Distance Running 2018 Edition 4 by Distance Running

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News

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Looking ahead Tailor-made, full of colour

Gulf Bank 642 Marathon, Kuwait An extraordinary, adrenaline-rushing run past landmarks of Kuwait

Discover Costa Rica running

San José Costa Rica Half & Marathon, Costa Rica Set out at sunrise to pass volcanoes and the emblematic buildings of the metropolis

Something beyond the individual

Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon, Vietnam A quick course that presents an ideal opportunity to see the most inspiring sites in one of the most dynamic cities in the world

Midnight carnival

Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre – São Silvestre Int’l Road Race, Brazil An unforgettable New Year’s Eve party in Brazil

A magical Christmas morning

Siberian Ice Half Marathon, Russia Carnival atmosphere among the snow and ice

Maui Oceanfront Marathon & Half, United States of America Whale sightings, sunrise over a dormant volcano: Maui has something for everyone

Regulars Calendar

World leading times

El Corte Inglés São Silvestre de Lisboa, Portugal A sometimes challenging course through Portugal’s capital, illuminated by Christmas lights

Opinion

51 The allure of altitude Darius Kenyatta Ellis argues that there is more to the success of runners born at high altitude than can be measured in metres alone

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Partner highlight: From sleepless to successful 35 Photo dream gets real 41 Marathon greats: Frank Shorter US runner credited with initiating the original ‘running boom’ of the 1970s 37 Marathon movers: Marathon modernism The resurgence of the Moscow Marathon, along with the instigation of new supporting events, has sparked a running boom in Russia. Dmitry Tarasov has spearheaded the team that brought it about

Official listings for AIMS events

Articles

Bangsaen21 Half Marathon, Thailand Panoramic seaside views in the “land of smiles”

Run to the rhythm of Lisbon

Open invitation to São Paulo

19 The tiki marathon

Bengaluru Midnight Marathon, India Heritage race attracts thousands to India’s running capital

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AIMS News

New marathon world record set in Berlin Eliud Kipchoge crowned the 45th edition of the Berlin Marathon with a sensational world record of 2:01:39.

New race members

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EXECUTIVES PRESIDENT:

Paco Borao (Valencia)

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Hiroaki Chosa

H O N O R A R Y V I C E -P R ES I D E N T :

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AIMS Children’s Series

International Half Marathon

■ Longbien Marathon (VIE)

Quito, Ecuador: The chasquis were barefoot running messengers during the Inca civilisation. The second edition of the AIMS Children’s Series Quito was held in honour of these ancestral characters with the title ‘Chasquisito’.

After last year’s race the children, parents, media and others eagerly anticipated the event. Far more children applied but entries had to be capped at 1000. Fortunately, even those unable to register came to watch with their parents and joined in the fun.

On the morning of 17 June in the “southern tribune”, one the most deprived areas of the city, 1000 children from all over the country experienced an athletic festivity along with their parents and friends. The objective was to create future star athletes that could represent Ecuador internationally and the satisfaction of encouraging a healthy and productive lifestyle through running.

The children were very excited to receive a T-shirt, Cup, sports bag and other gifts provided by the sponsor company. Many of them received their first ever medals. Water was provided all around the course and the children received milk and juice at the finish. There were activities before and after the race such as face painting, warming up and dancing with cartoon characters and clowns.

Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan: On 28 July Erbil Marathon staged the 2018 AIMS Children’s series race. More than 1000 boys and girls aged from 6–13 ran in a 2km race which took place in the Sami Abdulrahman Park — the biggest park in Erbil (formerly an army base).

Several Government officials attended the ceremony including the deputy Governor of Erbil. There was coverage from local and national media agencies including the children’s channel JOJO MAMA who were event partners and aired several reports before and after the event to build awareness.

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The 33 year-old Kenyan ran his own race, leading right from the start. He improved Dennis Kimetto’s mark of 2:02:57 set in the 2014 Berlin Marathon by 78 seconds. This is the biggest improvement in men’s marathon world record since 1967. Kipchoge finished nearly five minutes ahead of compatriot Amos Kipruto. Preceding world record holder Wilson Kipsang (2:03:23) was third. Gladys Cherono defended her women’s title with a course record of 2:18:11, also a world leading time. She became the fourth fastest woman in history and won the BMW Berlin Marathon for the third time. It is the first time that three runners finished under 2:19 in one race.

Tetsuya “Teddy” Okamura (Nagoya) Václav Skřivánek (Prague) Info@runczech.com

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AIMS News

22nd World Congress of AIMS The AIMS Congress was held in Tallinn from 6-8 September 2018, coinciding with the 100th anniversary since Estonia first declared independence. Andrew Horsewood of Sportcal spoke to the Congress on ‘Evaluating the value of hosting sporting events’ arguing that sporting events should be evaluated more broadly: “Of course by volume of involvement and economic impact but also considering the wider social impact, sustainability and legacy” he said. Further: “the narrative is as important as the numbers”. Sportcal have sought to create a Global Sports Impact (GSI) Project as a more unified way to assess the impact of sport on the economy and wider society. The project has 10 ‘pillars’ or categories of impact: Economic; Tourism; Event Experience; Media; Social Media; Sponsorship; Sporting; Social; Sustainability; Legacy. Are Altraja, co-founder of the Tallinn Marathon, spoke about ‘The value of the Tallinn Marathon to the city economy’. He argued that “everything starts with emotion; and emotion creates culture and culture affects quality of life and the economy.” Running events create a lifestyle which impacts upon health and wellbeing which positively affects culture and in turn the economy and the overall attraction of a city as somewhere to live and visit. Stacey Conley, in addressing increased women’s participation in running events, said that women are the fastest growing demographic in American running but barriers still exist. She urged organisers to increase receptiveness to increased female participation and stressed the importance of having women in key positions, especially marketing, along with female role models who women can relate to and trust featuring in advertising, social media and all forms of communication. George Kazantzopoulos spoke about the importance of “writing the philosophy of building sustainability into the DNA of the event”. He talked about “sport’s power to influence society’s philosophy, values and behaviour”. He collaborated with AIMS to create the AIMS Green Award and to produce the booklet ‘AIMS Green Guidelines to run a Marathon event that respects and protects the Environment’,all designed in line with the IOC Olympic Movement’s Agenda 21.

Chris Troyanos, Medical Co-ordinator for the Boston Marathon & Executive Director for IIRM (International Institute for Race Medicine) cited a new study saying that heat stroke can be more than 10 times more ‘dangerous’ than heart attacks. He stressed the importance of decisions made by the medical director based on preplanning and analysis, monitoring of weather and the importance of early intervention for heat stroke patients. See: https://www.racemedicine.org

AIMS Medal & T-shirt Awards Frank Baillie presented the first AIMS Running Medal & T-shirt awards. Within AIMS membership alone medals are valued at over $10 million and the T-shirt industry at over $27 million annually. A range of innovative ideas were highlighted such as medals being created in the form of a year on year jigsaw where they fit together to form a word or picture. Prices paid for medal production ranged from $1$30 and for T-shirts from $2-$10. AIMS T-shirt Award 2018 winner: PKO Poznan Marathon (POL) AIMS Medal Award 2018 winner: U.S. Marine Corps Marathon (USA)

Michael Nishi, General Manager of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, explained the scenario planning and implementation that Chicago Marathon undertakes in mitigating risk. ‘Walking through’ each scenario before the event helps give the best possible protection and service to runners, spectators, staff and volunteers.

23rd World Congress of AIMS

By organising big successful events, ‘we have to realise we are potential targets and we have a duty to make sure that our events are a target that is as difficult as possible for any bad guys to hit’.

Elections

The next World Congress of AIMS will be hosted by the Great Batumi Night Race in Georgia from 23-26 April 2020

and Fernando Jamarne, also electing new Board members Rachid Ben-Meziane and Tetsuya ‘Teddy’ Okamura.

AIMS Marathon Symposium The 12th AIMS Marathon Symposium will be held on 10 November 2018, under the title: “General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Implications and impacts on running events”. During the Symposium four major speakers and other round table participants will present and discuss various themes related to the main topic. The purpose is to offer useful ideas, solutions and practises to race organisers and city or sport authorities.

AIMS Best Marathon Runner Awards Gala The 6th AIMS Best Marathon Runner Awards Gala will be held in Athens during the evening of Friday 9 November. Awards will be made to the best male and female runners of 2018 along with several other awards to race directors recognising their efforts in the fields of environmental protection (the Green Award) and social engagement (the Social Award). The AIMS’ Lifetime Achievement Award is given to an individual who has made a sustained contribution to the benefit the sport of distance running over several decades.

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AIMS News

Marathon flame in Mexico City The Telcel Mexico City Marathon received the Marathon Flame in celebration of the marathon and the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Olympic Games held in Mexico City. The Lighting Ceremony took place in the Zocalo, surrounded by historical buildings and the Marathon’s start gantry. Representatives of Marathon town (former Mayor Spyros Zagaris), SEGAS (Panagiotis Dimakos), Telcel Mexico City Marathon (Horacio de la Vega Flores) were present as well as AIMS President Francisco Borao.

approximately 200m each and included Olympic medalists, famous marathon runners, distinguished guests and international and national race directors. Representatives came from Athens Marathon – The Authentic, Chicago Marathon, Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Houston Marathon, Vancouver Marathon, Santiago Marathon, Costa Rica Marathon, Marathon Vert D’Agadir, Lala Marathon, Leon Marathon, Culiacan Marathon, Monterrey Marathon, BMW Tangamanga Marathon and Juarez Marathon.

The first torch bearer in the relay was Mexican marathon star German Silva. 127 torch bearers ran

AIMS President Paco Borao handed the flame over to Alessio Punzi IAAF road running manager on the most

scenic part of the 25km-long route which passed most of the sights of the city such as the Paseo de la Reforma, Ángel de la Independencia and the Parque de Chapultepec. The Torch ended its journey at the Olympic Stadium where it was received by the manager of the Olympic complex standing alongside Kenji Kimihara, the silver medalist in the Marathon at the 1968 Olympic Games. Within the stadium Kimihara handed the Flame on to some of

Mexico’s greatest athletes. Finally Horacio de la Vega carried it up the steps to the cauldron. There Enriqueta Bacilio, who 50 years earlier became first woman to light an Olympic Cauldron, took the Flame and lit the cauldron. The message of the marathon movement carried by the Flame: peace, solidarity and friendship, was spread to all who came to the Stadium for the race finish and further among the wider community.

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Looking ahead | 17 November 2018 Gulf Bank 642 Marathon, Kuwait Six hundred and forty-two is the number of muscles in the human body. That’s where the marathon’s “move your 642 muscles” slogan comes from. Gulf Bank 642 Marathon is tailor-made for every individual who wants to experience a run through the beautiful landmarks of Kuwait. From challenging fully-fledged athletes to providing a start for beginners and families, this event caters for everyone. Gulf Bank 642 Marathon is the first road race in Kuwait to be AIMS-accredited. The race tours through the most famous landmarks of Kuwait including the Grand Mosque, Souq Al Mubarakiya (the Old Market), the Kuwait Towers, the National Assembly, Sief Palace and Souq Sharq. Twice nominated for the Best Sporting Event in the Middle East by Sport Industry Awards, it is a race full of colour that brings people from all around the world together to have an extraordinary, adrenaline-rushing experience in Kuwaiti style. As part of a social responsibility programme Gulf Bank 642 supports a particular cause each year to raise awareness and donations. Since 2016 Gulf Bank 642 Marathon has been supporting UNHCR. The goal is to help their donation campaign and collect as much as possible in support. The full offering of the event includes races at distances of 5km, 10km, half marathon and Marathon. Road closures start from 07.00 and last until midday. All races start from the race village at Souq Sharq, facing the sea and next to the cinema. There is a welcoming red-carpet atmosphere before an official warm-up at 07.15. The races start at 07.30 and the cut-off time is six hours. The post-race awards ceremony begins at 18.00. ■ For more information visit: www.gulfbank642marathon.com

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Looking ahead | 2 December 2018 San José Costa Rica Half & Marathon, Costa Rica

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Discover Costa Rica running Costa Rica is a country in Central America ranked as one of the most visited international destinations. Although it is small and covers only 0.03 percent of the Earth’s surface Costa Rica proudly harbours 5% of the world’s existing biodiversity. This can be experienced in soaring treetops and jungle canopy, walking through cloud forests and swimming from beaches where protected ecosystems showcase some of the best biodiversity in the world. San José, Costa Rica’s capital and the largest city in the country, is a sprawling metropolis and among the most cosmopolitan cities in

Latin America. If offers good hotels and many wonderful museums, bars, restaurants, shopping centres, colourful markets and a fast-paced night life.

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A bustling city located within a tropical paradise; San José is in the centre of the country. It lies in the Central Valley and is surrounded by beautiful cloud forests and coffee plantations. Serving as a centre of operations for the rest of the country, San José is the perfect point of departure for visiting all of Costa Rica.

More than 5000 people set out at sunrise in early December to run from the west to the east of the city under a blue sky and in temperatures ranging from 17ºC to 22ºC. On the outward journey you can see the Irazu volcano and coming back the Poas Volcano. The course passes by the city’s most emblematic buildings including the SJO Cathedral, the National Theatre, ancient hospitals, the Museum of Gold and pre-Columbian Jade and the National Museum where in 1949 the historic decision was taken to abolish the army. Culture Square, Democracy Square and the National Congress building are all close by.

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Elite athletes and amateurs from 32 countries share the course with children and people with disabilities, all running, jogging, or walking on a traffic-free circuit within the city and “La Sabana” Park and a start and finish in the imposing national stadium. The “PURA VIDA” spirit is reflected everywhere. Make your next race into a “boutique” Marathon on a fast circuit with a 2:17.26 clocking, and enjoy discovering the country’s attractions: Atlantic and Pacific coastlines, beautiful tropical beaches, active volcanoes, cloud forests and the greatest ecological biodiversity in the world – all contained within just over 50000 square kilometres. ■ For more information visit: www.marathoncostarica.com

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Looking ahead | 2 December 2018 Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon, Vietnam

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Participants experience one of the most iconic courses in Southeast Asia as the route takes runners past many key historical landmarks and finishes with spectacular views of the city skyline. Ho Chi Minh City brims with history and a culture that creates the stage for a truly inspiring backdrop to the marathon. Nearly 5000 runners from more than 40 countries crossed the finish line of the inaugural edition last year. A substantial increase in the field is expected based on the positive feedback from the first race.

A quick course that presents an ideal opportunity to see the most inspiring sites in one of the most dynamic cities in the world fashion and clothing, enjoy local food and flavours, participate in contests, enjoy live music and attend talks by leaders in the field. By participating in the Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon athletes who finish can achieve their own personal goals but they can also change lives through the charitable donation programmes. For

participants who complete the race within the stipulated cut-off time a donation of 10,000 VND per kilometre is made to the designated race charity. This must-attend event on the Southeast Asian race calendar is about participation and being a part of something beyond the individual. Recognised for its inclusiveness, this Marathon event is for runners, fitness enthusiasts and supporters. It offers a moving experience, a personal challenge, an effective way to raise money for charity, a fun weekend out with family and friends and one of the best ways to see all that Ho Chi Minh City has to offer. â&#x2013; For more information visit: marathonhcmc.com

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Three race distances are offered: Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km. It is a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Family Fitness and Lifestyle Weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; which presents plenty of opportunities to get involved and become inspired. Every year families enjoy the festive atmosphere of the Marathon Village as children take part in supervised activities. This allows younger athletes to also enjoy activities, receive gifts from partners and take part in the Kids Run. One of the highlights of the Marathon weekend is watching the faces of children completing their first race, earning a race t-shirt and crossing the same finish line as the Marathon runners. To top it all off, there is the proud moment when they receive their first race medal. The Marathon Village features one of the largest Sports Expos in Vietnam. Runners pick up their race packs, buy the latest sports Distance Running | 2018 Edition 4

Looking ahead | 8 December 2018 Bengaluru Midnight Marathon, India

Midnight carnival Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore, is India's most famous IT hub and one of India’s richest cities – but until little over a decade ago it did not have a marathon to its name. That changed when a group of Rotarians took the bull by the horns and established the Bengaluru Midnight Marathon in December 2007.

Heritage race attracts thousands to India’s running capital

Organised by Rotary Bangalore IT Corridor, all proceeds go towards community service projects funded by them. Projects include providing toilets for villages in remote areas, providing pure drinking water stations, benches, school uniforms, shoes, solar power, computer labs and mid-day meals to rural schools lacking such facilities. Bengaluru Midnight Marathon is popularly known as Bengaluru's heritage run. It was one of the first consistent efforts to promote distance running year on year. Running as a sport was in its infancy in India when it started. Now Bengaluru is rated as the “running capital of India” with many running clubs which train and nurture the ordinary office-goer to take part in the many runs that are staged here.

atmosphere created to encourage runners as they come in on their loops. Their family, friends and colleagues clap and cheer, helping to pep up their running performance. To promote distance running more effectively people are first encouraged to start with the

It was among the first marathons in the world to be run at night. It now attracts runners from 22 different states in India and many parts of the world, including elite runners from Ethiopia and Kenya. The full marathon starts at midnight and some of the first-time marathoners will still be running at 06.00. It's a tough race, since the participants are running against their biological clock, but conditions are pleasant and relatively cool (22ºC). The course is fairly flat and run over a 5.27 km loop. A very carnival-like atmosphere prevails with bands playing popular English and Hindi music, DJs belting out hit songs and local drummers adding to the festive

Race Director Gul Mohamed Akbar with BMM brand ambassador Zaira Wasim, known for movies like “Secret Superstar” and “Dangal.”

family-friendly 5km Fun Run; for those already more practised there is the 10km. The turnout for both of these is 10,000–11,000 participants. Many have progressed over the years from the 10km to the half marathon. The Half Marathon attracts over 2000 entries and the Marathon itself around 500. BMM has emerged as the among the friendliest of marathons and many runners remember it as their first run or where they set their personal best timing. The race has a very loyal core following of runners who have run every edition for the past 11 years. Some years ago BMM launched an initiative to encourage athletes from the armed forces to compete shoulder-to-shoulder with elite athletes from East Africa. The idea was to break the myth of supremacy in distance running held by runners from East Africa. This move has paid rich dividends now with quite a few Indian athletes from the forces being victorious in the 10km and Half Marathon. Distance running in Bengaluru has come a long way since BMM started eleven years ago. ■ Visit: midnightmarathon.in Distance Running | 2018 Edition 4

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Looking ahead | 16 December 2018 Bangsaen21 Half Marathon, Thailand

Your ﬁnest running event ever? Thailand is famously known as “The land of smiles” and is full of fascinating arts and culture. Bangsaen, in Chonburi province, is the nearest beach resort to Bangkok and Suvarnabhumi International Airport. The race is held during December, the best month for running, with its warm breezes and refreshing temperatures. Bangsaen21 Half Marathon is organised under the concept of “The Finest Running Event Ever”. The event has become a popular annual fixture with Thai runners and offers distances of 5km, 10km and half marathon. The certified course allows runners to enjoy seaside views including the Sam Muk Mountain, the spirit of which is supposed to afford protection to the nearby fishing community. There is a Chinese shrine on the summit of the 45m hill, which offers panoramic views of the bay, while wild monkeys abound on the slopes. Runners will also enjoy local hospitality and cheering. Not to be missed are the local foods and menus which are offered at the free food festival for all runners. A race highlight is the 100 fastest men’s and women’s awards. These go to runners who finish with a time ranked within the 100 fastest-ever times in the overall category. The award is a signature of Sam Muk Mountain with the monkey doll names Sammy (male) and Mukkie (female). Each year it becomes more

Panoramic seaside views in the “land of smiles”

and more of a challenge for runners to win the award. If you are a runner who wants to experience the joy and fun of running abroad you should come to race in Thailand. We invite you to run the Bangsaen21 Half Marathon and race your very own Finest Running Event Ever. ■ For more information visit: www.Bangsaen21.com/en

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Looking ahead | 2 December 2018 El Corte Inglés São Silvestre de Lisboa, Portugal

Run to the rhythm of Lisbon A sometimes challenging course through Portugal’s capital, illuminated by Christmas lights

60+ minute runners. The chip time is only activated after crossing the start line so that regardless of the wave you start in your chip time will not be affected. Pacer groups are organised so that it is easier for runners who want to achieve a certain time to pace themselves. The pacers are recruited to run at 4 mins/km (for those wanting to run sub 40-minutes or less); 4:30 mins/km; 5 mins/km; 5:30 mins/km; 6 mins/km. Animation is planned at all the kilometre points. The event includes races for children (aged 513) with courses varying between 300m– 1000m according to the ages of the young participants.

Portugal’s best athletes take part in the race. Jéssica Augusto and Ana Dulce Félix, both Olympians, have won several times. Among the elite athletes there is also a men vs women event; at the moment the women lead with five wins against four.

On 8, 15 and 22 December the organisation stages three training sessions in preparation for El Corte Inglés São Silvestre 10km. Runners meet at 10.00 at the Anfiteatro Keil do Amaral in Monsanto Park. Training lasts around 40-45 minutes and is organised according to three different pace groups so that every runner is catered for. Specialist coaches lead each group and are available to clarify any doubts, either about the race, training or the competition.

All runners receive a technical long-sleeve t-shirt and all finishers a participation medal.

■ For more information visit: www.saosilvestredelisboa.com

Picture: HMS Sports/Walter Branco

This 10km race runs to the rhythm of Lisbon. Now in its 11th year the start and finish are located in the heart of the city on the magisterial Avenida da Liberdade, illuminated by Christmas lights. The event is organised by HMS Sports and has Five-Star Certification from the European Athletics Association. More than 70,000 runners have taken part in the 10 editions held to date. A lot of the course is flat. It joins the Tagus River and runners proceed along Cais do Sodré, Avenida 24 de Julho, Avenida Ribeira das Naus and through the imposing baroque Praça do Comércio. After seven kilometres it becomes more challenging with the steady ascent up the Avenida da Liberdade. Turning around at the Marques de Pombal monument runners have the benefit of a gradual descent towards the finish line.

