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Lucerne Marathon, Switzerland

News

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AIMS News Lives remembered: Ron Hill, 1938–2021 ‘Mr Marathon’ trained every day for 52 years

Marine Corps Marathon, United States of America Follow the scenic autumn route

9 End of season Nordic atmosphere

Eilat Desert Marathon, Israel Stunning course through desert scenery

BMW Berlin-Marathon, Germany Berlin lays painstaking plans to host 35,000 participants

We run to move

ASICS Austrian Women’s Run, Austria An unforgettable running experience infused with the unique Vienna spirit

The Leiden loop Leiden Marathon, Netherlands Personal attention to every runner in the city of Rembrandt

Short history – big developments SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne, Switzerland A decade of innovation

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Pandemic perspectives from AIMS member r3:00

Partner highlights

Official footwear of increasing number of events

11 Into the wilderness

Looking up

Don’t stop us now

Health comes to Europe

3-Sjøersløpet (The 3 Lakes Race), Norway Norway’s ‘most beautiful’ half marathon

Looking ahead

Opinion

Marathon Photos go live New software delivers photos in seconds

Medal-worthy

Discoveries past and present

Discoveries Half Marathon, Portugal History and culture in the European capital of sport

Feel the spirit Sea of Galilee Tiberias Marathon, Israel Run on the shores of the Sea of Galilee

Sport through the eyes of those who participate

Regulars Calendar Official listings for AIMS events

World leading times

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The top times for men and women at Marathon, 44 Half Marathon and 10km

17 Marathon moments Sprinting up the hill The emergence of world-best times in the 1980s

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As the Covid pandemic continues to limit the form in which races can take place many organisers are again staging ‘live’ races.

an encouraging sign. Even against a background where there are limited possibilities for runners to travel to races in other countries optimism for the future is evident.

These are most often supported by virtual events to extend the numbers which can be accommodated. But in some places restrictions are lessening and organisers can anticipate participation levels getting back to pre-covid levels next year – with a step towards that being made in races to be held later this year.

Correction

The widely varied situations in which race organisers find themselves is examined on pages 37–43. That new members are continuing to join AIMS is in itself

In the AIMS News section of the last edition of Distance Running (2021, edition 2) the introductory profile and photograph of the Kazan Half Marathon race director Vadim Yangirov (pictured) was wrongly attributed as being of Anton Skalkin. We apologise for the error.

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Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok THA The Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok (ATMBKK) is the largest road running race in Thailand with more than 30,000 runners from 72 nations. It is the major running event on Thailand’s sporting calendar. On 5 December the 4th edition of the race will start from the Rajamangala National Stadium. Participants will be amazed as they run past Bangkok’s iconic landmarks such as the Victory Monument, Ratchadamnoen Street (Thailand’s ChampsElysees), the Golden Mountain, etc. The finish line is in one of the most popular tourist spots in Bangkok, Democracy Monument (next to the world-famous

Poltava Nova Poshta Half Marathon UKR Odessa Nova Poshta Half Marathon UKR Maxim Krivenko, director of Newrun, the organisation promoting all four of these races in Ukraine, says:

night street market- Khao San road). The ATMBKK-THE UNFORGETTABLE MARATHON OF THE CAPITAL.will offer a variety of Thai cultural food at the finish line, 70 outlets of sporting goods at the expo, entertainment activities, and much more. Race director Kobkiat Sangwanich comments “We are glad to be a part of AIMS and looking forward to seeing you in December. Welcome to the Amazing Thailand Marathon.” amazingthailandmarathon2021.com

“Our events have only this year become members of AIMS but since 2015 we have been trying to conduct races according to international standards for road running. When planning courses we strive for the flattest and fastest possible routes. “Odessa, Kharkiv and Lviv are all significant and very beautiful historical cities of Ukraine. The start and finish points are located in the central squares, which are teeming with local attractions.

visitors: hotels, restaurants, museums and places for walking. We will gladly help guests who visit Ukraine and will be glad to see everyone at the starting line. Welcome to you all.” newrun.com.ua/en/

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AIMS news

New members Sarmang Dehradun Marathon

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“After deciding to organise a Marathon in Dehradun AIMS membership was my priority to get a measured course and an international presence on the global marathon calendar,” says race director Anil Mohan.

The Quantum Nicosia Marathon is organised by the Athanasios Ktorides Foundation and takes place on 12 December 2021. The start and finish are in the heart of the historic capital of Cyprus. The Marathon was first run in 2010 and the programme now includes a Half-Marathon, the “Stelios Kyriakides 7.7km race” and the Children’s Mile Run (1.6km).

“Dehradun is.a beautiful city in north India with scenic views of mountains and forests throughout the year. The course lies in a valley on the outskirts of Dehradun. Surrounded by greenery it features rivers, forests and beautiful hill views throughout.

“The pollution-free air supports runners’ performance. We focus on our green credentials and environment-friendly initiatives. “I am a computer engineer by qualification, nature lover by heart and cyclist by passion” “The passion for cycling led to organising cycling events in 2018 and moving into running events in 2021”. sarmangdehradunmarathon .sarmang.com

In 2018 the “Stelios Kyriakides 7.7km race” over 7,700m debuted as a mark of gratitude to the legendary Stelios Kyriakides who won the Boston Marathon in 1946. The race distance represents the legendary marathon runner’s jersey number “77”. Race director athlete and community activist Costas Patinios said: “We are proud

Photak Marathon THA “I have been involved in running for the last 15 years,” says race director Kongkaew Wanthana. “It is an honour for us to join AIMS and share in the spirit of progressing and developing road running races. We look forward to welcoming runners from around the world to the Photak Marathon. Photak is a district of Nong Khai Province in the northeast of Thailand. The Marathon follows a joyful route through natural settings. Runners pass through eight villages and many rice paddies, cassava, sugarcane and pineapple fields. Boundless varieties of fruit trees line the route. International runners are welcomed at Udonthani International Airport which is about 90km from the race start and finish in front of Ban Sun Klang Village School, Dan Si Suk, Photak.

that Nicosia is back on the Calendar of world marathons and look forward to an extraordinary race full of community and cultural events”. Patinios single-handedly organised the Nicosia Half-Marathon in January 2020 and has many more races planned throughout the year. The organising committee comprising sporting dignitaries will be announced soon. Registrations are open. Proceeds from the event go to local charities. www.nicosiamarathon.com

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Welcome to Thailand, the Land of Smiles, friendship and care for all humanity. www.photakmarathon.com

“At CRDB Bank, we have made it our business to create an impact in society through our actions and ways of working” says race director Ms.Tully Esther Mwambapa. “CRDB Bank Marathon was launched on 16 August 2020 as a charity-led marathon to give back to society whilst keeping people healthy. The marathon gives us a platform to collaborate with our customers, business partners, and other stakeholders to provide solutions to the challenges that our community faces. “We have always been very keen to be a part of the international marathon community. Despite the great success we had in the first year of the CRDB Bank Marathon we are excited to make our marathon an international offering and we are ready to give runners a

memorable coastal experience. Come one, come all and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Dar es Salaam, a business capital that lies on the Indian Ocean coast.” www.crdbbankmarathon.co.tz

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AIMS news Lives remembered

Ron Hill Ron Hill, a former European and Commonwealth Champion in the Marathon, died on 22 May 2021 aged 82. Sometimes known as “Mr Marathon”, Ron held together a streak of running at least one mile every day which lasted for more than 52 years. He was not just a world record breaking marathon runner but a true innovator in a sport which had been bound by tradition for decades. He was the second man to break 2:10 in the marathon. He set four world records at less-recognised distances but never laid claim to the marathon world record. He could have done so through his 2:09:28 win at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh as there was always serious doubt over the accuracy of the course in Antwerp on which Derek Clayton had recorded 2:08:33.4 the previous year. While he was competing at the highest level, but at a time when there was no financial reward for performance, he graduated from the University of Manchester with a PhD in textile chemistry and pioneered production of specialist clothing for runners through his Ron Hill Sports company. In common with many British distance runners of the time Hill started by running cross country in the winter and track in the summer. In 1963 he equalled the British record for six miles at the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) championships with a time of 27:49.8. He competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo finishing 18th in the 10000m (29:53) and 19th in

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the marathon (2:25:35). He set his first world record by running 1:15:22.6 for 25km, more than a minute faster than the previous best by Emil Zatopek. He set a world record of 1:12:48.2 for 15 miles ‘en passant’ during the same race. Hill finished 12th in the 1966 European Championships Marathon in Budapest. On the UK domestic scene he dominated the 10-mile event by winning the AAA championships every year from 1965-1968 and in the 1968 race setting a world record of 47:02.2. That summer he finished seventh in the Marathon at the 1968 Mexico Olympics before again lowering the 10-mile world record to 46:44. Hill won the 1969 European Championships Marathon on the classic but notoriously tough Marathon-toAthens course. The following year he was at the peak of his powers with his sub-2:10 Commonwealth win preceded by victory in the 1970 Boston Marathon with a new course record of 2:10:30, an improvement of three minutes. In Edinburgh Hill passed through 10km in 29:24, a pace described as ‘suicidal’ (projected as 2:04 for the full distance). On the strength of his Boston and Edinburgh wins Hill was ranked by Track & Field News as top marathoner in the world for 1970. The next year he was honoured with the Order of the British Empire for “services to athletics”. His final Olympics was at the 1972 Munich Games where he finished sixth in the marathon at the age of 33. Hill had graduated with his PhD in 1970 and established his company. It started to put out a range of innovative new items of clothing that

Ron Hill survives his ‘suicidal’ early pace to win the 1970 Commonwealth Games Marathon in Edinburgh in 2:09:28. Picture courtesy of Ronhill Sports

very quickly became adopted as standard requirements: “Freedom” shorts; the iconic string vest that he had worn in competition; waterproof running tops with reflective strips; and the enormously popular ‘Ron Hill tracksters’ which, along with Hely Hansen thermal tops, passed into the British running vernacular. Hill says he founded the company “because I was running to and from work in the dark in winter and wondered what I needed to stay safe.” Sales at one point topped £6 million but Hill ran into financial difficulties in the early 1990s and sold out. He later founded another company, ‘Hilly Clothing’, which among other items specialises in technical socks. Ron Hill started running when the conventional wisdom was that good nutrition consisted of a pre-race steak. Yet he developed the carbohydrate bleed-out and boost diet for Marathon runners to raise muscle glycogen levels in the week before the race. The popular legacy of his innovation survives in the pre-race pasta parties of today’s mass marathons. According to Hill’s running logs he started training on consecutive days on 20 December 1964 and did not default on it until 30 January 2017, 52 years and 39

days later. He defined a run as covering at least one mile at any pace. His streak included postoperative workouts on crutches. By April 2014 he claimed to have run 159,106.5 miles. His ‘streak’ ended in 2017 with the announcement on his Facebook page that “Due to ill health Ron has decided to take a day off”. He reached his goal of racing in 100 countries before his 70th birthday with races in Panama and the Faroe Islands. His final marathon was the centennial Boston Marathon in 1996. He completed 115 marathons and recorded 21 marathon victories. In November 2019, in the 50th year since his European Championships victory, Ron Hill attended the Athens Marathon and the AIMS ‘Best Marathon Runner’ Gala as guest of honour and was moved to tears by the enthusiastic and sustained standing ovation he received.

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Looking ahead | 26 September 2021 BMW Berlin-Marathon, Germany

Dr. Florian Kainzinger, expert for hygiene concepts and test scenarios, referred to the great advantage of outdoor events in contrast to indoor events or seated situations. Studies from the previous weeks had shown that virus infection is an indoor problem. Physicist and aerosol researcher Dr. Gerhard Scheuch even went one step further and spoke of “open air instead of lockdowns” to further push the drop in incidences, because almost no infections occur outside closed rooms.

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Berlin lays painstaking plans to host 35,000 participants Confidence, a lot of confidence, currently reigns in Berlin after the hybrid press conference that took place there in June called “The long-awaited restart of running together. Of course, safely!” Restart Running is the name of a pilot project that is intended to guarantee the return of major running events. By staging the adidas Runners City Night, the Generali Berlin Half Marathon and the BMW Berlin-Marathon, the aim is to gain know-how and create perspectives in the period from the end of July until autumn of 2021. The knowledge gained will then be incorporated into decision-making processes for the gradual reopening of public life including all major sporting events.

concepts and clear framework conditions are the key to how large sporting events can be held safely and responsibly in times of a pandemic. He concurred that participation for runners on the basis of “tested, vaccinated or recovered” seems quite possible. Senator Geisel added that “The traditional running events bring together top-level and amateur athletes in our sports metropolis. With pilot projects we gain knowhow and create perspectives on how to conduct major sporting events safely and responsibly in times of a pandemic. We are taking the first steps back to normality. Things are looking good at the moment, but we seek to look into the future. Everything depends on the development of the infection statistics, including the question of whether spectators can be admitted.”

Marcel Altenburg (crowd management expert at Manchester Metropolitan University) is jointly responsible for the safe management of crowd flows at the world’s largest sporting events. The academic, who was connected via livestream and was visibly impressed by the hygiene concept presented, expressed his excitement about collaborating at the upcoming running events as part of the pilot project. Describing his experiences of the last few months, he said: “Since autumn 2020, we have been supporting more than 50 events worldwide through the University – all events were successful and were assessed as safe in retrospect. This shows above all the enormous influence that organisers can have on the movement of people in a controlled environment. The system in Berlin will be set up so that individuals will always have enough space to feel comfortable and be able to comply with applicable recommendations. By moving forward, each runner is constantly creating space for the next runners. This has to be coordinated. Cooperation with the local authorities is also indispensable in this regard as re-emphasised by Jürgen Lock.” ■ www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com

The lynchpin of the pilot project is the health and hygiene concept developed by the organiser SCC Events under managing director Jurgen Lock. It amounts to almost 150 pages. For more than nine months Lock has been working on the draft with a highly competent committee of experts. At the press conference he summed it up as follows: “Since the beginning of April, based on our concept and implementation analysis, we are confident that the path we have chosen for our Restart Running is the right one. The concept is based on three elements: recovered, vaccinated, tested. The participants will have constant support through all the phases of the event so it will be easy – almost like a normal event of old.” The pneumologist and Medical Director of the Berlin Marathon, Dr. med. Matthias Krüll, who was also present, confirmed the high scientific standards of the hygiene concept and emphasised its easy practicality. Andreas Geisel, Senator for the Interior and Sport of Berlin, confirmed that viable hygiene Distance Running | 2021 Edition 3

Looking ahead | 3 October 2021 Austrian Women’s Run, Austria

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We run to move If you are ready for a new adventure join us at the 33rd ASICS Austrian Women’s Run. You will experience one of the world’s largest sporting events for women in the most liveable city in the world. You can combine the run with a nice sightseeing or shopping weekend in Vienna and the city is famous for culture: its historical buildings, imperial sites, arts and music. For the first time in the race’s history a hybrid event will be offered featuring a virtual run in parallel with the on-site event. This will allow every female runner who wants to take part to do so irrespective of the COVID-19 situation and whether it is possible to travel or not. True to our motto: “We run to move” it’s about more than running. It’s about solidarity, courage, recognition and setting goals – together we can achieve them. “Running made me brave and strong. And this is what I want for all women and girls out there,” says founder and event organiser Ilse Dippmann. “Join us, get inspired and make a strong statement for women and girls.” Dippmann organised the Austrian Women’s Run for the first time in 1988 with 440 women and girls taking part. The event grew year by year. Over 35,000 female runners from more than 90 nations turned the the 30th anniversary race into an unforgettable running experience infused with the unique women’s run spirit. The Women’s Run had attracted more than 30,000 runners for eight successive years before the impact of COVID-19 brought the curtain down on the 2020 event. This makes it one of the world’s largest sporting events for women.

The course is in the beautiful green oasis, the Prater. The flat, fast course is within sight of Vienna’s world-famous Giant Ferris Wheel – and you can run in the footsteps of Eliud Kipchoge, who posted his barrier-breaking 1:59:40.2 time for the marathon distance here in October 2019.

Unforgettable running experience infused with the spirit of Vienna

At the ASICS Austrian Women’s Run you can choose from a 5km or 10km run, or take part in the 5km Nordic Walking event. The Children’s Run is the highlight of the previous day. Every year we look to become more sustainable. We offer electronic tickets, a goodie bag made of cotton and an ASICS shirt made of 100% recycled polyester. We use ecological toilets, drinks from rePET bottles and reusable green chips for timing. Before the run every participant receives the popular goodie bag as well as the sought-after ASICS Austrian Women’s Run shirt that conveys the spirit of the run and inspires every year with a new unique design. After crossing the finish line you are rewarded with a medal and a rose, before enjoying our festivities together with your family and friends at our Women’s Run Fairground. So join us on 3 October to enjoy an unforgettable running experience send a strong statement for all women and girls out there. ■ www.oesterreichischer-frauenlauf.at/en

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Looking ahead | 10 October 2021 Leiden Marathon, Netherlands

Personal attention to every runner in the city of Rembrandt

The Leiden loop The Leiden Marathon has a picturesque course that combines the best of the city and countryside in the Green Heart of The Netherlands. This loop course is flat and fast, giving you the chance to improve your personal best. The race starts in the heart of ancient Leiden, the 900-year old city of Rembrandt, and takes you on a sightseeing tour through nine beautiful villages with traditional polders (land reclaimed from the sea), windmills and cows staring curiously at you while you run by. Enjoy the superb organisation and exciting atmosphere aided by the enthusiastic spectators lining the streets as Leiden Marathon celebrates its 30th edition – not in May 2020 or May 2021 but, after a long wait – you know the reason, on 10 October 2021. The Leiden Marathon is known for personal attention towards every runner, enthusiastic spectators and its fine atmosphere. It has the most beautiful course in The Netherlands, with the start and finish in the middle of the ancient city where Rembrandt was born and the Pilgrims lived for 12 years. The Marathon has been held annually in Leiden since 1991. For participants in the full marathon a time limit of six hours applies.

The 42.195km is run in one extended loop. Other distances offered include a half marathon with 5500 runners, a 10km (5000), a 5km (1500) and a kids’ run (1500). In 2019 the various races of the Leiden Marathon event had more than 14,000 runners – a thousand of them in the Marathon itself - and on the Saturday 2000 walkers walk on the same route.

and those of the surrounding municipalities enthusiastically embraced the very first Leiden Marathon held on 16 June 1991 it was clear that a wonderful sporting event had been born, which has since grown to become a mature marathon with international appeal. ■ www.marathon.nl

The Leiden Marathon was started by the Leiden Road Runners Club after some of its members travelled to New York for their first experience of a marathon. When they came back they decided to organise a marathon in their home town. The Leideners were so impressed by the atmosphere and organisation in New York that they took it as an example on which to model their own event. The team of 48 runners who went to New York came from 3M Netherlands, and was known as the 3M Marathon Team. The Leiden Road Runners Club was set up as an independent club after the New York trip. They presented a plan for a local marathon to the management board of 3M. The plan was approved, and 3M sponsored the event for the next 10 years. When the city’s inhabitants Distance Running | 2021 Edition 3

Looking ahead | 31 October 2021 Swiss City Marathon – Lucerne, Switzerland The SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne is a relative youngster on the running event scene but, after a handful of editions, the event quickly established itself as a constant in the running calendar. The first “Lucerne Marathon” in 2007 had around 5000 runners and continued to develop steadily until it became today’s “SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne” with 11,000 runners. At its heart lies the unique course which combines the so-called “City of Lights” (Lucerne) the marvellous Lake Lucerne and the impressive Swiss Alps. This route creates unforgettable experiences and memories for the participants. Thanks to the support of the population and the numerous volunteers an enthusiastic atmosphere is created that accompanies the runners constantly. The event would be inconceivable without the support of the authorities and sponsors brought together by the organising committee who work at full power to offer runners a change from what they have had before - each year is a unique experience:

A decade of innovations

Short history, big developments

2007: First Lucerne Marathon incl. half marathon & beginner marathon (13km). 2008: Finish in front of the Swiss Museum of Transport 2009: First run into today’s finish arena in the Swiss Museum of Transport 2010: First time more than 9000 participants 2011: Passage through the new built train tunnel/New category: 5MileRun (8.6km) 2012: First run through the Culture & Convention Centre Lucerne (KKL)/“the snow marathon of Lucerne”.

