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Midnight Sun Marathon Norway
25th World Congress of AIMS Tromsø, Norway, 18–20 June 2026 The 25th World Congress of AIMS will be held at the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromsø, Norway. Tromsø is a city of 42,000 inhabitants located at 70 degrees north where the sun is visible continuously for two months. On the cover: Midnight Sun Marathon, Norway
New members Hobart Marathon (AUS); Maratón 7 Colores CoL Chiayi City Ponds international Marathon – Elite Race (TPE); dhaka dash 30K (BAN); Hsinchu City Marathon (TPE); Lumbini Peace Marathon (NEP); Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon (NEP) 5
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A celebration of sport, community, and emotion
Türkiye İş Bankası İstanbul Half Marathon Sun 19 April 2026 TÜRKIYE Running through history in Istanbul
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Where history, nature and culture come together
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Volcano Marathon Sun 28 June 2026 CHILE A journey through time
Crossing the Charles Bridge is a moment every runner remembers
is it a race, an expedition or a pilgrimage?
WVV Wuerzburg Marathon Sun 10 May 2026 GERMANY Showcase of the city
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Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon Fri 29 May 2026 NEPAL A high-altitude adventure
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Watch out for RED-S
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Relative Energy deiciency Syndrome in endurance athletes
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The pull of the comfort zone
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A little regular discomfort goes a long way
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Madagascar Marathon, Half, 50K & 10K 29 Sun 31 May 2026 MADAGASCAR Race of a lifetime
Stefanie Eichel celebrates 25 years as Hannover race director
Challenging course in beautiful national park
EVA Air Brisbane Marathon Festival Sun 7 June 2026 AUSTRALIA Brisbane’s marathon – your moment
Landmarks ofer an immersive experience
Gifu Half Marathon Sun 26 April 2026 JAPAN A shared passion
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Marathon route leads through mulitfaceted neighbourhoods
Plan and visit Milano Marathon Sun 12 April 2026 ITALY In the heart of Milan
Prague International Marathon Sun 3 May 2026 CZECH REPUBLIC The magic of Prague
Where the sun doesn’t set
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Midnight Sun Marathon Sat 20 June 2026 NORWAY The Arctic city
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The top times for men and women at Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km
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Bucket List Ticks Since ‘98
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Hobart marathon aus
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marathon Festival ofers one of Australia’s most scenic and refreshing running experiences. Hobart is known as the city
with the world’s freshest air and runners feel it from the very irst stride. the course follows the derwent river with views of kunanyi/mount wellington rising above the city, creating a calm and inspiring backdrop. Crisp
autumn conditions, quiet streets and a welcoming community make it ideal for both seasoned runners and irst-timers. with its blend of natural beauty, clean air and relaxed atmosphere, the Hobart Airport marathon Festival invites every runner to breathe deep and run free. www.hobartmarathon.com.au Next confirmed event: Sun 12 April 2026
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Chiayi City Ponds HE MARATÓN 7 Colores deinternational buted on 30 november 2025 T in san Andrés Island, Colombia – marathon – a Caribbean paradise famous for its radiant “seven-coloured” sea. elite Race TPe measured under AIms/world Athletics standards, its 42K, 21K, 10K, 5K and Youth races delivered a fast, scenic coastal route celebrating the island’s beauty and cultural identity. Organized by Fundación 7 Colores, the event promotes sport, tourism and community development, with strong environmental and social initiatives. Its inaugural edition ofered an unforgettable experience marked by turquoise waters, exceptional hospitality and the vibrant spirit of san Andrés, establishing a new international running destination. fundacion7colores.org/en/ Next confirmed event: Sun 29 November 2026
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HIAYI CITY PONDS International marathon – elite race centres on the city’s two iconic reservoirs - Lantan and renyitan - inviting runners to experience Chiayi’s most breath-taking scenery on the run. the route lows through shimmering waterscapes, lush hills and vibrant urban areas. It blends nature and culture into every stride. with refreshing air, serene views and the warm spirit of the city the race showcases Chiayi as a lively yet gentle city - perfect for runners seeking both challenge and beauty. Join the twin-Lake course and discover Chiayi’s charm, energy and unforgettable landscapes, one powerful step at a time.
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HAKA DASH 30K is a signature long-distance road race taking place in december at Hatirjheel, dhaka. with the motto “One City, One run, One Legacy,” it unites runners, itness enthusiasts, and dreamers from across the country. the event is designed not only to challenge physical endurance but also to promote a healthier lifestyle, community spirit, and
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the culture of distance running in bangladesh. dhaka dash 30K aims to create a memorable experience, showcasing the beauty of the city while inspiring a new generation of passionate runners. triathlondreamers.com Next event tbc
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Lumbini Peace marathon neP
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HE HSINCHU CITY marathon unfolds in Chinese taipei’s world-renowned semiconductor capital, home to tsmC and thousands of global engineers. the course showcases the city’s 300-year heritage and diverse landscapes—passing historic monuments, the mirage 2000 Air base, scenic riversides and stunning coastal horizons where the sea meets the sky. Known as the “windy City”, Hsinchu challenges runners to outrun the wind - an honour unique to this race. with precise organisation and strong international participation, the Hsinchu City marathon embodies innovation,
endurance and vitality, relecting the spirit of a city where technology, culture and nature meet. hsinchucitymarathon.com Next confirmed event: Sun 15 November 2026
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criss-crossing the high country sherpa trails of Khumbu mount everest Highlands. this event celebrates the historical ascent of mt. everest by tenzing norgay sherpa and sir edmund Hillary on 29th may 1953. www.everestmarathon.com Next confirmed event: Fri 29 May 2026
www.lumbinipeacemarathon.com Next confirmed event: Mon 2 March 2026
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marathon is a high-altitude international adventure held on 29 may every year from the mount everest base Camp
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only spiritual sports. bikram thought that if athletic sports cultivated human endurance for the Greeks, then why not a spiritual sports run in the life of sakya Prince buddha, who is the apostle of peace, love and compassion for the world. All peace-loving runners are invited to join us in our spiritual sports marathon run on Full moon day, next year on 2 march 2026, to earn an experience of lifetime enlightenment in buddha’s own home country. supplied
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25th AIMS World Congress Tromsø, Norway · June 18–20, 2026
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he Midnight Sun Marathon Foundation welcomes all AIMS members to the 25th World Congress of AIMS, June 18–20, 2026. The congress will take place in Tromsø, Norway the same weekend as the Midnight Sun Marathon. We will provide more information on the program, but here are some important things to remember. at 69n, 350km north of the arctic Circle, on a small island surrounded by majestic mountains and jords, you will ind Tromsø. The city has a population of 80.000, quite small compared to most places, but it is one of the most populated places in the arctic. Being inside the arctic, Tromsø can ofer some of the most spectacular natural phenomena. in winter, the northern Lights dance across the dark sky, and in summer the midnight sun creates a special atmosphere. From may 21st to July 22nd the sun never sets, and you can experience 24-hour daylight. The midnight sun marathon race has been one of the most spectacular running events since it started in 1990. The marathon starts at 20:30/ 8:30 Pm, and most runners will cross the inish line after midnight – wearing sunglasses. The race ofers marathon, Half marathon, 10km and 5km distances. in 2025 more than 10,000 registered for the event.
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Being far away from the rest of europe one must plan the travel. Tromsø has an international airport with direct lights to the major cities in northern europe. Usually we would recommend lying through Copenhagen or Oslo. norway is a part of schengen and most nationalities will have the same rules for travelling to norway as they have travelling to other countries in the schengen area. Please ind information about applying for a Visitors Visa at the UDi website. if you are planning to participate please contact midnight sun marathon to get the personal invitation. The Congress will take place at the scandic ishavshotel. Participants will stay at this hotel. The transfer time from the airport is 15 minutes by bus or taxi. The organiser will arrange this for all participants travelling to Tromsø. The daytime temperature will probably be 14 – 20° C. at night it will drop even if the sun is up. we will of course send all the participants guidance on how to dress for an arctic summer. ■ Please contact us if you have any questions or if you need an invitation letter. E-mail: info@msm.no
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We look forward to welcoming you to the Arctic City of Tromsø, Norway
Get your ARCTIC EXPERIENCE and enter for the World Congress of AIMS. Registration will be open from August 2025.