Runners are grouped at the start according to the times they have recorded in the past year. The Elite B category is defined as sub-37:30 with other categories being sub 45-minutes, sub 50-minutes, sub 60-minutes and longer than 60 minutes. To ease the flow of runners the start is organised in three different waves. The first wave is for all those in the sub 50-minutes categories; the second wave is reserved for sub 60-minute runners and the third wave is for the

Picture: HMS Sports/Gustavo Figueiredo

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Looking ahead | 1 December 2018 São Silvestre International Road Race, Brazil

Open invitation by Marcelo Eduardo Braga

to São Paulo

More than 0,000 runners from dozens of nations all around the world flock to São Paulo on the last day of the year to participate in this internationally famous race. The ‘São Silvestre’ brings the sporting year to a close in Brazil. Colouring the streets of one of the world’s largest cities it passes through the commercial and historical centres. The 94th edition will be celebrated with another great sporting party. Throughout its long history the race has attracted the world’s finest runners of their era. On the men’s side these have included Emil Zatopek, Gaston Roelants, Victor Mora, Rolando Vera, Ronaldo da Costa, Paul Tergat and Marilson Gomes dos Santos. Among the women Rosa Mota, Martha Tenório, Aurora Cunha, Maria Del Carmen Diaz, Maria Zeferina Baldaia, Margaret Okayo, Priscah Jeptoo and Jemina Sumgong, among others, have all participated. The strongly competitive side of the event is complemented by a fearsome course. The long, technically-testing ascent of Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antonio has broken many top athletes in their time.

An unforgettable New Year’s Eve party in Brazil But the race is welcoming of those who want to close the year doing what they like and having fun with an unforgettable party. Superheroes, characters from the cinema, politics and all sorts of others parade their joy through the streets, making the São Silvestre even more charming and attractive. It extends an open invitation to run with friends and family, mixing sport, leisure and socialising. From whichever group you come from you can be sure of first-rate support along the 15km

route with hydration, medical stations, ICU ambulances, isotonic drinks and comprehensive safety precautions in place. Before the race Expo São Silvestre has booths offering products and services, lectures and a food area for athletes and visitors. There are also all the attractions of the city of São Paulo, with its busy cultural and nocturnal life, to enjoy before or after the race. There are museums, parks, theatres, cinemas, restaurants and much more. After the race, in the same place it starts and finishes, the City holds its New Year's Eve party with numerous shows and attractions. Just one more reason to enjoy a few days celebrating the New Year and your performance in the famous São Silvestre International. ■ For more information visit: www.saosilvestre.com.br

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Looking ahead | 7 January 201 Siberian Ice Half Marathon, Russia

A magical Christmas morning by Scott Crighton

Five years ago I was looking for a special event: something I’d never done before which would test me both physically and mentally.

Carnival atmosphere among the snow and ice speaker in preparation for the race. Before I knew it we were off, running our laps in the snow and ice. I was laughing and tried not to fall as the Russians glided past with ease. There were supporters around the course and volunteers giving up their time to assist in the organisation of the race: all absolute heroes to me.

I like a challenge and have completed running events all over the world. These places and events were good but I wanted something different and exciting: an event that would give me a buzz; an adventure that would make me want to come back. I found an event that I have subsequently fallen in love with – not just for the run, but for the city and the friendliest, most welcoming people I have ever met. I found the Siberian Ice Half Marathon. It is held on Christmas day and temperatures have reached as low as -39ºC. I could never have dreamed of running in those conditions. I registered, already thinking “this is fantastic”. I then received an e-mail listing all the activities that the organisers put on for international

I have run in Siberia for the last four years and every year it continues to be an adventure. I love the run; the care the staff and organisers put into assisting you and caring for your needs is exceptional. I’ve never experienced any welfare support like this before in any competition. runners: ice hockey, a city tour, husky sledging and of course the Russian Banya. I had asked for an adventure and had certainly been offered one.

There is something magical about this event. Words can’t describe it: you have to see it and feel it for yourself. ■ For more information visit: www.runsim.ru

I arrived in Omsk on 5 January 2014 and immediately began to doubt myself: how could I run in all this snow and ice? But kids were out playing in a park: in Siberia even little children are tougher than me. Registration is normally a mundane routine but here it was a highlight of the event. Young children performed dances, sang folksongs and told me about the history and culture of Russia. I woke up on race day buzzing and decided that I would run in my kilt and play my bagpipes. I wanted to give the people of Omsk some Scottish culture. At the start line people were on a stage dancing and singing, children played games on the ice. There was a happy carnival atmosphere. The national anthem came on over the loud Distance Running | 2018 Edition 4

Looking ahead | 20 January 201 Maui Oceanfront Marathon & Half, USA

The tiki marathon Whale sightings, sunrise over a dormant volcano: Maui has something for everyone

by Kimo Nevius

whales. These mammals come to Hawaii every winter to mate and give birth, and Maui is among the best places in the world to see these magnificent creatures. For nearly three decades the readers of Condé Nast Traveler have voted Maui one of the top island destinations in the world. With unique Hawaiian culture, pristine beaches and lush jungles Maui — the second-largest island in the Hawaiian chain — has something for everyone, including runners.

Fifteen kilometres from the finish line the course flattens out again and marathoners join the 15km racers as they make their way along the oceanfront. They head toward Lahaina (“cruel sun” — the reason you might want to take advantage of that early start) and the finish line in Kamehameha Iki Park, once home to Hawaiian royalty.

Every January the Maui Oceanfront Marathon stages races highlighting the island’s natural beauty. The day’s events include a certified marathon, a half-marathon, 15km, 10km, and 5km. There is also a “cookie run” on the beach on the Thursday morning before the races where the only entry fee is a pack of cookies, bagels, fruit, or a case of water to share.

The 10km and half-marathon are both out-andback courses from Kamehameha Iki Park that feature the same gorgeous scenery. For participants in the 5km and 15km, buses from the finish will take racers to their respective point-to-point starting lines.

The marathon begins in the resort community of Wailea at 05.00. For those who need a little extra time it is possible to start as early as 03.30, allowing eight-and-a-half hours to complete the race. After leaving Wailea the course wends through Kihei, a beach town on the leeward slopes of Maui’s dormant volcano, Haleakala. Last year, for the first time, the Kihei section of the course featured a short run along the beach lit by tiki torches — a huge hit with participants. Marathon runners next skirt the harbour town of Maalaea on their way to the pali (“cliffs”), the hilly section of the course that gives participants their first chance to see humpback

Many visitors to Maui opt to go to a luau (“feast”) to explore Hawaiian culture and see traditional hula dancing, but Hawaiian traditions are also incorporated into the Maui Oceanfront Marathon races. Participants in the marathon, half-marathon, 15km and 10km are all blessed before each race by Native Hawaiian practitioners. These chants are guaranteed to give runners goose bumps and they make these races like nothing else in the world. Coming to Maui isn’t all about pounding the pavement. On Sunday night after the race and then again the next evening, runners and their families can take part in a highly acclaimed sunset cocktail cruise departing from Maalaea Harbor. The ticket price includes drinks, food — and the bonus of whale sightings. Maui has a tremendous amount to explore, from the world-famous Road to Hana to viewing sunrise over Haleakala crater. Come for a week or two and enjoy everything the island has to offer — including one of the world’s most scenic running courses. ■ For more information visit: www.RunMaui.com Distance Running | 2018 Edition 4

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Sponsor highlight Marathon-Photos.com What started as idle thinking on a sleepless night developed into a worldleading marathon photography company. Francis Kay had photographed marathons in the past – but printing the photos and returning to sell them to runners within hours of the race was something he wanted to avoid. He wondered if race photos could be put on the internet so that runners could search for them by name or bib number and place an order online. This kind of search function would be a world first. He found a programmer who said this was indeed possible and the idea behind MarathonPhotos.com was established. The plan was to launch the website with the world’s first marathon of the new millennium – to be held in Hamilton, New Zealand on 1 January 2000. Francis announced the new website in April 1999. The idea proved so popular that 12 events were photographed and online that year. The Millennium Marathon, organised by AIMS founding member Andy Galloway, became the first for the year 2000. Since then Marathon-Photos.com has photographed 6667 events in 60 countries, including marathons, triathlons, cycle and ski events. It has photographed 30 million athletes and has more than 170 million images online. “Our formula for success is simple,” says Francis. “We aim to exceed expectations.” “We give equal importance to all events. We photographed 520 runners in the Australian Outback Marathon one week and 70,000 in the Sydney City2Surf two weeks later. “Because we sell on results, we have to be good. We’re offering athletes a special memory of their day and we never lose sight of that fact. It’s also the reason customer service gets priority in our business.” Strong relationships with organisers is also important and Francis says Marathon-Photos is proud of being very low-maintenance when it

Kay family photographers: Sandra and Paula Picture: Wolfgang Steinruck

Photo dream gets real From sleepless to successful

Francis Kay with his girls

comes to race day, thanks to weeks of careful planning before an event. Planning is everything, he says. The company has a pool of almost 2000 photographers worldwide – including his own daughters. Once the team is locked in, event preparation includes the logistics of getting to the event, then selecting photography and video positions that take into account the iconic features of the course and the direction of the sun. After the race all race images have to be identified and placed online promptly so that athletes can re-live their event before they start training for the next one. With MarathonPhotos LIVE, images can be made available online during the event. “We have a team of programmers constantly devising ways to improve the experience for athletes and we have a team in customer service dealing promptly with any queries,” says Francis.

events. New technology has got us this far and we are always looking ahead to what is next,” he says. “There are some exciting developments on the horizon.”

Marathon-Photos.com is now in its 20th year.

Sandra working in heavy rain

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Marathon movers Dmitry Tarasov The resurgence of the Moscow Marathon, along with the instigation of new supporting events, has sparked a running boom in Russia. Dmitry Tarasov has spearheaded the team that brought it about Sports-mad as a child he entered a soccer school at six but his playing career was curt short by injury at the age of 19. He had managed to combine his studies with his football career: “I was lucky that, at this turning point of my life, there were people next to me who saw potential someone so young and inexperienced and gave me work. I worked with major brands like Nike and Reebok; I managed a street basketball charity project; I worked with professional basketball teams and even went to the Olympic Games in Beijing as a manager of the women's team; I was responsible for sponsorship contracts in the Russian Football Premier League and managed sports events. Eventually, I decided to create a sports agency.”

Marathon modernism in Moscow

In 2010 his agency was in the right place at the right time. Nike engaged them to develop a new treadmill programme: “This was when the running movement in Moscow was beginning. We laid the groundwork for it: we opened cross-country clubs in parks and universities and created running events and, of course, tried to define the target audience. My experience and knowledge in sports marketing and contacts helped me later on to restart the marathon in Moscow.” There had been some significant races in the city before but in the 1990s they had declined due to the deteriorating economic situation following the collapse of the Soviet Union: “We wanted to reverse the situation by changing the concept, reaching a new level of organisation and attracting attention to races. Few people believed that it would work. “There were many agencies in the country that managed sports events but there were none specialising in mass races. We took this niche. After a year's work on the marathon ‘Luzhniki’ we proposed a new model: a large city marathon with preparatory races. Experience taught us that for the marathon to succeed it needs a series of supporting events so that people can test themselves at different distances and consistently prepare themselves for the Marathon. “The Luzhniki Stadium management approved the idea and so too did the City authorities. In 2013 we launched a series of races from 5km Continued on page 39 Distance Running | 2018 Edition 4

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Marathon movers Dmitry Tarasov Pictures: Semen Katz

influenced the life of the city and the development of race events throughout the country. We are pleased to see other organisers improving their level of service because it raises the general standard. Nowadays Moscow’s parks and embankments are never empty: people are always running, either as individuals or with clubs. It inspires me to work more.

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to 21.1km that culminated with the Moscow Marathon in September. “We managed to convince the city authorities that the new race needed a route through the centre of town and with a view of the main sights. For a long time no one had understood why streets should be blocked for the sake of a couple hundred runners. The former Moscow International Peace Marathon was run as four laps along the embankments. We promised that the new route would attract new participants, and it did: about 5000 people ran, a record number at that time. The city authorities saw the potential of the event from that first race and we have grown steadily: last year more than 20 000 people took part.

“After the World Cup many foreigners rediscovered Moscow: they saw a beautiful, modern and safe city with many people speaking foreign languages and interested in sport. As marathon organisers we do the same on a more modest scale. Race participants come from 70 countries: they run and admire the beauty of the city; they are surprised by the level of the organisation and return home full of enthusiasm. It is they themselves who attract new runners to our country. “The number of foreigners in the marathon is growing thanks to cooperation with foreign media, participation in exhibitions and a bilingual website. But our proudest boast is that the marathon and its series of races has

“Our team held a race in St. Petersburg on 5 August. Our debut SPB half marathon in ‘The Northern Capital’ immediately became the biggest mass half marathon in the city. The start and finish were in front of the Winter Palace, in which the Hermitage Museum is housed. The course was a single circuit passing along the central streets and embankments of the city, past world-famous architectural monuments such as Kazan Cathedral, the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Rostral Columns, the Admiralty and St. Isaac's Cathedral. “We had very positive feedback from participants but, more importantly, we held children's races as part of our event for the first time. From now on children's races will be part of all our big races, including the Marathon. It is our investment for the future.”

“By the sixth season, our team had gained experience in managing major events. We improved the sporting quality of the race and learned how to best cooperate with the city authorities; we created our own registration platform with a convenient payment system; we launched the system showing the results in realtime and provided a live broadcast on TV; we started working with an anti-doping agency; we set up our own volunteer program. We formed a team that has the in-house expertise to stage international competitions in Russia. Our employees go to big Marathons in other countries to learn how they do things. “The heart of our race is the start-finish in the Luzhniki Stadium. This sports complex occupies a vast area with the capacity to handle 100,000 people. This summer it was one of the World Cup venues so there are all the necessary facilities in place for security and crowd control.

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Marathon greats

Frank Frank Shorter in action during the Marathon event at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany. Shorter finished in first place. Picture: Tony Duffy/Allsport/Getty

Frank Shorter’s victory in the 1972 Olympic Games Marathon brought new interest to the event in the USA which was then sustained by the performances of several top-class American runners following in his wake. His Olympic success, along with the achievements of other American runners such as Bill Rodgers, Kenny Moore and Don Kardong, later followed by Alberto Salazar and Dick Beardsley, is credited with igniting the running boom in the United States during the 1970s. He finished in silver medal position at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal behind Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 it became clear that East German athletes had been put through officially-sanctioned doping programmes and in the late 1990s Cierpinski was implicated by East German track and field research files uncovered by the German investigative journalist Werner Franke. Both Shorter and Moore (who finished fourth in the race) have argued that Cierpinski’s Olympic performances should be officially reviewed. Frank Shorter was born in Munich in 1947 – the location of his Olympic victory 25 years later – where his father was serving as a US Army doctor. He grew up in Middletown, New York in what he later revealed was a violently abusive childhood. A street in Middletown that was part of the course of the Orange Classic 10km – the inaugural edition of which Shorter won in 1981 – was named in his honour as Frank Shorter Way. He attended high school in Massachusetts and went on to Yale University from where he gained his BA in 1969. He subsequently attended the University of Florida and – after fitting in his Olympic Marathon win – he graduated with a law degree in 1974. In his final year at Yale Shorter won the National Collegiate six-mile title and followed up the next year with US national titles at both

Shorter US runner credited with initiating the original ‘running boom’ of the 1970s

three and six miles. He went on to win the National six-mile (later 10,000m) title in 1971, 1974, 1975 and 1977. His attendance at the University of Florida had a lot to do with the favourable training environment and availability of training partners. Primarily this was Jack Bacheler, at the time regarded as America's best distance runner. Bacheler, Shorter and the later running ‘guru’ Jeff Galloway all made it to the 1972 Olympics and became the focus of distance running on the East Coast. Shorter won the world’s foremost marathon of the time, Fukuoka, four times in a row (1971– 1974) and set his personal best of 2:10:30 in the 1972 race. In the mid-1970s he was dominant on the US road running circuit winning the prestigious Falmouth Road Race in 1975 and 1976 and the Peachtree 10km Road Race in 1977.

Following his win he received the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States but it was this same win which helped to pave the way towards the end of amateurism in athletics and the start of the era of open competition. Shorter withdrew from the 10000m in the Montreal Olympics in order to concentrate on the Marathon but after leading from 25km was caught and passed by the little-known Cierpinski. Even at the time widespread doping abuse by East German teams was suspected. Kornelia Ender’s eleven victories in the swimming events perhaps gave most obvious cause for concern. Cierpinski was the first East German runner to compete successfully at an international level. Shorter steadfastly maintained his stance and interest in anti-doping through the years. He helped to establish the US Anti-Doping Agency and was its chairman from 2000–2003.

Shorter is the only American athlete to win two medals in the Olympic marathon. His gold medal run in Munich came only days after he had finished fifth in the 10,000m final in which he broke the American record that he had set in his qualifying heat. Before Shorter entered the stadium he had been preceded by a student prankster, Norbert Sudhaus, moments ahead of him. While this stunt confused the crowd Shorter was not fazed by the relative silence that greeted him. Shorter knew that none of his rivals could be ahead of him.

In 1979 Shorter co-founded the highly successful Bolder Boulder 10km race in Boulder Colorado where he had long resided. The race takes place on Memorial Day and culminates with a tribute to U.S. Armed Forces at Folsom Field at the University of Colorado. A life-size bronze statue of Shorter stands outside the stadium.

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Shorter was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 1984 and the USA National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1989. He received the AIMS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 for his long-term contribution to the sport of distance running.

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AIMS Calendar October 2018 – September 2019 For updates and changes visit aims-worldrunning.org/calendar.html

October 2018 6–7 Bournemouth Marathon Festival GBR M,H,R

6 7 7 7

Tartu City Marathon

7 7 7

Gatorade Caracas Rock 10K

EST M,H,R

Bila Tserkva Marathon UKR M

VEN R GBR H

IND M,H,R

Bank of America Chicago Marathon

21 IND H Ilbo Gyeongju Int’l 21 Dong-A Marathon

22nd RheinEnergieMarathon Cologne 70

Int’l de Juarez 21 Maraton MEX M,H Rottnest Running 21 Goodlife Festival

LSR Colombo Marathon SRI M

AUS M,H,R

Guayaquil Marathon ECU M predicted date

FRA H

CAN M,H,R

Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon UKR M,H,R

20km & 10km Int’l de Marrakech MAR R 78 Okanagan Marathon CAN M

Silesia Marathon POL M,H,R

Telesia Half Marathon ITA H

Trento Half Marathon ITA H

Samsung Amman Int’l Marathon JOR M,H,R 75 NED M

Thessaloniki Night Half 13 Int’l Marathon GRE H,R

Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest 14 Marathon ROU M,H

Oevert Marathon 14 Linker BEL H,R 67 EDP Lisbon Marathon | Vodafone 14 Half Marathon POR M,H

Melbourne Marathon 14 Medibank Festival AUS M

München Marathon 14 Generali GER M,H,R Sad Marathon 14 Novi SRB M Palma Marathon 14 Zaﬁro ESP M,H,R

ARM M,H,R

78 80

KOR M

28 Frankfurt Marathon 28 Mainova GER M 14 Jakarta Marathon 28 INA M,H,R 73 Marathon 28 Kanazawa JPN M 75 Lausanne Marathon 28 SUI M 80 Volkswagen Ljubljana Marathon 28 SLO M 80 Longbien Marathon 28 VIE M,H,R 80 Medio Maratón de la Mujer 28 EDP de Madrid

KEN M,H predicted date

32+33

28 ITA M

Venicemarathon

MKD M,H,R

16 80

Monumental Primer 11 Maratón Santiago de America 70

DOM M,H,R

16 EGY U Bank 642 Marathon 17 Gulf See race preview on page 11 Pharaonic 100km

2 3 4 4 4

18 THA M,H,R Marathon 18 Borobudur INA M,H,R Ethiopian Run 10km 18 Great ETH R Marathon 18 Kobe JPN M Blu Larnaka Int’l 18 Radisson Marathon BDMS Bangkok Marathon

3-Sjøersløpet 78

NOR H

Bangsaen42 Marathon 80

THA M

Hangzhou Marathon 67

CHN M

SPORTWAY Lake Maggiore Marathon 18

ITA M,H,R

4 4

TCS New York City Marathon

4 4 9

Porto Marathon EDP

French Riviera Marathon NiceCannes FRA M 70 12

JTBC Seoul Marathon 75

KOR M

AIMS Best Marathon Runner (BMR) Awards Gala Athens, Greece 5+20 THA M,H,R

9 CHI M,H AIMS Marathon 10 12th Symposium

Volcano Marathon

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Athens, Greece

5+20

10–11Rock ’n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon & 1/2 Marathon USA M,H

73 70 26

18 CUB M,H Nuevo León 18 21km MEX H Marathon 18 Philadelphia USA M Int’l Marathon 18 Shanghai CHN M Marathon 18 Verona ITA M Navy Marathon 18 Vizag IND M,H,R

70 75 80 67 73 73

23–25 Malta Int’l Challenge 80

POR M

Marabana Marathon & Half

Dhiraagu Maldives Road Race MDV R 75

USA M

KUW M,H,R

CYP M,H,R

November 2018

9–11 Phukethon 75

SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon IRL M 73

Corps Marathon 28 Marine USA M Chartered Nairobi 28 Standard Marathon

ESP H

Chosunilbo Chuncheon Int’l Marathon

ESP H

Marathon 26 Erbil IRQ M,H,R 73 Polar Circle Marathon 27 GRN M,H 73 Maratón Aguascalientes 28 MEX M,H,R 75 Auckland Marathon 28 ASB NZL M,H,R 78 Brussels Airport Marathon & 28 Half Marathon

CHN H,R

Marathon 28 Podgorica MNE M 75 SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne 28 SUI M 80 Marathon Toyama 28 JPN M,R 75 UWI SPEC Int’l Half Marathon 28 TRI H 80 Maratón Valencia Medio 28 Trinidad Alfonso EDP

