Margalla Marathon is a unique and highly challenging hill road marathon that tests ultimate uphill endurance on the scenic yet demanding hills of Islamabad. The race features only two categories: a Full Marathon (42.2 km with 1300m ascent) and a Half Marathon (21.2 km with 800m ascent). It starts from the heart of the capital at Margalla Road & Constitution Avenue and finishes at Pir Sohawa, located on the border of the Federal territory and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, offering runners a breathtaking but tough climb to the finish.

The concept began in March 2021 with a 10 km Hill Road Race, the first official event organized by Margalla Trail Runners. This inaugural race paid tribute to legendary mountaineers Ali Sadpara, John Snorri, and Juan Pablo Mohr, who lost their lives attempting a winter summit of K2.

The first edition of the Margalla Half Marathon was organized in March 2022, and by 2025, four successful editions of the half marathon had been completed. Now, on April 5 this year, Margalla Trail Runners proudly introduces the full marathon distance for the first time. This historic event will mark Pakistan’s first and only 1,000+ meter vertical road marathon and is set to rank among the toughest road marathons in the world.