The Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon, first run in 1979 as the Marathon of Peace, is Poland's oldest annual marathon, held the last Sunday of September and drawing over nine thousand finishers past Warsaw's Old Town and rebuilt postwar city landmarks each autumn without interruption for decades.
Poland's marathon culture begins, by most accounts, in Warsaw.
Founded by journalists Tomasz Hopfer and Jozef Wegrzyn with coach Zbigniew Zaremba, the race has carried sponsor names including PZU and now Nationale-Nederlanden, and belongs both to the Crown of Polish Marathons circuit alongside Debno, Krakow, Poznan, and Wroclaw, and to the eight-marathon European Marathon Classics series
It qualifies as an Abbott World Marathon Majors Age Group event for runners over forty, and its companion race weekend includes the Warsaw 10K, a handbike marathon, a kids' mini-marathon, a Warsaw Half Marathon, a relay marathon, and dedicated Independence Run and Warsaw Dog Run events, making it a genuinely multi-event weekend rather than a single race
The race's founding name
the Marathon of Peace
and its status as Poland's oldest continuously run marathon
dating to 1979
give it a symbolic weight among Polish runners that newer city marathons have not accumulated
reinforced by its membership in both the Crown of Polish Marathons and the pan-European Marathon Classics series
27 September 2026
Use the city as a planning base, then confirm the exact venue, route, or meeting point close to the date.
Standard running gear suited to late-September temperatures in Warsaw, which typically run cool, layered clothing for the morning start that can be shed as the race warms, and comfortable...
At Warsaw Marathon, respect barriers, moving equipment and marshal guidance; photos are never worth stepping into active areas.
Stay near workable transport in Warsaw, especially if the event runs late or streets close.
Check official or local sources for ticketed areas, paid stands, and same-year access rules.
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Warsaw Marathon is listed for 27 September 2026. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
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Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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