Yerevan Marathon and Half Marathon

BEL M,H

GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon

13–14 Marathon Eindhoven

Luhe Zhuzhen Int’l Half 28 Nanjing Marathon

tbc First Postal Marathon

Toronto Waterfront 21 Scotiabank Marathon & Half Marathon & 5k

Košice Peace Marathon SVK M

Denis Half Marathon – La 21 St Voie Royale

Incheon Songdo Int’l Marathon KOR M,H,R 75

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon

KOR M

de Maraton Ciudad de 21 ¼ Bucaramanga – FCV COL R

Cardiff Half Marathon

CAN M

33rd SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival HUN M 18

GER M,H

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

3 Country Sparkasse Marathon AUT M,H 67

USA M

PKO Poznań Marathon 14 19th POL M 78 Quebec City Marathon SSQ 14 CAN M 67 Marathon & Half 14 Zagreb CRO M,H 70 Amsterdam Marathon TCS 21 NED M 78 Shriram Properties Bengaluru 21 Marathon

11 BANK Beirut Marathon 11 BLOM LIB M,H 75 Monterey Bay Half Marathon 11 USA H 80 Brasilia City Half Marathon 11 BRA H 67 Maraton Guadalajara 11 MEX M 75 Vodafone İstanbul Marathon 11 TUR M 22 Marathon – City of Art 11 Ravenna ITA M,H 73 Athens Marathon The Authentic GRE M 24+25

Marathon 75

MLT M

24 MYA M,H,R 78 Hakka Marathon 24 Great CHN M,H,R 67 Medio Maraton Turistico Riviera 24 Nayarit Bagan Temple Marathon

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

MEX H,R

25 CUR M,H,R 70 Firenze Marathon 25 ITA M 73 Mount Fuji Marathon 25 JPN M 75 Marathon 25 Osaka JPN M 75 Panama Int’l Marathon 25 PAN M 28 Penang Bridge Int’l Marathon 25 MAS M,H,R 75 Maratón Donostia San 25 Sebastián KLM Curaçao Marathon

ESP M

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St. Croix Int’l Marathon 16 The ISV M

Vigot La Rochelle Int’l 25 Serge Marathon 70

FRA M,H

UNICEF Charity Run Half Marathon & 10km 73

HKG H,R

Full Desert Marathon 30 Eilat ISR M,H,R

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Corte Inglés São Silvestre de 29 ElLisboa See race preview on page 23 POR R

31 75

December 2018

2 2

Angkor Wat Int’l Half Marathon CAM H,R 67

CAY M predicted date

2 2

POR H

Sea of Galilee Tiberias Marathon

Macao Galaxy Entertainment Int’l Marathon

JAM M,H,R

San José Costa Rica Half & Marathon

Siberian Ice Half Marathon

JOR H,R

BAR M,H,R

Bengaluru Midnight Marathon See race preview on page 19 IND M,H,R

Media Maraton “La Sele” CRC H,R

8–9 Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon SIN M,H,R

River Marathon 9 Goa IND M,H,R 73 Maratón Málaga 9 Zurich ESP M 80 Maratón Powerade Monterrey 9 MEX M 75 Nara Marathon 9 JPN M 75 Saitama Int’l Marathon 9 JPN M 75 Taipei Marathon 9 TPE M,H,R 34 Zengwen Reservoir Marathon 9 TPE M,H,R 70 Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100k 13 ATA M,U 67 Bangsaen21 Half Marathon 16 See race preview on page 21 THA H,R

16 IND R SFAX Marathon Int’l 16 SOPAL Olive Trees

Tata Steel Kolkata 25k

TUN M,H

CHN M

See race preview on page 29 RUS H Course not measurable to AIMS standards

73 73 38

78 38

Standard Chartered Taipei Charity Marathon TPE M,H,R OMA M,H,R

70 78

19–20Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon 80

USA M,H

Bahamas, Half & 20 Marathon Relay BAH M,H

IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Marathon

China Coast Marathon 20 Gammon & Half HKG M,H planned date

Int’l de Culiacán 20 Maratón MEX M

Marathon 20 Funchal POR M,H

Oceanfront Marathon & 20 Maui Half See race preview on page 31 USA M,H

20 IND M

21 THA M,H,R

ESP H

ITA H

Guadalajara Electrolit 17 21k MEX H 75 Chartered Hong Kong Standard 17 Marathon HKG M

17 TPE M,H,R Marathon 17 Kitakyushu JPN M Ryoma Marathon 17 Kochi JPN M Marathon 17 Kyoto JPN M Senshu Int’l Marathon 17 KIX JPN M Maratón de Sevilla 17 Zurich ESP M di San Valentino 17 Maratona ITA M,H Aviv Samsung Marathon 22 Tel ISR M,H,R Carthage Race Int’l 24 The Marathon

80 42

27 THA M

80 80

Women’s Marathon 27 Osaka JPN M

Marathon 27 Sahara ALG M

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

9 MNP M,H,R 44 Marató de Barcelona Zurich 10 ESP M 80 Biwa Mainichi Marathon Lake 10 JPN M 46 Women’s Marathon Nagoya 10 JPN M 75 Int’l Half Sihanoukville 10 Marathon

TPE M

38 73

15 Cyprus Marathon 17 Logicom CYP M,H,R Half Marathon 17 Athens GRE H,R Marathon & Half 17 Antarctica ATA M,H Lisbon Half Marathon 17 EDP POR H Marathon 17 Seoul KOR M Marathon 17 Tokushima JPN M Taipei City Wan Jin Shi 17 New Marathon

Jerusalem Marathon, Half & 10k ISR M,H,R 50

predicted date

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

tbc World Marathon Challenge

3 3 3

70 67 75 67

tbc Abu Dhabi “Yes I Can”

tbc Medio Maraton de la Mujer

Cancun 75

MEX H,R

tbc ONICO Gdynia Half Marathon

POL H

tbc Maratón Int’l Lala

MEX M

tbc Standard Chartered Stanley

tbc Face Equality Taipei Expressway

Marathon 70

TPE M,H,R

April 2019

7 7 7 7 7 7

Generali Berlin Half Marathon GER H 70 ČSOB Bratislava Marathon 52

SVK M,H,R

UNIQA Asigurari Bucharest 10K ROU R 60 Dogi’s Half Marathon 73

ITA H

HAJ Hannover Marathon 58+59

GER M,H,R

Vodafone İstanbul Half Marathon 22

TUR H

Movistar Medio Maratón de Madrid 80

ESP H

80 73

Tokyo Marathon JPN M

FLK M

Nafplio Marathon GRE M,H

24 Sad Half Marathon 24 Novi SRB H 78 Wuxi Marathon 24 CHN M,H,R 52 Int’l Half Marathon 31 Incheon KOR H 75 15a Treviso Marathon 31 ITA M 73 14th PZU Warsaw Half Marathon 31 POL H 78

Kilimanjaro Marathon TAN M

Marathon

Runatolia Marathon (Half + 10km) TUR M,H,R

10km Int’l

10km

OPAP Limassol Marathon GSO CYP M,H,R 52

UAE R

tbc Ohme-Hochi 30km Road Race &

CAM H,R

predicted date

tbc Kaohsiung Int’l Marathon

March 2019

Pola

IRL M,H

tbc Gyeonggi Int’l Half Marathon

tbc Mitja Marato Int’l Vila de Santa ESP H

Half Marathon 24 Split CRO H 70 Taichung World Flora Exposition 24 Int Marathon TPE M,R

Saipan Marathon

TPE M,R

JPN R

Marathon & Semi Int’l de Marrakech MAR M,H

IND M,H

KOR H

Khon Kaen Int’l Marathon

City Marathon 24 Maritzburg RSA M,H,R 78 Napoli City Half Marathon 24 ITA H 46 IDBI Federal Life Insurance New 24 Delhi Marathon

Cajasiete Gran Canaria Marathon ESP M,H

Kinmen Marathon

SEY M

Chombeung Marathon

Rock ’n’ Roll DC Marathon & Half Marathon USA M,H,R

Eco-Friendly 24 Seychelles Marathon

Tata Mumbai Marathon

de Sao Sebastiao 20 Corrida BRA R

Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon UAE H 80

TUN M,H,R

MEX M,H,R

Pink City Half Marathon 16 Cairn IND H,R 73 PisaMarathon 16 ITA M,H 36

JPN H

tbc Merida Marathon

Kagawa Marugame Int’l Half Marathon

18–19 Al Mouj Muscat Marathon

IND M,H

Marathon 11 Egyptian EGY M,H

Ayla Red Sea Half Marathon

Barbados Marathon Weekend

Xiamen Marathon

7–9 Cave Shepherd & Co Run

MG Vadodara Int’l Marathon

Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP Marathon ESP M 32+33

SUI M,H,R

ISR M

Reggae Marathon, Half & 10K

See race preview on page 15 CRC M,H

Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City Int’l Marathon

MAC M,H

2 2

Neujahrsmarathon Zürich

Gran Maratón Paciﬁco Mazatlán MEX M 75

See race preview on page 17 VIE M,H,R

Half Marathon 10 Hawassa ETH H,R 70 Giulietta & Romeo Half Gensan 17 Marathon

tbc Milo Marathon Finals Race

Fukuoka Int’l Open Marathon Championship

IND M,H,R

predicted date

January 2019

AU Bank Jaipur Marathon

8 for Freedom 9 27km RSA R Mitja Marató de 10 eDreams Barcelona

Silvestre de Luanda 10km 31 São ANG R 67

Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon JPN M predicted date 73

IND M,H,R

Discoveries Half Marathon

JPN M

2 2

See race preview on page 27 BRA R

PHI M,H,R

Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon

3 3 3 3

Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre – São Silvestre Int’l Road Race

February 2019

HKG H

Laayoune MAR H

Hong Kong Half30 Mizuno Marathon Championships

tbc Semi Marathon Int’l de

Mangyongdae Prize Int’l Marathon 70

PRK M,H,R

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Calendar Continued from page 45

7 7 7 7 7

Generali Milano Marathon 73

ITA M

Maratona di Roma 73

ITA M

NN Marathon Rotterdam 78

NED M

Santiago Marathon 57

CHI M

Maratona de São Paulo - São Paulo Int’l Marathon BRA M,R

City Marathon 7 Vienna AUT M,H,R Int’l Marathon 7 Daegu KOR M Pole Marathon 9 North NPO M Dead Sea Ultra Marathon 12 LG JOR U,H,R Course not measurable to AIMS standards

67 67 75 78 75

Marathon 28 Borneo MAS M,H,R 75 Cracovia Marathon PZU 28 POL M 78 Marathon Düsseldorf METRO 28 GER M 64+65 Half Marathon 28 Gifu JPN H 75 Haspa Marathon Hamburg 28 GER M 66 EDP Rock ’n’ Roll Madrid 28 Maratón & 1/2 Marathon 28 Padova ITA M Marathon 28 Zurich SUI M

GRE M,R

14 SRB M 78 34th Telekom Vivicittá Spring 14 Half Marathon 32nd Belgrade Marathon

HUN H,R

14 Marathon 14 Enschede NED M 78 Airlines Guam Marathon 14 United GUM M,H,R 73 AUDIREVI Lake Maggiore Half 14 Marathon & 10K Wizz Air Cluj-Napoca Marathon ROU M,H,R 62

ITA H,R

Wine Half Marathon 14 Pardubice CZE H 70 Schneider Electric Marathon de 14 Paris FRA M

Marathon 14 Rhodes GRE M,R Vancouver Sun Run 14 The Presented by Ford CAN R

70 73

tbc Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon

tbc Maratón Internacional de

Mendoza 67

tbc 12th PKO Poznań Half Marathon

Mutual Two Oceans 20 Old Marathon RSA U

Vert D’Agadir 21 Marathon MAR M,H,R 75 Marathon 21 Almaty KAZ M,H,R 54 Crete Marathon 21 GRE M,R 73 Nagano Marathon 21 JPN M 75 Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 27 NOR M,H,R 78

27–28Du Motion-Runners’ Days

Volkswagen Prague Marathon CZE M 68

CRO H,R

28 BEL M Sur Int’l Marathon 28 Big USA M,H

AG Antwerp Marathon

67 80

MAR R

POR M,R Course not measurable to AIMS standards

AUS M

78 78

6 SUI M,H,U 80 Econet Victoria Falls Marathon 7 ZIM M 80 Mauritius Marathon 14 MRI M,H,R 75 Gornergrat Zermatt Marathon

20–28 Swissalpine Irontrail SUI U Course not measurable to AIMS standards

tbc Paris St Germain en Laye – La

Course 70

FRA R

tbc Rosa Run Half Marathon 777

67 78

Half Marathon 18 Göteborgsvarvet SWE H 80 The Great Wall Marathon 18 CHN M 67 Helsinki City Marathon 18 FIN M,H,R 70 Okpekpe Int’l 10km Road Race 18 NGR R 78 Three Hearts Marathon 18 SLO M,H,R 80 Asunción Half Marathon 19 Int’l PAR H 78 TCS World 10K Bengaluru 19 IND R 73 Telenor Copenhagen Marathon 19 DEN M 71 predicted date

Marathon POL H

21 RUS U,R 78 Australian Outback Marathon 27 AUS M 67 Maratón Int’l de Bogotá 28 Media COL H 70 Sao Paulo City Marathon 28 BRA M 67 Golden Ring Ultra Trail 100 Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

IRL M,H,R

6–7 Gold Coast Marathon

tbc Moscow Half Marathon

RUS H,R

ROU M,H,R

IND H,R

tbc Waterford Viking Marathon

RUS H,R

Trieste Running Festival

18–19Brasov Int’l Marathon

MEX M

tbc Tarblazer 21.1

July 2019

RUS M,H,R

Gaborone Marathon 12 Diacore BOT M,H,R

Marathon

tbc Lisbon Eco Marathon

Toronto Marathon

ROU H,R

CHN M,H,R

tbc BMW Tangamanga Int’l

tbc Erzurum Half Marathon

Wizz Air Skopje Marathon

ITA H

LTU M,H,R

tbc Lanzhou Int’l Marathon

tbc PKO Wroclaw Night Half

tbc Kazan Marathon

5–6 Milton Keynes Marathon & Half

predicted date

Dubrovnik (Dubrovnik Half Marathon)

POL H

TUR H

May 2019

CAN M

tbc Citadele Kaunas Marathon

tbc PKO Bialystok Halfmarathon

CHN M

MKD M,H,R

CRO H

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Corpore

5 5 5 5 5

MEX H

tbc Hvar Half Marathon

AUS M,H,R

tbc 21k Coahuila

tbc Dalian Int’l Marathon

tbc São Paulo Int’l Half Marathon

GBR M,H,R

30 GER H

hella hamburg halbmarathon

Austrian Women’s Run 26 ASICS AUT R 67 Scotiabank Calgary Marathon 26 CAN M 67 Dragon Marathon Thunder 26 BHU M,H 67 iWelt Marathon Wuerzburg 26 GER M 70

BRA H

Lake Saroma 100km Ultra Marathon

tbc RAHAL Mémorial Casablanca

tbc Rio City Half Marathon BRA H

MAS M,H,R planned date

JPN U predicted date

25–26Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon

Women Run Taipei 14 Taishin TPE H,R 70 Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon ORLEN Warsaw Marathon GBR M 70 14 POL M,R 78 11–12 Harmony Genève Marathon for Boston Marathon 15 B.A.A. Unicef USA M 80 SUI M,H,R 80 The Great Batumi Night Race 20 GEO H Banja Luka Half Marathon 70 12 BIH H 67 Dushanbe International Half Volkswagen Bucharest Half 20 Marathon 12 Marathon TJK H

Half Marathon 25 Moonlight ITA H

POL H

tbc Adelaide Marathon Festival

tbc Maratón de Montevideo URU M,H

CAN M,R

Marathon, 10km & 5km

ARG M,H,R

Sun Marathon 22 Midnight NOR M,H 74 Swansea Half Marathon JCP 23 GBR H 76 de Janeiro City Marathon Rio 23 BRA M 67 Chartered KL Standard 30 Marathon

and Ottawa 10K

tbc Gunsan Saemangeum Int’l

UKR H,R

GBR M

25–26 Edinburgh Marathon Festival

Celaya”

KOR M,R

Int’l Marathon Alexander the Great

19 NED M,H,R movistar Lima42k 19 Maratón PER M,H,R Riga Marathon 19 Lattelecom LAT M,H Marathon 19 Salzburg AUT M,H,R y Medio Maraton 19 Maraton Municipalidad de San José Leiden Marathon

tbc Maratón “Las Batallas de MEX M,H,R

presented by TCS

VEN M

RWA M,H

CRC M,H

tbc CAF Caracas Maratón

13–14Australian Running Festival AUS M,H,R,U

ESP M,H

International Peace 19 Kigali Marathon

tbc Yellow River Estuary Int’l

Marathon CHN M,H,R

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

tbc Correcaminos Marathon & Half

Marathon

June 2019

1 2 2 2 8

tbc 43rd National MILO Marathon

ASICS Stockholm Marathon

tbc Gatorade Panama Int’l Half

KLM Aruba Marathon ARU M,H,R

Marathon 56

Festival

73 70

tbc White Nights Marathon

August 2019

4 4 4 4

8–9 Laguna Phuket Marathon THA M

Marathon & Half 8 Madagascar MAD M,H 74 Comrades Marathon 9 RSA U 78 Phnom Penh Half Marathon 16 CAM H,R 67 Telesia City Trophy Int’l Road 16 Race 10k Course not measurable to AIMS standards

ITA R

Midnight Sun Run 20 Suzuki ISL H,R Big Five Marathon 22 The RSA M,H

RUS M

Helsinki Half Marathon FIN H,R

AUS M

Quito Últimas Noticias 15k ECU R predicted date

PAN H

tbc Westlink M7 Blacktown Running

Cork City Marathon IRL M

PHI M,H,R

SWE M

CRC M,H

73 73 78

Brisbane Marathon Festival AUS M,H,R predicted date

The Khmer Empire Marathon 67

CAM M,H,R

7 Sunshine Coast Marathon 67

AUS M,H,R

McDonald’s Townsville Running Festival AUS M,H,R 67

Int’l Marathon 11 Danang VIE M,H,R Nurmi Marathon 17 Paavo FIN M

80 70

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Continued from page 47

RUS M,H,R

tbc Stavanger Marathon

Marathon 18 Kuching MAS M,H,R 75 Meia Maratona Internacional do 18 Rio 2019 Rio Half Marathon 67

BRA H

18 CAN M Marathon 24 Helsinki FIN M,R Marathon 25 Hokkaido JPN M Marathon 25 Longford IRL M Day Marathon 25 Mandela RSA M,H,R Reykjavik 25 Islandsbanki Marathon

Servus Edmonton Marathon

predicted date

ISL M,H

67 70

73 78

73 78 80

tbc Barossa Marathon Festival AUS M,H,R

tbc Peru Runners – Lima Half

tbc Maratón de la Ciudad de México

Telcel MEX M

tbc SPB Half Marathon. The

Northern Capital RUS H,R

tbc La Ruta de las Iglesias ECU R

Vaal River City Marathon RSA M,H,R

6–8 Knarvikmila – The 78

6–8 Tallinna Maraton, Half & 10k

7 7 8

Jungfrau-Marathon SUI M Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Stockholm Half Marathon SWE H

22nd Int’l WACHAUmarathon

29 MDA M,H,R

67 81

73 67

GER M

70 67

tbc Sanlam Cape Town Marathon

CRO M,R

67 73 70

Festival (incl. Sydney Marathon) 67

tbc HeidelbergCement

CRC M,H,R

TbilisiHalfMarathon 75

GEO H,R

tbc Medio Maratón Int’l

Tlajomulco-Cajititlán MEX H

tbc Maratonina Città di Udine

tbc Danske Bank Vilnius Marathon

tbc Minsk Half Marathon

GRE R

GBR H,R

ITA H LTU M,H

73 75

tbc Galaxy Vladivostok Marathon

RUS M,H,R

tbc 37th PKO Wroclaw Maraton

tbc Mykonos Run

Marathon BIH H

tbc Tamarindo Beach Marathon

tbc Maratón Medellín

See race feature on page 37 RUS M,R

CRC R

tbc Losinjski Half Marathon

BLR H,R

AUS M

tbc Maratón León

COL M,H,R

tbc Blackmores Sydney Running

tbc Legends Marathon

CRO H

LUX H

tbc Ston Wall Marathon

tbc Ladakh Marathon & Ultra

MEX M,H,R

POR H

Guadalajara

RSA U,H

tbc ING Route du Vin Half Marathon

tbc Medio Maratón Atlas de

IND M,H,R,U

POL H

tbc Porto Half Marathon Sport Zone

tbc Scottish Half Marathon & 10K

tbc Dam tot Damloop

MEX H

tbc Pila Int’l Half Marathon

tbc Sarajevo Sberbank Half

tbc Buenos Aires Int’l Marathon ARG M

tbc 10K San José – Costa Rica

tbc Absolute Moscow Marathon

Chisinau Int’l Marathon

tbc BMW Berlin-Marathon

NED R

8 Volksbank-Münster-Marathon GER M 70 Altötting Halfmarathon 15 GER H,R 70 Half Marathon 15 Copenhagen DEN H 79 PNB MetLife Satara Hill 22 Half Marathon

HUN M

CHN M,H

RSA M

34th Wizz Air Budapest Half Marathon

22 AUT M Andersen Marathon 29 H.C. DEN M SPAR Budapest 29 34th Marathon Festival

JOR M,H

tbc Maybank Bali Marathon INA M,H,R

NOR M,H,R

tbc Petra Desert Marathon

tbc Beijing Marathon

Great Fjord Run

IND H,R

Marathon PER H,R

tbc BMW Oslo Marathon

tbc Astana Marathon KAZ M,R

HUN H

tbc Bangkok Midnight Marathon THA M,H,R

September 2019

EST M,H,R

IND H,R

NOR H

tbc Int’l Asunción Marathon PAR M,H,R

NOR M,H,R

PZU Warsaw Marathon 29 41st POL M,R Federal Life Insurance 30 IDBI Mumbai Half Marathon

POL M

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The allure of altitude Darius Kenyatta Ellis argues that there is more to the success of runners born at high altitude than can be measured in metres alone

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 05.00 on 6 January in Addis Abeba, Christmas Day for Ethiopian Christians and Orthodox Christians around the world. Derartu Tulu, (1992 & 2000 Olympic Champion in 10,000m; London, Tokyo and New York Marathon winner) finishes a run at about 3000m in the Entoto Hills just above the Ethiopian capital. Later that day, as an invited guest for family celebrations, I witness this gifted runner consume almost half a kilo of raw red meat dipped in a tasty sauce of chili peppers and mustard followed by a traditional spicy chicken

stew. This is hardly what she eats on a daily basis: grounded fava beans with avocado and yogurt is more representative of the diet of most runners â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like the Bekeles, Dibabas and the great Haile Gebreselassie. This high-octane fuel, packed with iron, coupled with well-hydrated bodies tempered at high altitude, produces enriched hemoglobin with a resultant boost in the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. Runners and exercise scientists debate the benefits of training above 3000m or the possible inherent genetic advantage accruing to those born and raised in such a setting.