2013: Route integration of the historic Lucerne Old Town/renaming to “SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne”.

2019: Widening of the finish area / Launch of the “Swiss Trailrun Pilatus” 2020: First virtual staging of the event

2014: Finish alongside the Alinghi (original winning ship of the 2007 Americas Cup) 2015: Incorporation of the national marathon championship 2016: First run through the football stadium of FC Lucerne / New category: DuoMarathon (relay 2 x half marathon) / 10th anniversary 2017: Welcoming the first guest country Germany / New category: 10KM 2018: Integration of free travel for all participants by public transport / AIMS Green Award 2018 / UNICEF Extra Mile.

But what happens in 2021? It is certain that a different marathon will take place and this is a challenge that the OC has fully embraced. Plans are being made for individual starts, adapted running routes and alternative start number distribution. All the necessary hygiene and protection measures will be implemented. The goal is to put on a sporting event for the public that is constantly evolving and that ensures unforgettable experiences. SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne will do everything in its power to run the event safely and memorably on 31 October 2021. ■ www.swisscitymarathon.ch Distance Running | 2021 Edition 3

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Looking ahead | 31 October 2021 Marine Corps Marathon, United States of America

Recognised for impeccable organisation on a scenic course managed by the US Marines in Arlington, Virginia and the nation’s capital, the Marine Corps Marathon is one of the largest marathons in the world – and the largest of all that does not offer prize money. “The People’s Marathon” has been voted “Best Marathon for Beginners”, “Best Marathon for Charities” and “Best Spectator Event.” Hosted annually in the national capital and in nearby Arlington the MCM offers an experience for runners to tour the nation’s most recognisable landmarks while being supported by the men and women of the United States Marine Corps.

Full colours Follow the scenic autumn route

The course begins in Arlington near the Pentagon and moves through Rosslyn crossing the Key Bridge into historic Georgetown. The course passes the Kennedy Center, Theodore Roosevelt Bridge and the Lincoln Memorial and follows the scenic Potomac River to the Tidal Basin with views of the Jefferson Memorial. Runners continue on Independence Avenue and will be able to view the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, FDR Memorial along the National Mall and the Korean WWII Memorial and Washington Monument. The course continues with views of the National Museum of American History and Culture, National Museum of Natural History, the National Art Gallery and the Capitol. On their way back to Arlington runners will be able to view Crystal Drive where there is a lot of energy and colours on display to entertain the runners. From there runners pass the Pentagon again and make their way up to the finish at the US Marine Corps War Memorial. The excitement of completing the race will be celebrated in the post-event Finish Festival in Rosslyn, VA. Essential services, food from several Rosslyn eateries, live music, sponsor displays and exciting giveaways await runners and spectators as they make their way down Mead Street to Metro or their hotel.

The course is on a spectacular scenic route during the colourful time of fall and is enjoyed by both runners and spectators. Public transportation allows spectators to view their runner at many points along the route. MCM weekend has become a family experience by offering several events which allow the whole family to participate. The MCM10K and MCM50K occur on the same day as the MCM and share part of the same course. The MCM50K is the largest urban ultra in the nation. On Saturday, before the MCM and MCM10K, we offer one of the largest kids events; the MCM Kids Run, a one-mile run with many fun kid-related activities. Prior to the MCM day a carb-load feast is offered and a two-day expo precedes the running events. Many runners choose our race to make a vacation out of it. Visitors come to the city to enjoy the free museums, easy-to-use public

transportation and the many historic and chic hotels. Most sites are within walking distance on the Washington DC Mall. There are three airports close to the city. Every year the MCM hosts runners from all 50 states and more than 60 countries. Back in 1994 talk show host Oprah Winfrey ran her first marathon with the Marines to celebrate her 40th birthday. Wearing bib #40, Winfrey finished the MCM with a famous time of 4:29:15 and started a boom in women’s running. ■ www.marinemarathon.com Distance Running | 2021 Edition 3

Looking ahead | 6 November 2021 3-Sjøersløpet (The 3 Lakes Race), Norway 3-Sjøersløpet is a picturesque end-ofseason half marathon. The route is mostly on gravel alongside three different lakes; hence the name 3-Sjøersløpet (3 Lakes Race). The event takes place in Stavanger at the southern end of Norway’s long west coast. The race was started in 2006. The first Saturday in November was chosen to offer a race at the end of the running season. Due to the mild climate on the southwest coast in Norway the temperature is perfect for running at this time of the year; typically 6–8ºC. 137 runners completed the first race but its popularity rapidly outgrew the venue. A large exhibition hall was needed to serve the runners before and after the race. The start and finish line is adjacent to the hall. Finisher numbers have risen to 2,300. The 15-year anniversary was meant to be held last year but stricter covid regulations were introduced just two days before the race and even the downsized event planned had to be cancelled. We now look forward to celebrating the anniversary in 2021. Between projected finish times of 1:25 and 2:30, there is a race pacer every five minutes. This is really appreciated by the participants who find it of great help in reaching their target times. The race pacers are well known for their friendly and supportive approach. The lakes are Stavanger’s most popular running spot thanks to their beauty and the surrounding nature. We believe we can lay claim to offering Norway’s most beautiful half marathon. Around 80% of the route is on gravel which provides a very good running surface. Due to its end of season date, prize money and being one of the country’s biggest half marathons, the race attracts many of Norway’s best long-distance runners. The course records are held by Ørjan Grønnevig (1:05:02) and Pernilla Epland (1:14:35). After 16km, when most start to tire, runners meet a 550m hill. Tackling this challenge and completing the race contributes to the incredible feeling of achievement. The last hurdle before the finish line is to run up to a

Norway’s ‘most beautiful’ half marathon by the seaside

End of season Nordic atmosphere bicycle roundabout, which is decorated with tiles in different colours and where there are lots of people cheering you on and waving the national flag. The race has a long tradition of offering a stew to the participants after the race. The hot food tastes really great inside the heated exhibition hall. Every participant gets a medal and can buy a t-shirt as a souvenir from the race. This year’s race will bring an increased focus on recycling. Norway means “the way to the North”, as characterised by the long coastline. Home of the Vikings, the country is nowadays known for its Nordic welfare model and its high standard of living. We are currently blessed with having two top-class international athletes, the local hero Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Karsten Warholm. Stavanger is Norway’s fourth largest city. It has thrived because of the energy industry, which has its national centre here. The city is characterised by its seaside location, its many low wooden houses and the small but pleasant downtown area. ■ www.3sjoers.no/en/

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Looking ahead | 26 November 2021 Eilat Desert Marathon, Israel

Into the wilderness Stunning and challenging course through desert scenery

Daybreak. The horizon to the east, over the top of the Edom Mountains, changes colour from dark blue to purple to deep red. The sun will soon peek over the mountains but here in Eilat the boardwalk is already humming with the excitement of thousands of runners in colourful running gear waiting to run into the wilderness along the tracks of the Negev. It’s another edition of the challenging International Desert Marathon. There are hundreds of marathons around the world, each with its own uniqueness and own degree of difficulty, but there are not many marathons that are a weekend-long sporting event for professionals and amateurs alike; for

those who run alone and those who come with the whole family. At the Desert Marathon in Eilat you can see the thousands of participants smiling before, during and after the race. Unlike urban marathons or off-road events, where streets or areas are closed and where the runners gather, run, finish and then leave, the event in Eilat is a weekend of continuous experiences and fun. The city becomes a large runners’ village. The Desert Marathon offers four different distances: a full 42.2km marathon, a half marathon and 10km and 5km routes. The marathon and half-marathon are run over a stunning and challenging course which takes runners out of the city and into the Negev trails, through beautiful desert scenery, up hills and

down ravines and through dry wadis to end on the sparkling shores of the Red Sea. Finishers, and especially the first timers, all describe the course as “amazing”, “unique” or just “wow!”. They also mention the sense of quiet they experienced along the desert route. But once they return to the city limits and the finish line, the party continues. The International Desert Marathon was supposed to celebrate its 10th anniversary last year but the event was cancelled due to Covid-19. This year there will be yet another reason to celebrate. “The Desert Marathon attracts more and more people every year,” says Ofer Padan, founder of “Marathon Israel” which created and produces the event in collaboration with the Eilat Municipality. “Over the years we have seen a steady increase of runners, especially from overseas. Runners from Europe can leave the cold weather behind and fly direct to Eilat. Within a few hours they are in the sunny desert and set for an amazing race.” There is a surprisingly high proportion of female runners – almost 50-50. “At first there were only 10% women. I think the growing figures speak for themselves,” says Padan. The range of activities surrounding the race begins the evening before with a “flag parade”. Contestants from around the world are invited to proudly carry their national flag, and the evening continues with a large pre-race pasta dinner. After the race, still in the morning, the winner’s ceremony is followed by an array of sporting activities for the entire family, Pilates and yoga sessions at sunset and then a party which continues long into the night… ■ www.desertrun.co.il Distance Running | 2021 Edition 3

Looking ahead | 5 December 2021 Discoveries Half Marathon, Portugal

Discoveries past and present Find history and culture in the European capital of sport The Half-Marathon of the Discoveries commemorates the epic voyages undertaken by Portuguese explorers in the late 15th and early 16th centuries to open up sea routes to Asia and the Americas. It is undoubtedly one of the richest periods of Portuguese history in which ‘new worlds’ were introduced to Europe. Taking advantage of the long-distance tradition in Portugal, inspired by the Olympic Marathon victories of Carlos Lopes and Rosa Mota (1984, 1988) and by Lisbon’s favourable all-year-round climate, this event was created in December 2013. Its main objective is to mark the discoveries of five centuries ago and attract tourists to Lisbon to discover the historical and cultural qualities of the city, its gastronomic wealth and the hospitality of its people. The race starts and finishes at Praça do Império, located in the Belém neighborhood, from where the ‘Discoverers’ set sail. There lies the Jerónimos Monastery, built by King D Manuel I at the end of the 15th century; the Torre de Belém – a maritime fortification built between 1514–1520 which is one of the symbols of the city; and the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, or Monuments of the Navigators more recently built in 1960 as a tribute to sailors that manned the caravels. All these monuments are clustered on the right bank of the River Tagus, the main axis of communication with the Atlantic Ocean, through

which the fragile vessels of that time departed, destined to conquer the ‘new’ world. Although Lisbon is known as the city of the seven hills the race route is almost completely flat as it traces an out-and-back course along the embankment of the Tagus. The turnaround point is in Praça do Comércio, in the city’s ‘gridiron’ centre built after the great earthquake of 1755 and now a great part of the city’s picturesque appeal. The race programme also includes a 10km run and another 5km fun run (or walk) intended to involve the largest possible number of participants. This turns the first Sunday of December into a big street party. This year’s edition, after last year’s interruption from the covid-19 pandemic, is eagerly anticipated as one of those scheduled for the post-pandemic period. which has kept the world in check for the last year. Portugal is among the first few countries in the world to achieve favourable indicators in the control of the disease which makes it attractive as a safe destination. Lisbon was chosen this year as the European Capital of Sport with the objectives of projecting the city through international and national competitions; recognising the importance of physical

activity and sport in building a human, modern and sustainable city; and promoting healthy living habits and physical activity. This continues the strategic investment made in promotion of Lisbon as European Green Capital 2020. This year’s objectives are to promote the full use of all green infrastructures, bike lanes and outdoor sports spaces and to increase the quality of life of citizens and all those who visit the city. The race is organised by Xistarca, a pioneer of road running in Portugal having previously staged 27 editions of the Lisbon Marathon. Come to Lisbon and enjoy one of the best races of its kind in Europe. ■ discoverieshalfmarathon.weebly.com Distance Running | 2021 Edition 3

Looking ahead | 10 December 2021 Sea of Galilee Tiberias Marathon, Israel

Run on the shores of the Sea of Galilee

Feel the spirit Run along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, Israel’s largest freshwater lake, in one of the most ancient and beautiful cities in Israel. Run in an international Marathon that hosts the best and fastest longdistance runners. Come for the view, the vibe and the course. Set a new marathon record in the Sylvan Adams Tiberias Marathon in December. The Tiberias Marathon has been held every year since 1977 and serves as the official Israeli marathon championship, with the flattest and fastest course in Israel. Over the years many run-

ners from Israel and from all over the world have run their best times in the Tiberias Marathon. This unique marathon draws local and international runners of all levels. The highlight is the marathon, alongside the Sea of Galilee, on a flat course with almost no curves and ideal Israeliwinter weather of 13°C and usually rain-free. The event also offers a Half Marathon, 10km and 5km courses. The number of participants across all distances is increasing each year and is expected to reach 10,000 runners from 20 different countries. Tiberias is the only city on the shores of the Sea of Galilee (‘Kinneret’ in Hebrew), a deep blue lake situated in the Jordan Valley and surrounded by breathtaking scenery. The city was founded in 20 AD by Herod Antipas and was named after the Roman emperor Tiberius. It is today an important tourist centre and has religious sanctity for both Judaism and Christianity. With its combination of ancient and modern landscapes, you can see all aspects of the Israeli population, taste worldly flavours and feel the historic spirit of the city. Runners coming from abroad should reserve accommodation on the selected dates so that

they can enjoy a weekend in the northern part of Israel and experience the spirit of the city, water recreations and historic sites. When runners arrive in Tiberias they find that the whole city is dressed up in special marathonholiday costume, just for the event. Runners are invited to attend the race EXPO where they can find booths from leading worldwide sports brands and pick up race kit that includes the official running shirt, a running bib and many perks and benefits from the sponsors of the event. All courses start from the centre of Tiberias and follow the beautiful route along the Sea of Galilee. Pacers from leading Israeli running clubs are placed in the starting waves. The marathon is professionally organised, adheres to strict guidelines and is broadcast in local and global media. At the finish line runners receive a finisher’s medal and can enjoy a variety of refreshments and snacks. The marathon might be the highlight but after finishing it you have the whole weekend to enjoy the amazing city of Tiberias. ■ www.tiberiasmarathon.com

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AIMS member events for the forthcoming 12 months July 2021 – June 2022 For the latest dates visit aims-worldrunning.org/calendar.html

Please note: Due to the coronavirus pandemic many race events across the world have been cancelled, postponed or rescheduled, and further changes are likely to occur after Distance Running has gone to press. Please consult the AIMS calendar online and/or the races’ own websites for up-to-date information. July 2021 3–4 Gold Coast Marathon AUS M

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Gornergrat Zermatt Marathon SUI U,M,H

49 58

Econet Victoria Falls Marathon Postponed until August 2021

17–18 Golden Ring Ultra Trail 100 RUS U,R Course not measurable to AIMS standards

SUI U Course not measurable to AIMS standards

25–8 media maratón de Bogotá COL H

58 50

M7 Blacktown Running 25 Westlink Festival

AUS M

Outback Marathon 31 Australian AUS M 49 Course not measurable to AIMS standards

August 2021

McDonald’s Townsville Running Festival AUS M,H,R 49 Marathon

7 P 8

Siberian Int’l Marathon RUS M,H,R

Longford Marathon 29 Abbott IRL M

tbc Int’l Asunción Half Marathon PAR H

tbc Maybank Bali Marathon INA M,H,R

tbc Airtel Hyderabad Marathon IND M,H,R

Int’l Half Marathon

IND H

20–21Paavo Nurmi Marathon, Half and FIN M,H,R

21 FIN H,R

Helsinki Half Marathon

AUT M,H,R

12 LTU M,H

15-18 Greifenseelauf Uster

18 ITA H

18 NOR M,H,R

tbc Dadi Prakashmani Mount Abu

Marathon 8 Kuching MAS M,H,R 53 Manulife Danang Int’l Marathon 8 VIE M,H,R 58 10km Int’l de Dakhla 8 MAR R 55 Bank Marathon 15 CRDB TAN M,H,R 58 Photak Marathon 15 THA M 58 Rio Half Marathon 15 BRA H 49 Sunshine Coast Marathon 15 AUS M,H,R 49 10k

of Antwerp Night Marathon 11 Port BEL M 49

50 50

Int’l Marathon Alexander the Great Postponed until November 2021

Vladivostok Marathon 25 Galaxy RUS M,H,R 56 43rd Warsaw Marathon 26 POL M,R 55 BMW Berlin-Marathon 26 See race preview on page 11

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PAR M,R

Postponed until August 2022

RUS H,R

Half Marathon 11 Göteborgsvarvet SWE H 58 22 Jungfrau-Marathon 11 SUI M Marathon Festival 58 22 Adelaide AUS M,H,R 49 GER M Almaty Marathon 12 Berlin Half Marathon KAZ M,H,R 53 22 Generali Int’l Marathon GER H 50 26 Chisinau MDA M,H,R Halfmarathon Altötting 12 28-29 StraLugano GER H,R 14 León Guiar SUI H,R 58 26 Maratón MEX M,H,R Athens Half Marathon 12 Stavanger Marathon 28 NOR M,H,R GRE H,R 51 Rock ’n’ Roll Madrid 55 26 EDP Maratón & 1/2 Haspa Marathon Hamburg 12 GER M 28-29 Rimi Riga Marathon ESP M,H 50 LAT M,H 53 Moscow Marathon Incheon Int’l Half Marathon 26 Ruta de las Iglesias 12 KOR H RUS M,R P La 53 Postponed Route du Vin 26 ING EDP Lisbon Half Marathon Wizz Air Budapest Half P LUX H 29 36th Postponed until November 2021 Marathon Marathon HUN H 51 26 Split CRO M,H,R 12 Volksbank-Münster-Marathon GER M 51 Kharkiv Nova Poshta Liberty 29 Marathon 26 HeidelbergCement TbilisiHalfMarathon 12 Vienna City Marathon UKR M,H 58

The Khmer Empire Marathon SPB Half Marathon. The Northern Capital

Half Marathon 11 Stockholm SWE H

Econet Victoria Falls Marathon ZIM M 58

tbc Maratón Int’l Asunción

7–8 Volkswagen Bucharest Half ROU H,R

ISL M,H

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Chill Suva Marathon P Island Postponed Beach Marathon Festival 18 Airlie AUS M,H,R 49

23–25 Swissalpine

Marathon 21 Helsinki FIN M,R Reykjavik 21 Islandsbanki Marathon

September 2021

4 5

Petra Desert Marathon JOR M,H

Maratón Internacional de Mendoza ARG M,H,R

Pila Int’l Half Marathon POL H

5–12 Maratón Medellín COL M,H,R

5 5

Satara Hill Half Marathon IND H,R planned date

Poltava Nova Poshta Half Marathon UKR H,R

8–12 Ladakh Marathon & Ultra IND M,H,R,U

10–12 Tallinna Maraton, Half & 10k EST M,H,R

Rimi Vilnius Marathon

SUI H,R

Maratonina Città di Udine BMW Oslo Maraton

Int’l WACHAUmarathon 19 24th AUT M,H RiverRock Belfast City 19 Deep Marathon GBR M

