The Lausanne Marathon is one of the largest annual sporting events of the Canton de Vaud,[citation needed] and attracts up to 2,500 tourists each year.

In 2005, Ethiopia's Tesfaye Eticha won the men's competition for a record seventh time.

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled, three days before its scheduled date, due to a spike of coronavirus cases during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of obtaining a refund.

[1][2] The race starts in Lausanne, Place de Milan (next to the Parc de Milan), and then follows the road along the Lake Léman until La Tour-de-Peilz, before returning to Lausanne via the same route.

The half-marathon (21 km) starts from La Tour-de-Peilz (since 2000) and ends in Lausanne.