Runners spread across a city avenue during a marathon

JAL Honolulu Marathon

The JAL Honolulu Marathon is a road marathon run in Honolulu, Hawaii. It stands out for having no entry cap and no course cut-off time, and it carries a World Athletics Label Road Race designation.

Prepare for JAL Honolulu Marathon

A plan built from your answers and your race date.

The JAL Honolulu Marathon is run in Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The course leaves downtown before sunrise, passes Waikiki, rounds the Diamond Head crater and then heads east along the coast. The profile is broadly flat, but tropical heat and humidity dominate the second half of the race.

There is no entry cap and no course cut-off, which makes this marathon genuinely open to slower runners and walkers. It holds a World Athletics Label Road Race designation and draws a large Japanese contingent every year. 609 km.

The formats

3 formats on the program.

Format	Distance
Marathon	26.2 mi
Start to Park 10K	6 mi
Kalakaua Merrie Mile	1 mi

Organizer information, checked on September 21, 2026 · honolulumarathon.org

When to start

At this distance, a build usually runs 12 to 20 weeks. The 2027 date is not published, so counting back from December puts the start around July 26, 2027.

These ranges are working conventions, not a research finding — no trial has compared plan lengths against each other. What matters more is that the plan was built for the weeks you actually have, rather than shrunk down from a longer one.

How to choose your start date

When to start

July 26, 2027

→ September 20, 2027

Worth reading before you enter

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Questions

What is the date of JAL Honolulu Marathon in 2027?

The organizer has not published the 2027 date for JAL Honolulu Marathon yet. The race is usually held in December, in Honolulu.

Is there a time limit at the Honolulu Marathon?

No. 195 km accessible to slower runners and to walkers who need most of the day to finish.

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