7-8 October 2023
The Bucharest Marathon is a road running event held annually since 2008 in Bucharest (Romanian: București), capital of Romania.
These are the races available in 2023:
- on Saturday:
- 2.5k wheelchair race
- 2.5k run
- on Sunday:
- 10k race
- 21.1k half marathon
- 42.2k marathon
- 42.2k marathon relay for teams of four runners
The time limit to complete the marathon course is six hours.
The route is flat and fast, starting at Izvor Park in the city centre and ending 500 metres from there on Constitution Square (Piața Constituției; pictured above) in front of the gigantic Palace of Parliament (Palatul Parlamentului), the world's heaviest building:
The first half of the route (the half marathon route) takes the runners to the Arcul de Triumf in the northern part of Bucharest.
The second half is run out and back along wide tree-lined boulevards through central, eastern and south-eastern districts.
Map of the venue:
Bucharest Marathon 2023:
Date:
- 7-8 October 2023
Event website:
Number of finishers:
| 10km | 21.1km | 42.2km | 42.2km relay |
|
| 2022 | 2,403 | 1,687 | 640 | 151 teams |
| 2021 | 859 | 852 | 427 | 47 teams |
| 2020 | --- | 222 | 52 | --- |
| 2019 | 3,063 | 2,166 | 914 | 224 teams |
| 2018 | 2,690 | 2,303 | 967 | 291 teams |
No guarantee is made as to the accuracy or thoroughness of the information on this page.