The Ngong Hills, only 40km from Nairobi, rise 1000m from the Great Rift Valley to a height of 2400m and provides a training ground for elite and amateur runners. Dirt trails are undulating and unforgiving. Paul Tergat used to test his kick on these hills; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best place to train so close to the capital. This area, coupled with a nutrient-rich cuisine and a uniquely Kenyan collective team spirit, has helped Kenya to sweep the podiums of longdistance races throughout the world. to symbolise the sacrifice and power of its athletes. Whether in Iten, Ngong or just on some dusty road, I believe a convergence of unbelievable discipline, faith and diet cultivates Continued on page 53

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cultural context – and where victory is the standard expectation. I believe that equally vibrant running cultures are being forged in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. Despite the overwhelming dominance of Futbol if these nations’ respective Ministries of Sport/Youth can promote running and private sector sponsorship of races such as Quito’s 15km participation will be drawn from a much broader sector of society. Derartu Tulu’s Olympic golds are not displayed in her trophy cabinet – she donated them to two monasteries. Faith is paramount to all the Kenyans I’ve ever encountered and in Quito the ‘Ruta de las Iglesias’ 10km race starts in the middle of the night to run around the city’s churches and convents. The broad definition of family and how it helps to coalesce the community in a African and Latin American contexts provides a source of empowerment for all these runners. Continued from page 51

endurance levels that will continue to empower Kenyan runners for generations to come. In mid-May this year Margaret Toroitoch, a native of Eldoret in Kenya, was up early in Quito’s Parque Metropolitano Guanguiltagua. Situated within the city limits of the Ecuadorean capital, but at an altitude ranging from 3000–3200m with breathtaking views of volcanoes and mountain peaks rising above the clouds, this is the place to run for Quitenos and many expatriates. Margaret is making her fourth attempt to win a race that has a median altitude of 2850m. Although not a marathon, the unpredictable weather makes this 58th annual edition of the Quito Ultimas Noticias 15km very challenging for all 18,000 entrants. Spending almost two months prior to the race training daily in this park brought victory for Margaret. And for Kenya, as this race attracted runners from Kenya, Ethiopia, Peru and Colombia in an unofficial high-altitude nations’ competition for bragging rights. Peruvian Christian Pacheco would edge out the Kenyans to claim the top place in the men’s race.

Scholarly articles and perhaps doctorates in physiology have been earned testing theories as to why so many victories in long-distance races come from athletes born and bred at high altitude. Having met with so many of the athletes from these nations I’m always quick to reply with the “Radcliffe factor.” For all the theories, arguments and victories, how is it that a runner from the English lowlands set a sinceunrivalled world record that has already lasted for 15 years? My high-altitude born and bred friends would retort that Radcliffe is the Halley’s Comet of women’s long-distance runners while the vast majority come from East Africa. But then there’s Shalane Flanagan (set to defend her 2017 NYC Marathon win) to which the retort is that her roots are in Boulder, Colorado – not that much lower in altitude than Nairobi in a state with more than 50 peaks above 4000m. The altitude argument is like a milking cow that just keeps providing sustenance…

Ecuador, Ethiopia and Kenya. Spend two or three weeks testing your own theories of the benefits of high altitude training on your next vacation. See the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon… but also see base camp of Chimborazo. Train in Entoto while visiting a country that declared Christianity a state religion around 330 AD and is rich in history, culture, cuisine, language and geology. In Kenya run with humility and visit the National Parks and Reserve. Then return to your lower altitude reserve and measure the difference.

I’m inclined to offer a combination of three heavily contributory factors: faith, family and perseverance. This last is honed in an environment where hardship has emboldened East African athletes to perform at such a sustained, high level of performance within a

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Results

EXECUTIVES President: Jonathan Wyatt (NZL) Secretary: Tomo Šarf (SLO) Treasurer: Nancy Hobbs (USA)

1 July 2018

17th European Mountain Running Championships Skopje, Macedonia MEN: (11km; +/- 700m) 1 Bernard DEMATTEIS 2 Cesare MÆSTRI 3 Martin DEMATTEIS 4 Ferhat BOZKURT 5 Andrew DOUGLAS

ITA ITA ITA TUR GBR

46:51 47:18 47:47 48:00 48:14

WOMEN (11km; +/- 700m) 1 Maude MATHYS 2 Anais SABRIÉ 3 Emma GOULD 4 Eli Anne DVERGSDAL 5 Lucie MARŠÁNOVÁ

SUI FRA GBR NOR CZE

52:32 56:41 57:48 57:53 57:54

JUNIOR MEN: (6km; +/- 365m) 1 Gabriel BULARDA 2 Joseph DUGDALE 3 Giovanni ROSSI 4 Yusuf MATUR 5 Ahmet ALKANOĞLU

ROM GBR ITA TUR TUR

25:45 25:52 25:57 26:15 26:50

JUNIOR WOMEN: (6km; +/- 365m) 1 Angela MATTEVI ITA 2 Anna MACFADYEN GBR 3 Scarlet DALE GBR 4 Alessia SCAINI ITA 5 Constance PARROT FRA

29:30 30:24 30:30 30:48 30:54

15 July 2018

Mountain Running World Cup 1: Grossglocknerlauf Heiligenblut, Austria MEN: (12.7km; +1320/-200 m) 1 Geoffrey NDUNGU 2 Anton PALZER 3 Francesco PUPPI 4 Andrew DOUGLAS 5 Chris ARTHUR

KEN GER ITA GBR GBR

1:12:06 1:12:35 1:14:18 1:14:53 1:15:08

WOMEN (12.7km; +1320/-200 m) 1 Andrea MAYR AUT 2 Purity GITONGA KEN 3 Pavla SCHORNÁ CZE 4 Ivana IOZZIA ITA 5 Alexandra HAUSER AUT

1:21:51 1:28:51 1:30:38 1:31:54 1:31:59

4 August 2018

Mountain Running World Cup 2: Piz Tri Vertikal Memorial Bianchi Giovanni Malonno, Italy PiztriVertical is the shortest event on the World Cup schedule but certainly not the easiest. Perfect running conditions on the short, steep course resulted in new record of 38:11 for Andrea Mayr

MEN: (3.5km +1000m): 1 Francesco PUPPI 2 Hannes PERKMANN 3 Timothy KIMUTAI WOMEN: (3.5km +1000m): 1 Andrea MAYR 2 Valentina BELOTTI 3 Sarah MCCORMACK

Council Members:

ITA ITA KEN

34:51 35:15 35:45

Giorgio Bianchi (ITA) Wolfgang Munzel (GER) Andrzrej Puchacz (POL)

AUT ITA IRL

38:11 42:49 43:26

12 August 2018

Mountain Running World Cup 3: Sirre Zinal, Switzerland

Sarah Powell (GBR)

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Hochfeln-Berglauf Bergen, GER

6 October 39th Smarna Gora Int. Race

Kilian Jornet won this historic mountain race for the sixth time. He waited for someone to kick, waited some more as Robbie Simpson started to push and then went for it. Robert Surum also waited, well down the field, but changed pace over the second half of the race to catch everyone except Jornet and Simpson. Francesco Puppi, in fourth, confirmed his solid leadership in the World Cup standings. World champion Lucy Murigi, defending champion, confirmed her title of Queen of Sierre-Zinal by winning for the third time. She ran from the front in a masterful solo run – increasing her lead throughout the race. “I came here to attack the course record. Unfortunately the hot weather made that impossible” MEN (31km; +2200m / -1100m): 1 Kilian JORNET ESP 2 Rob SIMPSON GBR 3 Robert SURUM KEN 4 Francesco PUPPI ITA 5 Juan Carlos CARERA MEX

2:31:39 2:33:11 2:33:18 2:35:53 2:36:22

WOMEN (31km; +2200m / -1100m): 1 Lucy MURIGI KEN 2 Michelle MAIER GER 3 Simone TROXLER SUI 4 Ruth CROFT NZL 5 Elisa DESCO ITA

2:57:54 3:01:30 3:02:46 3:03:03 3:07:31

26 August 2018

Memorial Partigiani Stellina Susa, Italy To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary the Stellina returned to the original demanding course, 14.4km long and with 1630m ascent, from the centre of Susa, under the magnificent Arch of Emperor Augustus, to the Partisan Brigade’s memorial stone at Costa Rossa. Runners also pass through the Grange Sevine, a symbolic place of the battle for freedom. A sharp elite field spearheaded the 200+ runners that started the race. Johann Bugge had a harder fought victory than the runaway winner of the women’s race, Sarah McCormack.

Ljubljana, SLO

Memorial Partigiani Stellina was the first mountain race recognised by the IAAF (in 1989) and commemorates the WW2 battle of the Grange Sevine where the partisans defeated the Nazis. MEN: 1 Johan BUGGE 2 Francesco PUPPI 3 Kirui KIMUTAI WOMEN: 1 Sarah MCCORMACK 2 Joyce Muthoni NJERU 3 Gloria GIUDICI

NOR ITA KEN

1:19:48 1:20:38 1:22:34

IRL KEN ITA

1;35;55 1:39:01 1:39:38

16 September 2018

IAAF/WMRA World Mountain Running Championships Andorra Lucy Murigi defended her senior women’s title while Robert Chemonges led a Ugandan sweep in the men’s race writes Paul Halliford. The 12km course was sometimes steep but generally fast and included 1028m of ascent: the championships alternate between up-only and up-and-down. The terrain was a mixture of forest trail, mountain path, gravel tracks, stony paths and meadow. Murigi quickly established a lead, passing the 4.72km checkpoint 25 seconds ahead of compatriot Viola Jelagat and Austria’s six-time champion Andrea Mayr. She had won by 78 seconds last year and extended her lead to finish 65 seconds clear. Switzerland’s Maude Mathys, who won the European title this summer, covered the second half almost as quickly as Murigi to move up from seventh at the first checkpoint to take silver ahead of Jelagat. Mayr, who had won every uphill-only staging of these championships since 2006, drifted back to sixth. In the men’s race the top three reached the 4.7km checkpoint in 22:39. Chemonges and Joel Akeyo later pulled clear of Victor Kiplangat and at the finish Chemonges snatched victory by one second. He became Continued on page 56 Distance Running | 2018 Edition 4

WMRA News Continued from page 55

MEN: 1 Robert CHOEMONGES 2 Jœl OKEYO 3 Victor KIPLANGAT 4 Joseph GRAY 5 Johan BUGGE

UGA UGA UGA USA NOR

55:37 55:38 55:54 57:08 58:25

TEAMS: 1. Uganda, 6 pts; 2. Italy, 24 pts; 3. Norway, 42 pts

the sixth different Ugandan winner since 2009 and this was the fourth time in six years that Uganda had swept the podium. 2016 champion Joseph Gray (USA) competing for the 11th consecutive year, finished fourth. Chemonges was particularly pleased to win after crossing the line first in 2016 only to be disqualified for receiving illegal pacing. The Ugandan team also dominated the junior men’s race. Dan Chebet took the 7.3km race with 576m ascent in 35:49 by 16 seconds from compatriot Matthew Chepkurui with defending champion Oscar Chelimo a further 53 seconds back. In the first race of the day, Risper Chebet was the one who started the ball rolling for Uganda, retaining her title convincingly 35 seconds ahead of Germany’s Lisa Oed.

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WOMEN: 1 Lucy MURIGI 2 Maude MATHYS 3 Viola JELEGAT 4 Patricia CHEPWEMBOI 5 Kristyna DVORAKOVA

KEN SUI KEN UGA CZE

1:04:55 1:06:00 1:06:26 1:06:38 1:07:20

TEAMS: 1. Kenya, 17 pts; 2. Great Britain, 39 pts; 3. France 49

JUNIOR MEN: 1 Dan CHEBET 2 Matthew CHEPKURUI 3 Oscar CHELIMO 4 Joseph DUGDALE 5 Gabriel BULARDA

UGA UGA UGA GBR ROU

35:49 36:05 36:42 39:37 39:54

TEAMS: 1. Uganda, 6 pts; 2. Great Britain, 22 pts; 3. Turkey, 23 pts

JUNIOR WOMEN: 1 Risper CHEBET 2 Lisa ŒD 3 Betty CHEBET 4 Alessia SCAINI 5 Angela MATTEVI

UGA GER UGA ITA ITA

41:19 41:54 43:07 43:30 44:08

TEAMS: 1. Uganda 12 pts; 2. Italy, 18; 3. Romania, 29 pts

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IAU News 8 September 2018

30th IAU 100km World Championship Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia EXECUTIVES A total of 168 male and 115 female athletes from 41 countries participated in the championships writes Jacek Bedkowski. The course started with one 2.5km lap followed by 13 repetitions of a 7.5km out-and-back route. The course was hilly with a 180-degree turn just after halfway through the lap followed by feed station. The start and main feed station was located just in front of the Terme Sveti Martin complex that also served as the event village. The race started at 07.00 with the short lap. From the early stages there were many running together at a very good tempo for this challenging course. A lead pack of more than 30 runners were followed by small chasing groups. Running on the same road out and back gave perfect opportunities to see the state of the competition, especially after the 180-degree turn. The lead changed frequently but later Bongmusa Mthembu (RSA) made a strong move in the later stages followed by Japanese runners Hideaki Yamauchi and Takehiko Gyoba, both of whom finally overhauled Mthembu.

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President: Nadeem Khan (CAN) Vice-President: Robert Boyce (AUS) General Secretary: Hilary Walker (GBR) Director of Organisations: Liesbeth Jansen (NED) Treasurer, Director of Finance and Marketing: Robert Boyce (AUS) Director of Competition and Statistics: Francisco Sanchez-Rico (ESP) Director for Label Races and Calendar: Jan Vandendriessche (BEL) Director for Communications: Jacek Bedkowski (POL) Area Representatives: Europe: Walter Hill (GBR) Americas: Lin Gentling (USA) Africa: Solomon Ogba (NGR) Asia & Oceania: Gillsoo Park (KOR) Honorary Life President: Malcolm Campbell (GBR) Honorary Life Vice-President: Harry Arndt (GER) Honorary Life Members: Soto Rojas (ESP); Souhei Kobayashi (JPN); Pierre Weiss (FRA) For more information contact: Nadeem Khan nadeem.khan@iau-ultramarathon.org

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www.facebook.com/IAUltra In the women’s race Radka Churanová (CZE), who led the 100km rankings, opened very strongly. Nikolina Sustic (CRO) followed her and then German team leader Nele Alder-Baerens. These positions held for a long time but Churanová’s fast pace on this demanding course took its toll. Sustic and Alder-Baerens slowly reduced the gap and finally overtook the leader. There was a fantastic battle in the final stages with Alder-Baerens closing the gap — but not enough to deny victory to Sustic.

MEN: 1 Hideaki YAMAUCHI JPN 2 Takehiko GYOBA JPN 3 Bongmusa MTHEMBU RSA

6:28:05 6:32:51 6:33:47

TEAMS: Japan 19:37:01; 2. South Africa 20:33:49; 3. Germany 21:02:12

WOMEN: 1 Nikolina SUSTIC CRO 2 Nele ALDER-BAERENS GER 3 Mai FUJISAWA JPN

7:20:34 7:22:41 7:39:07

TEAMS: 1. Japan 23:03:50; 2. South Africa 23:56:44; 3. Croatia 24:13:57

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IAU elections At the 2018 IAU Congress on 7 September mid-term elections returned the following results: President: Nadeem Khan (CAN) Vice President: Robert Boyce (AUS) Executive Council member: Jacek Bedkowski (POL)

Future championship dates 2019 IAU 50km World Championship: 1 September 2019, Brasov (ROU) 2020 IAU 100km World Championship: 12 September 2020, Winschoten (NED)

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World leading times These lists give the current standings in the world of road racing, and are believed accurate at 24 September 2018. They focus primarily on the Marathon and Half Marathon as these constitute 75% and 18% of the AIMS membership respectively.

Marathon Present world record: Dennis Kimetto (KEN); 2:02:57, Berlin, 29 SEP 2014 New world record (pending ratification): Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:01:39; Berlin, 16 SEPT 2018

Men Time

Athlete

2:01:39 Eliud KIPCHOGE 2:04:00 Mosinet GEREMEW 2:04:02 Leul GEBRESILASE 2:04:06 Tamirat TOLA 2:04:06 Asefa MENGSTU 2:04:08 Sisay LEMMA 2:04:15 Birhanu LEGESE 2:04:17 Eliud KIPCHOGE 2:04:44 Seifu TURA 2:04:47 Tola SHURA 2:05:21 Emmanuel SAINA 2:05:30 Dickson CHUMBA 2:05:44 Kenneth KIPKEMOI 2:05:50 Abera KUMA 2:05:56 Kelkile GEZAHEGNE 2:05:58 Laban KORIR 2:06:07 Galen RUPP 2:06:11 Yuta SHITARA 2:06:21 Mo FARAH 2:06:23 Amos KIPRUTO 2:06:25 Paul LONYANGATA 2:06:29 Abraham KIPTUM 2:06:33 Amos KIPRUTO 2:06:34 Solomon DEKSISA 2:06:35 Evans Kipkoech KORIR 2:06:36 Mathew KISORIO 2:06:41 Ernest NGENO 2:06:47 Gideon KIPKETER 2:06:48 Wilson KIPSANG 2:06:49 Peter Kimeli SOME 2:06:54 Hiroto INOUE

Nation Rank Venue

KEN ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH KEN ETH ETH KEN KEN KEN ETH ETH KEN USA JPN GBR KEN KEN KEN KEN ETH KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN JPN

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 4 3 3 5

Date

Berlin 16 SEP Dubai 26 JAN Dubai 26 JAN Dubai 26 JAN Dubai 26 JAN Dubai 26 JAN Dubai 26 JAN London 22 APR Dubai 26 JAN London 22 APR Buenos Aires 23 SEP Tokyo 25 FEB Rotterdam 08 APR Rotterdam 08 APR Rotterdam 08 APR Rotterdam 08 APR Prague 06 MAY Tokyo 25 FEB London 22 APR Berlin 16 SEP Paris 08 APR Daegu 01 APR Tokyo 25 FEB Hamburg 29 APR Daegu 01 APR Paris 08 APR Paris 08 APR Tokyo 25 FEB Berlin 16 SEP Daegu 01 APR Tokyo 25 FEB

Time

Athlete

2:06:54 2:06:57 2:07:00 2:07:03 2:07:03 2:07:07 2:07:11 2:07:19 2:07:22 2:07:30 2:07:37 2:07:45 2:07:50 2:07:53 2:07:57 2:07:57 2:08:03 2:08:08 2:08:08 2:08:13 2:08:16 2:08:17 2:08:20 2:08:22 2:08:23 2:08:25 2:08:26 2:08:30 2:08:31 2:08:31 2:08:32

Tadu ABATE Wilson Loyanae ERUPE Yitayal ATNAFU Mark KORIR Sisay LEMMA Abel KIRUI Benson KIPRUTO Ayele ABSHERO Marius KIPSEREM Feyisa LILESE Solomon YEGO Marius KIMUTAI Elisha ROTICH Macharia NDIRANGU Felix KIPROTICH Stephen KIPROTICH Jarius BIRECH Ryo KINEME Anthony MARITIM Mule WASIHUN Shogo NAKAMURA Albert KORIR Eliud KIPTANUI Dickson TUWEI Laban Kipkemboi MUTAI Silas TOO Jake ROBERTSON Bazu Worku HAYLA Martin KIPRUGUT KOSGEY Stephen MOKOKO Andrew Ben KIMTAI

Women

Nation Rank Venue

ETH KEN ETH KEN ETH KEN KEN ETH KEN ETH KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN UGA KEN JPN KEN ETH JPN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN NZL ETH KEN RSA KEN

2 1 4 2 2 4 3 3 5 6 4 4 4 1 5 5 1 7 1 6 4 2 5 1 2 2 3 1 6 1 4

Hamburg Seoul Paris Seoul Prague London Seoul Hamburg Rotterdam Tokyo Hamburg Seoul Daegu Otsu Seoul Hamburg Roma Tokyo Barcelona Rotterdam Berlin Otsu Paris Sevilla Sevilla Barcelona Otsu Houston Paris Cape Town Sevilla

Present world record (mixed race): Paula Radcliffe (GBR); 2:15:25, London, 13 APR 2003 World record (womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-only race) Mary Keitany (KEN); 2:17:01, London, 23 APR 2017

Date

29 APR 18 MAR 08 APR 18 MAR 06 MAY 22 APR 18 MAR 29 APR 08 APR 25 FEB 29 APR 18 MAR 01 APR 04 MAR 18 MAR 29 APR 08 APR 25 FEB 11 MAR 08 APR 16 SEP 04 MAR 08 APR 25 FEB 25 FEB 11 MAR 04 MAR 14 JAN 08 APR 23 SEP 25 FEB

Time

Athlete

2:18:11 2:18:31 2:18:34 2:18:55 2:19:17 2:19:30 2:19:36 2:19:51 2:19:56 2:20:13 2:20:13 2:20:45 2:21:18 2:21:19 2:21:38 2:21:40 2:21:42 2:21:45 2:21:45 2:22:07 2:22:17 2:22:23 2:22:44 2:22:48 2:22:48 2:22:55 2:22:59 2:23:06 2:23:07 2:23:27 2:23:43

