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Lausanne Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Next race
- Date not out yet
- Last run Sun 25 Oct
- Start
- 10:0510:05 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon
- Entry fee
- CHF 92
- For the 2026 race
- Time limit
- 6 h 30 min
The course
The organiser gives the 2026 marathon course as 80 m of climbing and 146 m of descent.
- 80 m up, 146 m downThe route goes out to Corseaux, around km 18 to km 21, and returns to Lausanne.
- Water at km 5, fruit and chocolate from km 11Corseaux has two stations, at km 18 and km 21, on the way out and back.
- A 12:30 gate at Corseaux, 6:30 in allThe gun goes at 10:05 from Place de Milan, in four start blocks three minutes apart.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradient80 m up, 146 m downThe route goes out to Corseaux, around km 18 to km 21, and returns to Lausanne.
The organiser’s 2026 course page gives the marathon’s elevation as 80 m positive and 146 m negative. The race starts at Place de Milan in Lausanne and finishes on Place Bellerive, at Bellerive-Plage. Its aid stations are named for Lutry, Treytorrens, Rivaz, Corseaux, Cully and Paudex, and the Olympic Museum comes at km 40.
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Whole courseTacticsWater at km 5, fruit and chocolate from km 11Corseaux has two stations, at km 18 and km 21, on the way out and back.
Water is listed at the start in Place de Milan and at km 5 in Lutry. From km 11 at Treytorrens the stations add bananas, oranges, apricots, grape sugar and chocolate, and from km 14 at Rivaz an isotonic drink. Corseaux has stations at km 18 and km 21, Rivaz again at km 25, Treytorrens at km 27 and Cully at km 30.
Near the end the list reads Lutry at km 36.4, Paudex at km 37.5 with water only, the Olympic Museum at km 40 with water and bananas, and the finish on Place Bellerive at km 42, with hot broth, gingerbread and fruit among other things.
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Whole courseTacticsA 12:30 gate at Corseaux, 6:30 in allThe gun goes at 10:05 from Place de Milan, in four start blocks three minutes apart.
The marathon starts at 10:05 on Sunday 25 October 2026 from Place de Milan, in four blocks released every three minutes. The organiser’s limit is a maximum of 6 hours 30 minutes of running. At km 18 in Corseaux the gate closes at 12:30: runners who are later are sent onto the return course and, if they refuse, lose the organiser’s road-safety cover.
The organiser expects its first marathon finisher at 12:15 and its last at 16:30, and calls those times indicative.
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Race weekend
Friday 23 October Expo
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15:003:00 PM–18:006:00 PM
Expo and bib pick-up Auguste Piccard sports hall, Chemin de Bellerive 36, Lausanne. Bibs are handed out by bib number against the e-mail or text message with the number.
Saturday 24 October Expo
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11:0011:00 AM–18:006:00 PM
Expo and bib pick-up Auguste Piccard sports hall, Chemin de Bellerive 36, Lausanne
Sunday 25 October Race day
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07:007:00 AM–14:002:00 PM
Bib pick-up Auguste Piccard sports hall, Chemin de Bellerive 36, Lausanne. The organiser prefers pick-up on Friday or Saturday. -
10:0510:05 AM
Marathon start Place de Milan, Lausanne. Four start blocks, one every 3 minutes. -
12:1512:15 PM–16:304:30 PM
Marathon finish, first and last expected Place Bellerive, Lausanne. Expected first finisher at 12:15 and last at 16:30; the organiser calls these times indicative. -
until 12:3012:30 PM
Corseaux gate at 18 km Runners not through Corseaux by 12:30 are diverted onto the return course. -
Time not published
Marathon time limit Maximum 6 hours 30 minutes of running. 6:30 limit: 9:14/km for 42.195 km6:30 limit: 14:52/mi for 26.2 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Lausanne time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Lausanne time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Lausanne, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, 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.
Only the gel you trained with. Nothing new on race day.
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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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Questions about the Lausanne Marathon
- When is the Lausanne Marathon 2026?
- Sunday 25 October 2026. The start is at 10:05.
- How do I enter the Lausanne Marathon?
- Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: CHF 92 (for the 2026 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
- What is the time limit at the Lausanne Marathon?
- Runners have 6 h 30 min to finish.
- Where does the Lausanne Marathon start and finish?
- Start: Place de Milan, Lausanne. Finish: Place Bellerive, Lausanne.
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