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Pogradec International Marathon Enkelana in Pogradec
A late-July night half marathon along Lake Ohrid near Pogradec, offering a 21.1-kilometre course from the village of Lin and an 11.5-kilometre mini marathon looping to Tushemisht village, with water stations, camping areas and finisher medals. Its after-dark format gives distance runners a genuinely rare lakeside night-racing experience within Albania's broader running calendar.
The Enkelana International Marathon runs specifically as a night half marathon, timed for late July each year with a starting window between 7:00 and 11:00pm, giving competitors a genuinely distinctive after-dark racing experience along Lake Ohrid's shoreline rather than the early-morning start typical of most road races.