Run the Midnight Sun Marathon 20th June 2026
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Milano Marathon ITALY Looking aHeaD | 12 APRIL 2026
a celebration of sport, community, and emotion
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articipating in the Wizz Air Milano Marathon is much more than running a race — it’s joining a vibrant celebration that transforms the city into a festival of sport, solidarity, and joy. Held in the heart of Milan, the event welcomes over 15,000 runners from around the world, with a scenic route starting at Corso Sempione and inishing in the iconic Piazza del Duomo.
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the marathon ofers a unique experience thanks to its energetic atmosphere, supported by over 30 cheer points along the course. these include live bands, DJs, and enthusiastic volunteers from charities and local communities, creating a continuous wave of encouragement that carries runners through every kilometre. For those who prefer team spirit, the Relay Marathon is a highlight. With over 16,000 participants, it allows groups of four to complete the marathon distance together, each running a leg of the course. the Relay is exclusively tied to the Charity Program,
meaning every team runs for a cause, adding purpose to every step.
interviews, and interactive experiences featuring athletes and guests from the sports world. the inal celebration continues with the Milano Marathon awards, honouring those who made the event unforgettable.
inclusivity is a core value of the Milano Marathon. the Family Run welcomes over 10,000 runners of all ages, ofering a fun and accessible event illed with games and sports activities. the Dog Run, a 1.5 km non-competitive walk, invites pet lovers to enjoy the day with their furry companions in the beautiful CityLife district, complete with refreshments for both pets and owners.
Whether you’re chasing a personal best, running for charity, or simply soaking in the energy of Milan, the Wizz air Milano Marathon ofers an unforgettable journey. it’s a moment where sport meets culture, community, and emotion — and every runner becomes part of something bigger.
Beyond the races, the Milano Running Festival (april 9–11) sets the tone with workshops,
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Türkiye İş Bankası İstanbul Half Marathon TÜRKIYE LooKInG AHEAd | 19 APRIL 2026
Landmarks ofer an immersive experience
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re you ready to chase your next personal best in one of the world’s most iconic megacities? Istanbul, which served as the capital of three great empires and carries 8500 years of history, invites runners to experience a half marathon like no other. This vibrant city, where Asia meets Europe, ofers a rare combination of historic grandeur and modern energy, making every step on the course a journey through time. As one of the most prestigious Gold Label half marathons, the Türkiye İş Bankası 21st Istanbul Half Marathon welcomes athletes from across the globe to its world-record course on the Historic Peninsula. Known for its unique blend of culture, architecture and centuries-old heritage, this legendary route provides runners with an exceptional opportunity: to race through the very heart of history while pushing their limits on one of the fastest and most scenic courses in the world.
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Taking place on 19 April 2026 the event features both 21K and 10K races, making it accessible to elite athletes seeking top performances as well as amateur runners looking to enjoy an unforgettable city experience. With its minimum elevation and lat course, the Istanbul Half Marathon ofers participants the perfect setting to aim for a personal best while savouring the unique atmosphere of the city. Along the course, runners pass the shimmering waters of the Sea of Marmara, the
Bosphorus and the Golden Horn, as Istanbul’s historic landmarks begin to appear. From the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia to Topkapı Palace, the Galata Bridge and the Grand Bazaar, the route ofers an immersive experience where every stride is surrounded by centuries of history and culture. Beyond the physical challenge the Istanbul Half Marathon is a festival of international running. Each year it attracts thousands of runners from dozens of countries, creating a multicultural atmosphere that celebrates both sport and community. With spectators lining the streets and volunteers cheering along the way, the event unites people
from all around the world – all sharing the excitement of running through a city that has inspired generations. With its perfect blend of speed, history and culture, the Türkiye İş Bankası 21st Istanbul Half Marathon promises a race weekend like no other. Whether you are aiming to set a personal best, enjoy a destination race with friends or simply immerse yourself in the magic of Istanbul, this is your moment. Meet us in Istanbul to run your personal best! ■ www.istanbulyarimaratonu.com
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Gifu Half Marathon JAPAN Looking ahead | 26 APRIL 2026
A shared passion Where history, nature and culture come together
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he Takahashi Naoko Cup: Gifu Half Marathon, held every April, is one of Japan’s signature spring running events, attracting around 10,000 runners to the heart of Gifu.
With naoko Takahashi, the Sydney 2000 olympic marathon champion and a proud gifu native serving as the event’s Chairperson, the race carries special prestige: it is the only half marathon in Japan certiied with the World athletics gold Label. every year, top athletes from around the world gather at the start line, making the event a high-level international elite race. gifu City, the host of the race, is a beautiful blend of nature and urban life with the clearlowing nagara River running through its centre. once a thriving castle town, gifu still retains its traditional charm – historic streets, cultural heritage and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. one of the highlights of the event is its exceptionally scenic course. The opening kilometres take runners through the wide streets of downtown gifu surrounded by lively cheers and urban energy. as the race progresses the route shifts dramatically, guiding runners along the refreshing
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riverside of the nagara River. it is a unique opportunity to enjoy both the bustle of the city and the peaceful serenity of nature within a single race. adding to the excitement are the appearances of Japan’s legendary marathon champions. in addition to naoko Takahashi, Mizuki noguchi, the athens 2004 olympic marathon gold medalist, is also scheduled to join the festivities. Both icons cheer on participants along the course and near the inish, ofering high-ives and heartfelt encouragement that make the experience truly unforgettable. during race weekend runners and supporters can enjoy the lively Marathon expo and “Rakuichi Rakuza” marketplace. Local specialties, sweets, and regional delicacies ill the venue, perfect for building pre-race excitement or treating yourself to a welldeserved post-run reward with families and friends. after inishing the race participants can relax and recover in the nagaragawa onsen, the area’s well-known hot spring resort, take the ropeway up Mt. kinka for panoramic views, or stroll through the historic streets of kawaramachi. The gifu half Marathon is a celebration where history, nature, culture, community spirit and charity come together in a shared passion for running. Join us in gifu this spring on 26 april 2026, and experience a festival of running that will stay with you long after your race is over. ■ www.gifu-marathon.jp/index.html ■ https://www.facebook.com/gifu. marathon
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Prague International Marathon CZECH REPUBLIC LOOKING AHEAD | 3 MAY 2026
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n 3 May 2026 over 11,000 runners will be on the start line in Prague’s Old Town Square for the 31st Prague International Marathon – an event that blends history, atmosphere and the excitement of running like few other races do.
The scenic marathon is set against one of the world’s most captivating backdrops. But what makes this race unforgettable is not just the course – it’s how it feels to run it. Early May in Prague usually brings crisp morning air and gentle afternoon warmth, with temperatures around 19–20°C. As the sun rises over the historic rooftops, runners gather in the square surrounded by Gothic towers dating from the 12th century. The excitement builds as the tones of Vltava – the masterpiece by the famous Czech composer Bedřich Smetana – echo between the buildings. Suddenly you are running through a city that seems tailor-made for marathon dreams. The irst kilometres take runners through Prague’s city centre – down Pařížská Street and across Čechův Bridge. Soon you reach a moment every runner remembers: crossing the iconic Charles Bridge between the 2nd and 3rd kilometres. Closed exclusively for this occasion the bridge ofers sweeping views of the Vltava River and Prague Castle. The atmosphere is quiet and almost sacred – a moment that gives you goosebumps, no matter your pace.
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The magic of Prague
From there the course follows the riverbank before revealing landmark after landmark – Malá Strana (the historic Lesser Town), the Powder Tower, Wenceslas Square, the National Theatre, the Dancing House and the castle rising proudly above it all – as runners cross the city’s bridges eight times. With 19 live music stages, cheering zones, and pacers for every level, the city feels alive just for you.
that you’ve just run through a UNESCOworthy open-air museum. The Prague Marathon is an experience that stays with you long after your medal is around your neck. On 3 May 2026 Prague is ready to run together. ■ www.runczech.com ■ https://www.facebook.com/runczech
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Marathon route leads through multifaceted neighbourhoods
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articipating in the WVV Marathon Wuerzburg is a journey through one of Germany’s most attractive and historic cities, experienced step by step.
