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מרתון חיפה (Haifa Marathon)
The מרתון חיפה (Haifa Marathon) is a course of 42.2 km with 73.3 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 3 m and its highest 25 m above sea level. Next race: Friday 20 November 2026, starting at 06:30.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Start
- 06:306:30 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · 5K, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Total climb
- 73.3 m240 ft
- Highest point 22 m72 ft above lowest
The course
Drag along the profileThe start and finish area is at Dado Beach, and the organiser describes the marathon as running along the Haifa Bay with the Carmel as its backdrop.
Start, finish
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Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi
Dashed: bridge
Your 5 gels, at the orange marksFor a 4:00 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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- Dado Beach, between the mountain and the seaStart and finish at Dado Beach, along Haifa Bay with the Carmel behind.
- Flat, with one bump near km 343 to 25 m above sea level; the one real bump, to about 25 m, is near km 34.
- A 6:30 gun and a 12:30 closeMarathon at 6:30, first off; the course closes at 12:30.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryDado Beach, between the mountain and the seaStart and finish at Dado Beach, along Haifa Bay with the Carmel behind.
The organiser puts the start and finish area at Dado Beach in Haifa. It describes the race as running along the Bay of Haifa with the Carmel as the backdrop, and its tagline for the 2026 race on 20 November is “the race between the mountain and the sea”. The route page calls the courses fast loops, mostly flat, along the Haifa coastline.
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km 0 to 42.2GradientFlat, with one bump near km 343 to 25 m above sea level; the one real bump, to about 25 m, is near km 34.
Along the bay the course sits at or below about 10 m for roughly 84% of its length, and the start and finish are both at about 4 m. The high point, about 25 m, comes near km 34, and the low point, about 3 m, near km 37.7, so the 4 km after the bump drop back to sea level.
The short rises over the whole race add up to 73 m of climbing.
Measured
Whole courseConditionsA 6:30 gun and a 12:30 closeMarathon at 6:30, first off; the course closes at 12:30.
The start area and expo at Dado Beach open at 5:00, and the marathon goes off at 6:30 on Friday 20 November 2026, ahead of the 10K at 6:45 and the half marathon at 7:45. The organiser closes the course at 12:30, which it gives as the end of the event, and says the route is designed to be open to beginners aiming to finish inside that time.
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Race weekend
Tuesday 17 November Bib pickup
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16:004:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Race kit pick-up Kit pick-up at the central site.
Wednesday 18 November Bib pickup
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16:004:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Race kit pick-up -
Time not published
Expo at Dado Beach Three-day sports expo at Dado Beach, 18 to 20 November.
Thursday 19 November Last bib day
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16:004:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Race kit pick-up
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Friday 20 November Race day
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05:005:00 AM–11:2011:20 AM
Race kit pick-up -
05:005:00 AM
Start area and expo open Dado Beach: warm-up, toilets, baggage check and volunteer corner. Baggage check costs 15 ILS added at registration or 20 ILS on the day. -
06:306:30 AM
Marathon start First race of the morning, 42.195 km along the bay. -
12:3012:30 PM
Course closes Official end of the event and closing of the course.
Other races (3)
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06:456:45 AM
10K start -
07:457:45 AM
Half marathon start -
10:0010:00 AM
Marathon and half marathon awards Overall winners and age-group winners.
Times as published by the organiser, in Haifa time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Friday
Race morning, on the record
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Haifa, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Haifa stays within 22 m72 ft of height, so they go by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
Order by 30 October to test them on two long runs first.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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