• Registration Opens – Couples Swept Away Sporting Complex (1:00 pm to 500 pm)

Friday, December 06

• Registration & Runner Packet Collection – Couples Swept Away Sporting Complex (10:00 am to 9:00 pm)·
• JHTA ‘World’s Best’ Pasta Party – Couples Swept Away Sporting Complex (5:30 pm to 9:00 pm)

Saturday, December 07

• Reggae Marathon & Half Marathon & 10K start – LongBayBeachPark (5:15 am)
• Finish Line Beach Bash – Victory Beach Party & Awards Ceremony – Long Bay Beach Park till 1:00 pm

• START and FINISH at Long Bay BeachPark on Norman Manley Boulevard
• Start Time: 5:15 am; course remains open for 7 hours
• Water/Aid Stations every mile – 25 in all, manned by experienced marathoners and enthusiastic volunteers
• Cooling stations with misters and iced towel wraps
• Inspirational Reggae Music at every mile
• Closed lanes for runners
  • A certified IAAF & AIMS marathon course meeting international standards.
  • The event is sanctioned by the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA).
• Medical stations positioned along the course and staffed by a premier multi-disciplinary medical team with a helicopter on call for airlift to hospital.

• The temperature should be a low of 76°F at the start of the race. With low annual rainfall, rain is not expected.

• In its thirteenth year, the Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K has earned the reputation for being a well-organized international event, focused on runner enjoyment. Participants combine an island vacation and a great sporting event for a truly unique experience.
• Maximum 3,000 participants allowed.
• www.reggaemarathon.com provides updated race information and should be checked regularly up to race day.

“By the way, your race is the best organized of all the marathons I have run, so far, including New York and Chicago. “………Emmanuel A. Enujioke, Ph.D 2006“

I have run over 15 marathons in several different states in the USA. This is truly the best because the amenities, friendly atmosphere and definitely the most awesome pasta party.  It is truly the best kept marathon secret.”..Dianne Worrell, 2006

Reggae Marathon included in the London Paper’s list of ‘Top 10 Marathons around the world’ – April 08Reggae Marathon event again mentioned as one of the “top ten places to run a marathon”.  “Glancing Askance” by Bedford New York writer Mark Wollin, January 2011

• The Jamdammers Running Club of Kingston  www.jamdammers.com
• The Jamaica Tourist Board
• The Negril Chapter of the Jamaica Hotel Tourist Association (JHTA)
• The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA).
• The Negril Chamber of Commerce
• The Volunteer communities of Negril and Green Island
• The Ministry of Health & the Sports Medicine Association of Jamaica

THERE WILL BE NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION OR PACKET PICK-UP.

Entry fees are NOT REFUNDABLE or TRANSFERABLE. Participants must be

18 years or older on race day; for the half marathon, 14 yrs. or older

• Commemorative finishers medal
• Official Reggae Marathon t-shirt
• Free entry to the World’s Best Pasta Party
• Free entry to the Victory Beach & Awards Party
• Over US$10,000 in total prize money
• The Bob Marley and Rita Marley Trophies awarded to the male and female winners of the Reggae Marathon
• Age group & Participation award certificates will be awarded in all categories
• Special prize category for High School Boys & Girls in the 10K
• Special prize category for Teams in the Half Marathon and 10K

• ChampionChip timing system
• Live online tracking of runners along the course at www.reggaemarathon.com and interim results posted during the race.
• Live web cast of the finish line on line at www.reggaemarathon.com