Contemplative
21.1 km
6:10 /km
Old City circuit.
Photo · Jerusalem Marathon Race Library
Jerusalem, Israel·Middle East·March
Jerusalem Marathon
City, hilly, historic.
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- Official distance
- 42.195 km · 21.1 km
- Elevation gain
- +780m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:40 /km — reverent
- Character
- City, hilly, historic
Through Old City gates, Mount Scopus and the Knesset — one of the hilliest big-city marathons.
Because the streets themselves have carried footsteps for centuries — you are joining a very long relay, not starting a new one.
Hills like a liturgy — one climb, one exhale.
Course
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Course line · live Xymove map
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
42.195 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom31.768, 35.214
Elevation profile
+780 m gainPeak 780 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 780 metres, peak 780 m above start, low 0 m.A physical profile — respect the ascents; let the descents restore the breath.
Jerusalem31.768, 35.214
Race Day
Practical & atmospheric notes
Kind shoulder-season conditions — mild mornings, arm-sleeves off by kilometre eight for most runners.
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
Elevation and mixed surfaces make this a physical line. Handcycles only with a support team; sturdy adaptive strollers on the flatter opening kilometres.
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Recovery
Old City walk at dawn, tahini, quiet.
Along the line
Course imagery
Soul-Tuned Variations
One race, three ways to run it.
Recovery echo
6 km
6:40 /km
Rehavia shuffle.
Stronger
42.195 km
5:00 /km
Hill-honest PR.
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