Sunday 5 October 2025

Panorama of Košice, Slovakia - Author: Of / commons.wikimedia.org / public domain / photo cropped by runinternational.eu

 

Held since 1924 in Košice, Slovakia's second-largest city with a population of about 225,000, the Peace Marathon (Slovak: Maratón Mieru) is Europe's oldest marathon race.

It also attracts the biggest field and the fastest athletes of all marathons in Slovakia.

These are the races available:

  • 21.1km Polmaratón (half marathon)
  • 42.2km Maratón (marathon)
  • 42.2km Štafeta (Relay: 4 x 1/4 marathon)
  • 20km Handbike

The full marathon is two laps of the half marathon course. The route is certified, traffic-free and mainly flat and fast. The difference between the lowest and the highest point on the course is 16 metres. Each lap features 37 metres of elevation gain.

Starting and finishing on Hlavná ulica in the heart of the city, the route runs through Košice's very pretty Old Town and through residential areas in the northern and southern parts of the city.

 

Map of the venue:

 

102nd Košice Peace Marathon

102. Medzinárodný Maratón Mieru

Date:

  • 5 October 2025 (Sunday)

Event website:

 

Number of finishers:

  21.1km 42.2km 42.2km relay
2024 5,883 2,464 603 teams
2023 4,844 4,038 584 teams
2022 3,028 1,175 264 teams

 

No guarantee is made as to the accuracy or thoroughness of the information on this page.