Sofico Gent Marathon route map
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Sofico Gent Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Sofico Gent Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 8:32/km
- Typical conditions
- 85/100
- Evidence depth
- 40 verified facts
6:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Sofico Gent Marathon?
The Sofico Gent Marathon is described as flat.
Where does the Sofico Gent Marathon route go?
The Sofico Gent Marathon route starts at Sport Vlaanderen Gent (Topsporthal), Zuiderlaan 14, 9000 Ghent and finishes at Sport Vlaanderen Gent (Topsporthal), Zuiderlaan 14, 9000 Ghent. Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes Ghent historic city centre, Korenmarkt, Three Towers of Ghent, Saint Nicholas Church and Belfry of Ghent. Marathon course is built from four loops (western, northern, eastern, southern) all returning through Ghent's historic centre.
What should runners know on race day for the Sofico Gent Marathon?
Free supervised bag storage from 08:00; tear-off tag attached to sports bag, collected by bib number until 17:30. Run on closed roads with rolling, pace-based road closures. Course features numerous entertainers and tens of thousands of spectators along the route. Refreshment stations approximately every 5 km. 9 pace groups from 2:59 to 5:00, identified by coloured flags.
Race character
Scenery
- City
- Historic
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Parkland
Atmosphere
- Big City
- Scenic Tour
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Field size
- Expected to exceed 20,000 runners (2026, all distances)
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Cut-off
- 6 hours (pace-based rolling road closure)
- Sold out
- Yes
Race day logistics
- Aid stations
- refreshment stations approximately every 5 km
- Pacers
- 9 pace groups from 2:59 to 5:00, identified by coloured flags.
- Bag drop
- Free supervised bag storage from 08:00; tear-off tag attached to sports bag, collected by bib number until 17:30.
- Closed roads
- Run on closed roads with rolling, pace-based road closures.
- Medal
- All finishers receive a unique medal; optional engraving for €12 during registration or €14 on-site.
- Finisher tee
- All participants receive a free exclusive finisher T-shirt.
- On-course music
- Course features numerous entertainers and tens of thousands of spectators along the route.
Access and course status
- Start
- Sport Vlaanderen Gent (Topsporthal), Zuiderlaan 14, 9000 Ghent
- Finish
- Sport Vlaanderen Gent (Topsporthal), Zuiderlaan 14, 9000 Ghent
Course facts
- Course type
- Laps
- Landmarks
- Ghent historic city centre, Korenmarkt, Three Towers of Ghent, Saint Nicholas Church, Belfry of Ghent, Saint Bavo Cathedral, Planet Group Arena (KAA Gent stadium), Keizerspark, Liedermeerspark
- Notable features
- Marathon course is built from four loops (western, northern, eastern, southern) all returning through Ghent's historic centre
- marathoners run through the Planet Group Arena, the KAA Gent football stadium
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 8°CTypical temperature
- 21 kphTypical wind
- 2 mmTypical rainfall
- 85Favourability /100