19 DEN H

Copenhagen Half Marathon

19 NED R

19 THA H,R

Dam tot Damloop Krabi Half Marathon

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

53 58 53 55 49

26 DEN M

H.C. Andersen Marathon

tbc Astana Marathon KAZ M,R

tbc TCS World 10K Bengaluru IND R

55 53 56 56 53 50 50 50 53 51

tbc 36th Wizz Air Budapest Half

Marathon

HUN H

tbc Buenos Aires Int’l Marathon ARG M

tbc Dhiraagu Maldives Road Race MDV R

49 53

tbc Medio Maratón Atlas de

18 55 58

Guadalajara

MEX H

tbc River Kwai Int’l Half Marathon THA H

tbc Lanzhou Int’l Marathon CHN M,H,R

tbc Marathon Life Lima42k

Wine Half Marathon 19 Pardubice CZE H 50

Half Marathon 19 Porto POR H

Wall Marathon 19 Ston CRO M,R

Calgary Marathon 19 Scotiabank CAN M 49

Great Wall Marathon 25 The CHN M

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

GEO H,R

PER M,H,R

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Calendar Continued from page 27 tbc 20km & 10km Int’l de Marrakech MAR R

tbc Santiago Marathon CHI M

tbc 39th Wroclaw Maraton POL M

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Beneva Quebec City Marathon Postponed

Helsinki City Running Day FIN M,H,R

Tartu City Marathon EST M,H,R

ALG H

50 50

PKO Wroclaw Night Half Marathon Postponed

3 3 3

ASICS Austrian Women’s Run See race preview on page 13 AUT R

Bila Tserkva Marathon UKR M

Brussels Airport Marathon & Half Marathon BEL M,H

3 3 3 3 3 3

Generali Cologne Marathon

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 9

Silesia Marathon

GER M,H

LSR Colombo Marathon SRI M

Sarmang Dehradun Marathon IND M,H,R

Kazan Half Marathon RUS H,R

Kosice Peace Marathon SVK M

49 58 49 50 56 51 55 24

Wizz Air Skopje Marathon MKD M,H,R

Tainan Half Marathon TPE H,R

Taipei Freeway Marathon TPE M,H,R

Telesia Half Marathon ITA H

Trento Half Marathon ITA H

10K Valencia Ibercaja ESP R

55 55 28 50 53

Marathon

THA M

Amsterdam Marathon 17 TCS NED M Mitja Marató de 17 eDreams Barcelona

36th SPAR Budapest Marathon Festival HUN M 51

Bank of America Chicago 10 Marathon USA M planned date

Eindhoven 10 Marathon NED M Marathon 10 Leiden See race preview on page 15 NED M,H,R

10 AUS M München Marathon 10 Generali GER M,H,R Sad Marathon 10 Novi SRB M

Melbourne Marathon Festival

58 55 55 49 28 56

SUI M

JOR M,H,R

Marathon

IND M,H,R

tbc XIX Gatorade CCS Rock 10K VEN R

tbc Marathon Int’l de Casablanca MAR M

Lake Int’l Marathon 17 Hengshui CHN M,H,R 28 Maraton Int’l de Juarez 17 MEX M,H 53 EDP Lisbon Marathon | Luso Half 17 Marathon

tbc VPBank Hanoi Marathon

Electric Marathon de 17 Schneider Paris

tbc Rio de Janeiro City Marathon

POR M,H

FRA M

PKO Pozna Marathon 17 21st POL M Thessaloniki Night Half 17 Int’l Marathon GRE H,R

CHN M,H,R

tbc Chuncheon Int’l Marathon KOR M

Marathon

KOR M

VIE M,H,R

tbc Kanazawa Marathon JPN M

Marathon

KEN M,H BRA M

tbc Semi Marathon Int’l de Sfax TUN H

tbc UWI SPEC Int’l Half Marathon TRI H

17 JPN M 53 Toronto Waterfront 17 Scotiabank Marathon & Half Marathon & 5k

Marathon

ARM M,H,R

17 MEX M,H,R

5–6 Al Mouj Muscat Marathon

24 ITA M 53 Erbil Marathon 29 IRQ M,H,R 51 Jerusalem Marathon, Half & 10k 29 ISR M,H,R 51 Cartago 30 Maraton CRC M 50 Polar Circle Marathon 30 GRN M,H 51 Maratón Aguascalientes 31 MEX M,H,R 53 ASB Auckland Marathon 31 NZL M,H,R 55 Venicemarathon

RUNBANGLA Half Marathon BAN H,R

OMA M,H,R

Dublin Marathon 24 KBC IRL M 51 Eva Air Marathon 24 TPE M,H,R 50 Standard Chartered Hong Kong 24 Marathon

58 55 49 53

50 51 56

49 58 58 49

7 7 7 7 7 7

TCS New York City Marathon Porto Marathon EDP POR M

Toyama Marathon JPN M,R

Lviv Nova Poshta Marathon UKR H,R

Zurich Marató de Barcelona ESP M

Montepio Meia Maratona de Cascais POR H

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

CYP M,H,R

Marathon & Half 21 Marabana CUB M,H 50 Verona Marathon, Half Marathon 21 & 10K

New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon

21 POR H Marathon Alexander the 21 Int’l Great EDP Lisbon Half Marathon

26 See race preview on page 21

50 55 51

Eilat Desert Marathon ISR M,H,R Course not measurable to AIMS standards

27 MYA M,H,R

Bagan Temple Marathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards

51 55

27–28 OPAP Limassol Marathon GSO

CYP M,H,R

Curaçao Marathon 28 KLM CUR M,H,R 50 Firenze Marathon 28 ITA M 51 Linker Oevert Marathon Antwerp 28 BEL H,R 49 French Riviera Marathon Nice28 Cannes 50

Maratón Donostia - San Sebastián ESP M

Maratón Monumental Primer Santiago de América DOM M,H,R

56 50

Vigot La Rochelle Int’l 28 Serge Marathon

306 World Marathon Challenge

tbc Adani Ahmedabad Marathon

tbc Bangsaen42 Chonburi Marathon

tbc TCS World 10K Bengaluru

7 TUR M 38 Sfax Marathon Olive Trees 8 TUN M,H 58 Race 100km 12 Pharaonic EGY U 50 The Big Five Marathon 13 RSA M,H 55 Beirut International Marathon 14 LIB M,H 53 Athens Marathon The Authentic 14 GRE M 51 NKolay Istanbul Marathon

FRA M

USA M

planned date

GRE M,R

3-Sjøersløpet (The 3 Lakes Race) See race preview on page 20 NOR H

20 KUW M,H,R Hakka Marathon 20 Great CHN M,H,R Marathon P Kobe Postponed Blu Larnaka Int’l 21 Radisson Marathon Gulf Bank 642 Marathon

TPE M,R

6–7 Wizz Air Cluj-Napoca Marathon ROU M,H,R

TPE M

ITA M,H,R

November 2021

tbc Yerevan Marathon and Half

CAN M,H,R

23–24 Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon

tbc Standard Chartered Nairobi

55 50

ESP H

tbc Donga-A Ilbo Gyeongju

Tokyo Marathon

Maraton Varmex

tbc Samsung Amman Int’l Marathon

17 RSA M 55 Chanthaburi Scenic Marathon 17 THA M,H,R 58 7th Cracovia Royal Half 17 Marathon POL H

Ethiopian Run 10km 14 Great ETH R Garda Trentino 14 10k ITA H,R Medio Maratón de 14 Movistar Madrid

Marathon – City of Art Moon Lake Marathon 14 Ravenna 31 Sun ITA M,H 43 TPE M,R 50 Taiwan’s Rice Heaven Tianzhong SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne 14 Marathon 31 See race preview on page 17

Stockholm Marathon 9 ASICS SWE M 26 Ljubljana Marathon 24 Volkswagen SLO M 56 3 Country Sparkasse Marathon 10 AUT M,H 49 EDP Medio Maratón de la Mujer 24 de Madrid Luka Marathon ESP H 56 10 Banja BIH M 49 Medio Maratón Valencia Trinidad 24 Alfonso EDP Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest 10 Marathon ESP H 30+31 55

USA M

tbc Shriram Properties Bengaluru

Sanlam Cape Town Marathon

HKG M

ROU M,H

Marathon 31 Chengdu CHN M,H,R Frankfurt Marathon 31 Mainova GER M Corps Marathon 31 Marine See race preview on page 19

tbc Changsha Int’l Marathon

UKR M,H,R

16–17Supersports Laguna Phuket

ESP H

Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running GBR M 51 POL M,H,R

Palma Marathon 10 Zaﬁro ESP M,H,R 56 Prague Marathon 10 Volkswagen CZE M 50 Wizz Air Soﬁa Marathon 10 BUL M,H,R 49 Royal Victoria Marathon 10 CAN M 49 B.A.A. Boston Marathon 11 USA M 58 Semi Marathon Int’l de la Ville 15 de Béjaia

FRA M,H IRL M,H

IND M,H,R

52 51 51 58

THA M IND R

tbc Borobudur Marathon INA M,H,R

tbc Airtel Delhi Half Marathon IND H

tbc Goa River Marathon IND M,H,R

tbc Maratón Guadalajara MEX M

tbc Hangzhou Marathon CHN M

51 51 51 51 53 50

tbc Semi Marathon Int’l de Laayoune

MAR H

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tbc Mount Fuji Marathon JPN M

tbc Nafplio Marathon GRE M,H

tbc 21km Nuevo León MEX H

tbc Osaka Marathon JPN M

tbc Panama Int’l Marathon PAN M

58 53 51 55 53 55

tbc Penang Bridge International

Marathon

MAS M,H

tbc Phukethon THA M,H,R

tbc JTBC Seoul Marathon KOR M

tbc Shanghai Int’l Marathon CHN M

tbc Taichung Int’l Marathon TPE M,R

TUN M,H,R

Marathon & 10km

Marathon & 1/2

tbc Volcano Marathon

CHI M,H Course not measurable to AIMS standards

tbc Wuxi Marathon CHN M,H,R

53 50

SIN M,H,R

Maratón del Atlántico HON M

Galaxy Entertainment Macao Int’l Marathon MAC M,H

Walkers Cayman Islands Marathon CAY M

5 5

Logicom Cyprus Marathon

5 5

Reggae Marathon, Half & 10K

CYP M,H,R

50 51 58

JAM M,H,R

Marathon COMAR Tunis Carthage TUN M,H,R

Marathon Championships

HKG H

MEX M ESP M

56 51

tbc Nong Khai ASEAN Marathon THA M

MAR M,H,R

Marathon

HKG M

tbc Kaohsiung Int’l Marathon TPE M

tbc Khon Kaen Int’l Marathon THA M

tbc Marathon & Semi Int’l de

58 58

TPE M,H,R JPN M

Marrakech

MAR M,H

tbc Merida Marathon MEX M,H,R

tbc Tata Mumbai Marathon IND M-

tbc Al Mouj Muscat Marathon OMA M,H,R

tbc Rio Half Marathon BRA H

tbc RUNBANGLA Half Marathon BAN H,R

tbc KIX Senshu Int’l Marathon

42 49 50

Marathon

CRC M,H

tbc São Silvestre de Luanda 10km

JPN M

Zürich 1 Neujahrsmarathon SUI M,H,R Ice Half Marathon 7 Siberian RUS H Halfmarathon 8 PolarNight NOR H,R Vadodara Int’l Marathon 9 MG IND M,H Sheikh Mujib 10 Bangabandhu Dhaka Marathon

53 58

11 Ho Chi Minh City 12 Techcombank Int’l Marathon

BAN M,H,R

14 EGY M,H

Egyptian Marathon

50 49

58 56 54 51 49 50

BAH M,H

Oceanfront Marathon, Half, 16 Maui 15K, 10K, 5K USA M,H,R

Marathon 23 Funchal POR M,H 57 Mitja Marato Int’l Vila de Santa 23 Pola

tbc Sahara Marathon ALG M Course not measurable to AIMS standards

tbc Tel Aviv Samsung Marathon ISR M,H,R

tbc Thai Sikh Run

THA H,R

tbc Maratona di San Valentino ITA M,H

58 50 53 55 55 51 55 49 49 53 52

49 51 58 53

March 2022 Marathon 6 Tokyo JPN M Marathon & Half 10 Antarctica ATA M,H Cyprus Marathon 13 Logicom CYP M,H,R Women’s Marathon 13 Nagoya JPN M Marathon and Half 27 Varadero Marathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards

CUB M,H,R

53 49 50 53 54

tbc Abu Dhabi “Yes I Can” 10km Int’l

UAE R

tbc RUNBANGLA Int’l 10K BAN R

tbc Zurich Marató de Barcelona ESP M

tbc Borobudur Marathon INA M,H,R

49 56 51

tbc Chongqing International

Marathon

CHN M,H,R

Kagawa Marugame Int’l Half Marathon

tbc Jerusalem Marathon, Half & 10k

JPN H

Chartered Taipei 13 Standard Charity Marathon

Maratón de Sevilla 20 Zurich ESP M

Marathon 27 Kilimanjaro TAN M

Seychelles Eco-Friendly Marathon SEY M

tbc Ehime Marathon JPN M

tbc Gulf Bank 642 Marathon KUW M,H,R

tbc Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon JPN M

KOR H

tbc Dhaka Half Marathon BAN H

IND M,H,R

tbc OPAP Limassol Marathon GSO CYP M,H,R

MEX H

tbc Hawassa Half Marathon ETH H,R

tbc AU Bank Jaipur Marathon IND M,H,R JPN M ITA H IND H,R

51 50

tbc Ageas Federal Life Insurance

New Delhi Marathon

IND M,H

tbc Novi Sad Half Marathon SRB H

51 56

tbc Rock ’n’ Roll DC Marathon & Half

Marathon

56 53 53 53

USA H,R

tbc Saipan Marathon MNP M,H,R

tbc Seoul Marathon KOR M

Marathon

tbc Taipei Freeway Marathon TPE M,H,R

Marathon

tbc New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi

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Marathon moments Rotterdam Marathon, 9 April 1983

Three weeks before their clash in Rotterdam: Carlos Lopes (293) finished second in the World Cross Country while Rob De Castella (15) took fourth place. Pictures: Getty

The early 1980s were golden years for marathon running. Many races throughout the world had followed the example set by New York in 1976 by expanding onto the streets of major capitals. Instead of the few hundred runners who had previously entered race organisers began to count their numbers in the tens of thousands – and even then had to reject most applicants for lack of capacity. Marathons in Stockholm, Barcelona and London were explicitly modelled using the New York prototype but most sought to find courses that, while remaining scenic and touristic, were flatter and faster. The ‘world best’- a phrasing meant to reflect how much courses on which marathons were run could vary – had been set by Alberto Salazar (USA) in winning his second New York title on 25 October 1981 in 2:08:13. The New York course wasn’t easy, with significant climbs at the start, at 25km and something of a switchback over the last 5km in Central Park. Rotterdam emerged as a course on which faster times could be run compared to the much more variable inclines on the New York and London courses. The inaugural race was held in on 23 May 1981, won by the British runner John Graham in 2:09:28. It was clear from the start that it was a course on which a ‘world best’ could be set and this is what the organisers were targeting. It was only in 1985 that the New York course was found to be about 150m shorter than the prescribed 42195m, so the task was in fact a little more difficult than it might have appeared. Six weeks after Salazar’s performance in New York the Australian Rob de Castella had won the Fukuoka Marathon on 6 December in 2:08:18. This was the de facto world best mark of the time although it did not become recognised as such until 1985. Fellow Australian Derek Clayton had been the first man to go under 2:10 in setting a world best time of 2:09:36 in Fukuoka back in 1967. Two years later he 34

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Sprinting up the hill The emergence of world-best times in the 1980s improved this mark to 2:08:33.6 – the mark Salazar thought was the one to beat – but on a course in Antwerp which was widely regarded as short. Since those two standout performances both Salazar and de Castella had followed up with wins in 1982, de Castella taking the Commonwealth Games title in Brisbane in 2:09:18 and Salazar narrowly winning the Boston Marathon in 2:08:52 and taking his third consecutive New York Marathon title in 2:09:29. In putting together the elite field for the 1983 Rotterdam Marathon the organisers could bill a ‘clash of the Titans’ in the match-up between Salazar and de Castella. They were without doubt the two leading contenders in marathon running at the time. Thirty-six years before Eliud Kipchoge’s “1:59 Challenge” took place in Vienna, the Rotterdam organisers were thinking along similar lines. Unlike the point-to-point races, which were already getting close to 20,000 runners, Rotterdam limited their field to 4000 so that the race could be run on a course featuring a large lap within woodlands which protected runners from the wind, run three times.

In New York and in Fukuoka neither Salazar nor de Castella had been paced. They had lined up against genuine competitors who were there to perform to their individual best. There was no one in either race prepared to act as a workhorse for them. Pacemakers had become common on stadium athletics tracks for events from 800m upward – most famously to assist Roger Bannister in running the first sub 4-minute mile – but they were still practically unknown in marathons. As another measure towards securing the world best time Rotterdam brought in John Graham to ensure that the early pace did not fall off world record schedule. For someone the press often considered brash, Salazar parried pre-race questions with what almost appeared to be self-doubt: “You never know for sure – a lot of things can happen in 26 miles”. Neither was de Castella bigging himself up: “Pressure is a personal thing that you put on yourself,” he declared. The scenes on the startline would look chaotic compared to what happens today. Runners of modest credentials would use their elbows to try to force themselves onto the front rank for the best possible position when the gun went and the top runners had to contend with them as

Marathon moments Rotterdam Marathon, 9 April 1983 had then suffered a long period off with injury. He returned in 1982 to set a European 10,000m record and finish second in the world cross country on 20 March 1983 – ahead of Salazar and de Castella who finished 4th and 6th – just three weeks before the Rotterdam race. Coming from a track background Lopes had great speed but rarely seemed to find enough at the finish to burn off opponents who were still with him on the last lap. “It wasn’t until two or three kilometres later [after ‘sprinting up the hill’] that I realised we had broken away Lopes and I, and we were the only ones – everyone else had dropped off,” said de Castella. “For the whole last 5km he was on my shoulder, running right by my side. I was trying everything to get rid of him but he was hanging in there almost as a shadow. Once or twice I eased back to try to get him to lead but he just eased back too. I wasn’t sure if he was tired or just super confident that he could get past me at the finish. “1000m to go, 500m to go and he was still there. I thought: is he going to sprint off and leave me or will we be neck and neck right down to the line? [Then,] with only a couple of hundred metres to go I sensed that he had lost that little bit of contact. As soon as I sensed that I really picked up and put everything I had into it. Even as I crossed the finish line I didn’t know where he was.” Lopes was two seconds behind de Castella in a new European record, and Salazar a minute and a half behind in fifth place.

With 200m to go in the Rotterdam Marathon De Castella sensed he could escape Lopes’s shadow.

best they could. Graham led the field out with Salazar running alongside him but the pace was a little bit faster than planned. “The traffic and the crowd control wasn’t really very good,” said de Castella – and lack of crowd control barriers was a feature of most marathons at this time. “It was very difficult to maintain your concentration when there was so much happening around you. You had to block out every other thing on your mind and concentrate on what you were doing. I can’t remember at any stage being flustered although once or twice they really interfered and we had to physically charge our way through.”

four miles to go I thought that I’d be able to stay up there but then he really picked it up; he started sprinting up a hill. I was waiting for him to slow down but he didn’t. They started to pull away. In the last two or three years nobody had pulled away from me during a race; I knew I was in trouble.”

