Wizz Air Sofia Marathon

3.4 (23 Reviews)
Sofia, Bulgaria
12 Oct, 2025 (Sun)

Running

10 km, 21.098 km, 42.195 km

About the event

Thousands of years ago, the birthplace of the Sofia Marathon was established and today it stands out as the cultural and economic centre of Bulgaria, being one of the oldest capitals in Eastern Europe. The city of Sofia was first settled by Thracian tribes in the 8th century BCE, who named it Serdika or Serdonpolis in honour of its warm springs. The Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (306-337) famously proclaimed that "Serdika is my Rome". When running the marathon in Sofia, you will be able to observe a number of ancient monuments and buildings. Remnants of the Eastern Gate from the 2nd to 4th centuries CE still remain, as well as the oldest church in the city – the Saint George Rotunda, thought to be constructed during the reign of Constantine the Great in the 6th century.

Races offered by this event

You have 46 weeks to prepare

Half Marathon

12 Oct, 2025 (Sun)
Running
21.098 km
Solo
On site
Road

Full Marathon

12 Oct, 2025 (Sun)
Running
42.195 km
Solo
On site
Road

10K

12 Oct, 2025 (Sun)
Running
10 km
Solo
On site
Road

Reviews

3.4
23 Reviews
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Anton Staykov
Country flag of BG
Oct 2024
21.098 km

Was my first half marathon and I love it! Sofia is nice city!

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Kevin Van Wayenberge
Country flag of BE
Oct 2024
21.098 km

Helaas heb ik geen officiële medaille ontvangen bij de finish

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Ivan Pachov
Oct 2024
10 km

They didn't provide all the participants with medals, because they are so greedy that accept unlimited registration and they don't have medals for all. It is very disappointing to run the same distance like the others and to be left without your promised reward. The race didn't provide the participants with vouchers for Wizz Air flights as promised. This is the worst organized race that I have ever took part. I am very disappointed.

The participants of 10K were left without enough water. The volunteers in the race denied water to 10K participants because they were saving ot for 21/42 K runners. Also the participants in 10K were piled up in a queue just before the finish line and instead of finishing at your best and maximum effort you had to wait on the queue to cross the finish line and to understand that there isn't enough medals.

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Zdenek Tomicek
Country flag of CZ
Oct 2023
21.098 km

The track was basically from the city center to the airport on one of the main highways. It was fast but kindly boring without people supporting you. In addition I faced couple of times language barriers and it was a problem to get a digital format of the tract to upload it to my GARMIN watch. Otherwise it was nice.

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Ana Calderon
Oct 2023
42.195 km

Really bad experience overall. They ran out of water after the half-marathon, so us marathoners were left without anything to drink for basically all of the second half. Thankfully some of the public brought some water bottles and started handing them out. It seemed that once the half finished they completely forgot about the rest and left the stations completely empty.

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Suzana St
Country flag of BG
Oct 2023
10 km

The weather was great. Unfortunately, it was too crowded. It was very hard to run freely without thinking if you would hit somebody or somebody would hit you. It was dangerous to try to run as fast as you can because of the crowd.

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Vasilios Bekas
Country flag of GR
Oct 2019
42.195 km

It was a well organized event. When I participated back on 2019, it was not too crowded. You can make a pb record because there are few uphills. It's a two lap "half-marathon" race, so it's easier to organize your splits and have a greater result at the end.

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Sebastiano DE FUSCO
Oct 2019
42.195 km

E' stata una bellissima gara , ottima organizzazione perfetta , non era troppo affollata anche il ristoro buono (gli ultmimi hanno trovato poche cose da mangiare.)

La gara si svolgeva su due giri è personalmente non sono molto soddisfatto.

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DIMITRIOS PAPAGEORGIOU
Country flag of GR
Oct 2018
42.195 km

The route was very good, especially if you want a PR. It was well organized. I have been there twice and I will go again this year.

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George Manias
Oct 2018
42.195 km

I have run Sofia three times (2013, 2017 and 2018). The new course is excellent for anyone who wish to set a PR, with great scenery, good aid stations and cheerful crowds. It's a marathon with very good value-for-money. The city of Sofia has a lot to offer to its guests. I look forward for the 2019 edition!

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CHRISTOS KOSTELIDIS
Country flag of GR
Oct 2018
21.098 km

It was the third time i ran Sofia Marathon and i can say definitely that it's getting better and better every year. It is a great flat route ideal for P.B. records, well organized and with fantastic atmosphere especially at start and finish line area ! Comparing to other races all over Europe Sofia Marathon has a "best value for money" price and Sofia is a very beautiful city for a 3-4 days excursion. I will be there once again next October with my friends!!! Highly recommended !!!

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Krasse Gueorguiev
Oct 2018
21.098 km

I have ran the half marathon with a friend who was on a wheelchair and we loved the whole experience, people were cheering the atmosphere was electric. The best part was we did finish in incredible time of 2.05 h I think... So we are back next year for the full 26.miles be ready for us Sofia !!!!

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Mariana Kostova
Oct 2018
21.098 km

I was shocked to find out that my chip has only register the first lap of the halt marathon. Not sure if my jacket had anything to do with it but I have run many marathons with jackets around my waist before. Poor organization, no signs, no bathrooms ,water stations ware terrible.

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Richard Kerry
Oct 2018

Total traffic chaos - no signs, no information ... interesting choice for Wizz Air to make ... Truly, major events shouldn't be tackled if the organisers are unable (or not interested) to do it properly. Very poor show Sofia City, etc.

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Mi Mi
Oct 2017
21.098 km

Pros: The organisation was excellent. The road was flat and weather was perfect. Great crowds Cons: The half marathon course is actually 2 loops of 10 km.

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