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Tel Aviv, Israel · 42.195 km road marathon

Tel Aviv Marathon 2027

Friday 26 February 2027

A flat loop from the Yarkon Park with three out-and-back legs, north Tel Aviv, the seafront to Jaffa and back, then Dizengoff and Rothschild, with a 5 h 50 limit and two cut-offs.

Tel Aviv Marathon at a glance

Start: 07:15 (2026 time), Rokach Boulevard by the Yarkon Park, facing west
Finish: Yarkon Park car park on Rokach Boulevard
Course: One loop with three turnarounds, flat, city streets and the seafront to Jaffa
Elevation: From about sea level to 34 m
Time limit: 5 h 50 from the start; the finish closes at 13:05
Cut-offs: 2:25 at Clock Tower Square, Jaffa (km 18); 4:15 at Dizengoff Square (km 31.5)
Entry: Open; 240 NIS until 30 November 2026, then 270 NIS and 300 NIS
Bib pickup: Place and hours not yet published; no pickup on race day or the day before
Aid stations: Water every 2.5 to 3 km

Checked against the organizer's pages on 24 September 2026. Facts for the next edition can still change; the organizer's page is the final word.

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Tel Aviv Marathon course map and elevation

One loop with three turnarounds, flat, city streets and the seafront to Jaffa. Map, elevation profile and 3D flyover.

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running direction two lines: out and back on the same road race kilometresCourse: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Flat (<5%)

Route drawn by TrailSplits from published race information; approximate. For illustration, not navigation.

What to expect on the course

Crosses the Yarkon near its mouth by the Tel Aviv Port at about km 14
Herbert Samuel seafront promenade to Jaffa, past the Clock Tower and Jaffa Port, turning near km 22
Inland down Dizengoff Street through Dizengoff Square at km 31.5 to a turn at Balfour Street near km 33
The only real rise, about 25 m, from the seafront to Rothschild Boulevard between km 29 and 33
Last kilometres on park paths in Ganei Yehoshua

The map follows the organizer's 2026 marathon course file, which is still the one on its 2027 maps page, and the organizer notes that police instructions may change the route.

Read the full course description

A single loop with three out-and-back legs, starting and finishing on Rokach Boulevard beside the Yarkon Park. After 2.5 km west along Rokach the route loops through north Tel Aviv on Shai Agnon Street and Levi Eshkol Boulevard, then runs north on Ibn Gvirol Street to a turn near km 9. Back south, it crosses the Yarkon near its mouth by the Tel Aviv Port at about km 14, then follows HaYarkon Street and the Herbert Samuel seafront promenade to Jaffa, passing the Clock Tower at about km 19.5 and Jaffa Port before a turn just south of the port near km 22. The seafront leads back north to about km 29, where the route turns inland down Dizengoff Street through Dizengoff Square at km 31.5 and past Habima Square to a turn on Rothschild Boulevard at Balfour Street near km 33. It returns up Dizengoff, east on Ben Gurion Boulevard and north on Ibn Gvirol over the Yarkon, finishing on park paths in Ganei Yehoshua. The organizer publishes no climb figure; the course is mostly flat, between about 2 and 34 m, and its only real rise, roughly 25 m, runs inland from the seafront to Rothschild between km 29 and 33. Water stations stand every 2.5 to 3 km and pacers run from 2:50 to 5:00.

Source, licence and file

TrailSplits reconstruction of the published route. Course: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL · original source · Download reference GPX (42.8 km in the file). Approximate terrain-model heights added by TrailSplits, sampled and smoothed at roughly 100 m intervals. Buildings, bridges and small road gradients are not surveyed road elevations.Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Three decisions to make before race day

Be in Tel Aviv for kit pickup by Wednesday 24 February

No kits are handed out on race day or on Thursday 25 February, so collect by Wednesday 24 February with your health declaration confirmed.

More detail
The organizer hands out no kits on race day or on Thursday 25 February, the day before, and has not yet published the place or hours. Plan travel so you can collect by Wednesday 24 February at the latest. You must confirm the health declaration to receive the kit, and a friend can collect yours only with the printed declaration you have signed.
Pace for the Jaffa cut-off, not only the finish

The 2:25 Jaffa cut-off sits at about km 19.5 on the 2026 course file, which needs about 7:26 per km, faster than the 8:18 per km of the 5 h 50 limit.

More detail
The first cut-off is 2:25 at Clock Tower Square in Jaffa. At the organizer's km 18 that needs about 8:03 per km, but the 2026 course file reaches the square at about km 19.5, which needs about 7:26 per km, faster than the 8:18 per km the 5 h 50 limit allows. The second cut-off, 4:15 at km 31.5, needs about 8:06 per km. The slowest pacer runs 5:00.
Do your last long runs without headphones

Earphones are banned outright, so drop music from your final long runs.

