Vodafone Malta Marathon 2015

Route:

The 2015 Vodafone Malta Marathon and Half Marathon routes will both be the same as for 2014.

Both the marathon and the half-marathon pass through countryside and built up areas and finish in Sliema, a popular town promenade. Both routes include a drop of 200 meters from start to finish.

Start times:

• Vodafone Malta Marathon – Mdina at 7.30am
• Vodafone Malta Half Marathon – Mdina at 9.15am.
• Vodafone Malta ‘Endo’ Walkathon which is also part of the Half Marathon – Mdina at 9.15am
• Walkathon participants must all be behind the Half Marathon participants at the start or they could be disqualified.

Marathon routes:

Start - 6km. Mdina – Rabat – Nigret – Mtarfa – Ta’ Qali.

6km – 12km. Ta’ Qali loop going by the National Stadium, Pitkali vegetable market and the new American embassy – Attard

12km – 27km, Attard – Mosta – Attard – Ta’ Qali- BOV Park, National Stadium and American embassy.

27km – 42km. Attard - Mriehel Industrial Estate - Mriehel bypass - Hamrun/Marsa bypass – Marsa - Blata L-Bajda - Sa’ Maison – Pieta – Msida - Ta’ Xbiex – Gzira – Sliema - Finish.

Half Marathon routes:

Start - 5km. Mdina – Rabat – Nigret – Mtarfa.

6km – 21km. Attard - Mriehel Industrial Estate - Mriehel bypass - Hamrun/Marsa bypass – Marsa - Blata L-Bajda - Sa’ Maison – Pieta – Msida - Ta’ Xbiex – Gzira – Sliema - Finish.

Finish line:

The Ferries, Sliema, the finish line for both the Marathon and Half Marathon will close at 1.00pm.

Marshals at the finish will direct you to finish under the clock of your race, this is most important for the finish photo, in order for you to have the correct finishing time taken.

There will be marshals after the finish line giving out San Michel water, Powerade and Bananas.