The Course

Start & Finish

The full Marathon 42.195 Km and the 10 Km will both start at the Greater Amman Municipality and finish at the Hashemite Plaza, and the 4 Km race will start and finish at the Hashemite Plaza.

The Course

42.195km:

Commence in Ali Bin Abi Talib at the north end of the fountain garden as shown in start diagram facing south.
Runners run south taking the shortest line keeping to the Amman (west) kerb to then cross into the slip road into Princess Basma against the flow of traffic running westward. Continue to turn left and south into Wadi Abdun and follow this to the roundabout with Prince Abdullah Al Salem A Sabah and run clockwise around this 180 degrees to return against traffic in Wadi Abdun in a northerly direction. Turn right and east into Princess Basma against traffic and follow this to the junction with Ali Bin Abi Talib and Umar Matar. Cross into Umar Matar taking the shortest line and initially keeping to the right (east) side of the road before crossing to the west side to run into King Talal to take the shortest line through the shopping precinct. Take the slip road keeping to the left of the blue arrow to run into king Al
Hussein against traffic and then turn left to follow this road to the junction with Prince Mohammed. At this junction turn 180 degrees around the central island and so run south against traffic in King Al Hussein to take the northern split (against traffic) to rejoin the main road King Talal / Al Hashimi. Run north in Al Hashimi which becomes Al Jaysh.
Continue on Al Jaysh to pass over the bridge near the railway and continue north under the Ash Shahid bridge and commence climbing towards Zarqa. At the lamp post in the central reserve at the Khalid Atata off ramp runners turn on a newly constructed turn point with a diameter of 3.93m to return south in Al Jaysh against traffic.
Continue south in Al Jaysh going over the bridge next to the railway to run back to Al Hashimi and so turning left and east into Quraysh which leads to Ali Bin Abi Talib and the completion of one full lap.
This is 21.887km. Runners now complete a second lap, but when arriving back in Al Hashimi on the east / south side adjacent to the Taxi rank they turn at the central island in the Arena access road – to run with the traffic then cross the road diagonally to mount the kerb (ramp needed) to drop down a second ramp into the Arena to the finish line on the north west side of the clock monument in the Arena.

10 Km:

Commence in Ali Bin Abi Talib at the north end of the fountain garden as shown in start diagram facing south.
Runners run south taking the shortest line keeping to the Ammana (west) kerb to then cross into the slip road into Princess Basma against the flow of traffic running westward. Continue to turn left and south into Wadi Abdun and follow this to the roundabout with Prince Abdullah Al Salem A Sabah and run clockwise around this 180 degrees to return against traffic in Wadi Abdun in a northerly direction. Turn right and east into Princess Basma against traffic and follow this to the junction with Ali Bin Abi Talib and Umar Matar. Cross into Umar Matar taking the shortest line and initially keeping to the right (east) side of the road before crossing to the west side to run into King Talal to take the shortest line through the shopping precinct. Take the slip road keeping to the left of the blue arrow to run into king Al Hussein against traffic and then turn left to follow this road to the junction with Prince Mohammed. At this junction turn 180 degrees around the central island and so run south against traffic in King Al Hussein to take the northern split (against traffic) to rejoin the main road King Talal / Al Hashimi. Run north in Al Hashimi which becomes Al Jaysh.
The 10km runners now split away to the left / west to cross over the Jabal Al Jawfa bridge to turn right and south into King Abdullah, initially keeping to the left / west side of the road. At the next junction pass through the central reserve to run on the east side of king Abdullah and then pass back through the central reserve to run on the west side of King Abdullah next to the Taxi Rank. At the Traffic lights turn right and north then cross the road diagonally to mount the kerb (ramp needed) to drop down a second ramp into the Arena to the finish line on the south east side of the clock monument in the Arena. 

4Km:

The 4km runners line up in Al Hashimi on the west /north side of the road facing north and opposite the arch in the taxi rank building just south of the southern exit from the rank.
Runners run north from Al Hashimi into Al Jaysh passing the 10km split then taking the Al Yarmuk off ramp against traffic to turn left then right onto the bridge, right over the bridge and right into King Abdullah road keeping to the west/north side of the road. At the At Taij junction pass through the central reserve to run on the east side of King Abdullah and follow this south to the major tight bend prior to the taxi rank. Run on the east side of king Abdullah and then pass back through the central reserve to run on the west side of King Abdullah next to the Taxi Rank. At the Traffic lights turn right and north then cross the road diagonally to mount the kerb (ramp needed) to drop down a second ramp into the Arena to the finish line on the south east side of the clock monument in the Arena.

Aid Stations

Water Stations will be located every 2.5km and Energy Drink Stations will be located every 5km.

5 Medical Stations will be positioned along the course and there will be toilet facilities at the Start & Finish point, as well as along the course.