At 10km (30.21) the leaders were a few seconds inside the target time – what was unofficially being called the “New York World Record” of 2:08:13. At halfway Graham pulled out. “I knew that if somebody didn’t start to press very soon then we wouldn’t have a chance to get the record.” said Salazar. “Rob started pressing the pace with about 5 miles (8km) to go. With probably a little less than

Result

“They” were de Castella and Carlos Lopes. Lopes was an accomplished cross country and track runner who had dropped out of his debut Marathon five months previously after colliding with a wayward spectator. He had won the World Cross Country Championships back in 1976 but

1 Rob DE CASTELLA

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2 Carlos LOPES

POR 2:08:39

3 Rodolfo GOMEZ

MEX 2:09:25

4 Armand PARMENTIER

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5 Alberto SALAZAR

USA 2:10:08

2:09:57

Four months later, in August 1983, De Castella went on to win the marathon in the first-ever World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki in 2:10:03. Salazar, who had been undefeated in the marathon until he ran in Rotterdam, repeated his fifth position at the end of the year in the Fukuoka Marathon (2:09:21) and finished as runner-up in the US Trials for the Los Angeles Olympic Marathon (2:11:44). Lopes ran the 10000m at the Helsinki World Championships but after leading until 200m to go was again outkicked and finished sixth. This result seemed to convince him that he would be better off contesting the Marathon in the Los Angeles Olympic Games the following year, although not long before the Games he paced his compatriot Fernando Mamede to a new 10000m world record of in 27:13.81 with Lopes recording 27:17.48, also inside the previous record. The three met again in the Olympic Marathon at Los Angeles along with another favourite, Japan’s Toshihiko Seko. Lopes was 10 years older than many of his rivals but, in warm conditions, ground down the opposition and after 35km surged ahead to win by a margin of 200m in an Olympic Record, which lasted until 2008, of 2:09:21. De Castella rallied to finish fifth in 2:11.09 while Salazar faded to 15th in 2:14:19. Lopes was not finished yet. On 20 April 1985, at the age of 38, he returned to Rotterdam and won the 5th edition of the race in a new world record of 2:07:12. ■ www.nnmarathonrotterdam.org Distance Running | 2021 Edition 3

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Don’t Given what road race organisers have faced over the past year and a half optimism is a rare commodity – but in many countries there is gathering momentum towards getting races back on the road. Favourable signs are appearing: dropping infection rates; rising vaccination levels; knowledge of which preventative measures are most effective; and evidence indicating vanishingly low transmission rates at open air events. But what races are being held at the moment, or likely to be held in the near future? There has been a drip-feed of competitions for elite runners over the last year for them to test their form and to post qualifying times for the Olympic Marathon. These ‘Covid resistant’ races were much easier to accommodate with small fields running on a short lap often at a privately-owned venue where it is relatively easy to restrict entry to spectators. Big races have been held in some countries, but have come and gone with each wave of the virus. The Nagoya Marathon was run with 5000 runners before a new state of emergency was called. Turkey also held socially-distanced races of up to 4000 runners both in autumn and in spring but coronavirus is still crippling events there. In the US swift action in mounting a vaccination programme has rescued New York from the consequences of infection seen a year ago such that although infections remained high well into the vaccination campaign there

Midnight Sun Marathon, Norway Nils Heatta We are planning a limited edition of MSM on 19 June with a maximum of 2200 runners across 10km, half and marathon races. They will be mostly from Norway as traveling here from other countries is difficult: everyone arriving in Norway must quarantine for 10 days. The possibility of cancellation makes it very difficult to plan and to give good information to runners in advance. Runners have to

us now were vastly fewer hospitalisations and deaths. New York Road Runners Club edged up numbers in their races to a few thousand and then announced that The New York City Marathon – held in 2019 with 54,000 runners – will return in November at 60% capacity with 33,000 runners. Registrations opened on 8 June. The announcement came from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and was astonishingly bold compared to the stance of European authorities. The organisers of the Hans Christian Andersen Marathon in Denmark asked the basic question: As an event organiser how do you prepare when you have no idea of what restrictions you will have to fulfil to satisfy the Government, local authorities – and most importantly the participants?” It’s quite likely that runners so long denied the pleasure of participating in running events will be grateful for whatever organisers can offer them. But mass races still seem a long way off despite the improvement in indicators. Is there a way forward, out of the tight restrictions on the size of the field? This itself is a crude measure when starts are staggered throughout the day, location or self-containment of venue is carefully considered and distancing measures put in place.

“Despite legal permission to return and support from Government, Public Health England and Sport England, a combination of obstacles including misunderstanding the Government’s Roadmap, reluctance, hesitation and unnecessary red tape threatens to delay the return of parkrun indefinitely. “With all other sports returning, alongside the reopening of indoor dining and hospitality, further roadblocks to parkrun’s return feel unreasonable, with non-response, red tape and internal administrative processes standing in the way of the inclusive, community physical activity.” Up to 300,000 people take part in the runs across England on every Saturday morning but Parkrun has to ensure no single event becomes overcrowded after a 14-month break during the pandemic. In May Parkrun claimed that: Hundreds of private and local council landowners were reluctant to hold the events over confusion about the Covid-19 restrictions. Parkrun has been legally permitted since the end of March. So what do races need to do to get back on the roads? They need to get permission from public authorities – but it is not at all clear how they can do that even when the general indicators are favourable.

In the UK there are nearly 600 ‘Parkruns’ held every week – but not since the coronavirus first hit. The organisers complained that:

plan their travel and accommodation, and we have to advise them to book with an option to cancel. We have to observe both national and local restrictions. Right now we can have 200 runners in one group and then, in what is considered another event, start 200 more. Each 200-strong group is divided into 25 runners per start with one minute in between. The groups are seeded according to expected time. All this makes a lot of extra work. We have to make an infection control plan based on national recommendations and the local authorities must approve it. We usually have many foreign runners entered and the authorities were afraid that the race might spread Covid-19, but the way we organised the Polar Night Marathon in January made them more relaxed. We used a study from Japan to show that there is a very low risk to spreading Covid through running events. As we can only have 200 in each event and can only start the next when all these are finished, it will take more than 11 hours for all

2200 runners to finish – that is maximum that we have time for on the race day. Runners will pick up the bib numbers at the same time. We are only allowed to have 20 people indoors at one time. This makes it impossible to have any shop, prize ceremony, changing facilities or showers in indoor spaces. Service for runners will be limited.

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Opinion Pandemic perspectives Nagoya Women’s Marathon and Gifu Half Marathon, Japan Nagoya Women’s Marathon was held with a reduced field, but still 5000-strong, on 14 March; Gifu Half Marathon was scheduled for 25 April but cancelled with nine days’ notice. The Covid pandemic and infection status in Japan has changed dramatically with the arrival of new variants of the virus. We are again under the state of emergency although the number of new infection cases remains high. In the month between Nagoya and Gifu the whole situation

Ladakh Marathon, India Chewang Motup The 9th edition of Ladakh Marathon is scheduled for 8–12 September. The event comprises of six races including the Marathon and two Ultra races. “Last year we cancelled the race well ahead of time by the end of May. This year we have postponed registration dates from 15 March to 31 May. Looking at the current situation in India, it is most likely that we will have to cancel most of the races and we have to make a decision by end of June.

changed. There have been no major road races held either before or after Nagoya this year. Our next race dates are in March 2022 (Nagoya) and April 2022 (Gifu). Government is cautious about giving permission to hold large, well-known events after the devastating situation caused by the pandemic. Although in Japan local governments are often part of the organising team of major races and communication goes smoothly it is not the case for some other races. Neither national nor local government has the legal power to make decisions on whether or not to hold events, but race organisers take the government’s declarations and recommendations seriously in making decisions. Go/ no-go decisions on mass events largely depend on the state of infections and the level of strain on hospitals. The chances of last-minute cancellation are never going to go away completely.

We will have to abide by national guidelines and restrictions in place. Any decision will be made in consultation with the local government bodies as the smooth running of the event depends on their support. We also have to consider the decisions of the village authorities as the two ultra races include overnight stays in villages. The village bodies support the races by providing manpower at the various aid stations so we have to heed to their decisions. Permission is based on infection rates not only in Ladakh but nationally as participants come from all over the country. We just do not know what proportion of people will have been vaccinated by our race date. We make detailed proposals for the local authorities to review and approve and we also look at their requirements. They issue permissions in general for Covid protection at public gatherings and mass events.

Berlin Marathon, Germany Mark Milde “We moved back our Generali Berlin Half Marathon from April to 22 August. Our BMW Berlin-Marathon will stay at the original date of 26 September. The decision to allow events used to be from local governments but Germany has now introduced a nationwide restriction if certain

numbers are reached. If the numbers are low, it is a regional decision based on the infection rate. It has become harder to reach decisionmakers but we have been proposing arrangements and then they give feedback. They don’t see races as ‘spreader’ events; they just don’t want to have a problem if something goes wrong. It is a numbers game. At the moment no one really

Races develop their own manuals and protocols with input from infectious disease experts. Some sports associations – including the athletics federation - provide guidelines and we use them as a reference. In Japan spectator sports like baseball and soccer are being held at a reduced capacity, but there have not been any clusters or spread of the infection and they have never been identified as a source of infection either. Restrictions imposed by authorities in Japan are not specific to each activity/sport, but rather general, so they do not treat road races any different from other activities. National and local governments put a limit on the number of total participants of all events in general and races are held according to these figures.

Any races with participation of more than 100 people will be viewed as spreaders of Covid. Also, since Ladakh Marathon is a high altitude running event most runners have to arrive in Leh at least five days in advance to acclimatise. During this period they travel in and around Leh, accompanied by families or friends. This boosts local tourism but during the pandemic could be viewed by the authorities as a potential spreader to remote tourist areas of Ladakh. If races are held they are likely to be lumped together with other activities that are more likely to spread infection. There are currently no guidelines or rules in place to distinguish races held outdoors from other mass events/ festivals.

wants to be the biggest anymore. Smaller races probably have better chances to get a permit. It is all about the size of the event and not so much about precautions you have in place or detailed social distancing measures. We limited numbers ourselves in our proposal. There could be a possibility of raising this figure. For detailed plans presented by Berlin Marathon see page 11 Distance Running | 2021 Edition 3

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The 21st edition of the race is set for Sunday 14 November 2021

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General Manager Dagmawit Amare relates the Covid story in full: Over the past 20 years Great Ethiopian Run has become the pride of the country and has come to be considered as one of the best events organised in Ethiopia. Cancelling the 20th edition was never a serious option. We managed to find a date when we could make it happen safely. Successfully staging the race two months later in mid-January came from showing we could deliver a safe event observing a series of public health protocols. It had the effect of taking our own organising standards to a higher level. Because of this and our deep commitment to promote running and Ethiopia through running, we have great support from the Government and are less fearful of last-minute cancellations. Our decision to stage the race in January 2021 with reduced participant numbers was taken after speaking with the Ministry of Health and followed a directive given by the Ministry about big sporting events. We tried to limit assembly times; we used three wave starts; we had a separate start and finish; and we used temperature checks and social distancing for lining up participants at the start. All participants received a face mask at registration. We also led a strong publicity campaign in the days before the run about following public health protocols. Based on infection rates the Government enforced directives again in March 2021 regarding gatherings for sporting events or religious and other reasons. The authorities consider these directives alongside the benefits that the event brings to the country and to the community in giving us permission to stage races and other events.

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We had a series of conversations with the Public Health Bureau and the Ministry of Tourism to address various issues regarding the benefits and concerns of staging events. Those conversations reminded us about both the importance of the event to the country and about following safety measures for the event. The final decision was taken after our submissions were presented to the Mayor’s office. We had to fill the Covid matrix table guided by WHO where our scores determined whether or not our event could be conducted safely. Accordingly we had to take further precautionary measures to reduce public health risks. That helped us learn more about additional measures regarding restrictions - which can be applied to our event this year as well. Very few international runners came to Ethiopia for the race because of restrictions on international travel and our own country’s Covid-19 regulations. Few big races are staged in Ethiopia. The other mass events happen around religious and social gatherings. Safety controls are thought to be relatively manageable at races compared to religious gatherings. We feel responsible when organising our races

Gold Coast Marathon, Australia 3–4 July This year’s race was set to be held against a background of very low coronavirus cases and a low percentage of the population vaccinated, No international visitors admitted except those from New Zealand The Village Roadshow Theme Parks Gold Coast Marathon will be the largest mass-participation event in Australia since Covid-19 hit. With international borders remaining closed runners are coming from every state and territory in the country and keen competition among the national elite was expected for qualifying opportunities for the World Championships 2022 and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games CEO Cameron Hart was anticipating between 16–20,000 runners as a return to mass participation events: “We have had to make some 40

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changes to accommodate the implementation of a Covid-safe plan.” While spectator sports now host almost full stadiums, mass participation events have been slower to return to their former size fields. “Other smaller events have adapted to the ‘new normal’ of event delivery with tight health regulations, social distancing and other responsible management measures” said Hart. “We have developed extensive plans to balance all the health regulations while still providing a world class running experience through crowd management initiatives, We have moved the ASICS Half Marathon from the Sunday to the Saturday to spread our crowd more evenly and we’ve cancelled the usual pre-race check-in centre and expo in favour of mailing out race kits. We have also implemented wave race starts, and we’ll be providing personal protection equipment to the runners. “Our priority this year is to rebuild a solid foundation to grow the event beyond pre-Covid levels in the future.”

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because we want to reflect the positives of our country as well as promote our own brand. We have invested a lot in this area of our work, as well as in keeping our race safe. Great Ethiopian Run was one of the first companies worldwide to return to mass-participation events but we felt that we could ensure a high degree of social distancing. Because of these reasons, and the nature of our event, I feel we are treated differently. Football matches are currently being held without spectators. One of the directives of the Ministry of Health specified a maximum of 25% normal capacity to ensure social distancing so we limited our registrations to 12,000 compared to the 45,000 who registered for the race in 2019. After staging the 20th edition we feel we can increase participant numbers in Meskel Square where the race has started for the past 20 years. Using wave starts we feel confident of doubling participation numbers in November from the 10,000 who took part in January 2021. Particularly in the early months of lockdown we missed social contact and working together as an office team. We started organising virtual races in May 2020 to keep the community active and in good health. The pandemic has helped us as race organisers to think differently about how we organise races, using technology and thinking more about safety even beyond the pandemic. We have witnessed a growth in people taking up running and we have started to organise smaller races directed at novice runners. I am one of those new runners, having just taken up the sport two years ago.

Opinion Pandemic perspectives Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP Marathon and Half Marathon, Spain Paco Borao Half Marathon scheduled for 24 October, Marathon for 5 December We are not really worried about the possibility of cancellation unless there is a totally unexpected new disaster. We have to get a permit from the local administration which depends on general conditions prevailing. The indications are favourable, particularly in the Valencia Region of Spain.

A dialogue has always been in place with the highest cooperation between the responsible bodies. Since 2011 the Local Administration and the Correcaminos Club have had an agreement to co-organise the Marathon. They set general rules, then in conjunction we set our own specific rules to be applied in each area of the organisation. The authorities are sympathetic. They are aware of the studies that have shown little risk of infection spreading through running events. We are working together and continuously exchanging data to support our decisions. Within our regional and local areas we have very specific mutual understanding about running events. A generalised political response only comes in some areas where politicians want to take the easy way out with their mantra: “the same rules apply to all of us”. We started with a cap of 1000 in starts of 500 but as of today we have 3000 planned in groups of 1000. This is about to go up to

Maraton de Santiago, Chile Fernando Jamarne Lockdowns and curfews make naming a date for the next Marathon impossible There are several factors that prevent us from going back to normal and organising mass events. Each country is facing different challenges in the fight against the Covid 19 virus, some are more prepared than others. Some countries have better medical facilities, including Intensive Treatment Units, trained personnel and physicians. The financial strength of a country has also been an important factor in this battle for the acquisition of mechanical ventilators, vaccines and putting together

5000 and will continue to increase as the Covid numbers get better. The problems for mass race organisers come more from managing public attendance rather than from the participation of runners themselves, where few problems arise.

financial assistance packages to help their people when imposing restrictive measures. Other countries are suffering the terrible effects of the pandemic, especially India, Brazil and countries in Africa. Here in Chile we have our borders closed, lockdowns in different regions of the country, curfews, and other restrictive measures which make it impossible to organise any event, nor even a wedding or birthday party with more than 5-10 people. Current conditions make it inadvisable to organise mass events, even though the end of September is the target date for the population to be fully vaccinated against the virus. Health authorities are not yet prepared to receive applications from race organisers or from any producers of mass events. In Chile no one can anticipate the sanitary situation a few months from now. The organisation of mass races this year would bear too many

risks considering the number of people that are being infected day by day and the variants of the virus that are emerging. Our sponsors also want to have a safe and secure race but we have not yet reached this stage. So far no mass event has been authorised and the organisation of the Maraton de Santiago requires no less than six months of planning. The authorities are concentrated on having general sanitary measures in place and tackling political issues considering that this is an election year. Assessing potential risks posed by races and other outdoor activities falls below the political radar, never mind the details of how to manage races to minimise the already low risk of infection.

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Opinion Pandemic perspectives Marine Corps Marathon, USA Rick Nealis The Orders of Public Health Emergency mandates on the Federal, State and County levels must be addressed and adhered to. Before any marathon or running event can move forward in securing a permit to host an event a lot more scrutiny and questions about safety planning are being asked and have to be addressed. The wind is blowing in a favourable direction though and I am confident on that on 31 October the 46th Marine Corps Marathon will be held. Plans are now being reinforced as the “LIVE” decision has been made for the 46th Marine Corps Marathon (The People’s Marathon), the Marine Corps Marathon 50K (The largest urban ultra marathon in the United States), and the MCM10K will be executed. The 2021 Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) Weekend will be held live and in-person on 29-31 October in Arlington, Virginia and the nation’s capital. Throughout my many years heading the MCM Organisation we have followed the mantra to “adapt and overcome”. This year will be no different. The MCM’s mission is to highlight the high standards and organisational excellence of the United States Marine Corps as

Despite not holding a physical marathon in over a year, we have “tailored” in hosting smaller events with similar operational layouts. It will be two years since we had over 20,000 runners come across the finish line. we plan to safely gather and celebrate the 46th MCM in person. To prioritise the health and safety of our running community, the MCMO is taking preventative measures and implementing certain safety guidelines in accordance with local jurisdictions. These include reducing the size of the field and dividing runners into scaled, social-distanced start times beginning at 07.00. The MCMO will continue to review event operations and protocols in conjunction with Marine Corps leadership, local government and public health officials.

Despite the allure of running in the event I do see some trepidation from runners about coming back. I think this is going to be a clear signal that we’re going to come out of this, and it’s through running that we will do so. The mental fatigue that we’ve all experienced of being cooped up for close to 18 months will quickly dissolve as runners take our sport back to the streets and starting lines and remember the magical camaraderie and euphoria that running provides. We are the proud runners of the world.

