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Alexandria Marathon in Alexandria
A flat, coastal marathon along Alexandria's Mediterranean Corniche, run alongside a half-marathon on the same April weekend. The course passes near the Qaitbay citadel and gives visiting runners a rare seaside alternative to Egypt's desert and Nile-focused races, with sea air replacing the usual dust and traffic fumes.
Alexandria Marathon sends runners along the Mediterranean Corniche that defines the city's identity more than any single landmark, tracing a coastline where Ptolemaic Egypt, Roman rule, and the modern fishing and university city all overlap within a few kilometers of waterfront.