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Jerusalem Marathon

Thousands of runners take part in the annual Jerusalem Marathon near the Old City walls in Jerusalem, April 17, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 19, 2026, 8:08 pm
Female IDF soldiers required to wear long pants at Jerusalem Marathon during heat wave
Men weren’t given same order and wore shorts; incident comes amid renewed criticism of religious coercion in army; IDF claims there was no difference in dress code, promises probe
By ToI Staff
Thousands of runners take part in the annual Jerusalem Marathon near the Old City walls in Jerusalem, April 17, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2026, 12:23 pm
War-delayed marathon-less Jerusalem Marathon takes over capital amid ceasefire
Freed hostage Rom Braslavski helps kick off 10km race, after full marathon scrapped due to sweltering weather conditions
By ToI Staff
Thousands of runners take part in the annual Jerusalem marathon, on Jaffa Street in Jeruslem, on March 8, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 8, 2024, 4:26 pm
Record 40,000 run in 13th annual Jerusalem marathon, with spotlight on hostages
Israeli Melkamu Jember wins 42.2km race; some participants demonstrate for release of captives held by Hamas; Nova Rave DJ performs musical set at start of event
By Michael Horovitz, Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff
Border Police officers visit the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem's Old City, March 7, 2024. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90)
March 8, 2024, 1:31 pm
Daily Briefing March 8: Day 154 – East Jerusalemites expect different kind of Ramadan
Arab affairs correspondent Gianluca Pacchiani discusses Al-Aqsa prayers during one-month holiday and reporter Gavriel Fiske talks about Sderot schools and Arabic online learning
By ToI Staff
Eliav Cohen-Tsemah (left) and Itay Yehoshua were friends who ran together; Yehoshua was killed in battle on October 7, 2023. Cohen-Tsemah is dedicating his 100th marathon, the 13th Jerusalem Marathon on March 8, 2024, to Yehoshua's memory (Courtesy)
February 21, 2024, 10:33 pm
Jerusalem marathoner dedicates 100th race to friend killed Oct. 7
Eliav Cohen-Tsemah is running March’s marathon in honor of Itay Yehoshua, who volunteered to fight and was killed in battle at Kibbutz Be’eri
By Jessica Steinberg
File: Runners in the 2016 Jerusalem Marathon. (Courtesy)
January 21, 2024, 4:09 pm
Jerusalem’s annual marathon to run as usual, despite Hamas war
This year’s race is a tribute to the IDF, security forces and rescue teams, says Mayor Moshe Lion
By Jessica Steinberg
Thousands of runners take part in the 12th annual Jerusalem Marathon on Jaffa Street, March 17, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 17, 2023, 9:59 am
Tens of thousands run in 12th annual Jerusalem Marathon
Noah Kigen Kiprotich, 34, wins main race, while fellow Kenyan Margaret Njuguna finishes first among women; police reopen roads as event comes to an end
By ToI Staff
Rom Carmi, also known as Barefoot Rom, believes in running barefoot, and will take part in the March 17, 2023 Jerusalem half marathon --shown here running in Timna Park (Courtesy Omri Messi)
March 16, 2023, 9:34 pm
This (half) marathon runner will jog Jerusalem barefoot
Barefoot Rom, as this social media influencer calls himself, believes in the meditative power of running, and does it without shoes
By Jessica Steinberg
Ukrainian runner Valentyna Veretska poses with the Ukrainian and Israeli flags after finishing first among women in the Jerusalem marathon, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
March 25, 2022, 11:39 am
Valentyna Veretska, Ukrainian refugee, wins women’s race at Jerusalem Marathon
Veretska had been preparing to take part before war; fleeing her country with 11-year-old daughter, she asked organizers to help her participate ‘for the people of Ukraine’
By ToI Staff
Thousands of runners take part in the annual marathon in Jerusalem, October 29, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 31, 2021, 3:15 pm
Israelis conquer Jerusalem Marathon, as coronavirus keeps field local
Yamar Gethon wins men’s event with a time of 2:24:07; Beatie Deutsch take women’s half-marathon after recent recovery from COVID-19
By Stuart Winer
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, right, at a ceremony at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, November 24, 2019. (IDF)
March 4, 2020, 9:02 pm
IDF chief calls off US visit out of coronavirus fears
All civil servants banned from traveling abroad amid fresh broad restrictions from Health Ministry as Israel seeks to contain spread of COVID-19
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israelis enjoy a Purim parade, the largest in the country, in the city of Holon, during the Jewish holiday of Purim, March 21, 2019. (Flash90)
March 4, 2020, 7:11 pm
Purim parades, sporting events scrapped over coronavirus fears
Israel bans gatherings of over 5,000 people, prompting flurry of cancellations; Jerusalem weighing whether to call off marathon
By ToI Staff
Beatie Deutsch in Jerusalem, May 7, 2019. (Michael Bachner/Times of Israel)
May 24, 2019, 9:58 am
Haredi mother of 5 marathon champion Beatie Deutsch is running for a cause
From ‘out-of-shape’ mom to international success with Olympic hopes, 29-year-old uses her unique trajectory to raise funds for new center for sick teens following a family tragedy
By Michael Bachner
Ronald Kimeli, 33, from Kenya, crosses the finish line first at the 2019 international Jerusalem Marathon with a time of 02:18:47, on March 15, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
March 15, 2019, 4:03 pm
Kenyan runners win men, women’s races at record-breaking Jerusalem Marathon
40,000 runners follow six race courses in largest-ever race in the capital; mayor vows to run next year
By ToI Staff
Runners in Jerusalem's ninth annual Marathon, March 15, 2019 (Flash90)
March 15, 2019, 9:23 am
Jerusalem Marathon kicks off with 40,000 runners from 80 countries
Runners follow six race courses; Syrian flag flies near Knesset in case Damascus-born runner shows up
By ToI Staff
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