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World leading times These lists give the current standings in the world of road racing, and are believed accurate at 25 June 2021. For a deeper listing and the most up-to-date times consult the AIMS World Leading Times page online at https://aims-worldrunning.org/statistics.html

Marathon World record: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:01:39, Berlin 16 SEP 2018

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2:02:57 Titus EKIRU KEN 2:03:55 Reuben KIPYEGO KEN 2:04:17 Barnabas KIPTUM KEN 2:04:29 Seifu TURA ETH 2:04:30 Eliud KIPCHOGE KEN 2:04:31 Leul GEBRESILASE ETH 2:04:55 Gabriel Gerald GEAY TAN 2:04:56 Kengo SUZUKI JPN 2:05:01 Nicholas KIRWA KEN 2:05:19 Joel Kemboi KIMURER KEN 2:05:47 Eric KIPTANUI KEN 2:05:57 Abdi Fufa NIGASSA ETH 2:06:18 Othmane EL GOUMRI MAR 2:06:26 Hidekazu HIJIKATA JPN 2:06:28 Yohanes GHEBREGERGIS ERI 2:06:32 Kebede WAMI ETH 2:06:35 Kyohei HOSOYA JPN 2:06:40 Jonathan KORIR KEN 2:06:40 Besha Yersie ESKEZIA ETH 2:06:41 Solomon Kirwa YEGO KEN 2:06:44 Elisha KIPCHIRCHIR KEN 2:06:43 Abdi KEBEBE ETH 2:06:47 Hiroto INOUE JPN 2:06:47 Limenih GETACHEW ETH 2:06:51 Yusuke OGURA JPN 2:06:52 Abel KIRUI KEN 2:06:53 Abraham TSEGAY ETH 2:06:59 Shumi DECHASA BRN

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Milano Milano Milano Milano Enschede Milano Milano Otsu Milano Milano Siena Siena Siena Otsu Siena Siena Otsu Enschede Milano Siena Milano Siena Otsu Siena Otsu Milano Siena Geneva

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2:07:11 Ghirmay GHEBRESLASSIE ERI 2:07:12 Shuho DAIROKUNO JPN 2:07:18 Simon KARIUKI KEN 2:07:20 Masato KIKUCHI JPN 2:07:23 Lucas Kimeli ROTICH ETH 2:07:26 Kento KIKUTANI JPN 2:07:27 Yuki KAWAUCHI JPN 2:07:36 Kazuki MURAMOTO JPN 2:07:40 Masaru AOKI JPN 2:07:41 Tsubasa ICHIYAMA JPN 2:07:41 Bethwel KIPKEMBOI KEN 2:07:42 Masaki SAKUDA JPN 2:07:42 Kennedy CHEBOROR KEN 2:07:44 Maru TEFERI ISR 2:07:50 Girme AMARE ISR 2:07:51 Edwin KOSGEI KEN 2:07:54 Atsumi ASHIWA JPN 2:07:54 Godadaw BELACHEW ISR 2:07:58 Fikire WORKNEH ETH 2:08:00 Yuta SHIMODA JPN 2:08:05 Ryu TAKAKU JPN 2:08:07 Goitom KIFLE ERI 2:08:10 Ichitaka YAMASHITA JPN 2:08:11 Kenya SONOTA JPN 2:08:12 Kenta UCHIDA JPN 2:08:12 Vincent KIPSANG KEN 2:08:13 Daisuke DOI JPN 2:08:15 Kento OTSU JPN

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Siena Otsu Otsu Otsu Siena Otsu Otsu Otsu Otsu Otsu Siena Otsu Geneva Tiberias Tiberias Siena Otsu Tiberias Geneva Otsu Otsu Enschede Otsu Otsu Otsu Milano Otsu Otsu

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Felix KIPKOECH Kibiwott KANDIE Geoffrey KAMWOROR Roncer KIPKORIR Amdework WALELEGN Leonard BARSOSTON Stephen KISSA

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Ruth CHEPNGETICH KEN Yalemzerf YEHUALAW ETH Hellen OBIRI KEN Joan Chelimo MELLY KEN Brigid KOSGEI KEN Hiwot GEBREKIDAN ETH Bekelech GUDETA ETH Lonah Chemtai SALPETER ISR Alia Saeed MOHAMMED UAE Melat KEJETA GER Brillian KIPKOECH KEN Stella RUTTO KEN Alemaddis EYAYU ETH Fabienne SCHLUMPF SUI

Siena Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul

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Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul Siena Istanbul Istanbul Gqeberha Trabzon Gqeberha Dresden

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Milano Siena Prague Osaka Prague Nagoya Tiberias Prague Siena Milano Milano Siena Osaka Milano Milano Siena Prague Geneva Siena Geneva Geneva Nagoya Siena Osaka Milano Osaka Milano Belp

Hiwot Gebrekidan

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Alex KIBET KEN Eyob FANIEL ITA Patrick Mathenge WAMBUI JPN Takshi ICHIDA KEN Benson KIPRUTO KEN Benard NGENO KEN Benard KIMANI JPN

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Siena Siena Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Siena Istanbul Yamaguchi

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Mai ICHIYAMA Molly SEIDEL Yasemin CAN Mizuki MATSUDA Daisy KIMELI Ayuko SUZUKI Stella RUTTO Tadu TESHOME SEIDEL Helalia JOHANNES Glenrose XABA Sarah PAGANO Angela TANUI Emily DURGIN

JPN USA TUR JPN KEN JPN KEN ETH USA NAM RSA USA KEN USA

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Sapporo 05 MAY Atlanta 28 FEB Istanbul 04 APR Sapporo 05 MAY Trabzon 21 FEB Sapporo 05 MAY Istanbul 04 APR Gqeberha 01 MAY Las Vegas 23 JAN Gqehera, RSA 01 MAY Gqehera, RSA 01 MAY Las Vegas 23 JAN Verona 13 JUN Las Vegas 23 JAN

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Men Hilary KIPKOECH Daniel EBENYO Hailemaryam KIROS Samuel FITWI

Hiwot GEBREKIDAN ETH Angela TANUI KEN Purity RIONORIPO KEN Mao ICHIYAMA JPN Guteni SHONE ETH Mizuki MATSUDA JPN Lonah Chemtai SALPETER ISR Valary AIYABEI KEN Purity CHANGWONI KEN Rachael MUTGAA KEN Eunice CHUMBA BRN Gebiyanesh GEDAMU ETH Honami MAEDA JPN Betelhem MOGES ETH Risper CHEBET KEN Haven Hailu DESSE ETH Betty LEMPUS KEN Maureen CHEPKEMOI KEN Antonina KWAMBAI KEN Tigist MEMUYE ETH Lucy KARIMI KEN Sayaka SATO JPN Delvine Relin MERINGOR KEN Yukari ABE JPN Yenenesh TILAHUN ETH Mao UESUGI JPN Sintayehu LEWETEGN ETH Helen Tola BEKELE ETH

World record: Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 29:43; Prague, 09 SEP 2017

World record: Rhonex Kipruto (KEN) 26:24, Valencia 12 JAN 2020

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2:19:35 2:20:08 2:20:14 2:21:11 2:21:46 2:21:51 2:22:37 2:22:39 2:22:46 2:22:50 2:23:10 2:23:23 2:23:30 2:23:38 2:23:45 2:23:52 2:24:15 2:24:19 2:24:20 2:24:23 2:24:24 2:24:32 2:24:32 2:24:41 2:24:50 2:24:52 2:24:53 2:24:57

New world record (mixed race) Ruth Chepngetich (KEN) 1:04:02, Istanbul 04 APR 2020 World record (women-only race): Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) 1:05:16, Gdynia 17 OCT 2020

Women

27:35 27:50 27:59 28:00

TIME

World record: Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) 58:01, Copenhagen 15 SEP 2019 World record (pending): Kibiwott Kandie (KEN) 57:32, Valencia 06 DEC 2020

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World record (mixed competition): Brigid Kosgei (KEN), 2:14:04, Chicago, 13 OCT 2019 World record (women-only race): Mary Keitany (KEN), 2:17:01, London, 23 APR 2017

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Angers Berlin Chemnitz Berlin

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24 APR 07 MAR 15 MAY 07 MAR

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30:50 31:33 31:38 31:39 31:47 31:50 31:59 31:59 31:59

Mary WACERA Sara HALL Miriam DATTKE Violah CHEPTOO Mekdes WOLDU Lisa WEIGHTMAN Katharina STEINRUCK Sarah LAHTI Monicah WANJUHI

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Middlesbrough31 MAY New York 12 JUN Berlin 07 MAR New York 12 JUN Angers 24 APR Brighton 28 FEB Dresden 21 MAR Dresden 21 MAR New York 12 JUN

Titus Ekiru Photos courtesy of Milano Marathon

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16 MAY 11 APR 30 MAY 31 JAN 30 MAY 14 MAR 14 MAR 30 MAY 11 APR 16 MAY 16 MAY 11 APR 31 JAN 16 MAY 16 MAY 11 APR 30 MAY 02 MAY 11 APR 02 MAY 02 MAY 14 MAR 11 APR 31 JAN 16 MAY 31 JAN 16 MAY 03 APR

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2:25:09 2:25:21 2:25:25 2:25:28 2:25:59 2:26:08 2:26:12 2:26:14 2:26:15 2:26:21 2:26:26 2:26:30 2:26:33 2:26:42 2:26:42 2:26:49 2:26:51 2:26:52 2:27:03 2:27:03 2:27:05 2:27:06 2:27:07 2:27:16 2:27:20 2:27:39 2:27:44 2:27:48

Rahma TUSA ETH 7 Kuftu TAHIR ETH 8 Bethelhem MOGES ETH 1 Gerda STEYN RSA 9 Katherina STEINRUCK GER 1 Aleksandra LISOWSKA POL 1 Tigist ABAYECHEW ETH 5 Fabienne SCHLUMPF SUI 2 Ayumi HAGIWARA JPN 5 Letebrhan GEBRESLASEA ETH 2 Natsumi MATSUSHITA JPN 3 Mirai WAKU JPN 4 Gladys Jepkurui BIWOTT KEN 10 Mirai WAKU JPN 6 Sara MOREIRA POR 2 Hanae TANAKA JPN 5 Yomogi AKASAKA JPN 6 Judith JEPTUM KEN 3 Mao UESUGI JPN 7 Rabea SCHONEBORN GER 3 Viktoria KALYUZHNA UKR 2 Besu SADO ETH 8 Eva VRABCOVÁ NÝVLTOVÁCZE 6 Stephanie DAVIS GBR 1 Misaki KATO JPN 8 Chiharu IKEDA JPN 9 Winifridah MORAA KEN 9 Angelika MACH POL 3

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comes to Europe Official footwear of increasing number of events It has been a year now since HEALTH IBERIA launched its foray into Europe. Chief Executive Jose Manuel Albentosa comments: “We are tremendously happy not only to belong to the Health family, located in beautiful Hangzhou Bay (100km east of Hangzhou itself), but also to belong to the AIMS family as ‘the home of world running’. We consider it a great bond for both parties.”

Jose Manuel Albentosa CEO (on right) with partner and General Manager of HEALTH IBERIA, S.L. Jorge Díaz

We started to launch the HEALTH brand in Europe within the Spanish and Portuguese markets from our headquarters in Alicante and we are planning to expand into the rest of Europe from the beginning of 2022. HEALTH has a wide range of attractive features which will equip it to become a very important brand within the running world. One of its distinguishing characteristics is the high level of technology developed in every running style. This allows runners to rest assured in the knowledge that HEALTH will be taking care of the tiniest details to adapt them to running the distances most appropriate to their training sessions. HEALTH offers its runners more than 12 technologies.

The COVID pandemic has been a very difficult experience for all of us. However, because of this unique challenge, we have become stronger and more determined to make this marvellous project come to life. From the start the promotional message we used to all runners in Europe

was to urge them to RUN FOR HEALTH. It was not a new message but, since the onset of the covid pandemic, it has become infused with new meaning. Running has been highlighted as a means of resisting both the physical and mental impacts of the pandemic even when there have been few chances to practice it as a competitive sport. On the other hand, looking forward to when mass races again become possible, we are proud to let you know about the agreements we have reached with many important races with the aim of HEALTH becoming the official footwear of an increasing number of events. In addition to the above-mentioned events HEALTH has become the official footwear of a very significant race series called PONLE FRENO where a huge TV ad campaign is supporting our brand. It is a very important alliance for HEALTH in gaining more brand awareness. HEALTH has settled down within the runners’ world with the solid intention of remaining in this position for a long time to come. It is because among other things we are runners, and we feel and share the same passion that millions of runners feel when they put on a pair of shoes to help them eat up the kilometres. We would like record our thanks both to HEALTH worldwide headquarters in China and to the AIMS family for placing their trust in HEALTH IBERIA. RUN FOR HEALTH. ■ https://www.healthsports.eu/ Distance Running | 2021 Edition 3

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Marathon Photos go live Marathon and 950 in the 10km – along with smaller supporting events. Previously a runner’s progress throughout the course of a race might be tracked by friends and family but this was restricted to at best following an icon on a course map. The new technical capability of LIVE! means that friends and family can chart their runner’s progress in pictures taken live throughout the race, right up to the moment they cross the finish line. There have been more LIVE events since as the technology is constantly refined This wasn’t the first attempt to push the limits of what could be delivered in the field of live photography.

New software developments deliver personal photos within seconds As race after race was forced to cancel during 2020 it seemed as if distance running as a sport was dying. It became individualised both in training and competition, as events dried up or became ‘virtual’. The celebratory nature of the sport became lost in a socially-distanced wilderness.

flying. Covid-19 gave us a unique opportunity to focus on some major projects and get them finished.”

But some used the break from the normal calendar of organised events to good effect. Race organisers planned ways in which some kind of live event could be made safe for the new conditions, and many race providers re-thought what services they could bring to an event.

The Christchurch Marathon held in New Zealand on 11 April trialled the service. New Zealand’s long Covid-free status, along with it being where Marathon-Photos had originated, made it a convenient testing ground. The event had 630 marathon runners entered, 1500 in the Half

New technology developed in ‘the year that marathons vanished’ allowed images to be uploaded, identified and placed online within seconds of being taken.

“We first photographed live in 2015 at the Oxford Half Marathon in England,” says Kay. “Runners had finish photos posted to their mobile phones before they’d left the finish chute. It was a successful project but it required bulky infrastructure and satellite dishes, so it wasn’t a very expandable option.” Programming and technology developments since then have allowed the company to produce portable devices that can be issued to photographers on the course and at the finish of any event. “We’ve been photographing events since 1999 and we know that these days people want their photos instantly. That is what we are doing here and now – it’s real-time live,” says Kay. The company has also launched its new website MarathonPhotos.live, in commitment to the live ideology. Live service will be rolled out worldwide as major events start to ramp up again this year. ■ marathonphotos.live

Marathon-Photos came up with a new idea of what ‘live’ could mean in race photography. They developed a new concept of what they could offer to race participants. The effects of Covid-19 on endurance events allowed the company to focus on development of the hardware and software used in production of the live system. Marathon-Photos founder and managing director Francis Kay explains: “Programming during normal times is like fixing a plane while it’s

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Medal-worthy Medal producer looks at sport through the eyes of those who participate The last 18 months have undoubtably been the most difficult and uncertain time in the living memory of event organisers, suppliers and runners alike. As medal suppliers Medaltime are fully aware of the situation and sympathise with everyone having to suffer the unavoidable consequences of the pandemic. We considered how we could best become a reliable and supportive partner for organisers in such uncertain times while still maintaining high levels of service and attention to product development. The ‘Virtual race’ was born and Medaltime has been a forerunner in supporting events with custom-made medals. We developed a “virtual race” concept whereby organisers who were unable to stage their event due to Covid restrictions could offer participants the opportunity to register on line for the race but run or walk the equivalent distance from either their home or an alternative accessible venue and on a suitable route. Virtual runs often require personal seconding and support. Arrival at the finish line demands mental discipline and is worthy of the reward of a bespoke medal and finisher certificate. This was taken up by many event organisers who were forced to postpone their live event. With our offices and factory located in the Netherlands, big events such as the Dam Tot Damloop and Breda Singelloop were prime examples. The company developed a live tracking app and a special medal posting service. The app incorporated innovative features fitting to our customers’ requirements such as ‘live tracking with the option that runners are displayed on the official ‘live’ race course and custom-printed

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and shaped medal envelopes, posted out to runners around the globe. Flexible solutions were developed whereby ribbons with the incorrect year or date could be easily removed and replaced. This avoided scrapping costly medals which had already been paid for. We were continuously monitoring combinations of sea and airfreight transportation routes to facilitate economical delivery due to the disruption caused by Covid. In some cases we extended this by offering free storage of medals at our warehouse in the Netherlands.

The highly prestigious 2020 Athens Marathon The Authentic was postponed for a year and the medals are still in free storage at our warehouse pending delivery. Although such actions have increased our own costs we have tried to adopt a policy of assisting our customers to get through the pandemic as we look to better times ahead. Recovering of the high infrastructure costs associated with large events relies on high participation to pay the bills and satisfy sponsors. Similarly, the survival of Medaltime can only be based on the re-establishment of mass participation races. In the majority of AIMS events around the world their success, and the success of road running in general has been mainly attributable to the passion of the dedicated few who eat, drink, sleep and dream our sport.

Medaltime is managed by athletes who understand what it takes to stage events and prides itself in joining organisations with the desire to beat the challenges of the pandemic. We know how frustrating it is for athletes who have been unable to compete in events or where even simple training regimes have become disrupted. We have all had to realign our goals and seek new or different motivation until we can together rewrite a new chapter of success. Meanwhile, light is finally shining on the horizon with the advent of COVID-19 vaccination programmes. With the confidence this inspires we see various initiatives emerging. Medaltime supported RunCzech’s ‘Runway Run’ staged at Prague Airport Due to COVID-19, the NN Mission Marathon also took place on an airport runway – at Twente Airport where 70 athletes tried to secure qualification for the Tokyo Olympic Games. These were limited participation events but they offered the opportunity for the company to reach out and assist like-minded organisers who have had to think outside the box until mass participation events can return. We realise that our presence in the market has to be innovative and flexible but we understand the ever-prevailing uncertainty that exists. Whilst trying to assist race organisers, Medaltime will always look at our sport through the eyes of those who participate whether ‘elite’ or ‘back of the pack’ runners around the world. We all need to pull together. We all want to get back onto the road. So Medaltime would like to invite any athlete who may have a novel idea to promote our sport to come forward with any suggestions which we will gladly take up in the interests of our worldwide running community. ■ medaltime.com

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

Sahara Marathon FEB James E. B. Carney E: saharamarathon@aol.com W: www.saharamarathon.org fb: facebook.com/saharamarathonorg

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

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Gold Coast Marathon JUL Cameron Hart E: info@goldcoastmarathon. com.au W: www.goldcoastmarathon.com.au fb: facebook.com/gcmarathon

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

ANTARCTICA Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100k Richard Donovan E: rd@npmarathon.com W: www.icemarathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/ AntarcticIceMarathon

DEC

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 SEP

Enrique Eiras E: e@maratondemendoza.com W: www.maratondemendoza.com fb: facebook.com/ MaratondeMendoza/

ARMENIA Yerevan Marathon and Half Marathon OCT Anahit Adamyan E: anahit.adamyan@ armeniamarathon.org W: www.armeniamarathon.org fb: facebook.com/Yerevanmarathon/

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

AUSTRALIA Adelaide Marathon Festival AUG Jeremy Zieseniss E: events@sarrc.asn.au W: www.adelaidemarathon.com.au fb: facebook.com/SARoadRunnersClub Airlie Beach Marathon Festival JUL Tim McQuoid-Mason E: president@ whitsundayrunningclub.com.au W: www.runairlie.com.au fb: facebook.com/runairlie

Melbourne Marathon Festival OCT Marcus Gale E: enquiries@ melbournemarathon.com.au W: www.melbournemarathon.com.au fb: facebook.com/ melbournemarathonfestival RunFun Travel Rottnest Running JUN Festival Raymond Lampard E: wamc@wamc.org.au W: www.wamc.org.au fb: bit.ly/2pbsPuK Sunshine Coast Marathon AUG Jason Crowther E: jason@atlasmultisports.com.au W: www.sunshinecoastmarathon. com.au fb: facebook.com/ SunshineCoastMarathon McDonald’s Townsville Running AUG Festival Joel Savage E: info@townsvillerunningfestival. com W: www.townsvillerunningfestival. com fb: facebook.com/townsvillerunningfest Westlink M7 Blacktown Running JUL Festival Tanya Bigeni E: events.team@blacktown. nsw.gov.au W: www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/ runningfestival fb: facebook.com/ BlacktownCityCouncil

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

OCT

ASICS Austrian Women’s Run OCT Ilse Dippmann, Andreas Schnabl E: office@oesterreichischerfrauenlauf.at W: www.austrianwomensrun.com Salzburg Marathon MAY Johannes Langer E: office@salzburg-marathon.at W: www.salzburg-marathon.at fb: www.facebook.com/salzburg. marathon Vienna City Marathon SEP Wolfgang Konrad E: office@vienna-marathon.com W: www.vienna-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/vienna.city. marathon

BAHAMAS

BANGLADESH Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Dhaka JAN Marathon Sabik Rahman E: sabikrahman@ networld-bd.com W: www.dhakamarathon.com.bd *RUNBANGLA Int’l 10K Jon Michael Boka E: jon@run-bangla.com W: www.Run-Bangla.com fb: facebook.com/ RunBanglaInternational

