Gran Canaria Maratón

The Gran Canaria Maratón[1] is an annual marathon and half-marathon running competition in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the largest city in Canary Islands (Spain), organized by the local Cabildo de (government of) Gran Canaria.

Gran Canaria Maratón
Date	Third Sunday in January
Location	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Event type	Road running
Distance	Marathon
Primary sponsor	Cajasiete
Course records	Men: 2:12:08 Julius Kiprono Tarus (2019) Women: 2:33:00 Shelmith Nyawira (2019)
Official site	Gran Canaria Maratón
Participants	879 (2019)

The race was first held in 2010, but the half marathon distance had been disputed eight times before.

The race takes place in January, with average temperatures of 20 °C (68 °F). The start and finish is in the same point. The course goes all over the city. The half marathoners run one lap, while the marathon race consists of two. The course is flat.