Contemplative
21.1 km
5:40 /km
Corniche half.
Photo · Abu Dhabi Race Library
Abu Dhabi, UAE·Middle East·December
Abu Dhabi Marathon
Corniche, flat, fast.
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- Official distance
- 42.195 km · 21.1 km
- Elevation gain
- +50m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:00 /km
- Character
- Corniche, flat, fast
Sheikh Zayed Mosque past the Corniche — a young fast marathon.
Because uninterrupted rhythm is medicine — this course lets the body forget the clock.
Sea breeze, glass skyline — hold rhythm through the flat.
Course
Open in OpenStreetMap Map & elevation profile
Course line · live Xymove map
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
42.195 km loop
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Elevation profile
+50 m gainPeak 50 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 50 metres, peak 50 m above start, low 0 m.A gentle profile — the course rewards patience rather than power.
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Race Day
Practical & atmospheric notes
Cool to cold. Layered start, warm dry clothes at bag drop; watch for wind at exposed sections.
A warm regional start — clubs in matching kit, coffee vans, a local mayor with a microphone. Human-scale and unhurried.
Steady, generous local support along the main boulevards and finish straight; genuine strangers-turned-friends handing out orange slices in the suburbs.
A quieter stretch usually opens up between km 17 and km 23 — an interior mile to return to yourself before the final push.
Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day
The official road is fully sealed and step-free on race day. Handcyclists routinely start with the elite wave; strollers welcome in the shakeout events.
WheelchairStroller
Recovery
Corniche walk at sunset.
Along the line
Course imagery
Soul-Tuned Variations
One race, three ways to run it.
Recovery echo
5 km
6:20 /km
Mosque loop.
Stronger
42.195 km
4:30 /km
PB attempt.
One shared standard · Four tempos
The PureSoul family moves with the same heart. Choose the tempo the day is asking for.
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