MAR

Dhaka Half Marathon FEB Afnan Ahmad E: dhakahalfmarathon@gmail.com W: www.dhakahalfmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/DhakaHalf/ RUNBANGLA Half Marathon Jon Michael Boka E: jon@run-bangla.com W: www.Run-Bangla.com fb: facebook.com/ RunBanglaInternational

NOV

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

OCT

Rio Half Marathon Thadeus Gilberto Kassabian E: tgk@yescom.com.br W: www.riohalfmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/meiadorio/

AUG

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

BULGARIA Wizz Air Sofia Marathon Daniel Hristov Dukov E: ddukov@abv.bg W: www.marathonsofia.com

OCT

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/

BELGIUM SEP

Brussels Airport Marathon & Half OCT Marathon Thomas Huyberechts E: info@golazo.com W: www.brusselsairportmarathon.be/ en/ fb: facebook.com/brusselsmarathon Linker Oevert Marathon AntwerpNOV Kid Van Thienen E: kvth@telenet.be W: www.linkeroevertmarathon.com fb: on.fb.me/ZPKj2k

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

BOSNIA Banja Luka Marathon OCT Vladimir Selec E: banjalukamaraton@gmail.com W: www.banjalukamarathon.com fb: facebook.com/BLpolumaraton

Angkor Wat Int’l Half Marathon DEC Sem Phalla E: direct@cambodia-events.org, info@cambodia-events.org W: www.cambodia-events.org fb: facebook.com/ angkorwathalfmarathon 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 Int’l Half Marathon JUN Sem Phalla E: direct@cambodia-events.org, info@cambodia-events.org W: www.cambodia-events.org fb: facebook.com/ cambodiaamazingevents/ Sihanoukville Int’l Half MarathonAPR 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: racedirector@ calgarymarathon.com W: www.calgarymarathon.com fb: on.fb.me/1bWyk7c

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

OCT

Toronto Marathon Jay Glassman E: info@torontomarathon.com W: www.torontomarathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/ torontomarathon

MAY

Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon & Half Marathon & 5k OCT Alan Brookes E: info@canadarunningseries.com W: www.torontowaterfrontmarathon. com/ fb: facebook.com/TOwaterfront42k/ Royal Victoria Marathon OCT Cathy Noel E: info@runvictoriamarathon.com W: www.runvictoriamarathon.com fb: facebook.com/Victoria.Marathon/

CAYMAN ISLANDS Walkers Cayman Islands Marathon DEC Rhonda Kelly E: info@caymanislandsmarathon. com W: www.caymanislandsmarathon. com fb: facebook.com/CaymanMarathon

CHILE

CAMBODIA

BARBADOS

Port of Antwerp Night Marathon Thomas Huyberechts E: info@golazo.com W: www.antwerpmarathon.be fb: www.facebook.com/ antwerpmarathon

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

SEP

Virtual Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend and Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon MAY Ian Fraser E: questions@runottawa.ca W: www.runottawa.ca fb: www.facebook.com/ OttawaMarathon

Santiago Marathon Fernando Jamarne E: fjamarne@alessandri.cl W: www.maratondesantiago.com fb: www.facebook.com/ maratondesantiago

SEP

Volcano Marathon NOV Richard Donovan E: npmarathon@gmail.com W: www.volcanomarathon.com fb: facebook.com/thevolcanomarathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards

CHINA Changsha Int’l Marathon OCT Ren Longxiang E: lijiazhuo9@vip.qq.com W: www.changsha-marathon.com Chengdu Marathon Liu Yue E: liuyue98@wanda.cn W: www.chengdu-marathon.org

OCT

Chongqing Int’l Marathon Guo Liya E: 569065820@qq.com W: www.cqmarathon.com

MAR

Dalian Int’l Marathon Sun Xinsheng E: kouzhengjie@sina.com W: www.dlmls.org

MAY

The Great Wall Marathon SEP Dave Cundy E: gwm_booking@263.net.cn W: www.great-wall-marathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/ greatwallmarathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Great Hakka Marathon NOV Dave Cundy E: great-hakkamarathon@263.net W: www.great-hakka-marathon.com Course not measurable to AIMS standards

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Hangzhou Marathon Long Jiang E: marathon@hzim.org W: www.hzim.org fb: facebook.com/hangzhou. marathon Hengshui Lake Int’l Marathon Ping Rongfeng E: hsmarathon@163.com W: www.hengshuimalasong.com Lanzhou Int’l Marathon Wang Zhengxuan E: Lzmarathon@sina.cn W: www.lzmarathon.com Shanghai Int’l Marathon Jenny Zhou E: general@shmarathon.com W: www.shang-ma.com Wuxi Marathon Tianwen Hu E: tianwen@ihuipao.com W: www.wuximarathon.com

nOV

Oct

Jun

nOV

CHINESE TAIPEI

Kaohsiung Int’l Marathon Huang Yu E: khmskhms@kcg.gov.tw W: www.khm.com.tw fb: facebook.com/khmarathon/ Kinmen Marathon Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: www.sportsnet.org.tw

JAn

taichung Int’l Marathon nOV Chen Ching Lung E: fuludun@gmail.com W: lohasnet.tw/Floraexpo20190224

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

Oct

Dec

Oct

Standard chartered taipei charity Marathon FeB Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: www.sportsnet.org.tw fb: facebook.com/ scbmarathon?fref=ts taishin Women run taipei Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: www.sportsnet.org.tw

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

Dec

media maratón de Bogotá JuL Martha Santos E: msantos@ correcaminoscolombia.com W: www.mediamaratonbogota.com fb: facebook.com/ mediamaratonbogota/ Maratón Medellín Sep Gustavo Orozco Posada E: direccion@ maratonmedellin.com W: www.maratonmedellin.co fb: facebook.com/maratonmedellin

Oct

Sun Moon Lake Marathon Oct Jerry Chen E: sunmoonlake.marathon@ gmail.com W: www.sunmoonlakemarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ sunmoonlakemarathon/

tainan Half Marathon Wang Ching-Cheng E: tpe@mf.worldathletics.org fb: facebook.com/ tainanhalfmarathon/

new taipei city Wan Jin Shi nOV Marathon Ching-Cheng Wang E: tpe@mf.worldathletics.org W: www.wanjinshi-marathon.com.tw fb: on.fb.me/1bWyj3d

COLOMBIA

Xiamen Marathon JAn Ruan Dunliang E: xmmarathon@xmim. org,ealin_zhuo@126.com W: www.xmim.org/homes/static/ home.html?locale=en fb: facebook.com/xiamenmarathon

*eva Air Marathon Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: www.sportsnet.org.tw

taiwan’s rice Heaven tianzhong nOV Marathon Cheng Tsung-Cheng E: study.ses@gmail.com W: www.tianzhongmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/520marathon

Apr

COSTA RICA Maraton cartago Oct Rodolfo Villalobos E: rvillalobos@grupopublicitariocr.net W: www.grupopublicitariocr.net fb: bit.ly/2UL3AyJ San José costa rica Half & Dec Marathon Guillermo Sáenz E: marathoncostarica@gmail.com W: www.marathoncostarica.com fb: on.fb.me/1bWyj3p

CROATIA Du Motion-runners’ Days Dubrovnik (Dubrovnik Half Apr Marathon) Alen Bošković E: alen.boskovic@du-motion.com W: www.du-motion.com/en/home/ fb: facebook.com/dumotion Hvar Half Marathon Boris Reinic E: info@hvarmarathon.com W: www.hvarmarathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/ HvarHalfMarathon

Jun

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

Dec

nOV

Quantum nicosia Marathon Dec Costas Patinios, Evangelos Papapostolou E: info@nicosiamarathon.com W: www.nicosiamarathon.com fb: facebook.com/nicosiamarathon

CZECH REPUBLIC pardubice Wine Half Marathon Sep Oldřich Bujnoch E: oldrichbujnoch@seznam.cz W: www. pardubickyvinarskypulmaraton.cz fb: on.fb.me/1HWsAYy

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

Oct

ETHIOPIA great ethiopian run 10km Dagmawit Amare E: dagmawit@ethiopianrun.org W: www.ethiopianrun.org fb: www.facebook.com/ GreatEthiopianRun

nOV

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Maratón Monumental primer nOV Santiago de América Emilio Martínez E: maratonmonumental@ gmail.com W: www.maratonsantiago.com.do fb: facebook.com/maratonsantiagord

ECUADOR Quito Últimas noticias 15k Jun Pablo Gonzalez Peña E: pabloarturogonzalez@ gmail.com W: www.quitoultimasnoticias15k.ec fb: facebook.com/UN15K

Atlantic Airways tórshavn Jun Marathon Katrin Thorsvig Hansen E: bragdid@bragdid.fo W: www.torshavnmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/torshavnmaraton/

FIJI Island chill Suva Marathon JuL Brian Hennessy E: president@suvamarathon.org W: www.suvamarathon.org fb: facebook.com/suvamarathon/

FINLAND Helsinki city running Day Harri Hänninen E: maraton@sul.fi W: www.helsinkicityrunningday.fi fb: facebook.com/helsinkicityrun

Schneider electric Marathon de paris Oct Edouard Cassignol E: parismarathon@aso.fr W: www. schneiderelectricparismarathon.com fb: facebook.com/parismarathon Serge Vigot La rochelle Int’l Marathon Mauny Nicolas E: info@marathondelarochelle.com W: marathondelarochelle.com fb: facebook.com/marathonLR

nOV

Heidelbergcement tbilisiHalfMarathon Peter Gottwald E: info@tbilisimarathon.ge W: www.tbilisimarathon.ge fb: facebook.com/Tbilisimarathon

Sep

GERMANY

FAROE ISLANDS

Sep

French riviera Marathon nice-cannes nOV Hugues Lelievre E: communication@azur-sport.org W: www.frenchrivieramarathon.com fb: on.fb.me/1bWymMt

GEORGIA

Sep

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

Varadero Marathon and Half MAr Marathon Juan Pedro Pineda de la Losa E: info@varadero-marathon.com W: varadero-marathon.com

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

FALKLAND ISLANDS

Split Marathon Sep Kristijan Sindik E: info@splitmarathon.com W: www.splitmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/splithalfmarathon/

CUBA

nOV

Standard chartered Stanley MAr Marathon Sarfraz Rao E: bank.info@sc.com W: www.standardchartered.com/fk/ events/marathon

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Marabana Marathon & Half nOV Carlos R. Gattorno Correa E: gattorno.marabana@gmail.com W: www.maratondelahabana.com fb: bit.ly/2z4m0Fu

pharaonic race 100km Gasser Riad E: info@egyptianmarathon.net W: www.egyptianmarathon.com fb: bit.ly/2zZkuod

JAn

Oct

copenhagen Marathon MAY Dorte Vibjerg E: sparta@sparta.dk W: www.copenhagenmarathon.dk fb: facebook.com/cphmarathon

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

egyptian Marathon Gasser Riad E: Info@egyptianmarathon.net W: www.egyptianmarathon.com fb: bit.ly/2zZkuod

Hawassa Half Marathon FeB Ermias Ayele E: ermias@ethiopianrun.org W: www.ethiopianrun.org fb: facebook.com/GreatEthiopianRun

DENMARK H.c. Andersen Marathon Erik J. Mogensen E: info@hcamarathon.dk W: hcamarathon.dk/-1 fb: facebook.com/hcamarathon

paavo nurmi Marathon, Half and 10k Aug Kari Ahonen E: info@paavonurmisports.fi W: www.paavonurmimarathon.fi fb: on.fb.me/1SlsUaQ

FRANCE EGYPT

ESTONIA

OpAp Limassol Marathon gSO nOV Spyros Spyrou E: info@limassolmarathon.com W: www.limassolmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/limassolmarathon/

Volkswagen prague Marathon Carlo Capalbo E: info@runczech.com W: www.runczech.com fb: facebook.com/runczech

La ruta de las Iglesias Aug Samia Solah, Nina Solah E: samia@tventasec.com, nsolah@tventasec.com W: www.rutadelasiglesias.com fb: www.facebook.com/rutaiglesias

Oct

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

Halfmarathon Altötting Guenther Vogl E: halbmarathon@gmx.de W: www.halbmarathon.de fb: bit.ly/2DtxBhf generali Berlin Half Marathon Mark Milde W: www.generali-berlinerhalbmarathon.de fb: facebook.com/ berlinerhalbmarathon

Sep

Apr

BMW Berlin-Marathon Sep Mark Milde W: www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/ berlinmarathon generali cologne Marathon Markus Frisch E: info@koeln-marathon.de W: koeln-marathon.de/en/ fb: www.facebook.com/ koelnmarathon

Oct

Mainova Frankfurt Marathon Oct Jo Schindler E: mail@frankfurt-marathon.com W: www.frankfurt-marathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/ffmmarathon Haspa Marathon Hamburg Sep Frank Thaleiser E: service@marathonhamburg.de W: www.haspa-marathon-hamburg.de fb: facebook.com/ haspamarathonhamburg hella hamburg halbmarathon Jun Karsten Schölermann E: info@hamburghalbmarathon.de W: www.hamburg-halbmarathon.de fb: facebook.com/ events/477005246176233/ HAJ Hannover Marathon Stefanie Eichel E: kontakt@marathonhannover.de W: www.marathon-hannover.de fb: www.facebook.com/ MarathonHannover

Apr

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generali München Marathon Oct Gernot Weigl E: run@generalimuenchenmarathon.de W: www.generalimuenchenmarathon. de fb: facebook.com/ generalimuenchenmarathon Volksbank-Münster-Marathon Michael Brinkmann E: info@volksbankmuenster-marathon.de W: www.volksbank-muenstermarathon.de fb: on.fb.me/1bWylIv

Sep

GREAT BRITAIN Deep riverrock Belfast city Marathon Sep Claire O’Neill E: info@belfastcitymarathon.org W: www.belfastcitymarathon.com fb: on.fb.me/1bWynjv Baxters Loch ness Marathon & Festival of running Oct Malcolm Sutherland E: info@lochnessmarathon.com W: www.lochnessmarathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/ lochnessmarathon Milton Keynes Marathon & Half Jun Andrew Hully E: run@miltonkeynesmarathon. co.uk W: www.mkmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ MiltonKeynesMarathon Jcp Swansea Half Marathon Jun David Martin-Jewell E: david@frontrunnerevents.co.uk W: swanseahalfmarathon.co.uk fb: facebook.com/SwanseaHalf

GREECE Int’l Marathon Alexander the great Sep

Drosos Christopoulos E: info@atgm.gr, info@ alexanderthegreatmarathon.org W: atgm.gr/?lang=en fb: on.fb.me/1bWylYY Athens Marathon the Authentic nOV Evangelos Papapostolou E: info@athensauthenticmarathon.gr W: www.athensauthenticmarathon.gr fb: www.facebook.com/ athensclassicmarathon

crete Marathon Giorgos Alogdianakis E: headquarters@ crete-marathon.gr W: crete-marathon.gr fb: facebook.com/cretemarathon/ nafplio Marathon Evangelos Papapostolou E: info@nafpliomarathon.gr W: www.nafpliomarathon.gr fb: facebook.com/ NafplioMarathonGR/

Int’l thessaloniki night Half Marathon Drosos Christopoulos E: info@thesshalfmarathon.org W: www.thesshalfmarathon.org fb: on.fb.me/1bWynjE

Apr

Oct

Sep

Adani Ahmedabad Marathon Ravindra Das E: Rabindra.Das@adani.com W: www.ahmedabadmarathon.com

Jun

nOV

HONDURAS Maratón del Atlántico Dec Sergio Erick Guevara Pinto E: Sergio.guevara@yandex.com W: maratondelatlantico.run fb: facebook.com/ MaratonDelAtlantico

HONG KONG, CHINA gammon china coast Marathon & JAn Half David Smith E: chinacoast@avohk.org W: www.avohk.org Standard chartered Hong Kong Oct Marathon William Ko E: inquiry@hkaaa.com W: www.hkmarathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/hkmarathon Mizuno Hong Kong Half-Marathon Dec championships Alan Wong Kim Lun E: inquiry@hkaaa.com W: www.hkaaa.com fb: facebook.com/ilovehkaaa unIceF run for every child Half nOV Marathon & 10km Lando Cheung E: lando.cheung@unicef.org.hk W: run.unicef.org.hk fb: facebook.com/unicef. runforeverychild/

HUNGARY Wizz Air Budapest Half Marathon Aug

Árpád Kocsis E: registration@ budapestmarathon.com W: halfmarathon.runinbudapest.com fb: facebook.com/runinbudapest/

telekom Vivicittá Spring Half Marathon Árpád Kocsis E: registration@ budapestmarathon.com W: springhalfmarathon. runinbudapest.com fb: facebook.com/runinbudapest/

Oct

Apr

tcS World 10K Bengaluru Hugh Jones E: tcsworld10k@procam.in W: tcsworld10k.procam.in fb: facebook.com/tcsw10k

nOV

MAY

Bengaluru Midnight Marathon Dec Gul Mohamed Akbar E: rungulrun@gmail.com W: midnightmarathon.in fb: facebook.com/midnightmarathon.in Shriram properties Bengaluru Marathon Nagaraj Adiga E: contact@nebsports.in W: www.bengalurumarathon.in fb: facebook.com/ marathonbengaluru/ *Sarmang Dehradun Marathon Anil Mohan E: anil.sarmang@gmail.com W: sarmangdehradunmarathon. sarmang.com

Oct

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon nOV Hugh Jones E: adhm@procam.in, arati@procam.in W: airteldelhihalfmarathon.procam.in fb: www.facebook.com/ runadhm?fref=ts goa river Marathon nOV Nitin Bandekar E: nbandekar@nrbgroup.biz W: www.goarivermarathon.com fb: facebook.com/goarivermarathon Airtel Hyderabad Marathon Aug Prashant Morparia E: info@marathonhyderabad.com W: www.airtelhyderabadmarathon. com Au Bank Jaipur Marathon FeB Mukesh Mishra E: jaipurmarathon@gmail.com W: www.marathonjaipur.com fb: facebook.com/jaipurmarathon/ tata Steel Kolkata 25k Hugh Jones E: tsk25@procam.in, aimssec@aol.com W: tsk25.procamrunning.in fb: facebook.com/TSKolkata25

Jun

tata Mumbai Marathon MAY Hugh Jones E: tatamumbaimarathon@ procam.in, arati@procam.in W: tatamumbaimarathon.procam.in fb: facebook.com/ TataMumMarathon/

eilat Desert Marathon Ofer Padan E: info@marathonisrael.co.il W: www.desertrun.co.il fb: facebook.com/desertrun.co.il/

navi Mumbai Half Marathon FeB Siddarth Gupta E: sid@sportsunited.in W: www.navimumbaihalfmarathon. com fb: facebook.com/ Navimumbaimarathon

Jerusalem Marathon, Half & 10k Oct Simon Avraham E: JEM@target-market.co.il W: www.jerusalem-marathon.com fb: on.fb.me/WCyXOj

Ageas Federal Life Insurance new Delhi Marathon MAr Nagaraj Adiga E: contact@nebsports.in W: www.newdelhimarathon.com fb: facebook.com/newdelhimarathon/ Satara Hill Half Marathon Sep Pallavi Pisal E: contact@runsatara.com W: www.runsatara.com fb: facebook.com/SataraHillMarathon Mg Vadodara Int’l Marathon JAn Sameer Khera E: samkhera@gmail.com W: www.vadodaramarathon.com fb: facebook.com/VadodaraMarathon

Dec

Ageas Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Full Marathon MAr Nagraj Adiga E: contact@nebsports.in W: www.kolkatafullmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ kolkatafullmarathon/ Ladakh Marathon & ultra Sep Chewang Motup Goba E: info@ladakhmarathon.com W: www.ladakhmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ladakhmarathon

ICELAND Suzuki Midnight Sun run Hrefna Hlín Sveinbjörnsdóttir E: marathon@marathon.is W: midnightrun.is fb: facebook.com/midnightrunis

