Poland
Warsaw Marathon 2027
Sunday 26 September 2027 · expected date
338 days to go
Key facts
- Race day
- Sunday 26 September 2027
- Expected date
- Start
- 09:00
- local time
- Course
- Mostly flat · Loop
- Świętokrzyska Street, by the Palace of Culture and Science to Świętokrzyska Street, by the Palace of Culture and Science
- Total climb
- 84 m
- Course record, men
- 2:08:17
- John Sammy Kibet, 2011
- Course record, women
- 2:24:48
- Lili Anna Vindics-Tóth, 2026
- Finishers
- 9,527
- in 2025
- Time limit
- 6h30
- First held
- 1979
The organisers haven’t announced the 2027 date yet. It follows the usual pattern (the last Sunday of September); check the official website before you book travel.
The race
About the Warsaw Marathon
The Warsaw Marathon was first held in 1979 and is now run as the Nationale-Nederlanden Maraton Warszawski. In 2026 it received a World Athletics Elite Label for the first time, around 14,000 runners lined up at the start, and Lili Anna Vindics-Tóth set a women's course record of 2:24:48.
The course starts and finishes by the Palace of Culture and Science and links the Old Town, the Royal Route and both banks of the Vistula. With a late-September date, a mostly flat profile and a growing elite race, it suits runners looking for an early-autumn personal best in a capital that is easy to visit.
Course
The Warsaw Marathon course
The race starts on Świętokrzyska Street by the Palace of Culture and Science and heads to the Old Town and along the Royal Route on Krakowskie Przedmieście, past the Presidential Palace. It crosses the Vistula on the Poniatowski Bridge, passes the PGE Narodowy stadium and Skaryszewski Park, then follows the Praga riverside and the zoo before recrossing on the Gdańsk Bridge.
The second half heads north through Żoliborz and Bielany via Plac Wilsona, then returns past the Supreme Court and the University of Warsaw and along Nowy Świat. Total climbing is about 84 m; the hardest bit is a short 500 m rise around 16 km, with gentle inclines again between 38 and 41 km.
Race-day weather
Late-September mornings in Warsaw are usually cool and fresh, around 8–15°C, often good conditions for a marathon.
Train
Training for the Warsaw Marathon 2027
48 weeks to go. A marathon plan runs 12 to 24 weeks and ends on race week. Here is when each one starts.
| Plan | Starts on |
|---|---|
| 24 weeks | Monday 12 April 2027 |
| 20 weeks | Monday 10 May 2027 |
| 16 weeks | Monday 7 June 2027 |
| 12 weeks | Monday 5 July 2027 |
For this course
Warsaw's build-up falls in July and August, so much of your training will be in summer heat: run early, drink well and don't chase paces on hot days. The course is mostly flat but has a short climb near 16 km and gentle rises in the last few kilometres, so finish some long runs with a few kilometres at marathon pace on a slight incline. The Vistula bridges can be breezy, so practise running with others.
See the marathon pace chart or a sample sub-4 plan.
Print a pace band for the Warsaw Marathon, with the race clock at every kilometre.
Entry
How to get a place
Entry is by online registration on the official website, capped at 14,000 runners in 2026; you must be at least 18 on race day. Registration for 2027 is already open.
Every marathon lottery date for 2027 → Which marathons have no lottery? →Organised by Fundacja „Maraton Warszawski”
Official websiteQuestions
Frequently asked
When is the Warsaw Marathon 2027?
The Warsaw Marathon 2027 is expected on Sunday 26 September 2027: the race is usually held on the last Sunday of September. Check the official website before you book travel.
When should I start training for the Warsaw Marathon?
Count back from race day: a 16-week plan for the 2027 edition starts on 7 June 2027, a 20-week plan on 10 May 2027. Most runners need 16 to 20 weeks; 12 is the shortest block worth doing.
What is the time limit?
6 hours 30 minutes, with intermediate cut-offs of 3:15 at halfway, 4:45 at 30 km, 5:30 at 35 km and 6:15 at 40 km.
Is the Warsaw Marathon flat?
Mostly. Total climbing is about 84 m, with a short 500 m climb around 16 km and gentle rises between 38 and 41 km.
What are the Warsaw Marathon course records?
2:08:17 for men, by John Sammy Kibet in 2011, and 2:24:48 for women, by Lili Anna Vindics-Tóth in 2026.
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