Whether you choose the marathon, half marathon, relay or 10 km race, the event ofers a unique way to discover Wuerzburg on foot. From the start runners are immersed in the city’s atmosphere. Wide streets, historic buildings and open spaces create a relaxed yet exciting beginning, allowing participants at all distances to ind their rhythm quickly. The course is designed so that every runner, regardless of distance, feels fully part of the event. It never feels like a small race within a big one – instead, there is a strong sense of shared experience. One of the deining features of the WVV Marathon Wuerzburg is how the course showcases the city itself. Running along the River Main, across bridges and through diferent neighbourhoods, participants gain a constantly changing perspective of Wuerzburg. It feels like a moving city tour, where each kilometre reveals another side of the city’s character – vibrant, elegant and welcoming. The atmosphere along the course is a highlight. Numerous music hotspots are placed at key sections, creating energy just when it is needed most. Live bands, DJs and small music groups turn the streets into open-air stages, lifting spirits and pushing runners forward. Combined with enthusiastic spectators, the support feels personal and authentic, whether you are pushing through the later kilometres of the marathon or racing the inal stretch of the 10 km. Volunteers play an essential role in this experience. At aid stations runners are greeted with smiles, encouragement and eicient support, making even the toughest moments feel manageable. For relay teams the handovers are moments of excitement and teamwork, adding another emotional layer to the event.
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As the races head towards the inish the energy intensiies. The inal metres are lined with cheering crowds, music and a sense of celebration that unites runners of all distances. Crossing the inish line in Wuerzburg is about having explored a city, shared its streets and felt its rhythm. The WVV Marathon Wuerzburg combines sporting challenge with cultural discovery and vibrant atmosphere. It is a race that appeals to ambitious marathoners, irst-time half marathon runners, relay teams and 10 km participants alike – and one that leaves memories lasting long after race day is over. ■ www.wuerzburg-marathon.de ■ http://www.facebook.com/Wuerzburg. Marathon
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Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon NEPAL LooKiNg AHEAd | 29 MAY 2026
Start running at 5,400m
A high-altitude adventure T
enzing Hillary Everest Marathon is a high-altitude international adventure held on 29 May every year from the Mount Everest Base Camp crisscrossing the high country Sherpa trails of Khumbu Mount Everest Highland. This event celebrates the historical ascent of Mt. Everest by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary on 29th May 1953. The 2026 edition is the 21st of this magniicent event, celebrating the 73rd Anniversary of the successful ascent of Mount Everest. Runners from everywhere in the world can take part in their desired categories comprised of 70K Extreme Ultra, 42.195K Marathon and 21K Half Marathon.
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Runners from all walks of life take part in this event, from the highly professional to fresh new runners. Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon was born in 2003 in the presence of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa’s grandson, Tashi Tenzing, who christened our Everest Marathon, he added the names of Tenzing and Hillary to pay tribute to these two great souls who stood atop the unknown summit of planet Earth on 29 May 1953, glorifying the victory for all Mankind.
Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon NEPAL LooKiNg AHEAd | 29 MAY 2026
Tenzing Hillary Mount Everest is the most iconic trail running marathon in the World. it starts from the foot of Mount Everest Base Camp at 5,400m+. High points are running down to the Everest Sagarmatha National Park Headquarters and the Sherpa Capital Namche Bazar. our runners run through the Everest ice Falls, glaciers, moraines and yak trails. They pass by the stupas and monasteries, cross through the Hanging Bridge and pass through the Rhododendron orchid Forest in the habitat land of the Musk deer. our runners do the running, as well as : • Plant trees to protect the Mount Everest environment against climate change. • Protect against melting Himalayan glaciers, glacial lakes and outbursts from the changing Environment which cause loss of human life through loods and natural calamities in the Mount Everest Highlands. • Protect habitats of the endangered Musk deer population in the Khumbu Everest Highlands. our Marathon also supports the local economy by creating jobs through an extended tourist season. our runners start their journey as international runners and return home as green conservationist runners, contributing to saving the Mount Everest environment against climate change. ■ www.everestmarathon.com
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Madagascar Marathon, Half, 50K & 10K MADAGASCAR LooKINg ahead | 31 MAY 2026
Challenging course in beautiful national park
Race of a lifetime T
he Madagascar Marathon is an adventure race of a lifetime.
It is an event that ofers a 10K, halfmarathon, marathon and ultra 50K; and has a uniquely designed course that twists and turns within beautiful Isalo National Park.
The staging of the race takes place at hotel Le Jardin du Roy, a true oasis in Isalo. It is in the heart of the Bara country in southwest Madagascar surrounded by beautiful sandstone formations dating back to the Jurassic period. here runners and companions not only have the convenience of the race start and inish at their doorstep but can also enjoy the tranquility of the surroundings from the moment they arrive.
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Madagascar Marathon, Half, 50K & 10K MADAGASCAR LooKINg ahead | 31 MAY 2026 Beginning as soon as the sun rises, runners cross the start line for the journey in and around the park. They endure a variety of terrain including sandy and hand-mowed grass trails, paved roads, and somewhat rocky and/or small water crossings. on the isolated course, runners can take in the surrounding beauty of golden tall grass, various canyons and sightings of local villagers and farmers. although runners must be self-suicient the race provides several aid stations to include bottled water, potatoes, fruit and Coca-Cola. Race team members scout the course by aTV’s with supplies and ensure all runners are well. as the hours pass the sun can become grueling with little to no escape from the heat. This is a race that deines the runner and requires self-motivation and joy of the sport to generate the fortitude to complete the distance. The course is described as diicult mostly due to the terrain and heat, as the elevation gain is only an estimated 700 feet. The Madagascar Marathon is not only about the race though: the destination itself is a marvel. Marathon Tours & Travel (MTT), the owner of the race, provides an amazing cultural experience with an introduction to various species of lora, fauna and wildlife (especially the notorious lemurs). The essential elements to ensure safety are incorporated for delivery of a race to brag about for years to come. all international runners must be part of MTT’s seven-night package due to the logistics and race location. The next running of the event is 31 May 2026. Learn more through the website (www.madagascarmarathon.com). “Super well organized by Marathon Tours & Travel; with many interesting activities, nice accommodations, and a group of fellowminded runners!” Marta, 2024 Madagascar half-Marathon Woman’s Winner ■ www.madagascarmarathon.com ■ https://www.facebook.com/ MadagascarMarathon
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EVA Air Brisbane Marathon Festival AUSTRALIA Looking ahead | 7 JUNE 2026
Friendly and inclusive spirit carries runners through each kilometre
Brisbane’s marathon – your moment F
ew races capture the spirit of their city like the EVA Air Brisbane Marathon Festival.
Set against the backdrop of Queensland’s vibrant capital the event invites runners from across australia and around the world to experience a race that blends urban energy with riverside beauty. held annually in June, the festival celebrates everything that makes Brisbane special, including its subtropical climate, scenic course and welcoming community. as the early morning sun rises over the Brisbane River runners gather in the heart of the city surrounded by the unmistakable buzz of race day. The start line hums with anticipation, from irst-timers chasing a new milestone to seasoned marathoners aiming for a personal best.
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The course is a showcase of Brisbane’s riverside charm. Runners pass through the leafy streets of new Farm, venture up to the historic warehouse district of Tenerife and loop back along kangaroo Point. The route ofers sweeping views of the Brisbane River and the city skyline, combining both challenge and scenic reward. Cheering crowds line the streets and volunteers provide encouragement at every turn. There is a palpable sense of community, relecting Brisbane’s friendly and inclusive spirit, that carries runners through each kilometre. The inish line at the City Botanic gardens is unforgettable. Stepping onto the inal stretch feels electric with the sound of cheering spectators propelling every runner toward the inish. Medals are proudly awarded, smiles are wide and the festival precinct comes alive with music, food and celebration. Beyond the race, Brisbane ofers a perfect post-run escape. From its thriving dining scene and riverside bars to easy access to the gold and Sunshine Coasts, it is a city that rewards exploration and recovery. For many the eVa air Brisbane Marathon Festival is an experience that captures the essence of Queensland’s capital; active, inclusive and full of life. Whether chasing a time or soaking it all in, this is a marathon where every step feels like a celebration. ■ www.brisbanemarathon.com.au
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Midnight Sun Marathon NORWAY Looking AheAd | 20 JUNE 2026
Where the sun doesn’t set
The Arctic city T
romsø is the largest city in Northern Norway, a unique destination that offers truly special Arctic experiences during the summer, every runner should consider visiting and run the Midnight Sun Marathon. Located 400km north of the Arctic Circle, Tromsø comes alive in summer with an
atmosphere that is surprisingly vibrant, bright, and welcoming. one of its most famous natural phenomena is the Midnight Sun, when the sun does not set from late May to late July. This allows visitors to enjoy outdoor activities, city life, and cultural events at any hour of the day, creating a sense of freedom and energy that is rare elsewhere in the world.
