) states it "welcomed over 4,000 participants from Albania and abroad"; the race closes 6 hours after the scheduled start (confirmed still in the current regulations page).
Aid stations are placed roughly every 2 km along the course (carried over from prior research; not re-confirmed this cycle, no contradicting information found).
As of Aug 2026, exact 2026 registration pricing is still not published on any publicly accessible official page (homepage, regulations page checked directly). The actual EasyPay checkout at ticket.easypay.al/marathon/tirana returns HTTP 403 / a Cloudflare bot challenge to automated fetches, same as in prior research cycles - a real browser/Playwright session would be needed to read live prices. The listed 25 EUR marathon price remains a low-confidence carryover estimate from a since-removed 2024 half-marathon registration page and is NOT a current-year confirmation.
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