More detail
The organizer bans running with any earphones and running without a shirt, and the bib must be worn on the front, not on a leg, back or arm. If your long runs rely on music, drop it for the final weeks so race day is not the first time. Timing mats along the course must be crossed, including at the three turnarounds, so stay on the marked line.

Your race-day sheet

Even elapsed splits for 42.195 km. All clocks are local to Tel Aviv.

Target finish time, including stops

HoursMinutes

Total stopped minutes Your start time (local)

07:15 is the marathon start on the organizer's current schedule, unchanged since the 2026 race, and the organizer says the schedule may still change; confirm it in race week. Asia/Jerusalem.

Time limit: 5 h 50 from the start; the finish closes at 13:05

How this sheet applies the limit

The organizer allows 5 h 50 from the marathon start to the finish line, so with the 07:15 start the finish closes at 13:05; if the start moves, the closure moves with it. Intermediate cut-offs are 2:25 at Clock Tower Square in Jaffa, which the organizer labels km 18 although its 2026 course file passes the square at about km 19.5, and 4:15 at Dizengoff Square heading south, km 31.5. Slower runners are stopped and offered the sweep vehicle.

A timing comparison, not a fitness assessment. Intermediate cutoffs, queues, weather and terrain are not modelled. Stops are spread evenly in the illustration; actual checkpoint times will differ.

ESTIMATED FINISH

11:15:00

MOVING PACE BUDGET

5:34/ km

ELAPSED PACE

5:41/ km

110 min below the modelled finish limit

Distance markers, not aid stations or guaranteed arrival times.
Distance	Elapsed	Local clock
5 km	00:28:26	07:43:26
10 km	00:56:53	08:11:53
15 km	01:25:19	08:40:19
20 km	01:53:45	09:08:45
Halfway	02:00:00	09:15:00
25 km	02:22:12	09:37:12
30 km	02:50:38	10:05:38
35 km	03:19:05	10:34:05
40 km	03:47:31	11:02:31
Finish	04:00:00	11:15:00

Training plan for Tel Aviv Marathon 2027

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Entry, bib pickup and rules

Entry:: Open; 240 NIS until 30 November 2026, then 270 NIS and 300 NIS
Bib pickup:: Place and hours not yet published; no pickup on race day or the day before

Read the full entry and pickup rules

Entry for 2027 is open in three price bands for the marathon: 240 NIS until 30 November 2026, 270 NIS until 20 January 2027 and 300 NIS until 20 February 2027. The official adidas shirt costs 40 NIS more and can only be added at entry. The minimum age is 18 on race day, Tel Aviv DigiTel card holders get 20 percent off and groups of 15 or more can ask for a discount. The fee is refunded in full if the marathon is postponed or cancelled. Otherwise you may cancel within 14 days of buying for 5 percent of the fee or 100 NIS, whichever is lower, and details or start gate can be changed until 20 January 2027 at 14:00. No transfer rule is published.

Sources

Checked 24 September 2026; next review due 2026-11-06. Event facts come from the organizer; the pacing sheet, decisions and plan are TrailSplits' own. Independently prepared by TrailSplits, not endorsed by the organizer.

What each source confirms

2027 home and entry pages: The Friday 26 February 2027 date in the page title and open 2027 entry; the entry form at /regTLVMarathon_en.aspx lists the marathon among the 2027 distances with its three price bands, the 40 NIS shirt, the DigiTel and group discounts and the full refund if the race is postponed or cancelled.
Event schedule and cut-offs: The 07:15 marathon start after the half-marathon starts at 06:00 and 06:15, the note that times may change, the 5 h 50 limit from the start, the 2:25 cut-off at Clock Tower Square in Jaffa (km 18) and 4:15 at Dizengoff Square heading south (km 31.5), and the sweep vehicle. The English version is /Categories_en.aspx?Id=9273. A 14 March 2026 archive copy shows the same times, so they are the 2026 schedule carried forward.
Participant information tabs: No kit distribution on race day or the day before, with place and hours to follow (cid=3508); the health declaration needed for the kit and proxy collection (Hebrew cid=3502); age 18 and the 26 February 2027 date (cid=3507); fees (cid=3509); cancellation terms and the 20 January 2027 deadline (cid=3511); start and finish positions (Hebrew cid=3512); closed streets and park paths (cid=3513); pacers (cid=3515); the earphone, shirt and bib rules and timing mats (Hebrew cid=3516); later dates 25 February 2028 and 23 February 2029 (cid=3517).
Maps page and 42 km course file: The organizer's downloadable marathon GPX, named for the 2026 edition and uploaded on 8 January 2026, which is behind the map line and the kilometre marks, and the note that the route may change under police instructions.
Environment project and 2026 winners: The 2026 edition held on Friday 27 February 2026 and water points every 2.5 to 3 km; the Hebrew page /Content.aspx?Id=9279 lists the 2026 marathon category winners.