- Event: 2nd Fort Portal City Marathon
- Date: Saturday, 18th July 2026
- Start & Finish: Boma Ground
- Distances: 5KM, 10KM, 21KM, 42KM
- Fee: Ug.Shs 60,000 with a finisher’s medal
All is ready for the second version of the Fortal Portal City Marathon due on Saturday, 18th July 2026.
Over 2,500 runners are anticipated to take to the roads of Uganda’s Tourism City in Fort Portal City for the theme marathon; “A run in Paradise”.
The countdown is on. With Race Day quick approaching, preparations for the second version of the Fort Portal City Marathon have entered the ultimate stretch as organizers put together to welcome hundreds of runners and guests to Uganda’s Tourism City.
The begin and ending level might be on the well-known Boma grounds.
Varying distances:
The runners will compete within the 5KM, 10KM, 21KM (half marathon) and 42 KM (full marathon) with practically 5,000 folks anticipated throughout the broader three-day marathon expertise.
But exercise will start lengthy earlier than the primary runner takes to the street.
Last 12 months, Cosmas Olemukan gained the complete 42 KM marathon while Hilda Nkoola gained the identical distance for females.
Three days of expertise
The Marathon Business Expo will run from July 16–17 at Boma Ground, bringing collectively companies, exhibitors, authorities companies, tourism operators, companions and guests.
The Expo will present a platform for companies to showcase services and products, interact immediately with individuals and create experiences forward of Race Day.
The Fort Portal City Marathon is not merely about what occurs on Race Day. We are constructing a whole expertise. We need folks to return early, expertise the Expo, run the marathon, get pleasure from Fort Portal, discover Tooro and depart as ambassadors for the vacation spot.
Stephen Mugabe, CEO – Fort Portal City Marathon
Bigger second version
The 2026 version builds on the muse of final 12 months’s inaugural marathon, which attracted 1,000 registered runners, 40 exhibitors and greater than 100 volunteers.
This 12 months’s occasion is anticipated to greater than double runner participation whereas welcoming a rising variety of guests, exhibitors and companions.
The marathon has additionally expanded its nationwide visibility by way of partnerships throughout tourism, media, company and public sectors.
Organisers say preparations have targeted on delivering a protected and memorable expertise, with work ongoing round race logistics, route administration, hydration, safety, medical help, branding and participant expertise.
Running by way of paradise:
Starting and ending at Boma Ground, the marathon route takes runners by way of the distinctive panorama of Fort Portal.
The course winds by way of the leafy Njara hills, crosses the Mpanga River and climbs the demanding Bukwali Hill earlier than passing among the metropolis’s most recognisable landmarks, together with St Leo’s College Kyegobe, Nyakasura School, St John’s and Virika cathedrals, Fort Portal’s adjoining mosques and Karuzika Palace.
Beyond the course lies a fair wider vacation spot expertise. Visitors can discover Tooro’s crater lakes, tea estates, cultural websites, nationwide parks, nightlife, hospitality and communities.
The marathon can even proceed its neighborhood impression initiatives. This 12 months, organisers will help Tooro Babies Home and encourage runners, guests and companions to donate important gadgets for kids in its care.
The initiative builds on the inaugural version’s environmental and schooling interventions, which included the distribution of 1,000 tree seedlings and a dedicated contribution to the Tooro Education Fund.
“Our ambition is to construct one thing that creates alternatives for companies, promotes wholesome residing, helps our communities and showcases our vacation spot to Uganda and the world,” says Mugabe.
Final name
Registration for the marathon is UGX 60,000, overlaying the official marathon shirt, route hydration and a finisher’s medal.
As the ultimate countdown begins, organisers are calling on runners, households, companies and guests to make their option to Fort Portal.
The message is easy. Come early. Experience the Expo. Run the race.
Discover Tooro.
