Both the Malta Marathon and Half Marathon are held in accordance to the World Athletic Technical and Competition regulations. All times are recognised and accepted by prestigous marathons, such as Boston, Berlin, Comrades, etc, etc,.

The Malta Marathon & Half Marathon routes have changed many times over the years since the inaugural Malta Marathon was held in 1986. Faster and less traffic congested roads have always been sought, hence the changes. The new routes used since 2014 are an evolution from previous routes used. These have been found to be the best when considering Malta's geographical layout and size. The routes both start from outside Mdina and finish in Sliema with a drop of 200 metres from start to finish.

The race records are:

Malta Marathon Male Race records
2:13:18 by Redouan Nouri (Mor) in 2023
2:26:27 by Jonathan Balzan (Mal) in 2008

Malta Marathon Female Race records
2:36:51 by Jemima Farley (Gbr) in 2023
2:55:05 by Josann Attard Pulis (Mal) in 2023

Malta Marathon finishers - 881 in 2018

Malta Half Marathon Male Race records
1:02:50 by Mark Hudspith (Gbr) in 1995
1:05:50 by Charlton Debono (Mal) in 2020

Malta Half Marathon Female Race records
1:13:50 by Silvia Renz (Ger) in 2004
1:14:19 by Carol Galea (Mal) in 1997

Malta Half Marathon finishers - 3,430 in 2018

Malta Marathon & Malta Half Marathon finishers - 4,311 in 2018