Jóna Hildur Bjarnadóttir E: marathon@marathon.is W: www.rmi.is/en/ fb: facebook.com/ Reykjavikurmarathon

INDIA

polar circle Marathon Oct Lars Fyhr E: marathon@albatrosadventure.com W: www.polar-circle-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/ polarcirclemarathon/

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

Islandsbanki reykjavik Marathon Aug

GREENLAND

iWelt Marathon Wuerzburg MAY Guenter Herrmann E: g.herrmann@wuerzburgmarathon.de W: www.wuerzburg-marathon.de fb: www.facebook.com/Wuerzburg. Marathon

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

rhodes Marathon Nikolaos Polias E: info@rhodesmarathon.gr W: www.rhodesmarathon.gr fb: facebook.com/roads2rhodes

Dadi prakashmani Mount Abu Int’l Half Marathon Aug Mukesh Mishra E: jaipurmarathon@gmail.com W: www.abumarathon.com

INDONESIA Maybank Bali Marathon Deniawan Rachmatialevi E: info@balimarathon.com W: www.balimarathon.com fb: facebook.com/BaliMarathon

Aug

Borobudur Marathon MAr Andreas Kansil E: andreas@pandarasports.com W: borobudurmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ BorobudurMarathon2020/

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

Oct

IRELAND cork city Marathon Jun Adrienne Rodgers E: info@corkcitymarathon.ie W: www.corkcitymarathon.ie fb: facebook.com/corkcitymarathon/ KBc Dublin Marathon Jim Aughney E: office@dublinmarathon.ie W: kbcdublinmarathon.ie fb: www.facebook.com/ dublinmarathon

Oct

Abbott Longford Marathon Aug Ciaran McGovern E: info@longfordmarathon.com W: longfordmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/longfordmarathon Waterford Viking Marathon Jun Joe Cawley E: info@waterfordvikingmarathon. com W: www.waterfordvikingmarathon. com fb: on.fb.me/1HWuFDI World Marathon challenge nOV Richard Donovan E: rd@worldmarathonchallenge. com W: www.worldmarathonchallenge. com

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tel Aviv Samsung Marathon FeB Ofer Shytrit “Kapaim” E: marathon@kapaim.co.il W: www.tlvmarathon.co.il fb: facebook.com/TelAvivMarathon Sea of galilee tiberias Marathon Dec Doron Amir E: dorona88@gmail.com W: www.tiberiasmarathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/ TiberiasMarathonIL

ITALY Firenze Marathon Giancarlo Romiti E: staff@firenzemarathon.it W: www.firenzemarathon.it fb: on.fb.me/1lpsOz8 10k garda trentino Sandro Poli E: polisandro@hotmail.com W: www.trentinoeventi.it

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giulietta & romeo Half Marathon Jun Cesare Monetti E: press@veronamarathon.it W: www. giuliettaeromeohalfmarathon.it fb: facebook.com/veronamarathon generali Milano Marathon MAY Andrea Trabuio E: info@milanomarathon.it W: www.generalimilanomarathon.it/ en/ fb: facebook.com/MilanoMarathon Moonlight Half Marathon Jun Piero Rosa Salva E: info@venicemarathon.it W: www.moonlighthalfmarathon.it fb: on.fb.me/1zhSboz napoli city Half Marathon Luigi Varriale E: info@napolirunning.com W: www.napolirunning.com fb: facebook.com/napolirunning padova Marathon Leopoldo Destro E: info@padovamarathon.com W: www.padovamarathon.com fb: bit.ly/2h0vdjZ cetilar Maratona di pisa Sergio Costanzo E: info@1063ad.it W: www.maratonadipisa.com fb: facebook.com/PisaMarathon

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Dec

ravenna Marathon – city of Art nOV Stefano Righini E: info@maratonadiravenna.com W: www.maratonadiravenna.com fb: facebook.com/maratonaravenna/ telesia city trophy Int’l road race 10k Jun Viscusi Diego E: info@trofeotelesia.it W: www.trofeotelesia.it fb: www.facebook.com/trofeotelese

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telesia Half Marathon Oct Diego Viscusi E: info@telesiahalfmarathon.it W: www.telesiahalfmarathon.it fb: facebook.com/telesiahalfmarathon/ trento Half Marathon Ferruccio Demadonna E: info@trentorunningfestival.it W: www.trentorunningfestival.it fb: facebook.com/ trentorunningfestival Maratonina città di udine Paolo Bordon E: info@maratoninadiudine.it W: www.maratoninadiudine.it fb: facebook.com/ asdmaratoninaudinese

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Sep

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, Half Marathon & 10K nOV W: veronamarathon.it fb: facebook.com/veronamarathon

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

JAPAN Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon Yoshihisa Deki E: deki-y@mainichi.co.jp W: www.betsudai.com Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon Rieko Kumagai E: jigyoubu@pearl.ocn.ne.jp W: www.lakebiwa-marathon.com ehime Marathon Shigenori Hamasaki E: info@ehimemarathon.jp W: ehimemarathon.jp

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Fukuoka Int’l Open Marathon championship Dec Takanori Saito E: s-marathon@asahi.com W: www.fukuoka-marathon.com/en/ gifu Half Marathon Apr Koji Kitano E: jtbc.sedesk@jtb.com W: www.gifu-marathon.jp/index.html fb: facebook.com/gifu.marathon Hokkaido Marathon Aug Natsuki Hasegawa E: hasegank@hokkaido-np.co.jp W: hokkaido-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/hokkaidomarathon Kagawa Marugame Int’l Half Marathon Kyoji Matsunaga E: marugame-half@ aroma.ocn.ne.jp W: www.km-half.com fb: bit.ly/2mrsm5x

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Kanazawa Marathon Oct Yukiyoshi Yamano E: marathon@city.kanazawa.lg.jp W: www.kanazawa-marathon.jp fb: facebook.com/kanazawa. marathon.soshiki

tokushima Marathon MAr Kamon Iizumi E: hashiru_ahoo@circus.ocn.ne.jp W: www.tokushima-marathon.jp fb: facebook.com/tokushima. marathon

Kitakyushu Marathon Kenji Kitahashi E: toiawase@kitakyushumarathon.jp W: kitakyushu-marathon.jp fb: on.fb.me/VyPKjJ

tokyo Marathon Oct/MAr Tad Hayano E: tm-entrydesk@or.knt.co.jp W: www.marathon.tokyo/en/ fb: www.facebook.com/tokyo42195.org

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Kobe Marathon nOV Tamio Yokoyama E: Kobemarathon2@ shirt.ocn.ne.jp W: www.kobe-marathon.net fb: facebook.com/Kobe.Marathon. Office Kochi ryoma Marathon Masanao Ozaki E: ryomamarathon@ ken.kochi.lg.jp W: ryoma-marathon.jp

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Kyoto Marathon JAn Masayoshi Sakoda E: isono@runners.co.jp W: www.kyoto-marathon.com/en/ fb: facebook.com/kyoto. marathon.2021/ Mount Fuji Marathon nOV Nikkan Sports Press E: okajima@runners.co.jp W: fujisan-marathon.jp fb: facebook.com/fujisanmarathon nagano Marathon Kouta Furuuchi E: info@naganomarathon.gr.jp W: www.naganomarathon.gr.jp fb: www.facebook.com/ naganomarathon

Apr

nagoya Women’s Marathon MAr Koji Kitano E: nagoyawm@gmt.jtb.jp W: womens-marathon.nagoya fb: facebook.com/nagoya.womens. marathon nara Marathon Dec Shogo Arai E: athletic@nara-marathon.jp W: www.nara-marathon.jp fb: facebook.com/naramarathon.jp Ohme-Hochi 30km road race & 10km Daijiro Asahara E: info@ohme-marathon.jp W: www.ohme-marathon.jp fb: facebook.com/ohme.marathon Osaka Women’s Marathon Junji Sawada E: j-sawada@ktv.co.jp W: www.osaka-marathon.jp fb: m.facebook.com/ osakawomensmarathon/

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KIX Senshu Int’l Marathon Hideki Nagafuji E: jimukyoku@senshu-marathon.jp W: www.senshu-marathon.jp

JORDAN Samsung Amman Int’l Marathon Oct Lina El Kurd E: l.kurd@runjordan.com W: www.runjordan.com fb: on.fb.me/1f9ilRz Ayla red Sea Half Marathon Lina El Kurd E: l.kurd@runjordan.com W: www.runjordan.com fb: on.fb.me/1f9ilRz Lg Dead Sea ultra Marathon Lina El Kurd E: l.kurd@runjordan.com W: www.runjordan.com fb: on.fb.me/1f9ilRz

Dec

LATVIA

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

KAZAKHSTAN Almaty Marathon Sep Saltanat Kazybayeva E: saltanat@almaty-marathon.kz W: www.almaty-marathon.kz fb: facebook.com/almatymarathon Almaty Half Marathon Jun Saltanat Kazybayeva E: saltanat@almaty-marathon.kz W: www.almaty-marathon.kz/en/ Astana Marathon Gauhar Bramley-Fenton E: info@astana42k.com W: www.astana42k.com fb: bit.ly/2NWYlZx

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Jun

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Standard chartered nairobi Marathon Dennis Sitieney E: Dennis.Sitieney@sc.com W: www.nairobimarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ StandardCharteredKE

Sep

rimi riga Marathon Aug Aigars Nords E: marathon@necom.lv W: rimirigamarathon.com fb: facebook.com/RimiRigaMarathon

Beirut International Marathon Wissam Terro E: wissam.terro@ beirutmarathon.org W: www.beirutmarathon.org fb: facebook.com/beirutmarathon

Oct

nOV

LITHUANIA Kaunas Marathon Jun Regimantas Tarasevičius E: info@kaunasmarathon.lt W: www.kaunasmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/KaunoMaratonas rimi Vilnius Marathon Sep Algirdas Purkėnas E: info@vilniausmaratonas.lt W: www.vilniusmarathon.lt fb: www.facebook.com/ vilniusmarathon

Ing route du Vin E: contact@urbantrail.lu W: www.ingrouteduvin.lu fb: bit.ly/2YYR4xV

Sep

MACAU, CHINA

chuncheon Int’l Marathon Oct Hyungsuk Kim E: marathon@chosun.com W: www.chuncheonmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ChosunMarathon Daegu Int’l Marathon Apr TaeKyu Kang E: ktk1203@gmail.com W: marathon.daegusports.or.kr fb: facebook.com/daegumarathon Apr

Macao International 10K Pun Weng Kun E: info@sport.gov.mo W: www.macao10k.com

MALAYSIA Borneo Marathon Apr Datuk Dr Heng Aik Cheng E: info@borneomarathon.com W: www.borneomarathon.com fb: facebook.com/borneomarathon Kuching Marathon Liew Tang Chieh E: kchmarathon@gmail.com W: www.marathonkuching.com fb: on.fb.me/1OhT46J

Aug

penang Bridge International Marathon nOV Yeoh Soon Hin E: info@penangmarathon.gov.my W: www.penangmarathon.gov.my fb: facebook.com/ penangbridgemarathon

MALDIVES Dhiraagu Maldives road race Mirshan Hassan E: mirshan@dhiraagu.com.mv W: www.dmrr.mv fb: facebook.com/dhiraagufans/

Sep

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

Oct

Maratón “Las Batallas de celaya” Apr

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KOREA

gunsan Saemangeum Int’l Marathon, 10km & 5km Kim Bockju E: kaaf5066@gmail.com W: www.smgmara.com

KUWAIT gulf Bank 642 Marathon nOV Ahmed Almajed E: hi@wesuffix.com W: www.gulfbank642marathon.com fb: facebook.com/GB642/

Apr

KENYA

Osaka Marathon nOV Mr. Keiji Ashihara E: support@osaka-marathon.com W: www.osaka-marathon.com/ index_en.html fb: on.fb.me/IR9M2y Lake Saroma 100km ultra Marathon Jiro Hashimoto E: saroma@runners.co.jp W: saromanblue.jp/index.shtml fb: www.facebook.com/ saroma100km

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

gyeonggi Int’l Half Marathon MAr We Jang Ryang E: artwjr@empas.com W: www.ggimarathon.com Donga-A Ilbo Oct gyeongju Marathon Hyun Jin Park E: joong4n2@donga.com W: www.gyeongjumarathon.com Incheon Int’l Half Marathon Sep Kim Bockju E: kaaf5066@gmail.com W: www.incheonmarathon.co.kr Seoul Marathon MAr Hyun Jin Park E: joong4n2@donga.com W: www.seoul-marathon.kr fb: facebook.com/dongamarathon JtBc Seoul Marathon nOV E: marathon@jtbc.co.kr W: marathon.jtbc.com fb: facebook.com/ 2018JTBCSEOULMARATHON/

Apr

galaxy entertainment Macao Int’l Dec Marathon Pun Weng Kun E: macaomarathon@sport.gov.mo W: www.macaumarathon.com

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

Fernando Gabriel García Carrillo E: fgarcia@fecodi.com.mx W: www.maratoncelaya.com fb: facebook.com/MaratonCelaya gran Maratón pacifico Mazatlán Dec Karla Angelica Camacho Guzman E: paisajismo_karlac@ hotmail.com W: www.maraton.org fb: www.facebook.com/gran. maratonpacifico 21k guadalajara electrolit nutrido por granvita FeB Elena Aguilar Fuentes E: elena.aguilar@ comudeguadalajara.gob.mx W: medio.maratonguadalajara.org fb: facebook.com/MaratonGDL Medio Maratón Atlas de guadalajara Sep Saúl Figueroa E: medio.maraton@ atlascolomos.com.mx W: www.mediomaraton.atlas.com.mx fb: facebook.com/ AtlasMedioMaraton/ Maratón guadalajara nOV Elena Aguilar Fuentes E: elena.aguilar@ comudeguadalajara.gob.mx W: www.maratonguadalajara.org fb: www.facebook.com/MaratonGDL Maraton Int’l de Juarez Oct Federico Mendoza E: fmendoza@maratondejuarez.com W: www.maratondejuarez.com fb: bit.ly/2JdBw6H Maratón León guiar Sep Lic. Roberto José Elías Orozco E: roberto.elias@ comudeleon.gob.mx W: www.maratonleon.mx fb: facebook.com/MaratonLeonMX/

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Merida Marathon Pablo Suinaga Sainz E: psuinaga@asdeporte.com W: marathonmerida.com

JAn

Maratón powerade Monterrey Edilberto González Serna E: edilbertogonzalez. accnl@gmail.com W: www.maratonmonterrey.com fb: facebook.com/Maratonmty

Dec

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NETHERLANDS

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 Maraton Varmex Carlos Vargas Rosas E: carlosvargasrosas@ hotmail.com W: www.maratonvarmex.com fb: facebook.com/maratonvarmex

Oct

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

Sep

MOROCCO Marathon Int’l de casablanca Oct Mohamed Jouahri E: contact@casaevents.ma W: www.casablanca-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/casamarathon/ rAHAL Mémorial casablanca Jun Abdelwahed Rahal E: info@2cras.com W: www.running.ma fb: facebook.com/marrakech10km 10km Int’l de Dakhla Sidi Ahmed Hormatoallah E: info@2cras.com W: www.rbmsports.com

Aug

tafilalet 10km errachidia Lamhamdi Alaoui Moulay Chrif E: alaoui802003@hotmail.com W: www.rbmsports.com fb: facebook.com/Tafilalet10K Marathon Int’l de Fes Lakhdar Abdellah E: marathondefes@gmail.com W: www.marathonfes.ma

Dec

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Dam tot Damloop Jan Willem Mijderwijk E: leonie.van.der.meer@ lechampion.nl W: www.damloop.nl fb: www.facebook.com/ damtotdamloop Marathon eindhoven Edgar de Veer E: edgar.deveer@golazo.com W: www.marathoneindhoven.nl fb: facebook.com/marathon. eindhoven

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enschede Marathon Apr Sandra Melief E: sandra@enschedemarathon.nl W: www.enschedemarathon.nl fb: nl-nl.facebook.com/ EnschedeMarathon Leiden Marathon Oct Tjeerd Scheffer E: info@marathon.nl W: www.marathon.nl fb: facebook.com/Leidenmarathon nn Marathon rotterdam Apr Mario J Kadiks E: info@marathonrotterdam.nl W: www.nnmarathonrotterdam.org/ home fb: www.facebook.com/ MarathonRdam

20km & 10km Int’l de Marrakech Sep

BMW Oslo Maraton Cecilie L’Orsa E: cecilie@oslomaraton.no W: www.oslomaraton.no/en fb: facebook.com/oslomaraton polarnight Halfmarathon Nils I. Haetta E: info@msm.no W: www.msm.no fb: bit.ly/2UPOUhQ

Sep

JAn

3-Sjøersløpet (the 3 Lakes race)

Spitsbergen Marathon Jun Merethe Stiberg E: post@spitsbergenmarathon.no W: www.spitsbergenmarathon.no Stavanger Marathon Aug Johannes Økland E: lop@gti-friidrett.no W: www.stavangermarathon.no fb: facebook.com/StavangerMarathon/

OMAN Al Mouj Muscat Marathon nOV Joe Rafferty E: info@muscatmarathon.om W: muscatmarathon.om fb: facebook.com/MuscatMarathon/

PANAMA panama Int’l Marathon nOV Rodrigo Espinosa E: rodriespinosa@gmail.com W: www. maratoninternacionaldepanama. com/en/ fb: on.fb.me/19tYlKX

PARAGUAY

NEW ZEALAND ASB Auckland Marathon Oct Adam McDonald E: aucklandmarathon@ ironman.com W: www.aucklandmarathon.co.nz fb: facebook.com/aucklandmarathon Wizz Air Skopje Marathon Oct Kire Sinadinovski E: kire@skopskimaraton.com.mk W: www.skopjemarathon.com fb: facebook.com/skopskimaraton north pole Marathon Apr Richard Donovan E: rd@npmarathon.com W: www.npmarathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/npmarathon

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Saipan Marathon Edward Diaz E: ediaz@mymarianas.com W: mymarianas.com fb: bit.ly/2BWDSTk

Jun

Johannes Økland E: lop@gti-friidrett.no W: www.3sjoers.no fb: facebook.com/3sjoers

Course not measurable to AIMS standards Sep

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

nOV

NORTH POLE

Abdellah Jeddad E: ajeddad@gmail.com W: www.running.ma

Rachid Ben Meziane E: info@2cras.com W: www.rbmsports.com fb: facebook.com/ marrakech10km/?fref=ts

tcS Amsterdam Marathon Rene Wit E: info@tcsamsterdammarathon.nl W: www.tcsamsterdammarathon.nl fb: www.facebook.com/ TCSAmsterdamMarathon

NORTH MACEDONIA

Semi Marathon Int’l de Laayoune

Marathon & Semi Int’l de Marrakech Mohamed Knidiri E: marathonmarrakech@ gmail.com W: www.marathonmarrakech.ma 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

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

Maratón Int’l Asunción Aug Myrta Doldan Roman E: pmc.paraguay@gmail.com W: www.pmcpy.org fb: facebook.com/PyMarathonClub Int’l Asunción Half Marathon MAY Marcelo Ithurralde E: marcelo@runningtime.org W: www.pmcpy.org fb: facebook.com/PyMarathonClub

PERU Marathon Life Lima42k Sep Andreas Müller E: info@zmsports.org W: www.lima42k.com fb: facebook.com/maratonlima42k/