The natural surroundings of Tromsø are both dramatic and easily accessible. The city is encircled by majestic mountains, deep jords, and clear Arctic waters. during summer, you can enjoy hiking trails for all levels, from the popular Sherpa Steps leading to Mount Fløya to more challenging mountain hikes on kvaløya and in the Lyngen Alps. For those who prefer activities on the water, DISTANCE RUNNING | 2026 ediTion 1
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Tromsø ofers kayaking, jord cruises, and wildlife safaris where visitors may spot whales, seabirds, and sea eagles in their natural habitat. Tromsø is also a lively sport and cultural hub with a rich city life. Throughout the summer, festivals, concerts, and cultural events take place, bringing together locals and visitors alike. The city boasts a wide range of restaurants serving fresh, locally sourced seafood and Arctic ingredients, as well as cozy cafés and bars where guests can enjoy outdoor seating under the Midnight Sun. Museums such as the Polar Museum, Perspektivet Museum, and the iconic Arctic Cathedral provide insight into Arctic exploration, Sami culture, and modern nordic architecture.
Another key advantage of Tromsø is its compact size. Most attractions are within walking distance, making it easy to explore the city without stress. At the same time, it is possible to combine urban experiences with wild nature in a single day. Tromsø is also known for being international and welcoming, with a population that speaks excellent english and has long experience in hosting travelers. Visiting Tromsø in summer ofers a rare combination of breathtaking nature, unique light conditions, rich culture, and authentic Arctic experiences—memories that will last a lifetime in one of the world’s most extraordinary destinations. ■ www.msm.no ■ https://www.facebook.com/ MidnightSunMarathonTromso 36
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Volcano Marathon CHILE LookIng ahead | 28 JUNE 2026
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articipating in the Volcano Marathon on Easter Island – organized by Runbuk – is nothing like a city marathon. Instead, it’s more like a journey through time, geology and culture – an immersive adventure that touches mind, body and soul.
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From the moment you arrive you realise this is special: easter Island lies far out in the Paciic ocean among the most isolated inhabited places on earth. The race package spans four nights and ive days, giving runners time not just to run but to decompress, explore the island’s history and soak in its mystical atmosphere.
Volcano Marathon CHILE LookIng ahead | 28 JUNE 2026 on race day you start from the anakena Beach, with the sea’s rhythmic waves accompanying your irst steps. From there the route becomes rugged and wild: unpaved dirt paths, grassy stretches, volcanic rock underfoot – especially near the crater of Rano kau Volcano. as you run you’re not just traveling across kilometres – you’re traversing ancient landscapes shaped by volcanoes. around the 22-mile mark you reach the summit of Rano kau, the high point of the course. From there a downhill stretch leads into the small town of hanga Roa, where the inish line awaits near the hotel. Total elevation gain is about 2,000 ft (≈610 m), with a notably steep climb of ~800 ft between miles 19 and 21, followed by a rapid descent between miles 24 and 25. The run is only part of the story. This marathon blends athletic challenge with deep cultural immersion. The island is home to the iconic Moai statues, monolithic stone igures carved by the original inhabitants centuries ago, and as a runner, you pass through landscapes that echo with ancient history. There’s a sense of awe in running not just a route but a path through human heritage, nature’s power, and isolation. as the event is hosted by Runbuk, the same organization behind extreme-environment events like the north Pole Marathon, antarctic Ice Marathon and the World Marathon Challenge/777, it’s clear that the Volcano Marathon is designed more as an expedition than a race. Runbuk’s mission is to let runners “discover the world” through exceptional running experiences. Training for the Volcano Marathon doesn’t stray far from preparing for a regular road marathon, but the terrain demands extra care: more than a quarter of the course is on dirt roads and natural trails, so trail-style preparation (and trail-ready shoes) are recommended. Running the Volcano Marathon on easter Island feels like being part marathoner, part explorer, part pilgrim. You’re running the standard 42.195 km (or choosing the halfmarathon option if you prefer), but doing so across volcanic ridges, coastal beaches, historical grounds and cultural heritage – creating an unforgettable memory. ■ www.volcanomarathon.com ■ https://www.facebook.com/ thevolcanomarathon
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Maintaining a balanced energy intake is essential for achieving your sports goals. Picture: SCC EVENTS/Tilo Wiedensohler
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e all know that regular training and sports exercises require healthy and nutritious food.
We are also aware that we require suicient fruits and vegetables, vitamins, enough water and proteins, but the importance of an adequate intake of calories and carbohydrates is often underestimated. Energy deficiency in endurance athletes and the RED-S Syndrome Especially in athletes training for endurance events like a half or full marathon, an Ironman triathlon or trail running we often ind a serious lack of energy supply throughout the day and around the training. There are several reasons for this energy deicit: Besides the idea of reducing the body weight to ensure a successful competition, the will to own a “perfect” body or the simple lack of information about how much energy is necessary during a whole day of training may lead to a syndrome we call “RED-S”. This stands for Relative- Energy- Deicit- Syndrome and is a full bundle of symptoms we may ind. Women are more likely to sufer from this disease, but there are also many male athletes among this population. Physical and mental impacts of energy deficiency The main symptoms especially in women are dysregulation of the menstrual cycle, Amenorrhoea, an increased number of infections, stress fractures and other injuries, reduced stress tolerance, disturbance of
Relative Energy Deiciency Syndrome in endurance athletes sleep, mental health and concentration, trouble with digestion and a bunch of other symptoms. We also ind a reduced fertility and a loss of bone density. In men the signs are not as obvious as in women, as for example hormonal imbalances are not as clearly visible. But symptoms like an increased heart rate during rest but a lack of rise during intense training, infections and stress fractures, changes in sleep, concentration and mental health but also reduced libido can be a hint to search for the energy balance. Besides these important changes in the health of athletes, the reduced energy intake may also lead to a reduced success during training and competition, as the training stimulus cannot be implemented in the body perfectly. Fueling and recovery for optimal performance To minimize the risk of RED-S, there are some mistakes we need to avoid: Make sure that the total amount of calories taken throughout a day is in balance with the duration and intensity of your training. The rise of the intensity or frequency of training must be followed by an increase of nutrients, especially carbohydrates. If
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Dr. med. Margrit Lock is Executive Board Member Medical of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON and SCC EVENTS. As a board member, she is responsible for the orthopaedic and trauma surgery leadership in the care of international elite athletes at SCC EVENTS competitions as well as for the Marathon Team Berlin.
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you like to train in the morning make sure that you supply your body with nutritious “fuel” before you start your workout. After an intense session recharge your batteries within about 30 minutes. The focus should be rehydration, proteins for the recovery of muscles and building of new muscles and inally the illing of glycogen storage. Early intervention to protect health and performance If you notice signs of possible RED-S in yourself or in athletes around you, you should not hesitate to seek professional support. Sports physicians and qualiied nutrition specialists can help identify the causes of the energy deicit, minimize health risks, and develop an individualized plan for training and nutrition. Early diagnosis and appropriate adjustments make it possible to sustainably maintain performance, wellbeing, and long-term health. Energy deficiency in endurance athletes and the RED-S Syndrome Especially in athletes training for endurance events like a half or full marathon, an Ironman triathlon or trail running we often ind a serious lack of energy supply throughout the day and around the training. There are several reasons for this energy deicit: Besides the idea of reducing the body weight to ensure a successful competition, the will to own a “perfect” body or the simple lack of information about how much energy is necessary during a whole day of training may lead to a syndrome we call “RED-S”. This stands for Relative- Energy- Deicit- Syndrome and is a full bundle of symptoms we may ind. Women are more likely to sufer from this disease, but there are also many male athletes among this population.
Adequate energy supply should not start only during competition; it must be a fundamental part of a runner’s daily routine. Pictures this page: SCC EVENTS/CHLietzmann
Physical and mental impacts of energy deficiency The main symptoms especially in women are dysregulation of the menstrual cycle, Amenorrhoea, an increased number of infections, stress fractures and other injuries, reduced stress tolerance, disturbance of sleep, mental health and concentration, trouble with digestion and a bunch of other symptoms. We also ind a reduced fertility and a loss of bone density. In men the signs are not as obvious as in women, as for example hormonal imbalances are not as clearly visible. But symptoms like an increased heart rate during rest but a lack of
rise during intense training, infections and stress fractures, changes in sleep, concentration and mental health but also reduced libido can be a hint to search for the energy balance. Besides these important changes in the health of athletes, the reduced energy intake may also lead to a reduced success during training and competition, as the training stimulus cannot be implemented in the body perfectly. Fueling and recovery for optimal performance To minimize the risk of RED-S, there are some mistakes we need to avoid: Make sure that the total amount of calories taken throughout a day is in balance with the duration and intensity of your training. The rise of the intensity or frequency of training must be followed by an increase of nutrients, especially carbohydrates. If you like to train in the morning make sure that you supply your body with nutritious “fuel” before you start your workout. After an intense session recharge your batteries within about 30 minutes. The focus should be rehydration, proteins for the recovery of muscles and building of new muscles and inally the illing of glycogen storage. Early intervention to protect health and performance If you notice signs of possible RED-S in yourself or in athletes around you, you should not hesitate to seek professional support. Sports physicians and qualiied nutrition specialists can help identify the causes of the energy deicit, minimize health risks, and develop an individualized plan for training and nutrition. Early diagnosis and appropriate adjustments make it possible to sustainably maintain performance, wellbeing, and long-term health.