Gladys CHERONO Vivian CHERUIYOT Ruti AGA Tirunesh DIBABA Roza DEREJE Feyse TADESE Yebrgual MELESE Berhane DIBABA Worknesh DEGEFA Haftamnesh TESFAY Brigid KOSGEI Gelete BURKA Edna KIPLAGAT Ruti AGA Valary AYABEI Tadelech BEKELE Amy CRAGG Dera DIDA Meskerem ASSEFA Gelete BURKA Shure DEMISE Mizuki MATSUDA Mizuki MATSUDA Valary JEMELI Helen TOLA Betsy SAINA Ruth CHEPNGETICH Gulume CHALA Hanami SEKINE Ashete BEKELE Stella BARSOSIO

Nation Rank Venue

KEN KEN ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH KEN ETH KEN ETH KEN ETH USA ETH ETH ETH ETH JPN JPN KEN ETH KEN KEN ETH JPN ETH KEN

1 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 4 5 2 6 4 2 1 3 3 7 1 1 4 5 1 2 6 1 2 3 3 4 5

Date

Berlin London Berlin Berlin Dubai Dubai Dubai Tokyo Dubai Dubai London Dubai Berlin Tokyo Beijing London Tokyo Dubai Nagoya Ottawa Tokyo Berlin Osaka Nagoya Berlin Paris Paris Paris Nagoya Paris Paris

16 SEP 22 APR 16 SEP 16 SEP 26 JAN 26 JAN 26 JAN 25 FEB 26 JAN 26 JAN 22 APR 26 JAN 16 SEP 25 FEB 16 SEP 22 APR 25 FEB 26 JAN 11 MAR 27 MAY 25 FEB 16 SEP 28 JAN 11 MAR 16 SEP 08 APR 08 APR 08 APR 11 MAR 08 APR 08 APR

Time

Athlete

2:23:46 2:23:47 2:23:48 2:24:05 2:24:08 2:24:08 2:24:10 2:24:11 2:24:18 2:24:19 2:24:27 2:24:30 2:24:31 2:24:47 2:24:49 2:24:51 2:24:51 2:24:57 2:25:01 2:25:02 2:25:13 2:25:23 2:25:25 2:25:27 2:25:28 2:25:35 2:25:41 2:25:46 2:25:49 2:25:49 2:25:51

Rahma TUSA Visiline JEPKESHO Honami MAEDA Desi JISA Marta MEGRA Hirut TIBEBU Gladys CHERONO Sembere TEFERI Nancy KIPROP Bornes KITUR Mary KEITANY Margaret AGAI Monica JEPKOECH Letebrhan HAYLAY Ruth CHEBITOK Bruktayit ESHETU Shitaye ESHETE Belaynesh OLJIRA Mulu SEBOKA Abebech AFEWORK Belaynesh OLJIRA Honami MAEDA Volha MAZURONAK Carla Salome ROCHA Dirke DEBELE Kaoutar BOULAID Do-Yeon KIM Miyuki UEHARA Amane GOBENA Ruth CHEBITOK Shewe HAYIMANOT

Nation Rank Venue

ETH KEN JPN BRN ETH ETH KEN ETH KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN ETH KEN ETH BRN ETH ETH ETH ETH JPN BLR POR ETH MAR KOR JPN ETH KEN ETH

1 1 2 8 6 1 4 9 1 1 5 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 7 2 7 1 8 2 1 5 9 1 1 2

Roma Rotterdam Osaka Dubai Paris Seoul London Dubai Wien Prague London Seoul Seoul Dongying Gold Coast Houston Hamburg Houston Seoul Paris Prague Berlin Dusseldorf Berlin Hamburg Sevilla Seoul Berlin Mumbai Barcelona Sevilla

Date

08 APR 08 APR 28 JAN 26 JAN 08 APR 18 MAR 22 APR 26 JAN 22 APR 06 MAY 22 APR 18 MAR 18 MAR 05 MAY 01 JUL 14 JAN 29 APR 14 JAN 18 MAR 08 APR 06 MAY 16 SEP 29 APR 16 SEP 29 APR 25 FEB 18 MAR 16 SEP 21 JAN 11 MAR 25 FEB

Half Marathon Men Time

Athlete

58:42 58:42 59:00 59:06 59:06 59:06 59:07 59:09 59:14 59:17 59:19 59:21 59:28 59:36 59:36 59:37 59:40 59:41 59:41 59:44 59:44 59:47

Bedan KAROKI KEN Erick KIPTANUI KEN Jemal YIMER ETH Alex KIBET KEN Daniel KIPCHUMBA KEN Daniel KIPCHUMBA KEN Mangata Kimai NDIWA KEN Abraham KIPTUM KEN Jemal YIMER ETH Yomif KEJELCHA JPN Josphat Kiptoo BOIT KEN Felix KIBITOK KEN Edwin Kiprop KIPTOO KEN Jorum Lumbasi OKOMBO KEN Morris GACHAGA KEN James Gitahi RUNGARU KEN Wilfred KIMITEI KEN Leonard LANGAT KEN Stephen KIPROP KEN Mule WASIHUN ETH Stephen KIPROP KEN Benard KIMELI KEN

Nation Rank Venue

1 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 5 6 4 5 1 6 2 1 1 1 1

Date

Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Berlin 08 APR Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Stresa 15 APR Copenahgen 16 SEP Stresa 15 APR Copenhagen 16 SEP Copenhagen 16 SEP Copenhagen 16 SEP Stresa 15 APR Copenhagen 16 SEP Copenhagen 16 SEP Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Den Haag 11 MAR Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Den Haag 11 MAR Usti nad Labem 15 SEP Barcelona 11 FEB Venlo 25 MAR Prague 07 APR

Time

Athlete

59:48 59:50 59:52 59:54 59:55 59:56 59:58 1:00:01 1:00:01 1:00:02 1:00:03 1:00:04 1:00:05 1:00:05 1:00:06 1:00:06 1:00:07 1:00:07 1:00:07 1:00:08

Mosinet GEREMEW ETH Amedework WALELEGN ETH Lelisa DESISA ETH Edwin KIPTOO KEN Dominic KIPTARUS KEN Geoffrey YEGON KEN Peter KWEMOI KEN Jake ROBERTSON NZL Asefa MENGISTU ETH Geoffrey KAMWOROR KEN Victor Kimutai CHUMO KEN Hiskel TEWELDE ERI Erick KIPTANUI KEN Abel KIPCHUMBA KEN Shadrack KIPLAGAT KEN Wilfried KIMITEI KEN Dominic KIPTARUS KEN Asefa TEFERA ETH Cosmas BIRECH KEN Abraham KIPYATICH KEN

Nation Rank Venue

1 1 7 7 8 2 3 1 9 1 1 2 1 4 5 3 3 2 4 6

Date

Buenos Aires26 AUG Istanbul 08 APR Copenhagen 16 SEP Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Copenhagen 16 SEP Prague 07 APR Prague 07 APR Houston 14 JAN Copenhagen 16 SEP Valencia 24 MAR Lille 01 SEP Lille 01 SEP Lisboa 11 MAR Prague 07 APR Prague 07 APR Lille 01 SEP Den Haag 11 MAR Istanbul 08 APR Lille 01 SEP Prague 07 APR

Other performances:

59:47 Galen RUPP

USA 1 Ostia

World record (mixed race): Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN), 1:04:51,Valencia, 22 OCT 2017 World record (women-only race) Netsanet Gudeta (ETH), 1:06:11,Valencia, 24 MAR 2018

Women

Present world record: Zersenay Tadese (ERI); 58:23, Lisboa, 21 MAR 2010

11 MAR

Time

Athlete

1:04:52 Fancy CHEMUTAI 1:04:55 Mary KEITANY 1:05:04 Joan MELLY 1:05:07 Caroline KIPKIRUI 1:05:15 Sifan HASSAN 1:05:37 MELLY 1:05:46 Ababel YESHANEH 1:06:09 KIPKIRUI 1:06:11 Netsanet GUDETA 1:06:15 MELLY 1:06:21 Zeineba YIMER 1:06:22 YESHANEH 1:06:39 Ruti AGA 1:06:46 Joyciline JEPKOSGEI 1:06:47 Degitu AZIMERAW 1:06:48 KIPKIRUI 1:06:49 Brigid KOSGEI 1:06:50 Mary WACERA 1:06:50 Buze DIRIBA 1:06:54 JEPKOSGEI 1:06:56 Pauline KAMALU 1:07:00 Roza Dereje BEKELE

Nation Rank Venue

KEN KEN KEN KEN NED KEN ETH KEN ETH KEN ETH ETH ETH KEN ETH KEN KEN KEN ETH KEN KEN ETH

1 2 1 3 1 4 2 2 1 3 4 1 1 5 6 2 7 3 4 2 3 2

Date

Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Prague 07 APR Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Copenhagen 16 SEP Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Copenhagen 16 SEP Prague 07 APR Valencia 24 MAR Copenhagen 16 SEP Copenhagen 16 SEP Istanbul 08 APR Houston 14 JAN Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Houston 14 JAN Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Houston 14 JAN Houston 14 JAN Valencia 24 MAR Valencia 24 MAR Istanbul 08 APR

Time

Athlete

1:07:02 1:07:03 1:07:13 1:07:13 1:07:17 1:07:17 1:07:18 1:07:25 1:07:30 1:07:32 1:07:33 1:07:36 1:07:49 1:07:49 1:07:51 1:07:54 1:07:55 1:08:07 1:08:07 1:08:09 1:08:09 1:08:10

Ruth CHEPNGETICH Bekelech GUDETA Edith CHELIMO Gladys CHERONO Eunice CHUMBA Diana CHEMTAI CHUMBA Molly HUDDLE Netsanet GUDETA Nancy JEPKOSGEI Hazuna YAMASAKI Hiwot GEBREKIDAN Helen Tola BEKELE Nancy KIPROP Meseret BELETE Sutume Asefa KEBEDE Diana KIPYOGEI Antonina KWAMBAI Zeineba YIMER Zerfie LIMENEH Meseret BELETE Desi MOKONOIN

Nation Rank Venue

KEN ETH KEN KEN BRN KEN BRN USA ETH KEN JPN ETH ETH KEN ETH ETH KEN KEN ETH ETH ETH BRN

5 6 5 8 4 1 6 7 1 2 1 7 9 1 8 1 3 1 5 2 6 7

Date

Copenhagen 16 SEP Copenhagen 16 SEP Houston 14 JAN Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Valencia 24 MAR Usti nad Labem 15 SEP Houston 14 JAN Houston 14 JAN Olomouc 23 JUN Usti nad Labem 15 SEP Yamaguchi 11 FEB Copenhagen 16 SEP Ras Al Khaimah 09 FEB Venlo 25 MAR Copenhagen 16 SEP Milano 25 MAR Istanbul 08 APR Paris 04 MAR Valencia 24 MAR Paris 04 MAR Valencia 24 MAR Valencia 24 MAR

10km Present world record: Leonard Patrick Komon (KEN); 26:45, Utrecht, 26 SEP 2010

Men Time

Athlete

26:46 27:08 27:18 27:19 27:22

Rhonex KIPRUTO Rhonex KIPRUTO Geoffrey KOECH Mathew KIMELI Mathew KORTEK

Nation Rank Venue

KEN KEN KEN KEN UGA

1 1 2 2 1

Date

Prague 08 SEP New York 29 APR Prague 08 SEP New York 29 APR Santos 20 MAY

Time

Athlete

27:26 27:26 27:28 27:37 27:38

Emmanuel KIPRONO KEN Mathew KIMELI KEN Jake ROBERTSON NZL Amedework WALELEGN ETH Abrahem KIPYATICH KEN

Nation Rank Venue

1 3 1 1 4

Present world record: Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN), 29:43, Prague, 09 SEP 2017

Women Date

Paderborn 31 MAR Prague 08 SEP New Orleans 01 APR Laredo 17 MAR Prague 08 SEP

Time

Athlete

30:19 30:22 30:23 30:50 30:57

Caroline KIPKIRUI KEN Fancy CHEMUTAI KEN Diana KIPYOKEI KEN Agnes TIROP KEN Sandrafelis Chebet TUEI KEN

Nation Rank Venue

1 2 3 1 1

Prague Prague Prague Tilburg Valencia

Date

08 SEP 08 SEP 08 SEP 02 SEP 14 JAN

Time

Athlete

30:59 31:00 31:07 31:08 31:17

Mary KEITANY Dorcas JEPCHIRCHIR Tsehay BEYAN Tirunesh DIBABA Norah JERUTO

Nation Rank Venue

KEN KEN ETH ETH KEN

1 1 2 1 2

New York Paderborn Tilburg Manchester Valencia

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Date

09 JUN 31 MAR 02 SEP 20 MAY 14 JAN

28 APRIL 2019 MARATHON IN GERMANY

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Sunday | April 28, 2019 Biggest Spring Marathon in Germany!

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Race contact details Race Directors: Send updated race contact details to update@aims-worldrunning.org * Associate member

Algeria Semi Marathon Int’l de la Ville de Béjaia Oct Haddad Fatsah E: fatsahmarathon@hotmail.fr W: www.semimarathondebejaia.com fb: facebook.com/semimarathondebejaia Sahara Marathon Feb James E. B. Carney E: saharamarathon@aol.com W: www.saharamarathon.org fb: facebook.com/saharamarathonorg Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Angola São Silvestre de Luanda 10km Carlos Rosa de Souza E: crabreluz@gmail.com W: www.saosilvestreangola.co.ao fb: facebook.com/saosilvestreangola

Dec

Antarctica Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100k Dec Richard Donovan E: rd@npmarathon.com W: www.icemarathon.com fb: facebook.com/AntarcticIceMarathon Antarctica Marathon & Half Mar Thom Gilligan E: info@marathontours.com W: www.antarcticamarathon.com fb: facebook.com/AntarcticaMarathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Argentina Buenos Aires Int’l Marathon Sep Luis Vinker E: info@maratondebuenosaires.com W: www.maratondebuenosaires.com fb: facebook.com/maratonbuenosaires Maratón Internacional de Mendoza Apr Enrique Eiras E: ejeiras@gmail.com W: www.maratondemendoza.com

Gold Coast Marathon Jul Cameron Hart E: info@goldcoastmarathon.com.au W: www.goldcoastmarathon.com.au fb: facebook.com/gcmarathon Medibank Melbourne Marathon Festival Oct Marcus Gale E: enquiries@melbournemarathon. com.au W: www.melbournemarathon.com.au fb: facebook.com/ melbournemarathonfestival Goodlife Rottnest Running Festival Raymond Lampard E: wamc@wamc.org.au W: www.wamc.org.au fb: bit.ly/2pbsPuK

Oct

7 Sunshine Coast Marathon Aug Jason Crowther E: jason@atlasmultisports.com.au W: www.sunshinecoastmarathon.com.au fb: facebook.com/ SunshineCoastMarathon Blackmores Sydney Running Festival (incl. Sydney Marathon) Sep Wayne Larden E: info@sydneyrunningfestival.com.au W: www.sydneyrunningfestival.com.au fb: facebook.com/officialbsrf McDonald’s Townsville Running Festival Aug Scott Piper E: info@mppromotions.com.au W: www.townsvillerunningfestival.com fb: facebook.com/townsvillerunningfest Westlink M7 Blacktown Running Festival Jul Tanya Bigeni E: events.team@blacktown.nsw.gov.au W: www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/ runningfestival fb: facebook.com/BlacktownCityCouncil

Austria

Armenia *Yerevan Marathon and Half Marathon Oct Anahit Adamyan E: anahit.adamyan@armeniamarathon.org W: www.armeniamarathon.org fb: facebook.com/Yerevanhalfmarathon/

Aruba KLM Aruba Marathon Jun Kees van Muiswinkel E: info@arubainternationalmarathon.com W: www.arubainternationalmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/MarathonAruba

Australia Adelaide Marathon Festival May Ben Hockings E: events@sarrc.asn.au W: www.adelaidemarathon.com.au fb: facebook.com/SARoadRunnersClub Australian Outback Marathon Jul Michael Walton E: sales@ australianoutbackmarathon.com W: www.australianoutbackmarathon. com fb: facebook.com/outbackmarathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards Australian Running Festival presented by TCS Apr Melanie Stewart E: mel.stewart@fairfaxmedia.com.au W: www.runningfestival.com.au fb: facebook.com/austrunningfest/ Barossa Marathon Festival Ben Hockings E: events@sarrc.asn.au W: www.barossamarathon.com.au fb: on.fb.me/1lb7Y1t

Aug

Brisbane Marathon Festival Jason Crowther E: info@atlasmultisports.com.au W: www.brisbanemarathon.com fb: facebook.com/brisbanemarathon

Aug

Belarus Minsk Half Marathon Sep Vadim Devyatovskiy E: belarus.athletics@gmail.com W: minskhalfmarathon.by fb: facebook.com/minskhalfmarathon/

Belgium AG Antwerp Marathon Greg Broekmans E: info@golazo.com W: www.antwerpmarathon.be fb: facebook.com/antwerp10miles Brussels Airport Marathon & Half Marathon Greg Broekmans E: info@golazo.com W: www.brusselsmarathon.be fb: facebook.com/brusselsmarathon Linker Oevert Marathon Kid Van Thienen E: kvth@telenet.be W: www.linkeroevertmarathon.com fb: on.fb.me/ZPKj2k

Apr

Oct

Bhutan Thunder Dragon Marathon May Mike Gratton E: mike@209events.com W: www.thunderdragonmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/209events Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Bosnia *Banja Luka Half Marathon May Vladimir Selec E: banjalukamaraton@gmail.com W: www.banjalukamarathon.com fb: facebook.com/banjalukamarathon/ Sarajevo Sberbank Half Marathon Sep Franjo Sola E: franjo.sola@sarajevomarathon.ba W: sarajevomarathon.ba/en fb: facebook.com/ events/204804080102150/

Botswana Diacore Gaborone Marathon May Danny Blumberg E: info@diacoregaboronemarathon.com W: www.diacoregaboronemarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ Diacoregaboronemarathon

ASICS Austrian Women’s Run Ilse Dippmann, Andreas Schnabl E: office@oesterreichischerfrauenlauf.at W: www.austrianwomensrun.com

Brasilia City Half Marathon Nov Paulo Roberto Passos Carelli E: paulo@iguanasports.com.br W: www.bsbcityhalfmarathon.com.br

Salzburg Marathon May Johannes Langer E: office@salzburg-marathon.at W: www.salzburg-marathon.at fb: facebook.com/salzburg.marathon Vienna City Marathon Apr Wolfgang Konrad E: office@vienna-marathon.com W: www.vienna-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/vienna.city.marathon Int’l WACHAUmarathon Mag. Michael Buchleitner E: office@wachaumarathon.com W: www.wachaumarathon.com fb: facebook.com/wachaumarathon

Sep

Bahamas Marathon Bahamas, Half & Relay Pamela Richardson E: info@marathonbahamas.com W: www.marathonbahamas.com fb: facebook.com/marathon242

Jan

Barbados Cave Shepherd & Co Run Barbados Dec Marathon Weekend Island Races (Zary Evelyn & Kristina Evelyn) E: runbarbados@gmail.com W: www.runbarbados.org fb: facebook.com/RunBarbadosSeries/

Corrida de Sao Sebastiao Jan Joao Traven E: spiridon@spiridon.com.br W: www.corridadesaosebastiao.com.br fb: facebook.com/ corridadesaosebastiao/

Cambodia

3 Country Sparkasse Marathon Oct Günter Ernst E: info@sparkasse-3-laender-marathon.at W: www.sparkasse-3-laendermarathon.at fb: facebook.com/ Sparkasse3LaenderMarathon May

Maratona de São Paulo - São Paulo Apr Int’l Marathon Thadeus Gilberto Kassabian E: tgk@yescom.com.br W: www.saopaulomarathonbrazil.com fb: facebook.com/maratonadesaopaulo/

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro City Marathon Joao Traven E: maratonadorio@ maratonadorio.com.br W: www.maratonadorio.com.br fb: facebook.com/ maratonadoriodejaneiro

Jun

Rio City Half Marathon Paulo Roberto Passos Carelli E: paulo@iguanasports.com.br W: www.riocityhalfmarathon.com.br

Apr

Meia Maratona Internacional do Rio 2018 Rio Half Marathon Aug Thadeus Gilberto Kassabian E: tgk@yescom.com.br W: www.riohalfmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/meiadorio/ Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre – São Silvestre Int’l Road Race Dec Thadeus Kassabian E: tgk@yescom.com.br W: www.saosilvestre.com.br *Sao Paulo City Marathon Paulo Roberto Passos Carelli E: paulo@iguanasports.com.br W: www.spcitymarathon.com.br

Jul

São Paulo Int’l Half Marathon Corpore Octávio José Aronis E: corpore@corpore.org.br W: www.corpore.org.br fb: facebook.com/CorporeBrasil

Apr

Angkor Wat Int’l Half Marathon Sem Phalla E: direct@cambodia-events.org, info@cambodia-events.org W: www.cambodia-events.org fb: facebook.com/ angkorwathalfmarathon

Dec

*The Khmer Empire Marathon Aug Sem Phalla E: direct@cambodia-events.org, info@cambodia-events.org W: www.cambodia-events.org fb: facebook.com/khmerempiremarathon Phnom Penh Half Marathon Mr. Sem Phalla E: direct@cambodia-events.org, info@cambodia-events.org W: www.cambodia-events.org fb: on.fb.me/1nfsVir

Jun

Sihanoukville Int’l Half Marathon Mar Mr. Sem Phalla E: direct@cambodia-events.org, info@cambodia-events.org W: www.cambodia-events.org fb: facebook.com/sihanoukvillemarathon

Canada Scotiabank Calgary Marathon Jon Bird E: info@calgarymarathon.com W: www.calgarymarathon.com fb: on.fb.me/1bWyk7c

May

Servus Edmonton Marathon Tom Keogh E: info@edmontonmarathon.ca W: www.edmontonmarathon.ca fb: facebook.com/EdmMarathon

Aug

Okanagan Marathon Oct Tom Keogh E: info@okanaganmarathon.ca W: www.okanaganmarathon.ca fb: facebook.com/okanaganmarathon.ca Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon and Ottawa 10K John Halvorsen E: info@runottawa.ca W: www.runottawa.ca fb: facebook.com/OttawaMarathon

May

SSQ Quebec City Marathon Patrice Gagnon E: info@jecoursqc.com W: jecoursqc.com fb: facebook.com/jecoursqc

