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Red Sea Half Marathon
Expected: Friday, 4 December 2026
Aqaba (Ayla)
What it is
Run Jordan’s flat sea-level half in Aqaba: the place for a half marathon PB, and our season opener.
This date is expected from past editions, not announced by the organiser. Check with them before you book.
Striders season race
One of our season races: we train for it and go as a team.
- Date
- Expected: Friday, 4 December 2026
- Where
- Aqaba (Ayla)
- Distances
- 21.1 km · 10 km · 4.2 km
- Terrain
- Road, flat, at sea level
- Organiser
- Run Jordan with Ayla / ASEZA
- Last checked
- 2026-10-22
Run it with Striders
A training plan for the distance, and sessions with the crew every week.
See the training planHalf marathon training planOur weekly sessions
Read before race day
- Training for your first half marathonA plain plan for your first 21.1 km, from how many weeks to give it to what to do on race morning.
- Race-day checklist: from 10K to marathonWhat to do the week before, the night before and on the day, whatever distance you are racing.
- Races in Jordan worth training forFrom city road races to events by the Dead Sea, here is how to choose a race, plan toward it and check the details properly.
Where we found this race
Join the Striders race team
Ask us on Instagram (@striders.club) or in the app.