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End of the World Marathon and Half Marathon
2026-12-06 04:30 - 13:00 (America/Belize) | Placencia, Placencia, Belize
Join us for our 15th Anniversary of the End of the World Marathon & Half Marathon

ABOUT EoW:
The End of the World Marathon was started to raise money for Belizean education. From the beginning, all proceeds have gone towards funding the Placencia Rotary Club High School Scholarship program for Belizean youth.
Due to the success of our fundraising efforts, the generous donations from our sponsors, as well as the successful efforts of the Placencia Rotary Club student mentors, we have been able to extend the initial high school scholarship program beyond high school to university and vocational trade schools.
Over the past 14 years the EoW has funded more than 400 four-year high school scholarships, 30 university scholarships, and 20 vocational trade school scholarships.

If you would like to make a donation towards the scholarship program, please click the button below, (you will be redirected to PayPal).

FOREIGNERS:
Please be sure you meet all of the country’s entry requirements before signing up for this event, (this includes obtaining a entry visa if required).
WAIVER:
Waiver has changed, please read through it before registering.
>> CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WAIVER <<

TAKE A MOMENT TO VISIT OUR 2026 SPONSORS by clicking on their logos:
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IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Support motorized vehicles of any kind ARE NOT ALLOWED on the course. If any support vehicle is seen and identified being on the course, that runner will be disqualified, if the runner is a member of a group/team/club, the entire team/club/group WILL BE disqualified. This is for safety of all runners.

REGISTRATION / PAYMENT DEADLINE:

Organizers reserve the right to close registration early if maximum capacity is reached

Early Registration > Ends June 30th, 2026
Regular Registration > Jul 01st – Oct 09th, 2026
Last Minute Registration > Oct 10th – Nov 16th, 2026

EVENT DATE:

Sunday, December 06, 2026

START TIME:

5:30 am for both marathon and half marathon

DISTANCE:

Marathon 42.2K (Kilometers) or 26.2 miles
Half Marathon 21.1K (Kilometers) or 13.1 miles

TIME LIMIT:

SEVEN (7) hours is the limit for the marathon. At the 7th hour time (12:30 pm) runners on the course will be marked as Did Not Finish (DNF)

START / FINISH LOCATION:

Marathon: starts and finish at the football field
Half Marathon: starts South of Riversdale, finishes at the football field

TRANSPORTATION:

Bus transportation is available on the peninsula to the half start location

ENTRY FEE:
Registration fees are non-refundable, and non-transferable.
Early Bird Rewards get 15% off, ends Jun 30th

Locals Half Marathon > $68BZ
Locals Marathon > $85BZ
Int’l (Non-Resident) Half Marathon > $68US
Int’l (Non-Resident) Marathon > $85US

Regular Registration July 01 – Oct 09th

Locals Half Marathon > $80BZ
Locals Marathon > $100BZ
Int’l (Non-Resident) Half Marathon > $80US
Int’l (Non-Resident) Marathon > $100US

Last Minute Registration Oct 10 – Nov 16th
Shirt and finisher medal not guaranteed

Locals Half Marathon > $80BZ
Locals Marathon > $100BZ
Int’l (Non-Resident) Half Marathon > $80US
Int’l (Non-Resident) Marathon > $100US

ROUTE:

The 26.2 mile marathon course begins at the football field at the bottom of the peninsula, goes through Placencia Village, Seine Bight Village, and Maya Beach, with multiple views of the Caribbean Sea along the way. The course then loops back a few miles south of Riversdale.
The 13.1 mile half marathon course begins at the marathon turnaround and both races finish in Placencia Village.

CATEGORIES:
Marathon Men / Women: (minimum age requirement 18yrs by race day)

<30
30 – 39
40 – 49
50 – 59
60+

Half Marathon Men / Women: (minimum age requirement 13yrs by race day)

<20
20 – 29
30 – 39
40 – 49
50 – 59
60+

AWARDS:

Finisher medals for all who finish
Trophies top 3 Men / Women in each category
Trophies Overall top 3 Men / Women each race

REGISTRATION:

Registration: OPEN
Registration will only be done online
Regular Registration ends October 09th, 2026

>> After registration is closed: <<

There is a $10 administration fee for changes made to your registration
There is a $10 administration fee for late registration

Any person who presents him/herself taking the position of a runner who didn’t show up will be an automatic disqualification and the runner who had their bib/chip used will be banned from future events.

PACKET PICKUP:

Saturday, December 05th, 2026 @ Turtle Inn from 12 noon – 6 pm
Please bring an ID when picking up your race packet.
Remaining race packets can be picked up during the morning of the event at check-in, ID required
No one is authorized to pick up your race packet on your behalf. You must present yourself.
If you can’t make it to the event, and would like to receive your race packet, you can ask someone to get from the race host. These will be available until after the award ceremony.

CHECK – IN

All participants are required to check-in before the race. If you are getting your race packet at this time, you are required to bring your valid ID card.

START LINE:

All runners must be present at the starting line before the race commences
Any runner who does not check-in at the starting line, but crosses the finish line and receives a time will be disqualified.

TIMING:

Each runner’s time is important to them and to us as well, hence, to accurately measure runners’ times, we’ll using timing transponders. The marathon will be mass start with the OFFICIAL time being gun-time (meaning everyone gets the same start time, you are ranked in the order you finish). The half marathon will be mass start with OFFICIAL time chip-time (meaning your time starts when you cross over the sensor at the starting line and end when you cross the sensor at the finish line, you are rank by least time, not the order of how you finish).

HYDRATION:

There will be about twenty (20) hydration stations, along the 13.1 course. Runners can bring their own hydration.

FINISH AREA:

Runners must return the timing chip along with the strap immediately after finishing the race.
You get your medal after your timing chip is returned.
Runners/spectators are not to hang out at the timing desk area.

AWARD CEREMONY:

A ceremony will be held to award trophies and prizes
Ceremony starts at 11:30 am

For more information about End of the World Marathon and Half Marathon, you can visit RunBelize.org.
