Vantaan Maraton

Vantaan Maraton

This page covers the 2026 marathon. The distance is 42.195 km, run as four laps of 10.5 km, with start and finish in the sports park in front of the race office. The marathon relay teams started at the same time, 11:00, with four legs of 10.55 km each, so the lap carries full-distance runners alongside fresh relay legs.

Each lap has three drink stations: 3.5 km on Niittytie, 7.0 km on Angervotie and 10.5 km at the race centre. Personal bottles must be marked and handed in at the race office at least an hour before the start. Pacers run the marathon to help hold an even pace, the time limit is 6 hours, and every finisher gets a medal. There are men’s and women’s classes plus age groups from 40 upward in five-year steps. In 2026 the route was adjusted slightly around the light-rail works.

Four passes through the race centre make the marathon easy to watch in person — but between them there is roughly an hour each time. With the Livebib link, family see the runner’s position on the course line, distance covered and a finish estimate that sharpens lap by lap. Any estimated position is always marked as estimated.