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Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon 2027

✓ Verified date — October 31, 2027
Date
October 31, 2027
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Distance
42.2 km
Difficulty
Not rated

The 2027 Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon takes place on Sunday, October 31, 2027 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon assembles outside Carnivore on the Southern Bypass and finishes at Uhuru Gardens, running along the Southern Bypass with Nairobi National Park as the backdrop and sections on Langata and Ngong Roads.

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The course

The Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon assembles outside Carnivore on the Southern Bypass and finishes at Uhuru Gardens, running along the Southern Bypass with Nairobi National Park as the backdrop and sections on Langata and Ngong Roads. Nairobi sits about 1,800 metres above sea level, making the altitude a major challenge.

Course summary source: watchathletics.com

Course map & elevation

No GPS track for this course yet.

We haven't mapped the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon route yet. Elevation data will appear here once a licensed or organizer-verified course map is available.

Difficulty

ClimbingNot rated
DownhillNot rated
HeatNot rated
AltitudeNot rated

Race facts

Official race site
nairobimarathon.com ↗
Start time
Not listed
Field size
Not listed
Boston qualifier
No

Distances: 42.2 km

When is the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon 2027?

The 2027 Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon takes place on Sunday, October 31, 2027.

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Predict your finish time

Enter one recent race result and get predicted finish times across 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon.

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Enter a recent race result to predict your finish time at another distance, using Riegel's formula.
Hours
Minutes
Seconds

Predicted Finish Time

52:07

Pace / km

5:13

Pace / mile

8:23

DistancePredicted Time
5K25:00
10K52:07
Half Marathon1:55:00
Marathon3:59:47

Predictions assume similar fitness, course, and conditions — they are a starting point for goal setting, not a guarantee.

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