Oct

Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon & Half Marathon & 5k Oct Alan Brookes E: alan@canadarunningseries.com W: www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/TorontoWaterfront42k Toronto Marathon Jay Glassman E: info@torontomarathon.com W: www.torontomarathon.com fb: facebook.com/torontomarathon

May

The Vancouver Sun Run Presented by Ford Apr Tim Hopkins E: info@vancouversunrun.com W: www.vancouversunrun.com fb: facebook.com/#!/vancouversunrun GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon Cathy Noel E: info@runvictoriamarathon.com W: www.runvictoriamarathon.com fb: facebook.com/Victoria.Marathon

Oct

Cayman Islands Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon Dec Rhonda Kelly E: info@caymanislandsmarathon.com W: www.caymanislandsmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/CaymanMarathon

Chile Santiago Marathon Apr Fernando Jamarne E: fjamarne@alessandri.cl W: www.maratondesantiago.com fb: facebook.com/maratondesantiago Volcano Marathon Nov Richard Donovan E: npmarathon@gmail.com W: www.volcanomarathon.com fb: facebook.com/thevolcanomarathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards

China Beijing Marathon Wang Dawei E: oc@beijing-marathon.com W: www.beijing-marathon.com/en

Sep

Dalian Int’l Marathon Sun Xinsheng E: mls@dl.cn W: www.dlmls.org

May

*Great Hakka Marathon Nov Dave Cundy E: guo.feng@great-hakkamarathon.com W: www.great-hakka-marathon.com Course not measurable to AIMS standards The Great Wall Marathon May Dave Cundy E: gwm_booking@263.net. cn, kent.wang@greatwall-marathon.com.cn W: www.great-wall-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/greatwallmarathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards Hangzhou Marathon Nov Mr. Long Jiang E: marathon@hzim.org W: www.hzim.org fb: facebook.com/hangzhou.marathon Lanzhou Int’l Marathon Long Fuguo E: lzmarathon@126.com W: www.lzmarathon.com Nanjing Luhe Zhuzhen Int’l Half Marathon Kewen Wu E: 2769944@qq.com W: www.njlhmls.com

Jun

Oct

Shanghai Int’l Marathon Nov Jenny Zhou E: general@shmarathon.com W: www.shang-ma.com Wuxi Marathon Hu Tianwen E: tianwen@ihuipao.com W: www.wuximarathon.com

Mar

Xiamen Marathon Fu Yimin E: xmmarathon@126.com, ealin_zhuo@126.com W: www.xmim.org/en/ fb: facebook.com/xiamenmarathon

Jan

Yellow River Estuary Int’l Marathon May Yuan Zhen E: dygjmls@163.com W: www.hhkgjmls.net

Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Int’l Marathon Huang Yu E: khmskhms@kcg.gov.tw W: www.khm.com.tw fb: facebook.com/khmarathon/

Feb

Kinmen Marathon Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: www.sportsnet.org.tw

Feb

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*Taichung World Flora Exposition Int Feb Marathon Chen Ching Lung E: fuludun@gmail.com W: lohasnet.tw/Floraexpo20180225/ Taipei Marathon Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: www.sportsnet.org.tw Face Equality Taipei Expressway Marathon Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: www.sportsnet.org.tw

Dec

Mar

Standard Chartered Taipei Charity Jan Marathon Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: www.sportsnet.org.tw fb: facebook.com/scbmarathon?fref=ts New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon Mar Ching-Cheng Wang E: tpe@mf.iaaf.org W: www.wanjinshi-marathon.com.tw fb: on.fb.me/1bWyj3d Taishin Women Run Taipei Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: www.sportsnet.org.tw

Apr

Zengwen Reservoir Marathon Wang, Ching-Cheng E: tpe@mf.iaaf.org W: www.athletics.org.tw fb: bit.ly/2rRvU6G

Dec

Jul

Maratón Medellín Sep Gustavo Orozco Posada E: direccion@maratonmedellin.com W: www.maratonmedellin.co fb: facebook.com/maratonmedellin

Costa Rica

10K San José – Costa Rica Guillermo Sáenz E: marathoncostarica@gmail.com W: www.marathoncostarica.com fb: on.fb.me/1bWykEg

Jul

Sep

Dec

Guillermo Sáenz E: marathoncostarica@gmail.com W: www.marathoncostarica.com fb: on.fb.me/1bWyj3p Maraton y Medio Maraton Municipalidad de San José Vladimir Murillo E: vladimir.murillo@ maratondesanjose.com W: www.maratondesanjose.com Media Maraton “La Sele” Victor Lopez E: vlopez@runnerscr.com W: www.gsxg.net

May

Sep

Split Half Marathon Kristijan Sindik E: info@splitmarathon.com W: www.splitmarathon.com

Feb

Ston Wall Marathon Zeljko Konosic E: stonwallmarathon@gmail.com W: www.ston-wall-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/StonWallMarathon

Sep

Zagreb Marathon & Half Marko Jakopović E: zagrebacki.atletski. savez@gmail.com W: www.zagreb-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/zagreb.marathon

Oct

Marabana Marathon & Half Nov Carlos R. Gattorno Correa E: gattorno.marabana@gmail.com W: www.maratondelahabana.com

KLM Curaçao Marathon Nov Kees van Muiswinkel E: kees@curacaomarathon.com W: www.curacaomarathon.com fb: facebook.com/klmcuracaomarathon

Cyprus *Logicom Cyprus Marathon Stavros Kakourides E: run@cyprusmarathon.com W: www.cyprusmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ CyprusMarathonOfficial

Mar

Dec

OPAP Limassol Marathon GSO Mar Spyros Spyrou E: info@limassolmarathon.com W: www.limassolmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/limassolmarathon/

Pardubice Wine Half Marathon Apr Oldřich Bujnoch E: oldrichbujnoch@seznam.cz W: www.pardubickyvinarskypulmaraton.cz fb: on.fb.me/1HWsAYy May

Dominican Republic Maratón Monumental Primer Santiago de America Nov Emilio Martínez E: maratonmonumental@gmail.com W: www.maratonsantiago.do

DPR of Korea Apr

Ecuador Guayaquil Marathon Diego Maruri E: diegomaruri@dm3.com W: www.dm3.com fb: on.fb.me/1bWymvQ

Oct

Quito Últimas Noticias 15k Jun Pablo Gonzalez Peña E: pabloarturogonzalez@gmail.com W: www.quitoultimasnoticias15k.ec fb: facebook.com/UN15K La Ruta de las Iglesias Samia Solah, Nina Solah E: samia@tventasec.com, nsolah@tventasec.com W: www.rutadelasiglesias.com fb: facebook.com/rutaiglesias

Aug

Egypt Egyptian Marathon Gasser Riad E: info@egyptianmarathon.net W: www.egyptianmarathon.net fb: on.fb.me/1bWykUW

Jan

Pharaonic 100km Nov Gasser Riad E: info@egyptianmarathon.net W: www.egyptianmarathon.net fb: facebook.com/egytpian.marathon

Sep

Copenhagen Half Marathon Dorte Vibjerg E: vibjerg@sparta.dk W: copenhagenhalfmarathon.dk fb: facebook.com/cphhalf

Sep

RheinEnergieMarathon Cologne Markus Frisch E: info@koeln-marathon.de W: www.cologne-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/koelnmarathon

Oct

*Helsinki Marathon Tapani Virtanen E: info@helsinkimarathon.com W: www.helsinkimarathon.fi

Aug

Apr

Paavo Nurmi Marathon Kari Ahonen E: info@paavonurmisports.fi W: www.paavonurmimarathon.fi fb: on.fb.me/1SlsUaQ

METRO Marathon Düsseldorf Sonja Oberem E: info@rhein-marathon.de W: www.metro-marathon.de fb: bit.ly/2mIOkT2

Aug

Mainova Frankfurt Marathon Jo Schindler E: mail@frankfurt-marathon.com W: www.frankfurt-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/ffmmarathon

Oct

French Riviera Marathon Nice-Cannes Nov Hugues Lelievre E: communication@azur-sport.org W: www.frenchrivieramarathon.com fb: on.fb.me/1bWymMt Schneider Electric Apr Marathon de Paris Edouard Cassignol E: parismarathon@aso.fr W: www. schneiderelectricparismarathon.com fb: facebook.com/parismarathon Paris St Germain en Laye – May La Course Bruno Boukobza E: bruno.boukobza@gmail.com W: www.parissaintgermainlacourse.com fb: on.fb.me/1vnXjoB Serge Vigot La Rochelle Int’l Marathon Nov Mauny Nicolas E: info@marathondelarochelle.com W: marathondelarochelle.com fb: facebook.com/marathonLR St Denis Half Marathon – La Voie Royale Thierry Vernay / Antonio Agostinho E: info@wanago.com W: www.lavoieroyale.fr fb: facebook.com/semimarathon. saintdenis/

Oct

FYR Macedonia

Tallinna Maraton, Half & 10k Mati Lilliallik E: info@tallinnmarathon.ee W: www.tallinnamaraton.ee fb: facebook.com/TallinnaMaraton/

Sep

Tartu City Marathon Indrek Kelk E: kristina@tartumaraton.ee W: www.tartumaraton.ee fb: facebook.com/tartumaraton

Oct

*First Postal Marathon Vlatko Atanasoski E: contact@postalmarathon.com W: www.postalmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/postalmarathon

Oct

Wizz Air Skopje Marathon Kire Sinadinovski E: kire@skopskimaraton.com.mk W: www.skopjemarathon.com fb: facebook.com/skopskimaraton

May

Georgia

Ethiopia Great Ethiopian Run 10km Nov Ermias Ayele E: ermias@ethiopianrun.org W: www.ethiopianrun.org fb: facebook.com/GreatEthiopianRun Hawassa Half Marathon Ermias Ayele E: ermias@ethiopianrun.org W: www.ethiopianrun.org fb: facebook.com/GreatEthiopianRun

*Helsinki Half Marathon Jun Tapani Virtanen E: info@helsinkihalfmarathon.fi W: www.helsinkihalfmarathon.fi fb: facebook.com/helsinkihalfmarathon

France

Feb

Falkland Islands

H.C. Andersen Marathon Torben Simonsen E: ts@hcamarathon.dk W: www.hcamarathon.dk fb: facebook.com/hcamarathon

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Estonia

*Radisson Blu Larnaka Int’l Marathon Nov Costas Daltas E: info@larnakamarathon.com W: larnakamarathon.com fb: bit.ly/2N9jBeH

Volkswagen Prague Marathon Václav Skřivánek E: info@runczech.com W: www.runczech.com fb: facebook.com/runczech

Telenor Copenhagen Marathon Dorte Vibjerg E: vibjerg@sparta.dk W: www.copenhagenmarathon.dk fb: facebook.com/cphmarathon

Mangyongdae Prize Int’l Marathon Jong Song Ok E: prk@star-co.net.kp W: www.pyongyangmarathon.com

Denmark

Tamarindo Beach Marathon Sep Victor López Jiménez E: info@tamarindobeachmarathon.com W: www.tamarindobeachmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/tamarindobeachmaraton

Losinjski Half Marathon Miroslav Cavlek E: miroslav.cavlek@ri.t-com.hr W: www.ak-losinj.hr fb: facebook.com/losinjhalfmaraton/

Czech Republic

San José Costa Rica Half & Marathon

Jun

Curaçao

¼ de Maraton Ciudad de Bucaramanga Oct – FCV Mariela Sanchez Aguirre E: marielasanchez@fcv.org W: www.fcv.org/maraton fb: facebook.com/FCVColombia

Correcaminos Marathon & Half Marathon Gustavo Alvarez E: info@correcaminoscr.com W: www.maratoncorrecaminos.com fb: on.fb.me/1bWykEc

Hvar Half Marathon Boris Reinic E: info@hvarmarathon.com W: www.hvarmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/HvarHalfMarathon

Cuba

Colombia Media Maratón Int’l de Bogotá Martha Santos E: msantos@ correcaminoscolombia.com W: www.mediamaratonbogota.com fb: facebook.com/mmboficial

Croatia Du Motion-Runners’ Days Dubrovnik Apr (Dubrovnik Half Marathon) Alen Bošković E: alen.boskovic@du-motion.com W: www.du-motion.com/en/home/ fb: bit.ly/2sBlQld

Standard Chartered Stanley Marathon Mar Simon Fenton E: bank.info@sc.com W: www.sc.com/fk/events/marathon

Finland Helsinki City Marathon May Markku Haverinen E: maraton@sul.fi W: www.helsinkicitymarathon.fi fb: facebook.com/HelsinkiCityMarathon

The Great Batumi Night Race Peter Gottwald E: info@batumi-marathon.com W: batumi-marathon.com HeidelbergCement TbilisiHalfMarathon Peter Gottwald E: info@tbilisimarathon.ge W: www.tbilisimarathon.ge fb: facebook.com/Tbilisimarathon

Apr

Sep

Germany Halfmarathon Altötting Guenther Vogl E: halbmarathon@gmx.de W: www.halbmarathon.de

Sep

BMW Berlin-Marathon Mark Milde W: www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/berlinmarathon

Sep

Generali Berlin Half Marathon Mark Milde W: www.berliner-halbmarathon.de fb: facebook.com/sccevents

Apr

hella hamburg halbmarathon Jun Karsten Schölermann E: info@hamburg-halbmarathon.de W: www.hamburg-halbmarathon.de fb: facebook.com/ events/1444667878934142/ Haspa Marathon Hamburg Apr E: service@marathonhamburg.de W: www.haspa-marathon-hamburg.de fb: facebook.com/ haspamarathonhamburg HAJ Hannover Marathon Apr Stefanie Eichel E: kontakt@marathon-hannover.de W: www.marathon-hannover.de fb: facebook.com/MarathonHannover Generali München Marathon Oct Gernot Weigl E: service@generalimuenchenmarathon.de W: www.generalimuenchenmarathon.de fb: facebook.com/ generalimuenchenmarathon Volksbank-Münster-Marathon Sep Michael Brinkmann E: info@volksbank-muenstermarathon.de W: www.volksbank-muenster-marathon.de fb: on.fb.me/1bWylIv iWelt Marathon Wuerzburg May Guenter Herrmann E: g.herrmann@wuerzburgmarathon.de W: www.wuerzburg-marathon.de fb: facebook.com/Wuerzburg.Marathon

Great Britain Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon Claire O Neill E: elaine.riddell@ belfastcitymarathon.org W: www.belfastcitymarathon.com fb: on.fb.me/1bWynjv

May

*Bournemouth Marathon Festival Oct Neil Kilgour E: annette@gsi-events.com W: www.bournemouthmarathon.com fb: on.fb.me/WWhtwp Cardiff Half Marathon Steve Brace E: cardiffhalfmarathon@ run4wales.org W: www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk fb: facebook.com/Cardiffhalf

Oct

Edinburgh Marathon Festival Neil Kilgour E: annette@gsi-events.com W: www.edinburghmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ EdinburghMarathonFestival

May

Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running oct Malcolm Sutherland E: info@lochnessmarathon.com W: www.lochnessmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/lochnessmarathon Milton Keynes Marathon & Half May Andrew Hully E: run@miltonkeynesmarathon.co.uk W: www.mkmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ MiltonKeynesMarathon

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*Scottish Half Marathon & 10K Sep Neil Kilgour E: annette@gsi-events.com W: www.scottishhalfmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ScottishHalfMarathon JCP Swansea Half Marathon Jun David Martin-Jewell E: david@frontrunnerevents.co.uk W: swanseahalfmarathon.co.uk fb: facebook.com/SwanseaHalf

Greece Athens Half Marathon Evangelos Papapostolou E: info@athinahalfmarathon.gr W: www.athinahalfmarathon.gr fb: bit.ly/2bvGYfV

Mar

Int’l Marathon Alexander the Great Apr Drosos Christopoulos E: info@atgm.gr, info@ alexanderthegreatmarathon.org W: www.alexanderthegreatmarathon.org fb: on.fb.me/1bWylYY Athens Marathon The Authentic Nov Evangelos Papapostolou E: info@athensauthenticmarathon.gr W: www.athensauthenticmarathon.gr fb: facebook.com/ athensclassicmarathon *Crete Marathon Apr Evangelos Papapostolou E: racedirector@crete-marathon.gr W: www.crete-marathon.gr fb: facebook.com/cretemarathon *Mykonos Run Sep Christina Nikolopoulou E: outloudeventservices@yahoo.gr W: www.mykonosrun.com *Nafplio Marathon Mar Evangelos Papapostolou E: racedirector@nafpliomarathon.gr W: www.nafpliomarathon.gr fb: on.fb.me/1DXeYsT *Rhodes Marathon Nikolaos Polias E: info@rhodesmarathon.gr W: www.rhodesmarathon.gr fb: facebook.com/roads2rhodes Int’l Thessaloniki Night Half Marathon Drosos Christopoulos E: info@thesshalfmarathon.org W: www.thesshalfmarathon.org fb: on.fb.me/1bWynjE

Apr

Oct

Greenland Polar Circle Marathon Oct Lars Fyhr E: lf@albatros-adventure.com W: www.polar-circle-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/polarcirclemarathon/

Guam United Airlines Guam Marathon Apr Ben Ferguson E: info@unitedguammarathon.com W: www.unitedguammarathon.com fb: facebook.com/unitedguammarathon/

Hong Kong, China Gammon China Coast Marathon & Half David Smith E: chinacoast@avohk.org W: www.avohk.org Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon William Ko E: hkmarathon@hkaaa.com W: www.hkmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/hkmarathon Mizuno Hong Kong Half-Marathon Championships Alan Wong Kim Lun E: inquiry@hkaaa.com W: www.hkaaa.com fb: facebook.com/ilovehkaaa

Jan

Feb

Dec

UNICEF Charity Run Half Marathon & 10km Nov Lando Cheung E: lando.cheung@unicef.org.hk W: run.unicef.org.hk fb: facebook.com/runforchildren

Hungary Telekom Vivicittá Spring Half Marathon Apr Árpád Kocsis E: registration@ budapestmarathon.com W: springhalfmarathon.runinbudapest. com fb: facebook.com/runinbudapest/ Wizz Air Budapest Half Marathon Árpád Kocsis E: registration@ budapestmarathon.com W: halfmarathon.runinbudapest.com fb: facebook.com/runinbudapest/

Sep

SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival Árpád Kocsis E: registration@ budapestmarathon.com W: marathon.runinbudapest.com fb: facebook.com/runinbudapest/

Oct

Jun

Sep

Tata Mumbai Marathon Jan Hugh Jones E: tatamumbaimarathon@ procam.in, arati@procam.in W: tatamumbaimarathon. procamrunning.in fb: facebook.com/TataMumMarathon/ *IDBI Federal Life Insurance Mumbai Half Marathon Sep Nagaraj Adiga E: contact@nebsports.in W: www.mumbaihalfmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/MumbaiHM/ IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon Feb Nagaraj Adiga E: adiga@nebsports.in W: www.newdelhimarathon.com fb: facebook.com/newdelhimarathon/ Cairn Pink City Half Marathon Roop Betala E: roopchand@volvie.com W: www.cairnpchm.com

Iceland Suzuki Midnight Sun Run Hrefna Hlín Sveinbjörnsdóttir E: marathon@marathon.is W: marathon.is/midnight-run fb: facebook.com/midnightrunis

Ladakh Marathon & Ultra Chewang Motup Goba E: info@ladakhmarathon.com W: www.ladakhmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ladakhmarathon

Dec

PNB MetLife Satara Hill Half Marathon

Sep

Dr Devdutta Deo E: runsatara@shhm.co.in W: www.shhm.co.in fb: facebook.com/SataraHillMarathon

Islandsbanki Reykjavik Marathon Aug Jóna Hildur Bjarnadóttir E: marathon@marathon.is W: marathon.is/reykjavik-marathon fb: facebook.com/Reykjavikurmarathon

India Bengaluru Midnight Marathon Dec Gul Mohamed Akbar E: gul@silverscreenfilms.in W: midnightmarathon.in fb: facebook.com/midnightmarathon.in Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon Oct Nagaraj Adiga E: adiga@nebsports.in W: www.bengalurumarathon.in fb: facebook.com/marathonbengaluru/ TCS World 10K Bengaluru Hugh Jones E: tcsworld10K@procam.in W: tcsworld10k.procamrunning.in fb: facebook.com/tcsw10k

May

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon Hugh Jones E: adhm@procam.in, arati@procam.in W: adhm.procamrunning.in fb: facebook.com/runadhm?fref=ts

Oct

Goa River Marathon Nitin Bandekar E: nbandekar@nrbgroup.biz W: www.goarivermarathon.com fb: facebook.com/goarivermarathon

Dec

AU Bank Jaipur Marathon Mukesh Mishra E: jaipurmarathon@gmail.com W: www.marathonjaipur.com fb: facebook.com/jaipurmarathon/

Feb

*Tata Steel Kolkata 25k Hugh Jones E: tsk25@procam.in, aimssec@aol.com W: www.tsk25.procamrunning.in fb: facebook.com/TSKolkata25

Dec

*Tarblazer 21.1 S. Shashidhar E: shashi@sportman.in W: www.sportman.in/tarblazer/ fb: facebook.com/hellosportman/

Jun

Aug

Waterford Viking Marathon Jun Joe Cawley E: info@waterfordvikingmarathon. com W: www.waterfordvikingmarathon.com fb: on.fb.me/1HWuFDI World Marathon Challenge Jan Richard Donovan E: rd@worldmarathonchallenge.com W: www.worldmarathonchallenge.com

Israel Eilat Full Desert Marathon Nov Ofer Padan E: ofer@marathonisrael.co.il W: www.desertrun.co.il fb: facebook.com/desertrun.co.il/ Course not measurable to AIMS standards Jerusalem Marathon, Half & 10k Simon Avraham E: JEM@target-market.co.il W: www.jerusalem-marathon.com fb: on.fb.me/WCyXOj

Mar

Tel Aviv Samsung Marathon Ofer Shytrit “Kapaim” E: marathon@kapaim.co.il W: www.tlvmarathon.co.il fb: facebook.com/TelAvivMarathon

Feb

Sea of Galilee Tiberias Marathon Jan Doron Amir E: dorona88@gmail.com W: www.tiberiasmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/TiberiasMarathonIL