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RUN IN THE LIGHT OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN • JUNE 20, 2026
Marathon • Mizuno Half Marathon • COOP Mila 10k iTromsø Minimarathon 5k • Kids Marathon
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The pull of the comfort zone
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riven to make progress, or scared of the alternative, each year we resolve to be bigger, better, faster, smarter, healthier or richer than ever before. We know where we’re going, and if we’re ahead of the game, how we’ll get there too. Invariably, with resolution set, one of two things occurs: either we make it happen or, as if by magic, the urgency and importance drain from the dream. With a box of excuses primed and ready, normal service is resumed – the pull of the comfort zone triumphs. The personal development equivalent of gravity drags us back to reality, keeping our feet irmly planted on the spot. Our comfort zone exists for one reason – to keep us safe. But if we’re not mindful, it can also help us to stack up a lifetime of unrealised ambitions.
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A little regular discomfort goes a long way
WOMEN’S RUNNING
American personal development guru Jim Rohn once said, “Get comfortable being uncomfortable, because that’s where the real growth happens.” Your goal should be not to grow beyond your comfort zone, but to expand it. Remember how you were scared or apprehensive on your irst day at a new school or a new job, but after a week or so, it felt normal? How about the time you psyched yourself up to add an extra 5 kg at the gym, and two weeks later, you were ready to add some more? That’s your comfort zone growing. now imagine that place where you exist without additional efort, fear or apprehension, as an elastic band that its easily around you.
Make one big push to break through the band, and you may ind yourself thrown back to the starting point, wondering what on earth happened as the elastic recoils back into place. don’t push at all, and you’ll stay stuck exactly where you are. But ind the sweet spot by pushing the boundary consistently, little by little – run for a minute longer, up the pace a fraction, sign up for a challenge you know you have time to train for – and the elastic will stretch with your ambition to become your new comfort zone. You may not always get the balance right and understanding that failure is part of the process will help you to keep pushing. As your awareness grows, so does your appetite for challenge. Remember, a little regular discomfort goes a long way!
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CALENDAR Midnight Sun Marathon, Norway
January – December 2026 AIMS member events for the forthcoming 12 months For the latest dates visit aims-worldrunning.org/calendar.html · Race names of founding members (1982) are shown in green
January 2026
Marathon by Ooredoo Doha QAT M,H,R
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Zürich Neujahrsmarathon SUI M,H,R
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Marathon Funchal POR M,H
Marathon PolarNight NOR M,H,R
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BAN M,H,R
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Bhatiary International Marathon
MEX M,H,R
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Marathon Mérida Banorte
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UNICEF Charity Run Half Marathon & 10km HKG H,R 60
Ice Half Marathon Siberian RUS H,R
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Dhaka Men’s Half Marathon
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33rd Egyptian Marathon 15
– Kaohsiung Fubon Marathon TPE M
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– Khon Kaen Int’l Marathon THA M
Xiamen Maratho C&D CHN M
HKG M,H
Durgapur Marathon JBG IND M,H,R Houston 5K USA M,H,R
Yai Marathon Khao THA M,H,R International Marathon Tainan TPE M,H,R
Valencia Ibercaja 10K ESP R
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Jaipur Marathon AU IND M,H,R
60
Guadalajara Electrolit nutrido por 21K Granvita
62
Marathon Muscat OMA M,H,R
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66
ITA H
60
60
IND M,H
18
66
KOR H
62
Marathon Osaka JPN M
62
ALG M
56
of Cyprus Nicosia Marathon Bank CYP M,H 59
Mitja Marato Int’l Vila de Santa Pola ESP H 64
Marathon Twincity MAS M,H,R Marathon Chombeung THA M,H,R
JPN H
THA H,R
Thai Sikh Run
IND M,H
66
VEN M
Marathon 2026 Presented by Buriram Chang Mineral THA M,H,R
Marugame Int’l Half Kagawa Marathon
62
MG Vadodara Int’l Marathon Maratón CAF Caracas
66
58
Senshu Int’l Marathon KIX JPN M
Marathon & Semi Int’l de Marrakech MAR M,H 63
Sofi Malt Lake Hawassa Half Marathon ETH H,R 59
BAN R
Dhaka 25K
62 56
62
Half Marathon Osaka JPN H
62
International Marathon Pokhara NEP M,H,R 63
Marathon Riyadh KSA M,H,R
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al Khaimah Half Marathon Ras UAE H
66
Mitja Marató de Barcelona by Hyundai Brooks
– World Marathon Challenge USA M,H BAH M,H
56
Half Marathon HKG H
58
February 2026
64
Mainichi Marathon Beppu-Oita JPN M
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62
– Split Marathon CRO M,H,R
MEX H
63
Napoli City Half Marathon Cognizant New Delhi Marathon Gyeonggi Int’l Half Marathon
Sahara Marathon
58
Aviv Bank Leumi Marathon Tel ISR M,H,R
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tbc AIMS Atlas Mountain Edition MAR C
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tbc Dhaka International Marathon BAN M,H,R
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66
ESP H
64
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Spiritual Marathon of Fez
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Course not measurable to AIMS standards
Women’s Marathon Osaka JPN M
tbc Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge
58
62
Mumbai Marathon Tata IND M
tbc Marathon Bahamas, Half & Relay
66
Standard Chartered Taipei Charity Marathon TPE M,H,R
46
66
JPN M
61
Marathon Daegu KOR M
Houston Marathon, Aramco Chevron Houston Half Marathon and We Are
Maratón de Sevilla Zurich Meia Maratona de Cascais Montepio ESP M POR H 15 di San Valentino Maratona Ehime Marathon ITA M,H 60
58
60
30km Road Race & 10km Ohme-Hochi JPN R 62
Marathon Indore IND M,H,R
Marathon Kinmen TPE M,H,R
59
60
66
66
Coast Marathon and Half China Marathon
59
IND M,H,R
Oceanfront Marathon Maui USA M,H,R
Course not measurable to AIMS standards
BAN H,R
Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon
Marathon – Run For Global Bodhgaya Peace
Run Half Marathon Romeo&Giulietta ITA H 60
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Marathon Kitakyushu JPN M
62
Marathon Kyoto JPN M
62