POLAND pKO Bialystok Halfmarathon Jun Grzegorz Kuczynski E: fundacja@bialystokbiega.pl W: www.bialystokpolmaraton.pl fb: facebook.com/bialystokpolmaraton/ cracovia Marathon Apr Krzysztof Kowal E: marathon@cracoviamaraton.pl W: www.cracoviamaraton.pl fb: facebook.com/CracoviaMaraton cracovia royal Half Marathon Oct Krzysztof Kowal E: marathon@cracoviamaraton.pl W: cracoviapolmaraton.pl fb: facebook.com/CracoviaMaraton

pila Int’l Half Marathon Sep Henryk Paskal E: info@pila.halfmarathon.pl W: www.pila.halfmarathon.pl fb: www.facebook.com/polmaraton.pila pKO poznań Half Marathon Apr Łukasz Miadziołko E: info@halfmarathon.poznan.pl W: www.halfmarathon.poznan.pl fb: facebook.com/PoznanMaraton pKO poznań Marathon Lukasz Miadziolko E: info@marathon.poznan.pl W: www.marathon.poznan.pl fb: facebook.com/PoznanMaraton Silesia Marathon Bohdan Witwicki E: info@silesiaproactive.pl W: www.silesiamarathon.pl/en/ fb: on.fb.me/18FdJS0

Oct

porto Half Marathon Sep Jorge Teixeira E: geral@runporto.com W: www.meiamaratonadoporto.com fb: facebook.com/ meiamaratonadoporto/ porto Marathon eDp Jorge Teixeira E: geral@runporto.com W: www.maratonadoporto.com fb: on.fb.me/19tXqKC

nOV

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

Warsaw Marathon Sep Marek Tronina E: info@warsawmarathon.com W: maratonwarszawski.com/en/ fb: facebook.com/WarsawMarathon OrLen Warsaw Marathon Apr Marcin Fudalej E: marcin.fudalej@ orlenmarathon.pl W: www.orlenmarathon.pl fb: facebook.com/ORLENMarathon Warsaw Half Marathon MAr Marek Tronina E: info@warsawmarathon.com W: www.warsawhalfmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/WarsawMarathon Wrocław Maraton Wojciech Gestwa E: biuro@wroclawmaraton.pl W: www.wroclawmaraton.pl fb: facebook.com/maraton. wroclawski

eDp Lisbon Marathon | Luso Half Oct Marathon Carlos Moya E: geral@maratonaportugal.com W: www.maratonaclubedeportugal.com fb: facebook.com/ MaratonaDeLisboa/

Sep

the Big Five Marathon Jun Rune Nortoft E: rn@albatros-adventure.com W: www.big-five-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/bigfivemarathon Sanlam cape town Marathon Oct Renee Jordaan E: raceoffice@ capetownmarathon.com W: www.capetownmarathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/CTMarathon comrades Marathon Rowyn James E: info@comrades.com W: www.comrades.com fb: facebook.com/ ComradesMarathon

Jun

two Oceans Marathon Apr Debra Barnes E: debra@twooceansmarathon. org.za W: www.twooceansmarathon.org.za fb: www.facebook.com/ TwoOceansMarathon

pKO Wroclaw night Half Marathon Oct

Wojciech Gestwa E: wojciech.gestwa@mcs.wroc. pl, biuro@wroclawmaraton.pl W: pol.wroclawmaraton.pl fb: facebook.com/maraton.wroclawski

PORTUGAL Montepio Meia Maratona de cascais nOV Hugo Miguel Ramos Sousa E: geral@hmssports.pt W: www.meiamaratonadecascais.pt fb: facebook.com/ meiamaratonadecascais/ Discoveries Half Marathon Dec António Campos E: geral@xistarca.pt W: discoverieshalfmarathon.weebly. com fb: bit.ly/2oReipd Funchal Marathon JAn Policarpo Gouveia E: geral@atletismomadeira.pt W: www.madeiramarathon.com fb: facebook.com/funchalmarathon/ Lidl São Silvestre de Lisboa Dec Hugo Miguel Ramos Sousa E: info@saosilvestredelisboa.com W: www.saosilvestredelisboa.com fb: facebook.com/saosilvestredelisboa eDp Lisbon Half Marathon MAr Carlos Moya E: geral@maratonaportugal.com W: www.meiamaratonadelisboa.com fb: www.facebook.com/ MeiaMaratonaLisboa

ROMANIA raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Oct Marathon Paolo Ottone E: info@abrc.ro W: www.bucharest-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/ BucharestMarathon Volkswagen Bucharest Half Aug Marathon Paolo Ottone E: info@abrc.ro W: www.bucuresti21km.ro fb: facebook.com/Bucharest21km Wizz Air cluj-napoca Marathon Horatiu Morar E: office@runnersclub.ro W: www.maraton-cluj.ro/en fb: bit.ly/2fUJuR1

nOV

RUSSIA golden ring ultra trail 100 Michael Dolgy E: info@goldenultra.ru W: www.goldenultra.ru fb: facebook.com/ GoldenRingUltraTrail/

JuL

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

Kazan Marathon MAY Vadim Yangirov E: vadim@youngirov.ru W: www.kazanmarathon.org fb: facebook.com/kazanmarathon/ Kazan Half Marathon Vadim Yangirov E: vadim@youngirov.ru W: timerman.org

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Moscow Marathon Sep Dmitry Tarasov E: tarasov@runc.run W: moscowmarathon.org fb: facebook.com/moscowmarathon Moscow Half Marathon MAY Dmitry Tarasov E: tarasov@runc.run W: moscowhalf.org fb: facebook.com/runcomrun/ SpB Half Marathon. the northern Aug capital Dmitry Tarasov E: tarasov@runc.run W: spbhalf.org fb: facebook.com/runcomrun/ pushkin Marathon Dmitriy Pavlov E: info@pushkin-run.com W: pushkin-run.ru Siberian Ice Half Marathon Konstantin Podbelski E: tour@runsim.ru W: www.runsim.ru fb: on.fb.me/1zzM9nj

MAY

JAn

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

Jun

Aug

Yarche tomsk International Marathon Jun Alexander Gordievskikh E: info@tomskmarathon.ru W: tomskmarathon.ru fb: facebook.com/tomskmarathon

Movistar Medio Maratón de Madrid

SLOVAKIA ČSOB Bratislava Marathon Jozef Pukalovič E: info@becool.sk W: www.bratislavamarathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/bratislava. marathon

Apr

Košice peace Marathon Oct Branislav Koniar E: info@kosicemarathon.com W: www.kosicemarathon.com fb: facebook.com/kosicemarathon/

SLOVENIA

SERBIA

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

Mitja Marato Int’l Vila de Santa pola JAn Roque M. Alemañ Bonet E: atletismosantapola@gmail.com W: www.mitjasantapola.com fb: facebook.com/ MitjaMaratoSantaPola Zurich Maratón de Sevilla nOV Francisco Javier Gavela Rodríguez E: fjgavela@mpib.es W: www.zurichmaratonsevilla.es fb: facebook.com/MaratonDeSevilla Medio Maratón Valencia trinidad Oct Alfonso eDp Paco Borao E: gerencia@correcaminos.org W: www.valenciaciudaddelrunning. com/medio-maraton fb: www.facebook.com/ mediomaratonvalencia Valencia trinidad Alfonso eDp Dec Marathon Paco Borao E: gerencia@correcaminos.org W: www.valenciaciudaddelrunning.com fb: facebook.com/maratonvalencia 10K Valencia Ibercaja Oct Alex Aparicio E: alex@10kvalencia.com W: www.10kvalencia.com fb: facebook.com/10KValencia/

Maratón Donostia - San Sebastián nOV Patxi Larrea Perurena E: gafatletismo@gmail.com (sport questions), maraton@ flygroupnet.com (registrations and general questions) W: www.zurichmaratondonostia.com fb: facebook.com/maratonsansebastian

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

nOV

Alejandro Sánchez Perrote E: info@mediomaratonmadrid.es W: www.mediomaratonmadrid.es fb: facebook.com/ mediomaratonmadrid/ eDp rock ’n’ roll Madrid Maratón Sep & 1/2 Pedro Rumbao E: drumbao@mapoma.es W: www.edprocknrollmadrid.com fb: facebook.com/RnRMadrid

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

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

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/

novi Sad Marathon Oct Milan Dolga E: marathon@sbb.rs W: www.marathon.org.rs fb: facebook.com/novisad.marathon

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

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

SEYCHELLES

Course not measurable to AIMS standards

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

galaxy Vladivostok Marathon Sep Olga Gaeva E: info@vladivostokmarathon.ru W: www.galaxymarathon.com fb: facebook.com/RunDnsRun/

SPAIN

Seychelles eco-Friendly Marathon FeB

Giovanna Rousseau E: seymarathon@seychelles.net fb: facebook.com/ecofriendlymarathon/

SINGAPORE Standard chartered Singapore Marathon Dec Carl Smith E: singaporeinfo@ironman.com W: www.singaporemarathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/MarathonSG

Zurich Marató de Barcelona nOV Cristian Llorens E: cllorens@ghcsports.com W: www.zurichmaratobarcelona.es fb: www.facebook.com/ ZURICHMARATODEBARCELONA eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona Oct Cristian Llorens E: cllorens@ghcsports.com W: edreamsmitjabarcelona.com fb: facebook.com/mitjamaratobarcelona

SRI LANKA

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SWEDEN göteborgsvarvet Half Marathon Erik Bergkvist E: info@goteborgsvarvet.se W: www.goteborgsvarvet.se fb: www.facebook.com/ goteborgsvarvet

Sep

ASIcS Stockholm Marathon Oct David Fridell E: info@stockholmmarathon.se W: www.stockholmmarathon.se fb: www.facebook.com/ stockholmmarathon.se Stockholm Half Marathon Sep Ulf Saletti E: info@stockholmhalvmarathon.se W: www.stockholmhalvmarathon.se fb: facebook.com/ stockholmhalfmarathon

SWITZERLAND Harmony genève Marathon for MAY unicef Benjamin Chandelier E: info@genevemarathon.org W: www.harmonygenevemarathon. com/how-to-enter fb: facebook.com/GeneveMarathon greifenseelauf uster Sep Markus Ryffel E: greifenseelauf@ markusryffels.ch W: www.greifenseelauf.ch fb: facebook.com/greifenseelauf Jungfrau-Marathon Sep Patrick Wieser 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 neujahrsmarathon Zürich JAn Roger Kaufmann E: info@neujahrsmarathon.ch W: www.neujahrsmarathon.ch fb: www.facebook.com/ neujahrsmarathon StraLugano Aug Richi Umberg E: richi@stralugano.ch W: www.stralugano.ch SwisscityMarathon – Lucerne Oct Reto Schorno E: info@swisscitymarathon.ch W: www.swisscitymarathon.ch fb: facebook.com/SwissCityMarathon Swissalpine JuL Andrea Tuffli E: info@swissalpine.ch W: www.swissalpine.ch fb: facebook.com/swissalpinedavos Course not measurable to AIMS standards

gornergrat Zermatt Marathon Andrea Schneider E: info@zermattmarathon.ch W: www.zermattmarathon.ch fb: www.facebook.com/ zermattmarathon Zürich Marathon E: info@zuerichmarathon.ch W: www.zuerichmarathon.ch fb: facebook.com/zurichmarathon

JuL

Apr

TANZANIA *crDB Bank Marathon Tully Esther Mwambapa E: tullyesther.mwambapa@ crdbbank.co.tz W: www.crdbbankmarathon.co.tz

Aug

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

THAILAND Bangkok Midnight Marathon Dec Boonperm Intanapasat E: pom@moveasia.co.th W: www.bangkokmidnightmarathon. com fb: facebook.com/ Bangkokmidnightmarathon/ Amazing thailand Marathon Bangkok Jun Kobkiat Sangwanich E: kobkiat.spm@gmail.com W: www. amazingthailandmarathon2021.com Bangsaen21 Half Marathon Rut Jiroajvanichakorn E: info@Bangsaen21.com W: www.Bangsaen21.com/en fb: facebook.com/bangsaen21/

Dec

Bangsaen42 chonburi Marathon nOV Rut Jiroajvanichakorn E: info@BANGSAEN42.com W: www.bangsaen42.com fb: facebook.com/BANGSAEN42 Bangsaen10 Rut Jiroajvanichakorn E: rut@mice.co.th W: www.bangsaen10.com fb: facebook.com/Bangsaen10K Buriram Marathon Tanaisiri Chanvitayarom E: brrmarathon@gmail.com W: www.burirammarathon.com fb: facebook.com/bru.marathon/

JAn

chanthaburi Scenic Half Marathon Jun

Alongkorn Jiamanukulkit E: alongkorn@raceup.co.th W: www.scenicmarathon.com chanthaburi Scenic Marathon Alongkorn Jiamanukulkit E: alongkorn@raceup.co.th W: www.scenicmarathon.com

Oct

chombeung Marathon JAn Akom Chareonsuk E: Akom_ch@hotmail.com W: www.chombuengmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ chombuengmarathon Khon Kaen Int’l Marathon JAn Piansak Pakdee E: info@khonkaenmarathon.com W: www.khonkaenmarathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/ khonkaenmarathon Krabi Half Marathon Alongkorn Jiamanukulkit E: alongkorn@raceup.co.th W: www.krabimarathon.com

Sep

river Kwai Int’l Half Marathon Sep Mallika Polanan E: mpolanan@gmail.com W: amazingfield.net/event-detail-EN/ RIVER-KWAI-INTERNATIONALHALF-MARATHON-2020 Supersports Laguna phuket Marathon Oct Roman Floesser E: info1@phuketmarathon.com W: www.phuketmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/phuketmarathon

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nong Khai ASeAn Marathon Dec Veerathorn Earsakul E: mpolanan@gmail.com W: amazingfield.net/event-detail-EN/ NONGKHAI-ASEAN-MARATHON2020 *photak Marathon Aug Kongkaew Wanthana E: photak2021@gmail.com W: www.photakmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/photakmarathon phukethon Boonperm Intanapasat E: pom@moveasia.co.th W: www.phukethon.com fb: facebook.com/Phukethon/ thai Sikh run Mr. Jasvinder Sachdev E: mpolanan@gmail.com W: www.thaisikhrun.com

nOV

Oct

Dec

Naamen Bouhamed E: info@the-carthage-race.com W: www.carthage-marathon.com fb: facebook.com/ThecarthageRace nOV

Oct

TURKEY nOV

nKolay İstanbul Half Marathon Apr I. Renay Onur E: renay.onur@spor.istanbul W: www.istanbulyarimaratonu.com fb: on.fb.me/1OYHCP2

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Dec

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

Kryvenko Maksym Volodymyrovych E: krivenko.maxim@gmail.com W: newrun.com.ua/en/odesa2021. html poltava nova poshta Half Marathon Sep

Vradiy Maxim Anatolovich W: newrun.com.ua/en/

Abu Dhabi “Yes I can” 10km Int’l Rachid Ben Meziane E: info@2cras.com W: www.running.ma

Maui Oceanfront Marathon, Half, 15K, 10K, 5K JAn Les Wright E: RunMaui@gmail.com W: www.MauiOceanfrontMarathon.com fb: facebook.com/runmaui/ tcS new York city Marathon Ted Metellus E: nyrrevents@nyrr.org W: www.tcsnycmarathon.org fb: facebook.com/nycmarathon

nOV

rock ’n’ roll Dc Marathon & Half Marathon MAr Kevin Buffalino E: rnrdc@competitorgroup.com W: www.runrocknroll.com/DC fb: facebook.com/RocknRollDC Humana rock ’n’ roll Las Vegas Marathon & 1/2 nOV Nicole Keilman E: rnrvegas@runrocknroll.com W: runrocknroll.com/las-vegas fb: facebook.com/RnRVegas/

URUGUAY MAr

ADnOc Abu Dhabi Marathon Dec Andrea Trabuio E: andrea.trabuio@rcs.it W: www.adnocabudhabimarathon. com fb: facebook.com/ ADNOCADmarathon/

Maratón de Montevideo Apr Marcos Melazzi E: secretariacau2016@gmail.com W: www.maratonmontevideo.com.uy fb: facebook.com/ maratonmontevideo42km

UZBEKISTAN tashkent International Half Marathon Mamadaliyev Ulugbek E: m-ulugbek@bk.ru W: uzmarathon.uz

MAr

FeB

*tunisia Women’s run Int’l Half Apr Naamen Bouhamed E: contact@sportsmed-events.com W: tunisiawomenrun.com/ fb: facebook.com/tunisiawomenrun

the St. croix Int’l Marathon Wallace Williams E: wallacewilliams@msn.com W: virginislandspace.org/ stxmarathon2019.html

nOV

the ras al Khaimah Half Marathon

Marathon cOMAr tunis - carthage Dec M. Lotfi Ben Haj Kacem E: dg@comar.tn, marathon@ comar.tn, marketing@comar.tn W: www.marathon.comar.tn fb: facebook.com/comarmarathon/

nKolay İstanbul Marathon I. Renay Onur E: renay.onur@spor.istanbul W: www.maraton.istanbul

*Lviv nova poshta Marathon Drozd Olena Oleksandrivna E: volonteers@newrun.com.ua W: newrun.com.ua/en/

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

TUNISIA

Semi Marathon Int’l de Sfax Mounir ben Belguith E: contact@smisfax.com W: www.smisfax.com

Wizz Air Kyiv city Marathon Oct Dmytro Chernitskyi E: veremiienko@runukraine.org W: www.kyivmarathon.org fb: facebook.com/kyivmarathon/

MAY FeB

the carthage race Int’l Marathon

Sfax Marathon Olive trees Naamen Bouhamed E: contact@sportsmed-events.com W: sfaxmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ MarathondesoliviersSfax

Aug

*Odesa nova poshta Half Marathon

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO uWI Spec Int’l Half Marathon Grace Jackson E: specinfo@sta.uwi.edu W: sta.uwi.edu/spec/marathon fb: facebook.com/UWISPEC

*Kharkiv nova poshta Liberty Marathon Masich Alina Viktorivna E: masich.alina@gmail.com W: newrun.com.ua/en/

Oct

Andrea Trabuio E: andrea.trabuio@rcs.it W: therakhalfmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ therakhalfmarathon

VENEZUELA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Big Sur Int’l Marathon Doug Thurston E: info@bsim.org W: www.bigsurmarathon.org fb: on.fb.me/1f9jxV9

Apr

Monterey Bay Half Marathon nOV Doug Thurston E: doug@bsim.org W: www.montereybayhalfmarathon.org fb: on.fb.me/IRalcA B.A.A. Boston Marathon Dave McGillivray E: info@baa.org W: www.baa.org fb: www.facebook.com/ TheBostonMarathon

Oct

Bank of America chicago Marathon Oct Carey Pinkowski E: office@chicagomarathon.com W: chicagomarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ChicagoMarathon/ chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon JAn and We Are Houston 5K Brant Kotch E: marathon@houstonmarathon.com W: www.houstonmarathon.com fb: facebook.com/houstonmarathon Marine corps Marathon Rick Nealis E: mcmcustomerservice@ usmc-mccs.org W: www.marinemarathon.com fb: facebook.com/ MarineCorpsMarathon

Oct

cAF caracas Maratón Luis Enrique Berrizbeitia E: maratoncaf@caf.com W: maraton.caf.com fb: facebook.com/ MaratonCafCaracas XIX gatorade ccS rock 10K Sonia Rosales E: srosales@hipereventos.com W: www.hipereventos.com fb: on.fb.me/IRe3mA

Apr

Oct

VIETNAM Manulife Danang Int’l Marathon Bady Pham E: info@pulse.vn fb: facebook.com/ dananginternationalmarathon *VpBank Hanoi Marathon Nguyen Manh Hung E: vie@mf.iaaf.org W: hanoiheritagemarathon.com

Aug

Oct

techcombank Ho chi Minh city Int’l Marathon Dec Duy Do Huynh Khanh E: duy@sunriseevents.com.vn W: marathonhcmc.com fb: bit.ly/2z9Rcjt Longbien Marathon nOV Pham Thanh Tung E: race@longbienmarathon.com W: www.longbienmarathon.com/en

ZIMBABWE econet Victoria Falls Marathon JuL John Addison E: info@kilimanjaromarathon.com W: www.vicfallsmarathon.com fb: www.facebook.com/ VictoriaFallsMarathon

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