Smiling Coast International Marathon

Welcome to the Smiling Coast Marathon. Welcome to the Gambia. It is one of two charity marathons in Gambia. Coming from Nigeria, it is the second country where the African Marathon Challenge will take place. In Gambia we have familiar contacts to the Gambian soccer federation. In this project we ship 15 computers to Gambia. They are prepared with educational software and equipped with the free OS Linux Ubuntu. The Smiling Coast Marathon will be started in Serrekunda, the biggest city of Gambia. It is close to Banjul and the airport. The course will be on paved roads, finishing at the beach. To participate you have to show us a medical certificate not older than one year which shows you are fit to participate in running marathon competitions under tropical climate conditions.

Welcome runners to the African Marathon Challenge

This series of charity marathons started in February 2017. We ran the tropical marathons and beautiful trails in Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ghana.

In September, we will run 2 International Marathons on Zanzibar. Thus the former West African Marathon Challenge is extended by Tansania.

In February, we will again run the cradle of Yoruba: The Ile-Ife Marathon in Nigeria. From Lagos we will travel to Banjul where the first 2 International Marathons of The Gambia will take place. In the desert of the island Sal (Cape Verde Islands) another marathon will follow.

At the end of February, we will meet in Togo again: In Aného close to the border of Benin the Marathon des Royaumes will be started. In the beginning of march we will run the Mon Devoir School Marathon in Lomé together with 250 children. Last but not least we will enjoy the Trail-Marathon du Papillons. Starting in Kpalimé we will cross the Atacora mountain chain.