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CALENDAR March 2026 Int’l Marathon Chongqing CHN M,H,R Half Marathon Tainan TPE H,R Marathon Tokyo JPN M Int’l Lala Maratón MEX M Peace Marathon Lumbini NEP M,H,R – TUI Cyprus Marathon CYP M,H,R
Marathon Saipan MNP M,H,R Lisbon Half Marathon EDP POR H Women’s Marathon Nagoya JPN M
58 58 62
TPE M,H,R
International Half Vientiane Marathon LAO H,R
GBR M,H
Great Welsh Marathon Events
Marathon Kaunas LTU M,H,R Rock ’n’ Roll Running Series Zurich Madrid
April 2026
ESP M,H
62
GRE R
40
– Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend CAN M,R
CHN M,H,R
58 63
Lanzhou Marathon
Rhodes Marathon TUI GRE M,R
See race preview on page 26
56
59
63
CZE H
64
Pardubice Wine Half Marathon
– NN Marathon Rotterdam NED M
62
20 62 20 56
56
Course not measurable to AIMS standards
ITA M
Marathon Miri MAS M,H,R Run TSTPEWomen H,R
60
Athens Half Marathon Poseidon GRE H
37
62
Sur Int’l Marathon Big USA M,H
66
28 66
Cartago Maraton CRC M
58
Bratislava Marathon ČSOB SVK M,H,R
30
AUS M,H,R,U
58
Marathon Alexander the Great Int’l GRE M,R 59
Sport Zürich Marathon Ochsner SUI M
Canberra Times Marathon Festival
de Santiago Maratón CHI M
56
Half Marathon Gifu See race preview on page 19 JPN H
World 10K Bengaluru TCS IND R tbc Int’l Peace Half Marathon ANG H
RUS M,H,R
56
GER M,H,R
30
AUS M,H,R
Phoenix Energy Belfast City 2026 Marathon
30
Int’l 10K Dhaka BAN R International Half Dushanbe Marathon
60
Marathon Nagano JPN M
59
KAZ H,R
59
GRE M,R
64
Türkiye İş Bankası İstanbul Half Marathon
Almaty Half Marathon Crete Marathon
See race preview on page 16 TUR H
66 62 30 59
56
Half Marathon Chanthaburi Scenic THA H,R 66 City Marathon, Half Marathon & Cork 10k Race IRL M,H,R
60
Madagascar Marathon, Half, 50K & 10K See race preview on page 29 MAD M,H,U
62
Course not measurable to AIMS standards
15K/21K Race Quito ECU H,R
tbc Indonesia Women Half Marathon INA H,R
59 63 60
June 2026 59
COL M,R
da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro Maratona BRA M 43
58
Borg Helsinki Half Marathon Björn FIN H,R 59
Maratón Internacional de Mendoza ARG M,H,R 56
See race preview on page 22
Prague International Marathon CZE M
59
Wroclaw Night Half Marathon PKO POL H 64 Air Brisbane Marathon Festival EVA See race preview on page 32
Marathon Toronto CAN H,R
AUS M,H,R
43
58
Keynes Marathon & Half Milton GBR M,H,R
ARU M,H,R
56
59
GBR H
59
64
FRO M,H,R
59
63
62
– Laguna Phuket Marathon
– Generali Genève Marathon SUI M,H,R
34
Austrian Women’s Run ASICS AUT R
GBR M
Maratón de Cali
56
62
MDV H,R
Adelaide Marathon Festival Brooks AUS M,H,R 56
Hobart Marathon
65
Half Marathon Astana KAZ H,R
tbc Dhiraagu Fuvahmulah Run
64
63
SWE M
63
ADAC Marathon Hannover
NEP M,H,R
60
May 2026 – Kazan Marathon
Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon
62
NED M
Enschede Marathon
Lima 42k Marathon
adidas Stockholm Marathon
63
Marathon Milano See race preview on page 14
TJK H
Int’l Half Marathon Sihanoukville CAM H,R 58
25
58
64
Nation 15K RunRise BAN R
Marathon®, Half-Marathon Antarctica and Ultra-Marathon
ESP H
63
58
62
Movistar Madrid Medio Maratón
MEX M
40
Axios Running Festival
60
Marathon Seoul KOR M
CYP M,H,R
tbc Maratón Binacional Dos Laredos
62
Hearts Marathon Three SLO M,H,R
PER M,H,R
62
G.S.O. Limassol Int’l Marathon
59
Marathon Padova ITA H,R
International 10K Macao MAC R
CYP M,H,R
Marathon Hamburg Haspa GER M
25
64
– XM Limassol Marathon
58
Sea Ultra Marathon Dead JOR U,H,R
20
Marató de Barcelona Zurich ESP M
HUN H,R
Marathon Varadero Int’l CUB M,H,R
LAT M,H
64
Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon New TPE M,R 58
– 41st Telekom Vivicittá Spring Half Marathon
37
Half Marathon Moscow RUS H,R
Course not measurable to AIMS standards
ATA M,H,U
t’Għawdex Il-Ġirja MLT H,R
30
Marathon®, Half-Marathon Antarctica and Ultra-Marathon ATA M,H,U
59
Marathon Hobart AUS M,H,R
63
Standard Chartered Stanley Marathon FLK M 59 Nanshan Taipei Freeway Marathon
– Rimi Riga Marathon
Half Marathon Patras GRE H,R
– Leiden Marathon NED M,H,R
KLM Aruba Marathon Swansea Half Marathon Tórshavn Marathon
Kigali International Peace Marathon RWA M,H 64
PKO Poznań Halfmarathon Int’l Marathon 18th Borneo POL H 64 MAS M,H,R Puerto Vallarta Marathon Maratón Copenhagen MEX M 63 DEN M
THA M
66
59
64
de Montevideo Maratón URU M,H
RSA U
64
Marathon Wuxi CHN M,H,R
City Marathon Vienna AUT M,H,R
66
58
Marathon Pushkin RUS M,H,R
THA R
66
La Valette Marathon Malta’s MLT M,H
Marathon presented by Bank Boston of America
64
63
Penh Int’l Half Marathon Phnom CAM H,R 58
56
Running Festival Rottnest AUS M,H,R
Marathon Tokushima JPN M
62
Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw 20th Half Marathon POL H
VIE M,H,R
66
Marathon Kilimanjaro TAN M,H
66
Danang Int’l Marathon
Marathon, Half & 10k Jerusalem ISR M,H,R 60
CZE H
Generali Prague Half Marathon
GER H
Generali Berlin Half Marathon
ROU M,H,R
Wizz Air Cluj-Napoca Marathon
48
USA M
56 66
Gdynia Half Marathon PKO POL H
63
NOR M,H,R
63
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon
– Bukidnon Int’l Marathon PHI M,H,R
63
– Salzburg Marathon AUT M,H,R
See race preview on page 24
WVV Marathon Wuerzburg GER M
– Helsinki City Run FIN M,H,R
59
– Du Motion-Runners’ Days Dubrovnik (Dubrovnik Half Marathon) CRO H,R 37
Great Wall Marathon The CHN M
59
CHN M
ITA H
64
BOT M,H,R
Dalian Int’l Marathon Diacore Gaborone Marathon
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– Tallinn Women’s Run – Maijooks EST H,R
Bangsaen10
47
– 25th World Congress of AIMS 37
NOR
8
40
See race preview on page 35
58
– Waterford Viking Marathon
40
ISL H,R
60
59
MEX M
63
Midnight Sun Marathon
Course not measurable to AIMS standards
Moonlight Half Marathon
Comrades Marathon
NOR M,H IRL M,H,R
Suzuki Midnight Sun Run BMW Tangamanga Int’l Marathon
43 60
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CALENDAR hamburg half marathon hella GER H
See race preview on page 38
59
Volcano Marathon CHI M,H
58
Course not measurable to AIMS standards
Saroma 100km Ultra Marathon Lake JPN U 62
July 2026 – ASICS Gold Coast Marathon AUS M
Nights Marathon White RUS M Zermatt Marathon Gornergrat SUI U,M,H
HATYAi21 THA H
56
Marathon Hokkaido JPN M
62
Marathon Kuching MAS M,H,R
62
IND M,H,R
60
Loch Ness Marathon & Festival Kathmandu Marathon Baxters of Running NEP M,H,R
NMDC Hyderabad Marathon
Maratón de la Ciudad de México Telcel MEX M 63
tbc Duo Highway Challenge MAS M,H,R
64 66 66
66
Marathon Festival 7AUSCairns M,H,R
56
Metro Half Marathon Dhaka BAN H,R
56
SUI U
59
IND H
Mile Hudson USA R
– Swissalpine Flims
Berlin-Marathon BMW GER M
Marathon
66
MAS M,H,R
63
tbc Dadi Prakashmani Abu Int’l Half
Falls Marathon Victoria ZIM M
– Score Marathon
Int’l Asunción Maratón PAR M,H,R
tbc Sarawak Energy Isthmus Run MAS M,H,R
tbc Spiti Marathon IND U,M,H,R
tbc Tlajomulco Half Marathon MEX H
GEO H,R
60 62 62
63
SUI M THA H,R