Italy

MG Vadodara Int’l Marathon Jan Sameer Khera E: samkhera@gmail.com W: www.vadodaramarathon.com fb: facebook.com/VadodaraMarathon

Dogi’s Half Marathon Apr Michele Stellon E: info@dogishalfmarathon.it W: www.dogishalfmarathon.it fb: facebook.com/dogishalfmarathon/

Vizag Navy Marathon Nov Dr. Murali Nannapaneni E: medflight@gmail.com W: www.vizagnavymarathon.com

Firenze Marathon Nov Giancarlo Romiti E: staff@firenzemarathon.it W: www.firenzemarathon.it fb: on.fb.me/1lpsOz8

Indonesia Maybank Bali Marathon Wahyu Rizky E: info@balimarathon.com W: www.balimarathon.com fb: facebook.com/BaliMarathon

Sep

Borobudur Marathon Nov Andreas Kansil E: andreas@pandarasports.com W: borobudurmarathon.co.id fb: facebook.com/ BorobudurMarathon2018/ Jakarta Marathon Edi Purnomo E: edi@inspirogroup.co.id W: www.thejakartamarathon.com fb: facebook.com/TheJKTMarathon

Erbil Marathon Abdulsattar Younus E: erbilmarathon@yahoo.com W: www.erbilmarathon.org fb: on.fb.me/JifjR5

SPORTWAY Lake Maggiore Marathon Nov

Oct

AUDIREVI Lake Maggiore Half Marathon & 10K Paolo Ottone E: LMHM@pro-motion.it W: www.LMHM.it fb: facebook.com/lagomaggiore. marathon

Ireland Cork City Marathon Jim O’Donovan E: info@corkcitymarathon.ie W: www.corkcitymarathon.ie fb: facebook.com/corkcitymarathon/

Gensan Giulietta & Romeo Half Marathon Feb Stefano Stanzial E: matteo@veronamarathon.it W: www.giuliettaeromeohalfmarathon.it fb: facebook.com/veronamarathon

Paolo Ottone E: LMM@pro-motion.it W: www.lagomaggioremarathon.com fb: facebook.com/lagomaggiore. marathon

Iraq

*IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Marathon Feb Nagraj Adiga E: contact@nebsports.in W: www.kolkatafullmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/kolkatafullmarathon/

Longford Marathon Fr Ciaran McGovern E: info@longfordmarathon.com W: www.longfordmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/longfordmarathon

Jun

SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon Oct Jim Aughney E: office@dublinmarathon.ie W: www.sseairtricitydublinmarathon.ie fb: facebook.com/dublinmarathon

Padova Marathon Leopoldo Destro E: info@padovamarathon.com W: www.padovamarathon.com fb: bit.ly/2h0vdjZ

Apr

PisaMarathon Andrea Maggini E: info@1063ad.it W: www.maratonadipisa.com fb: facebook.com/PisaMarathon

Dec

Ravenna Marathon – City of Art Nov Stefano Righini E: info@maratonadiravenna.com W: www.maratonadiravenna.com fb: facebook.com/maratonadiravenna/ Maratona di Roma Telesia City Trophy Int’l Road Race 10k Viscusi Diego E: info@trofeotelesia.it W: www.trofeotelesia.it fb: facebook.com/trofeotelese

Apr

Jun

*Telesia Half Marathon Oct Diego Viscusi E: info@telesiahalfmarathon.it W: www.telesiahalfmarathon.it fb: facebook.com/telesiahalfmarathon/ Trento Half Marathon Oct Ferruccio Demadonna E: demadonna@inwind.it W: www.trentorunningfestival.it fb: facebook.com/trentorunningfestival 15a Treviso Marathon Mar Mauro Miani E: info@trevisomarathon.com W: www.trevisomarathon.com fb: facebook.com/MaratonaDiTreviso Trieste Running Festival May Fabio Carini E: info@miramarun.it W: www.triesterunningfestival.com fb: facebook.com/triesterunningfestival Maratonina Città di Udine Sep Paolo Bordon E: info@maratoninadiudine.it W: www.maratoninadiudine.it fb: facebook.com/asdmaratoninaudinese Maratona di San Valentino Feb Marcello Vettese E: info@maratonadisanvalentino.it W: www.maratonadisanvalentino.it fb: facebook.com/maratona. disanvalentino Venicemarathon Piero Rosa Salva E: info@venicemarathon.it W: www.venicemarathon.it fb: facebook.com/ ASDVenicemarathon?fref=ts

Oct

Verona Marathon Nov Stefano Stanzial E: stefano@veronamarathon.it W: www.veronamarathon.it fb: facebook.com/veronamarathon Apr

Generali Milano Marathon Andrea Trabuio E: info@milanomarathon.it W: www.milanomarathon.it fb: facebook.com/MilanoMarathon

Apr

Moonlight Half Marathon Piero Rosa Salva E: info@venicemarathon.it W: www.moonlighthalfmarathon.it fb: on.fb.me/1zhSboz

May

*Napoli City Half Marathon Carlo Capalbo E: info@napolirunning.com W: www.napolirunning.com fb: facebook.com/napolirunning

Feb

Jamaica Reggae Marathon, Half & 10K Alfred Francis E: racedirector@ reggaemarathon.com W: www.reggaemarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ReggaeMarathon

Dec

Japan Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon Mr Megumi Furuichi E: furuichi-m@mainichi.co.jp Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon Rieko Kumagai E: jigyoubu@pearl.ocn.ne.jp W: www.lakebiwa-marathon.com

Feb

Mar

Fukuoka Int’l Open Marathon Championship Dec Takanori Saito E: s-marathon@asahi.com W: www.fukuoka-marathon.com/en/index. html

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Gifu Half Marathon Tetsuya “Teddy” Okamura E: okamura.chunichi@biz.nifty.jp W: www.gifu-marathon.jp fb: facebook.com/gifu.marathon

Apr

Lake Saroma 100km Ultra Marathon Jun Jiro Hashimoto E: saroma@runners.co.jp W: saromanblue.jp/index.shtml fb: facebook.com/saroma100km

Hokkaido Marathon Aug Keita Setaka E: setaka@hokkaido-np.co.jp W: hokkaido-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/hokkaidomarathon

KIX Senshu Int’l Marathon Feb Osami Takeyama E: jimukyoku@senshu-marathon.jp W: www.senshu-marathon.jp

Kagawa Marugame Int’l Feb Half Marathon Masaharu Kaji E: marugame-half@aroma.ocn.ne.jp W: www.km-half.com fb: bit.ly/2mrsm5x *Kanazawa Marathon Oct Yukiyoshi Yamano E: marathon@city.kanazawa.lg.jp W: www.kanazawa-marathon.jp fb: facebook.com/kanazawa.marathon. soshiki *Kitakyushu Marathon Feb Kenji Kitahashi E: toiawase@kitakyushu-marathon.jp W: kitakyushu-marathon.jp fb: on.fb.me/VyPKjJ

Tokushima Marathon Mar Kamon Iizumi E: hashiru_ahoo@circus.ocn.ne.jp W: www.tokushima-marathon.jp fb: facebook.com/tokushima.marathon Tokyo Marathon Tad Hayano E: tm2019@or.knt.jp W: www.marathon.tokyo/en/ fb: facebook.com/tokyo42195.org

Mar

*Toyama Marathon Oct Takakazu Ishii E: tm-info@toyamamarathon.com W: www.toyamamarathon.com/entry/ oversea.html fb: bit.ly/2qjEk6i

Jordan

Kobe Marathon Nov Hisashi Yamane E: kobemarathon1@pearl.ocn.ne.jp W: www.kobe-marathon.net fb: facebook.com/Kobe.Marathon.Office

Samsung Amman Int’l Marathon Lina El Kurd E: l.kurd@runjordan.com W: www.runjordan.com fb: on.fb.me/1f9ilRz

Oct

Kochi Ryoma Marathon Feb Masanao Ozaki E: ryomamarathon@ken.kochi.lg.jp W: ryoma-marathon.jp

Ayla Red Sea Half Marathon Lina El Kurd E: l.kurd@runjordan.com W: www.runjordan.com fb: on.fb.me/1f9ilRz

Dec

LG Dead Sea Ultra Marathon Lina El Kurd E: l.kurd@runjordan.com W: www.runjordan.com fb: on.fb.me/1f9ilRz

Apr

Kyoto Marathon Feb Masayoshi Sakoda E: isono@runners.co.jp W: www.kyoto-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/kyoto.marathon.2018 Mount Fuji Marathon Nov Nikkan Sports Press E: m.koike@sports-info.co.jp W: fujisan-marathon.jp fb: facebook.com/fujisanmarathon Nagano Marathon Shinichi Maejima E: info@naganomarathon.gr.jp W: www.naganomarathon.gr.jp fb: facebook.com/naganomarathon

Apr

Nagoya Women’s Marathon Tetsuya “Teddy” Okamura E: okamura.chunichi@biz.nifty.jp W: womens-marathon.nagoya fb: facebook.com/nagoya.womens. marathon

Mar

Nara Marathon Shogo Arai E: athletic@nara-marathon.jp W: www.nara-marathon.jp fb: facebook.com/naramarathon.jp

Petra Desert Marathon Sep Lars Fyhr E: lf@albatros-adventure.com W: www.petra-desert-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/petramarathon

Apr

Astana Marathon Gauhar Bramley-Fenton E: info@astana42k.com W: www.astana42k.com fb: bit.ly/2NWYlZx

Sep

Korea

Osaka Marathon Nov Mr. Kazuhiro Kawachi E: kawachi@osaka-marathon.com W: www.osaka-marathon.com/ index_en.html fb: on.fb.me/IR9M2y Osaka Women’s Marathon Yasuhiro Yamada E: y-yamada@ktv.co.jp W: www.osaka-marathon.jp fb: facebook.com/ osakawomensmarathon/

Daegu Int’l Marathon TaeKyu Kang E: ktk1203@gmail.com W: marathon.daegusports.or.kr fb: facebook.com/daegumarathon

Jan

Saitama Int’l Marathon Dec Hiroki Sugiyama E: info@saitama-internationalmarathon.com W: saitama-international-marathon.jp

Incheon Songdo Int’l Marathon SooHong Woo E: road42195@naver.com W: www.songdorun.com fb: bit.ly/2jeEoTY

Oct

Incheon Int’l Half Marathon Jaeyoung Kwak E: tingi@naver.com W: www.incheonmarathon.co.kr

Mar

Seoul Marathon Inchul Lee E: joong4n2@donga.com W: www.seoul-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/dongamarathon

Mar

Standard Chartered KL Marathon Rainer Biemans E: rainer.biemans@dirigo.com.my W: www.kl-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/SCKLmarathon

Jun

*Kuching Marathon Liew Tang Chieh E: kchmarathon@gmail.com W: www.marathonkuching.com fb: on.fb.me/1OhT46J

Aug

Penang Bridge Int’l Marathon Nov Law Heng Kiang E: info@penangmarathon.gov.my W: www.penangmarathon.gov.my fb: facebook.com/ penangbridgemarathon

Maldives

JTBC Seoul Marathon Nov E: marathon@jtbc.co.kr W: marathon.jtbc.com fb: facebook. com/2018JTBCSEOULMARATHON/

Dhiraagu Maldives Road Race Nov Mirshan Hassan E: mirshan@dhiraagu.com.mv W: www.dmrr.mv

Malta Malta Int’l Challenge Marathon Nov Barry M. Whitmore E: bmw120348@gmail.com W: www.maltachallengemarathon.com

Mauritius

Kuwait Gulf Bank 642 Marathon Nov Ahmed Almajed E: cs@pro-vision.com W: www.gulfbank642marathon.com fb: facebook.com/GB642/ Lattelecom Riga Marathon Aigars Nords E: marathon@necom.lv W: lattelecomrigamarathon.lv fb: facebook.com/ LattelecomRigaMarathon

Mauritius Marathon Jul Jean Marie Grall E: eventsip@gmail.com W: www.mauritiusmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/mauritiusmarathon/

Mexico May

Lebanon BLOM BANK Beirut Marathon Nov Mr. Wissam Terro E: wissam.terro@beirutmarathon.org W: www.beirutmarathon.org fb: facebook.com/beirutmarathon Citadele Kaunas Marathon Algirdas Pukis E: info@kmk.lt W: www.kaunasmarathon.lt fb: facebook.com/KaunoMaratonas

Jun

Danske Bank Vilnius Marathon Darius Valavicius E: info@vilniausmaratonas.lt W: www.vilniusmarathon.lt fb: facebook.com/vilniusmarathon

Sep

Luxembourg

Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon Oct Dennis Sitieney E: Dennis.Sitieney@sc.com W: www.nairobimarathon.com fb: facebook.com/StandardCharteredKE

Chosunilbo Chuncheon Int’l Marathon Hyungsuk Kim E: marathon@chosun.com W: marathon.chosun.com fb: facebook.com/marathonchosun

Dong-A Ilbo Gyeongju Int’l Marathon Oct In-Cheol Lee E: marathon@donga.com W: marathon.donga.com/gyeongju.html

Lithuania

Almaty Marathon Saltanat Kazybayeva E: saltanat@almaty-marathon.kz W: www.almaty-marathon.kz fb: facebook.com/almatymarathon

Kenya

Ohme-Hochi 30km Feb Road Race & 10km Daijiro Asahara E: info@ohme-marathon.sakura.ne.jp W: www.ohme-marathon.jp fb: facebook.com/ohme.marathon

Feb

Latvia

Kazakhstan

Dec

Gyeonggi Int’l Half Marathon We Jang Ryang E: artwjr@empas.com W: www.ggimarathon.com

Oct

ING Route du Vin Half Marathon Pit Biver E: routeduvin.info@fla.lu W: www.ingrouteduvin.lu

Sep

Dec

Madagascar Apr

Gunsan Saemangeum Int’l Marathon, Apr 10km & 5km Kim Ok Sun E: sn1976@korea.kr, sn1976@hanmail.net W: www.smgmara.com

*Madagascar Marathon & Half Jun Thom Gilligan E: info@marathontours.com W: www.madagascarmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/MadagascarMarathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Malaysia Borneo Marathon Datuk Dr Heng Aik Cheng E: 1234heng@gmail.com W: www.borneomarathon.com fb: facebook.com/borneomarathon

*Medio Maraton de la Mujer Cancun

Mar

Carly Casarrubias E: carly@masaccion.com.mx W: www.cancun-half-marathon.com/es/ cancun.html *Maratón “Las Batallas de Celaya” Fernando Gabriel García Carrillo E: fgarcia@fecodi.com.mx W: www.maratoncelaya.com fb: facebook.com/MaratonCelaya

Apr

21k Coahuila Arq. Dora Maria Galindo Ramos E: coahuila21k@hotmail.com W: www.21kcoahuila.org

Jun

Maratón Int’l de Culiacán Tomás Villa Velázquez Santillanes E: eldsin@hotmail.com W: maratonculiacan.org fb: on.fb.me/1zhRUC4

Jan

Apr

Medio Maratón Atlas de Guadalajara Sep Saúl Figueroa E: medio.maraton@ atlascolomos.com.mx W: www.mediomaraton.atlas.com.mx fb: facebook.com/AtlasMedioMaraton/ Maraton Guadalajara Nov Elena Aguilar Fuentes E: elena.aguilar@ comudeguadalajara.gob.mx W: www.maratonguadalajara.org fb: facebook.com/MaratonGDL 21k Guadalajara Electrolit Elena Aguilar Fuentes E: elena.aguilar@ comudeguadalajara.gob.mx W: medio.maratonguadalajara.org fb: facebook.com/MaratonGDL

Maratón Int’l Lala María Luisa Marroquín E: marialuisa.marroquin@ ucialsa.com.mx W: www.maratonlala.org fb: on.fb.me/1f9fPdX

Mar

Maratón León Dr. Antonio Eugenio Rivera Cisneros E: antonio.rivera@ comudeleon.gob.mx W: www.maratonleon.mx fb: facebook.com/MaratonLeonMX/

Sep

Merida Marathon Pablo Suinaga Sainz E: psuinaga@asdeporte.com W: www.merida.gob.mx

Jan

Maratón de la Ciudad de México Telcel Javier Carvallo Chinchilla E: contacto@maratoncdmx.com W: www.maratoncdmx.com fb: facebook.com/MaratonCdMx Maratón Powerade Monterrey Edilberto González Serna E: edilbertogonzalez. accnl@gmail.com W: www.maratonmonterrey.com fb: facebook.com/Maratonmty

Aug

Dec

21km Nuevo León Nov Luciano Ramirez Gallardo E: atletismonuevoleon@gmail.com W: www.asociaciondeatletismonl.com fb: facebook.com/21knl BMW Tangamanga Int’l Marathon Jun Jaime Eduardo Morales Reyes E: maratontangamanga@gmail.com W: www.maratontangamanga.com fb: facebook.com/maratontangamanga *Medio Maratón Int’l Tlajomulco-Cajititlán Sep Elena Aguilar Fuentes E: mediomaratontlajomulco@ gmail.com W: medio-maraton.tlajomulco.gob.mx fb: facebook.com/ mediomaratontlajomulco Medio Maraton Turistico Riviera Nayarit Nov Arturo García Ruiz Velasco E: arturo@conserviexpress.com W: www.mediomaratonrivieranayarit.com fb: on.fb.me/Jic0Js

Moldova

Gran Maratón Pacifico Mazatlán Dec Karla Angelica Camacho Guzman E: paisajismo_karlac@hotmail.com W: www.maraton.org fb: facebook.com/gran.maratonpacifico

Macau, China Macao Galaxy Entertainment Int’l Marathon José Tavares E: sport@macau.ctm.net W: www.macaumarathon.com

Maratón Aguascalientes Oct Jose Luis Trujillo Alcala E: maratonaguascalientes@ hotmail.com W: www.maratonaguascalientes.com.mx fb: facebook.com/ maratonaguascalientes

Maraton Int’l de Juarez Oct Federico Mendoza E: fmendoza@maratondejuarez.com W: www.marathondejuarez.com

Feb

*Chisinau Int’l Marathon Dmitri Voloshin E: event@sporter.md W: www.marathon.md fb: facebook.com/ chisinaumarathon/?fref=ts

Sep

Montenegro Podgorica Marathon Milan Madžgalj E: maraton@t-com.me W: www.maraton.co.me fb: on.fb.me/1Sh24z2

Oct

Morocco *Marathon Vert D’Agadir Rachid Ben Meziane E: info@2cras.com W: www.agadirmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ MarathonAgadir/?fref=ts

Apr

RAHAL Mémorial Casablanca Abdelwahed Rahal E: info@2cras.com W: www.running.ma fb: facebook.com/marrakech10km

May

Semi Marathon Int’l de Laayoune Nov Mr. Abdellah Jeddad E: ajeddad@gmail.com W: www.running.ma

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20km & 10km Int’l de Marrakech Rachid Ben Meziane E: info@2cras.com W: www.running.ma fb: facebook.com/ marrakech10km/?fref=ts

Oct

Marathon & Semi Int’l Jan de Marrakech Mohamed Knidiri E: marathonmarrakech@gmail.com W: www.marathon-marrakech.com fb: facebook.com/marathon2marrakech

Myanmar Bagan Temple Marathon Nov Rune Nortoft E: rn@albatros-adventure.com W: www.bagan-temple-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/bagantemplemarathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Netherlands TCS Amsterdam Marathon Oct Cees Pronk E: info@tcsamsterdammarathon.nl W: www.tcsamsterdammarathon.nl fb: facebook.com/ TCSAmsterdamMarathon Dam tot Damloop Jan Willem Mijderwijk E: info@lechampion.nl W: www.damloop.nl fb: facebook.com/damtotdamloop

Sep

Marathon Eindhoven Oct Edgar de Veer E: info@marathoneindhoven.nl W: www.marathoneindhoven.nl fb: facebook.com/marathon.eindhoven

Knarvikmila – The Great Fjord Run Eddie Ebbesvik E: eddie@knarvikmila.no W: www.knarvikmila.no fb: facebook.com/KnarvikMila/

Sep

PZU Cracovia Marathon Krzysztof Kowal E: strona@zis.krakow.pl W: www.pzucracoviamaraton.pl fb: facebook.com/CracoviaMaraton

Apr

Midnight Sun Marathon Nils I. Haetta E: info@msm.no W: www.msm.no fb: on.fb.me/18FhPtw

Jun

ONICO Gdynia Half Marathon Michal Drelich E: biuro@sportevolution.pl W: www.gdyniapolmaraton.pl fb: facebook.com/gdyniapolmaraton

Mar

BMW Oslo Marathon Edwin Ingebrigtsen E: edwin@skvidar.no W: www.oslomaraton.no/en fb: facebook.com/oslomaraton

Sep

3-Sjøersløpet Nov Johannes Økland E: lop@gti-friidrett.no W: www.3sjoers.no fb: facebook.com/3sjoers Stavanger Marathon Aug Johannes Økland E: lop@gti-friidrett.no W: www.stavangermarathon.no fb: facebook.com/StavangerMarathon/

Oman Al Mouj Muscat Marathon Salma Al Hashmi E: salma@omansail.com W: muscatmarathon.om fb: facebook.com/MuscatMarathon/

Jan

Panama

Enschede Marathon Sandra Melief E: info@enschedemarathon.nl W: www.enschedemarathon.nl fb: nl-nl.facebook.com/ EnschedeMarathon

Apr

Panama Int’l Marathon Nov Rodrigo Espinosa E: rodriespinosa@gmail.com W: www.corredoresdelistmo.com fb: on.fb.me/19tYlKX

Leiden Marathon Tjeerd Scheffer E: info@marathon.nl W: www.marathon.nl fb: facebook.com/Leidenmarathon

May

Gatorade Panama Int’l Half Marathon Elmer Ortiz Nunez E: panamarunners@gmail.com W: www.panamahalfmarathon.com fb: on.fb.me/1zQ4212

New Zealand ASB Auckland Marathon Oct Adam McDonald E: aucklandmarathon@ironman.com W: www.aucklandmarathon.co.nz fb: facebook.com/aucklandmarathon

Nigeria May

North Pole North Pole Marathon Apr Richard Donovan E: rd@npmarathon.com W: www.npmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/npmarathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Marathon Edward D. Diaz E: ediaz@mymarianas.com W: mymarianas.com fb: bit.ly/2BWDSTk

Mar

Int’l Asunción Marathon Myrta Doldan Roman E: pmc.paraguay@gmail.com W: www.pmcpy.org fb: facebook.com/PyMarathonClub

Aug

Int’l Asunción Half Marathon Marcelo Ithurralde E: marcelo@runningtime.org W: www.pmcpy.org fb: facebook.com/ ParaguayMarathonClub

May

Peru Maratón movistar Lima42k Andreas Müller E: info@zmpromociones.org W: www.lima42k.com fb: facebook.com/maratonlima42k/

May

Peru Runners – Lima Half Marathon Aug Gonzalo Rodriguez Larrain de Lavalle E: alejandra@perurunners.com W: www.perurunners.com fb: facebook.com/mediamaratondelima/

Philippines National MILO Marathon Rio de la Cruz E: Rio.delacruz316@gmail.com W: www.runrio.com fb: on.fb.me/18FmfR5

Jul

Milo Marathon Finals Race Rio de la Cruz E: Rio.delacruz316@gmail.com W: www.runrio.com fb: on.fb.me/18FmfR5

Dec

Norway Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Apr Janne Jensen E: post@bergencitymarathon.no W: www.bergencitymarathon.no fb: facebook.com/BergenCityMarathon/

Poland PKO Bialystok Halfmarathon Grzegorz Kuczynski E: fundacja@bialystokbiega.pl W: www.bialystokpolmaraton.pl fb: facebook.com/bialystokbiega

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Sep

PKO Poznań Marathon Lukasz Miadziolko E: info@marathon.poznan.pl W: www.marathon.poznan.pl fb: facebook.com/PoznanMaraton

Oct

PKO Poznań Half Marathon Łukasz Miadziołko E: info@halfmarathon.poznan.pl W: www.halfmarathon.poznan.pl fb: facebook.com/PoznanMaraton

Apr

Silesia Marathon Bohdan Witwicki E: info@silesiaproactive.pl W: www.silesiamarathon.pl/en/ fb: on.fb.me/18FdJS0

Oct

PZU Warsaw Marathon Marek Tronina E: info@warsawmarathon.com W: www.warsawmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/WarsawMarathon

Sep

ORLEN Warsaw Marathon Apr Marcin Fudalej E: marcin.fudalej@orlenmarathon.pl W: www.orlenmarathon.pl fb: facebook.com/ORLENMarathon PZU Warsaw Half Marathon Marek Tronina E: info@warsawmarathon.com W: www.warsawhalfmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/WarsawMarathon

Paraguay

NN Marathon Rotterdam Apr Mario J Kadiks E: info@marathonrotterdam.nl W: www.nnmarathonrotterdam.org/home fb: facebook.com/MarathonRdam

Okpekpe Int’l 10km Road Race Zakari Amodu E: mike@pamodzi-ng.com W: www.okpekperoadrace.com fb: facebook.com/okpekperoadrace

Jul

Pila Int’l Half Marathon Henryk Paskal E: info@pila.halfmarathon.pl W: www.pila.halfmarathon.pl fb: facebook.com/polmaraton.pila

May

Mar

PKO Wroclaw Maraton Sep Wojciech Gestwa E: biuro@wroclawmaraton.pl W: www.wroclawmaraton.pl fb: facebook.com/maraton.wroclawski PKO Wroclaw Night Half Marathon Jun Wojciech Gestwa E: wojciech.gestwa@mcs.wroc. pl, biuro@wroclawmaraton.pl W: pol.wroclawmaraton.pl fb: facebook.com/maraton.wroclawski

Portugal Discoveries Half Marathon Dec António Campos E: geral@xistarca.pt W: www.discoverieshalfmarathon.com fb: bit.ly/2oReipd Funchal Marathon Mario Machado E: geral@atletismomadeira.pt W: www.madeiramarathon.com fb: facebook.com/funchalmarathon/

Jan

El Corte Inglés São Silvestre de Lisboa Dec Hugo Miguel Ramos Sousa E: info@saosilvestredelisboa.com W: www.saosilvestredelisboa.com fb: facebook.com/saosilvestredelisboa

Lisbon Eco Marathon May Luis Sousa E: ls@honoris.pt W: www.lisbonmarathon.pt fb: facebook.com/LisbonECOMarathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards Porto Half Marathon Sport Zone Sep Jorge Teixeira E: geral@runporto.com W: www.meiamaratonasportzone.com fb: on.fb.me/1bqbekL Porto Marathon EDP Nov Jorge Teixeira E: geral@runporto.com W: www.maratonadoporto.com fb: on.fb.me/19tXqKC

Republic of South Africa

Wizz Air Cluj-Napoca Marathon Horatiu Morar E: office@runnersclub.ro W: www.maraton-cluj.ro/en fb: bit.ly/2fUJuR1

Apr

Russia Golden Ring Ultra Trail 100 Jul Michael Dolgy E: info@goldenultra.ru W: www.goldenultra.ru fb: facebook.com/GoldenRingUltraTrail/ Course not measurable to AIMS standards *Kazan Marathon Vadim Yangirov E: vadim@youngirov.ru W: www.kazanmarathon.org fb: facebook.com/kazanmarathon/

May

The Big Five Marathon Rune Nortoft E: rn@albatros-adventure.com W: www.big-five-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/bigfivemarathon

Jun

Sep

Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Janet Welham E: running@capetownmarathon. com, janet@saige.co.za W: www.capetownmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/CTMarathon

Absolute Moscow Marathon Dmitry Tarasov E: tarasov@runc.run W: moscowmarathon.org fb: facebook.com/moscowmarathon

Sep

Moscow Half Marathon Dmitry Tarasov E: tarasov@runc.run W: moscowhalf.org fb: facebook.com/runcomrun/

May

Comrades Marathon Jun Rowyn James E: rowyn@comrades.com W: www.comrades.com fb: facebook.com/ComradesMarathon 27km for Freedom Kevin Lodge E: info@topevents.co.za W: www.27forfreedom.co.za fb: facebook.com/27FORFREEDOM

Feb

Legends Marathon Meta Scott E: meta@legendsmarathon.co.za W: www.legendsmarathon.co.za fb: facebook.com/legendsmarathon

Sep

Mandela Day Marathon Aug Sbu Khuzwayo E: mm@umdm.gov.za W: www.mandelamarathon.co.za fb: facebook.com/mandeladay.marathon Maritzburg City Marathon John Hall E: rd@pmb42.co.za W: www.pmb42.co.za fb: facebook.com/pmb42

Feb

Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Apr Sue Forge E: stefanie@twooceansmarathon.org.za W: www.twooceansmarathon.org.za fb: facebook.com/TwoOceansMarathon *Vaal River City Marathon Steve Jackson E: Stevejackson.sj70@gmail.com W: www.vaalrivercitymarathon.com fb: bit.ly/2oRKHMt

Sep

Brasov Int’l Marathon May Bogdan Antohe E: bogdan.antohe@smartatletic.ro W: www.maratonulbrasov.ro fb: facebook.com/maratonulbrasov/ Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Marathon Oct Paolo Ottone E: info@abrc.ro W: www.bucharest-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/BucharestMarathon Volkswagen Bucharest Half Marathon Paolo Ottone E: info@abrc.ro W: www.bucharest21km.com fb: facebook.com/Bucharest21km

EDP Lisbon Half Marathon Mar Carlos Moya E: geral@maratonaportugal.com W: www.meiamaratonadelisboa.com fb: facebook.com/MeiaMaratonaLisboa

*UNIQA Asigurari Bucharest 10K Paolo Ottone E: info@abrc.ro W: www.bucuresti10km.ro fb: facebook.com/Bucharest10km

Aug

*Rosa Run Half Marathon 777 Sergey Makeenkov E: info@rosarun.ru W: www.rosarun.ru/en

May

Siberian Int’l Marathon Konstantin Podbelski E: tour@runsim.ru W: www.runsim.ru fb: on.fb.me/1lttnsK

Aug

Siberian Ice Half Marathon Jan Konstantin Podbelski E: tour@runsim.ru W: www.runsim.ru fb: on.fb.me/1zzM9nj Course not measurable to AIMS standards Galaxy Vladivostok Marathon Olga Gaeva E: info@vladivostokmarathon.ru W: www.galaxymarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ RunDnsRun/?ref=ts&fref=ts

Sep

White Nights Marathon Mikhail Kochetkov / Anton Uyk E: info@wnmarathon. ru, whitenights1@mail. ru, uyk@startspb.ru W: www.wnmarathon.ru fb: facebook.com/wnmarathon/

Jul

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EDP Lisbon Marathon | Vodafone Half Marathon Oct Carlos Moya E: geral@maratonaportugal.com W: www.maratonaclubedeportugal.com fb: bit.ly/2r4XDPW

SPB Half Marathon. The Northern Capital Dmitry Tarasov E: tarasov@runc.run W: spbhalf.org fb: facebook.com/runcomrun/

May

Apr

Kigali International Peace Marathon May Jean Pierre Ndacyayisenga E: coach2020a@gmail.com W: www.kigalimarathon.org fb: bit.ly/2llV4W3

Serbia Belgrade Marathon Apr Dejan Nikolic E: office@bgdmarathon.org W: www.bgdmarathon.org fb: facebook.com/Belgrade.Marathon Novi Sad Marathon Milan Dolga E: marathon@sbb.rs W: www.marathon.org.rs fb: facebook.com/novisad.marathon

Oct

Novi Sad Half Marathon Dimitrije Dolga E: marathon@sbb.rs W: www.marathon.org.rs fb: facebook.com/novisad.marathon

Mar

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Seychelles Seychelles Eco-Friendly Marathon Giovanna Rousseau E: ceonsc@seychelles.net W: www.seychelles-marathon.com

Feb

Singapore Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon Thibault Vellard E: thibault.vellard@ironman.com W: www.singaporemarathon.com fb: facebook.com/MarathonSG

Dec

Slovakia ČSOB Bratislava Marathon Apr Jozef Pukalovič E: info@becool.sk W: www.bratislavamarathon.com fb: facebook.com/bratislava.marathon Košice Peace Marathon Branislav Koniar E: info@kosicemarathon.com W: www.kosicemarathon.com fb: facebook.com/kosicemarathon/

Oct

Slovenia Volkswagen Ljubljana Marathon Gojko Zalokar E: info@timingljubljana.si W: www.vw-ljubljanskimaraton.si fb: facebook.com/ljmaraton

Oct

Three Hearts Marathon Marko Pintaric E: info@maraton-radenci.si W: www.maraton-radenci.si fb: facebook.com/MaratonTrehSrc

May

Maratón Donostia - San Sebastián Nov Patxi Larrea Perurena E: info@maratondonostia.com (sport questions), maraton@ flygroupnet.com (registrations) W: www.zurichmaratondonostia.com fb: facebook.com/maratonsansebastian Mitja Marato Int’l Vila de Santa Pola Jan Roque M. Alemañ Bonet E: chiplevante@gmail.com W: www.mitjasantapola.com fb: facebook.com/MitjaMaratoSantaPola Zurich Maratón de Sevilla Francisco Javier Gavela Rodríguez E: info@zurichmaratonsevilla.es W: www.zurichmaratonsevilla.es fb: facebook.com/MaratonDeSevilla

Feb

Medio Maratón Valencia Trinidad Oct Alfonso EDP Paco Borao E: gerencia@correcaminos.org W: www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com/ medio-maraton fb: facebook.com/mediomaratonvalencia Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP Dec Marathon Paco Borao E: gerencia@correcaminos.org W: www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com fb: facebook.com/maratonvalencia

Sri Lanka

Sweden

eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona Feb Cristian Llorens E: cllorens@ghcsports.com W: www.mitjabarcelona.com fb: facebook.com/mitjamaratobarcelona

Göteborgsvarvet Half Marathon Bo Edsberger E: info@goteborgsvarvet.se W: www.goteborgsvarvet.se fb: facebook.com/goteborgsvarvet

Zurich Marató de Barcelona Cristian Llorens E: cllorens@rpmracing.es, cllorens@ghcsports.com W: www.zurichmaratobarcelona.es fb: facebook.com/ ZURICHMARATODEBARCELONA

Mar

Stockholm Half Marathon Sep Ulf Saletti E: info@stockholmhalfmarathon.se W: www.stockholmhalfmarathon.se fb: facebook.com/ stockholmhalfmarathon

Cajasiete Gran Canaria Marathon Orlando Montesdeoca Santana E: orlando@grupojuanarmas.com W: www.grancanariamaraton.com fb: facebook.com/GCMaraton

Jan

Movistar Medio Maratón de Madrid Apr José Parra Maestre E: mediomaratonmadrid@ admarathon.es W: www.mediomaratonmadrid.es fb: on.fb.me/1f9hRLh EDP Medio Maratón de la Mujer de Madrid Oct Francisco Javier Gavela Rodríguez E: fjgavela@mpib.es W: www.edpmediomaratondelamujer.es fb: facebook.com/MedioMaratonMujer/ EDP Rock ’n’ Roll Madrid Maratón & 1/2 Pedro Rumbao E: drumbao@mapoma.es W: www.rocknrollmadrid.com fb: facebook.com/RnRMadrid

Apr

May

ASICS Stockholm Marathon Jun Ulf Saletti E: info@stockholmmarathon.se W: www.stockholmmarathon.se fb: facebook.com/stockholmmarathon.se

Switzerland Harmony Genève Marathon for Unicef May Benjamin Chandelier E: info@genevemarathon.org W: www.harmonygenevemarathon.com/ how-to-enter fb: facebook.com/GeneveMarathon Jungfrau-Marathon Sep Richi Umberg E: info@jungfrau-marathon.ch W: www.jungfrau-marathon.ch fb: facebook.com/JungfrauMarathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards Lausanne Marathon Oct Josette Bruchez E: info@lausanne-marathon.com W: www.lausanne-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/LausanneMarathon

Zurich Maratón Málaga Dec Pablo Gálvez Martín E: info@maratonmalaga.com W: www.maratonmalaga.com fb: facebook.com/maratondemalaga/

Neujahrsmarathon Zürich Roger Kaufmann E: info@neujahrsmarathon.ch W: www.neujahrsmarathon.ch fb: facebook.com/neujahrsmarathon

Zafiro Palma Marathon Oct David Thompson Foronda E: info@zafiropalmamarathon.com W: www.zafiropalmamarathon.com fb: on.fb.me/1RZOiR8

SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne Oct Reto Schorno E: info@swisscitymarathon.ch W: www.swisscitymarathon.ch fb: facebook.com/SwissCityMarathon

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Gornergrat Zermatt Marathon Andrea Schneider E: info@zermattmarathon.ch W: www.zermattmarathon.ch fb: facebook.com/zermattmarathon

Jul

Zurich Marathon Human Sports Managament AG E: info@zuerichmarathon.ch W: www.zuerichmarathon.ch fb: facebook.com/zurichmarathon

Apr

Tajikistan Dushanbe International Half Marathon Apr Dilshod Kurbanov E: dushanbemarathon2011@mail.ru W: www.dushanbe-marathon.com

Tanzania Kilimanjaro Marathon Mar John Addison E: info@vicfallsmarathon.com W: www.kilimanjaromarathon.com fb: facebook.com/kilimanjaromarathon/

Thailand

LSR Colombo Marathon Oct Mr P.T. Weerasinghe E: colombomarathon@LSR-srilanka. com, LSRtilak@sltnet.lk W: www.colombomarathon.com fb: facebook.com/LSRColomboMarathon

Spain

Swissalpine Irontrail Jul Andrea Tuffli E: madlaina.rauch@tuffli-events.ch W: www.swissalpine.ch fb: facebook.com/swissalpinedavos Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Jan

BDMS Bangkok Marathon Nov Gen. Manus Klaimanee E: admin@bkkmarathon.com W: www.bkkmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/Bkkmarathon Bangkok Midnight Marathon Boonperm Intanapasat E: pom@moveasia.co.th W: www.bangkokmidnightmarathon. com

Aug

*Bangsaen21 Half Marathon Mr. Rut Jiroajvanichakorn E: info@Bangsaen21.com W: www.Bangsaen21.com/en fb: facebook.com/bangsaen21/

Dec

*Bangsaen42 Marathon Nov Mr. Rut Jiroajvanichakorn E: info@BANGSAEN42.com W: www.Bangsaen42.com/en fb: facebook.com/BANGSAEN42 Chombeung Marathon Dr. Akom Chareonsuk E: Akom_ch@hotmail.com W: www.chombeungmarathon.com

Jan

Khon Kaen Int’l Marathon Jan Assoc. Prof. Piansak Pakdee E: info@khonkaenmarathon.com W: www.khonkaenmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/khonkaenmarathon Laguna Phuket Marathon Roman Floesser E: info1@phuketmarathon.com W: www.phuketmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/phuketmarathon

Jun

Trinidad & Tobago Oct

Turkey

Feb

Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon Brant Kotch E: bkotch@craincaton.com W: www.houstonmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/houstonmarathon

Jan

Marine Corps Marathon Oct Rick Nealis E: mcmcustomerservice@ usmc-mccs.org W: www.marinemarathon.com fb: facebook.com/MarineCorpsMarathon

Runatolia Marathon (Half + 10km) Ms. Esma Ilteray E: info@runatolia.com W: www.runatolia.com fb: facebook.com/Runatolia

Mar

*Erzurum Half Marathon Ahmet Dal E: ahmetdalsau@gmail.com W: www.erzurumyarimaratonu.org

May

Vodafone İstanbul Half Marathon Abdülhalim Aksu E: istanbulyarimaratonu@ spor.istanbul W: www.yarimaraton.istanbul fb: on.fb.me/1OYHCP2

Apr

TCS New York City Marathon Nov Peter Ciaccia E: pciaccia@nyrr.org W: www.tcsnycmarathon.org fb: facebook.com/nycmarathon

Vodafone İstanbul Marathon Nov Ismail Ozbayraktar E: istanbulmarathon@spor.istanbul W: www.maraton.istanbul fb: on.fb.me/IRa8pQ

Philadelphia Marathon Nov Jim Marino E: info@philadelphiamarathon.com W: www.philadelphiamarathon.com fb: facebook.com/PhiladelphiaMarathon

U.S. Virgin Islands The St. Croix Int’l Marathon Wallace Williams E: wallacewilliams@msn.com W: virginislandspace.org/ stxmarathon2017.html

Dec

Ukraine Bila Tserkva Marathon Sergey Bocharov E: org@bc-marathon.org.ua W: www.bc-marathon.org.ua fb: on.fb.me/1oWXmp8

Oct

Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon Dmitro Chernitsky E: registration@runukraine.org W: www.kyivhalfmarathon.org fb: facebook.com/ kyivhalfmarathon/?fref=ts

Apr

Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon Oct Dmitro Chernitsky E: registration@runukraine.org W: www.kyivmarathon.org fb: facebook.com/kyivmarathon/?fref=ts

United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi “Yes I Can” 10km Int’l Rachid Ben Meziane E: info@2cras.com W: www.running.ma Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Nathan Clayton E: registration@rakmarathon.org W: www.rakmarathon.org fb: facebook.com/rakmarathon

Mar

Feb

Monterey Bay Half Marathon Nov Doug Thurston E: doug@bsim.org W: www.montereybayhalfmarathon.org fb: on.fb.me/IRalcA Big Sur Int’l Marathon Doug Thurston E: info@bsim.org W: www.bsim.org fb: on.fb.me/1f9jxV9

Maui Oceanfront Marathon & Half Les Wright E: RunMaui@gmail.com W: www.RunMaui.com fb: on.fb.me/1bGrMbk

Rock ’n’ Roll DC Marathon & Half Marathon Kevin Buffalino E: rnrdc@competitorgroup.com W: www.runrocknroll.com/DC fb: facebook.com/RocknRollDC

Jan

Mar

Rock ’n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon & 1/2 Marathon Nov Kevin LaRue E: RnRvegas@competitorgroup.com W: runrocknroll.com/las-vegas fb: bit.ly/2i84RBF

Uruguay *Maratón de Montevideo Apr Lionel de Mello E: secretariacau2016@gmail.com W: www.maratonmontevideo.com.uy fb: facebook.com/ maratonmontevideo42km

Venezuela CAF Caracas Maratón Apr Luis Enrique Berrizbeitia E: maratoncaf@caf.com W: maraton.caf.com fb: facebook.com/MaratonCafCaracas Gatorade Caracas Rock 10K Sonia Rosales E: srosales@hipereventos.com W: www.hipereventos.com fb: on.fb.me/IRe3mA

Oct

Vietnam

Apr

B.A.A. Boston Marathon Apr Dave McGillivray E: info@baa.org W: www.baa.org fb: facebook.com/TheBostonMarathon

Tunisia *The Carthage Race Int’l Marathon Naamen Bouhamed E: info@the-carthage-race.com W: www.the-carthage-race.com fb: bit.ly/20VpGLC

Dec

United States of America

Phukethon Nov Boonperm Intanapasat E: pom@moveasia.co.th W: www.phukethon.com

UWI SPEC Int’l Half Marathon Ms. Grace Jackson E: specinfo@sta.uwi.edu W: sta.uwi.edu/spec/marathon fb: facebook.com/UWISPEC

SOPAL SFAX Marathon Int’l Olive Trees Naamen Bouhamed E: contact@marathon-desoliviers-sfax.com W: www.sfaxmarathon.com fb: bit.ly/20VpGLC

Bank of America Chicago Marathon Oct Carey Pinkowski E: office@chicagomarathon.com W: www.chicagomarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ChicagoMarathon

*Danang Int’l Marathon Phillip Nguyen E: info@pulse.vn W: www.rundanang.com fb: facebook.com/ dananginternationalmarathon

Aug

*Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City Int’l Dec Marathon Duy Do Huynh Khanh E: duy@sunriseevents.com.vn W: marathonhcmc.com Longbien Marathon Pham Thanh Tung E: race@longbienmarathon.com W: www.longbienmarathon.com/en

Oct

Zimbabwe Econet Victoria Falls Marathon Jul John Addison E: info@vicfallsmarathon.com W: www.vicfallsmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/VictoriaFallsMarathon

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