BEL H,R
64
tbc Nepalgunj 10 Night Run
66
tbc ING Route du Vin
66
COL M,H,R
Maratón Medellín
– Ladakh Marathon & Ultra IND M,H,R,U
– Swedbank Tallinn Marathon, Relay Marathon, Half, 10K & 5K EST M,H,R
Int’l Marathon Chisinau Thailand Pattaya Marathon Amazing MDA M,H,R THA M,H,R 66 Volksbank-Münster-Marathon media maratón de Bogotá GER M COL H
Half Marathon Kuching MAS H,R tbc Taiping Half Marathon MAS H,R
tbc Maratón León Guiar tbc Walls Linker Oevert Half Marathon
58
NEP R LUX H
tbc Northern Half Marathon BAN H,R
58
tbc Galaxy Vladivostok Marathon RUS M,H,R
Course not measurable to AIMS standards
Course not measurable to AIMS standards
tbc Kota Bharu Half Marathon MAS H,R
Wizz Air Budapest Half Marathon 41st HUN H 60
63
tbc Hengshui Lake Int’l Marathon CHN M,H,R
60
60
tbc Watlaharnrai Half Marathon THA H,R
tbc XinWu Half Marathon
59 63
TPE H,R
tbc Vedanta Zinc City Half Marathon IND H,R
47
October 2026
62
Half Marathon Porto POR H
64
Int’l Marathon Amman JOR M,H,R
62
Marathon Vilnius LTU M,H
62
– Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon
Int’l WACHAUmarathon 28th AUT M,H
56
Pulse Half Marathon Active BAN H,R
56
August 2026 Int’l Marathon Siberian RUS M,R
64
Empire Marathon Angkor CAM M,H,R
58
MAS M,H,R
Marathon – Run for Global Thimphu Peace
EST M,H,R
Tartu City Marathon
IND M,H,R
Sarmang Dehradun Marathon
56
POL M
64
POL M,H,R
63
Uster Greifenseelauf SUI H,R
SVK M
64
GER M,H
– Paavo Nurmi Marathon, Half and 10k FIN M,H,R 59
Aires Int’l Marathon Buenos ARG M
56
– Songkhla Marathon
66
Half Marathon Copenhagen DEN H
59
Borg Helsinki Marathon Björn FIN M,R
59
Città di Udine Maratonina ITA H
60
ISL M,H
60
Altötting Halfmarathon GER H,R
59
60
Bengaluru Marathon Wipro IND M,H,R
60
BHU M,H,R
Coast Marathon Festival dm Women’s Run Sunshine AUS M,H,R 56 SVK R del Pacífico - Cali 10K – NN Dam tot Damloop LaCOLCarrera R 58 NED R Half Marathon. The Northern SPB Capital RUS H,R
THA M,H,R
Islandsbanki Reykjavik Marathon
– Maybank Bali Marathon INA M,H,R
Marathon Festival Barossa AUS M,H,R
64
– Moscow Marathon 56
RUS M,R
Half Marathon & 10k by Puma Kia PER H,R 63
SUI H,R
66
NOR M,H,R
POL M,R
64
Stavanger Marathon
47
Stockholm Half Marathon KAZ M,H,R adidas SWE H 47 Andersen Marathon Longford Marathon H.C. Abbott DEN M IRL M 60 Almaty Marathon
50
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25th LOTTO Poznań Marathon Silesia Marathon Košice Peace Marathon Generali Cologne Marathon
HUN M
62 49
64 60 63
Lisbon Marathon EDP POR M
64
59
BUL M,H,R
56
62
AUT M,H
56
63
USA M
57
58
NED M,H,R
63
62
POR H
64
63
AUS M
56
56
GER M,H,R
49
63
CAN M
58
62
Wizz Air Sofia Marathon 3 Country Sparkasse Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon ASML Marathon Eindhoven Hyundai Lisbon Half Marathon Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival Marathon München by Brooks Royal Victoria Marathon International Thessaloniki Night Halfmarathon, 10K, 5K & 1 Mile GRE H,R
56
– TCS Amsterdam Marathon NED M
64
– NLB Ljubljana Marathon
57 63
SLO M
64
KOR M
62
BEL M
56
CHN M,H
58
IND H
60
MEX M,H
63
62
ESP M,H,R
57
59
CAN M,H,R
58
60
IND M,H,R
60
66 58 60
Gyeongju Marathon TREK Antwerp Marathon Beijing Marathon Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon
25
64
Maratón Int’l de Juárez TUI Palma Marathon Mallorca TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon TAWANG Marathon
– Polar Circle Marathon GRN M,H,U
59
64
SUI M
57
64
TPE M,H,R
58
59
GER M
53
Lausanne Marathon EVA Air Marathon Mainova Frankfurt Marathon
®
64
– StraLugano 48th Warsaw Marathon
– 41st SPAR Budapest Marathon
tbc Medio Maratón Atlas de Guadalajara MEX H
62
Pole Marathon North NPO M
tbc Bishkek Snow Leopard Run KGZ M,H,R
September 2026 - Scenic Half Marathon Krabi
56
Cement Hunnewell TbilisiHalfMarathon
MEX M,H,R
– Jungfrau-Marathon
Beach Marathon Festival Airlie AUS M,H,R
GBR M
Colombo Marathon LSR SRI M
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CALENDAR Life Dublin Marathon Irish IRL M
SUI M,H,R
SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne
THA H,R
Mae Moh Half Marathon
KAZ M,H,R
Turkistan Marathon
Medio Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich ESP H
Venicemarathon ITA M
60 65 66 62
tbc XXIV Gatorade CCS Rock VEN R
tbc Marathon Int’l de Casablanca MAR M
tbc Changsha Marathon CHN M,H,R
tbc Chengdu Marathon CHN M,H,R
tbc Chuncheon Int’l Marathon KOR M
tbc Dhiraagu Maldives Road Race MDV H,R
VIE M,H,R
tbc Kanazawa Marathon JPN M
tbc Kazan Half Marathon RUS H,R
tbc 10km Int’l de Marrakech MAR R
tbc Novi Sad Marathon SRB M
tbc Queretaro Maraton MEX M
64
58
Marathon City of Art Ravenna ITA M,H
60
66
Ice Ultra Antarctic ATA M,H,R,U
56
58 62 63
IND H,R
tbc Wizz Air Skopje Marathon MKD M,H,R
tbc Sun Moon Lake Marathon TPE M,R
tbc Trento Half Marathon ITA H
tbc UCR Half Marathon BAN H
tbc UWI SPEC Int’l Half-Marathon & 5K TRI H,R
62 64 63 64 63 60
CHN M
63 58
tbc Zagreb Marathon, Half and 10K CRO M,H,R
60
NZL M,H,R
CHN M
Hangzhou Marathon
Marathon İstanbul TUR M
JPN M
Mall
– Maratona Monumental de Brasília BRA M,H,R
THA M,H,R
tbc Nepalgunj Marathon
tbc Panama Int’l Marathon
tbc JTBC Seoul Marathon
56
58
tbc Stop GBV Half Marathon Zanzibar
7 Colores Maratón COL M,H,R
58
MAR H,R
tbc Taichung Int’l Marathon
Bangkok - Official Bangkok Capital City Marathon
tbc Bangkok Marathon THA M,H,R
tbc Bangsaen42 Chonburi Marathon THA M
tbc Borobudur Marathon INA M,H,R
Marathon – Elite Race TPE M,H
tbc Discoveries Half Marathon POR H
tbc JBG Kolkata Marathon
58
IND M,H,R
tbc Eilat Desert Marathon
66
New York City Marathon TCS USA M
66
Lola Challenge Weekend -PUR H,R
64
Monterey Bay Half Marathon -USA H
66
ISR M,H,R
tbc Taiwan’s Rice Heaven Tianzhong
Marathon
ETH R
tbc Figuig Int’l 10K MAR R
BRU H,R THA M,H,R THA M,H,R BAN R IND M,H,R
Marathon VIE M,H,R IND R
tbc Lidl São Silvestre de Lisboa
60
66 56 60 56 66 66 56 60
POR R
66
Marathon MAC M,H
December 2026
tbc Maratón Powerade Monterrey
Red Sea Half Marathon Ayla JOR H,R
tbc Nara Marathon
MEX M
25
IND H,R
60
CAM H,R
58
Run Bhopal Run Angkor Wat Int’l Half Marathon
60 64
JPN M
International Marathon 2025
tbc Photak Marathon THA M
tbc São Silvestre de Luanda 10km ANG R
59
62
62
Int’l Marathon Pune IND M,H,R
60
62 63 62
tbc Aspen-Klippa Penang Bridge MAS M,H
Cayman Islands Marathon Walkers CAY M 58
tbc Zengwen Reservoir Marathon TPE M,H,R
Marathon – the Half Reggae Marathon, 10K & 5K
66
tbc Galaxy Entertainment Macao Int’l
Int’l Marathon Fukuoka JPN M
62 66 56 58
January 2027
JAM H,R
60
CHN M
Zürich Neujahrsmarathon SUI M,H,R
64
58
Mérida Banorte Marathon MEX M,H,R
63
58
Oceanfront Marathon Maui USA M,H,R
66
SIN M,H,R
64
February 2027
60
TUN M,H,R
66
Marathon – Run For Global Bodhgaya Peace
58
José Costa Rica 10K, Half & San Marathon
Shanghai Marathon
66
CHN M
Shenzhen Marathon
66
66
planned date
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon Marathon COMAR Tunis - Carthage
CRC M,H,R
IND M,H,R
58
64
Trinidad Alfonso Marathon Valencia ESP M 67
60
Yomiuri Marathon Hofu JPN M
62
60
Abu Dhabi Marathon ADNOC UAE M,R
66
59
Pyramids Half Marathon Marakez EGY H,R 59
63
Ice Marathon & 100k Antarctic ATA U,M
tbc Inspiring Bangladesh Half Marathon BAN H,R
Marathon
tbc Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata
58
TAN H,R
Course not measurable to AIMS standards
tbc Great Ethiopian Run 10km
58
TPE M,H,R
ITA M,H,R
63
56
tbc Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City Int’l
TPE M
tbc Chiayi City Ponds International
63
62
KOR M
65
KUW M,H,R
IND M,H,R
tbc SKF Goa River Marathon
El Sheikh Half Marathon Sharm EGY H,R
THA M,H,R
58
62
MAS M,H,R
tbc Verona Run Marathon
FRA M,H
BAR M,H,R
tbc Dhaka Dash 30K
tbc Elopura Marathon Sandakan
tbc Amazing Thailand Marathon
66
66
UZB M,H,R
60
Vigot La Rochelle Int’l Serge Marathon
THA H,R
tbc Chiang Mai Marathon
tbc Samarkand Marathon
59
ATA M
tbc Bangkok Midnight Marathon
tbc Scenic Marathon Chanthaburi
60
IND H,R
Half Marathon Milano21 ITA H,R
63
63
66
Maratón Monumental Primer Santiago de América
58
tbc Antarctic Polar Race
tbc Vedanta Pink City Half Marathon –
58
60
TPE M,H,R
tbc BMW Brunei International Half
VIE M,H,R
Firenze Marathon Estra ITA M
66
59
10th Edition
58
58
Taipei Marathon
tbc Bengaluru Midnight Marathon
59
Curaçao Marathon KLM CUR M,H,R
CHN M
63
tbc 8th “Olympic Day Run” Greece
60
62
62
Guangzhou Marathon
tbc Run Barbados Marathon Weekend
Running Series Ring GER M,H
Marathon Beirut LIB M,H
66
58
CUB M,H,R
PAN M
56
Bangsaen21 THA H,R
tbc Marabana Marathon & Half & 10km
GRE R
Blu Larnaka Int’l Marathon Radisson CYP M,H,R 58
56
tbc Korat Marathon presented by The
NEP M,H,R
tbc Semi Marathon Geoparc M’Goun Azilal
56
November 2026 & Thompson Auckland Barfoot Marathon presented by ASICS
City Marathon Hsinchu TPE M,H,R
tbc Gulf Bank 642 Marathon
tbc Yerevan Marathon and Half Marathon ARM M,H,R
IRL M,H,U
DOM M,H,R
tbc Yellow River Estuary (Dongying)
Marathon
– The Great World Race
Halong Bay Heritage Marathon
66
tbc Kobe Marathon
MAR H
63
Porto Marathon EDP POR M
58
BAN H,R
tbc Semi Marathon Int’l de Laayoune
60
tbc Saquib Rizvi Memorial Cancer
Awareness Half Marathon
Marathon Skarch Guadalajara hydrated by Electrolit
Riviera Marathon Nice-Cannes French FRA M 65
63
tbc Jolshiri RunBangla Half Marathon
Maratón la Capital del Deporte Medio MEX H,R 63
67
tbc Techcombank Hanoi International
Marathon
-
Standard Chartered Hanoi Marathon Heritage Race VIE M,H,R 66
MEX M
tbc Media Maraton de Bucaramanga - FCV COL H
(The 3 Lakes Race) 3-Sjøersløpet NOR H 63
56
56
Fuji International Marathon Mt. JPN M 62
Maratón de Sevilla Zurich ESP M
60 61
March 2027 Peace Marathon Lumbini NEP M,H,R
20
April 2027 Sport Zürich Marathon Ochsner SUI M
66
Marathon presented by Bank Boston of America USA M
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hen the starting signal for the ADAC Marathon Hannover is given on 12 April Stefanie Eichel will be celebrating a very special anniversary.
The 58-year-old will then be standing at the starting line in front of the town hall of Lower Saxony’s capital for the 25th time, making her probably the world’s longestserving active race director. Stephanie Eichel sends out 30,000 participants in the various disciplines onto one of Germany’s fastest courses. She freely admits it will be an emotional occasion with a tear or two in her eyes. As managing director of the event agency “eichels,” she runs a company with just under 20 employees that “gets the city moving”. In addition to the marathon the company is also responsible for two major triathlons and countless other running events every year. In addition to the New Year’s Eve Run in Hanover, one of the largest in Germany, Eichel’s portfolio also includes the “Sparkassen Laufpass der Region”. This is a running series that has been unique in Germany for over 20 years, combining nearly 40 individual events into a series that continues to grow every year.
But the centrepiece remains the ADAC Marathon, which has worked its way into Germany’s top ive with annually growing participation numbers. It has already made a name for itself far beyond the country’s borders under the titles TUI Marathon and HAJ Marathon. Stefanie Eichel is proud to be hosting the national championships as part of the ADAC Marathon for the third time in a row but, above all, to have won the hearts of the people of Hannover and the 250,000 spectators who line the route. “Every year, we celebrate a 42.195-kilometer street party in front of a fantastic backdrop and with enthusiastic visitors who cheer on our athletes over all distances and literally carry them along the route,” says the race director. She is particularly proud of one project within the marathon: “In 2025, we
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See you running! Stefanie Eichel celebrates 25 years as Hannover race director brought our ‘irst-timers’ to the starting line for the irst time and put together a very special package that places all debutants running the marathon distance in the spotlight. The response to this has been overwhelming and will be continued in 2026.“ Stefanie will not miss the opportunity to welcome all participants ”smiling at the inish line“ on 12 April 2026, her 25th anniversary as race director, true to her motto: ”See you running!”
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Marathon Men World record: Kelvin KIPTUM (KEN), 2:00:35, Chicago, 08 Oct 2023 21 SEP 2:02:16 Sabastian Kimaru SAWE KEN 1 BErliN UGA 1 ChiCAGo 12 0CT 2:02:23 Jacob KIPLIMO KEN ! VAlENCiA 07 DEC 2:02:25 John KORIR 27 APr 2:02:27 Sabastian Kimaru SAWE KEN 1 loNDoN ETh 1 ToKyo 02 MAr 2:03:23 Tadese TAKELE 2:03:30 Geoffrey Toroitich KIPCHUMBA KEN 1 AMSTErDAM 19 oCT UGA 2 loNDoN 27 APr 2:03:37 Jacob KIPLIMO KEN 1 hAMBUrG 27 APr 2:03:46 Amos KIPRUTO ETh 2 ToKyo 02 MAr 2:03:51 Deresa GELETA KEN 2 ChiCAGo 12 oCT 2:03:54 Amos KIPRUTO 02 MAr 2:04:00 Vincent Kipkemoi NGETICH KEN 3 ToKyo KEN 2 hAMBUrG 27 APr 2:04:01 Philemon KIPLIMO GEr 2 VAlENCiA 07 DEC 2:04:03 Amanal PETROS ETh 1 BArCEloNA 16 MAr 2:04:13 Tesfaye DERIBA ETh 2 AMSTErDAM 19 oCT 2:04:18 Tsegaye GETACHEW ETh 3 AMSTErDAM 19 oCT 2:04:19 Getaneh MOLLA KEN 3 loNDoN 27 APr 2:04:20 Alexander MUNYAO NED 4 loNDoN 27 APr 2:04:20 Abdi NAGEEYE Nor 3 VAlENCiA 07 DEC 2:04:25 Awet KIBRAB KEN 3 hAMBUrG 27 APr 2:04:30 Erick SANG KEN 1 roTTErDAM 13 APr 2:04:33 Geoffrey KAMWOROR TAN 4 AMSTErDAM 19 oCT 2:04:36 Gabriel Gerald GEAY KEN 3 ChiCAGo 12 0CT 2:04:37 Alex Chesiro MASAI ETh 5 loNDoN 27 APr 2:04:42 Tamirat TOLA USA 4 ChiCAGo 12 oCT 2:04:39 Conner MANTZ ETh 5 ChiCAGo 12 oCT 2:04:44 Mohamed ESA ETh 1 DUBAi 12 JAN 2:04:51 Bute GEMECHU UGA 5 AMSTErDAM 19 oCT 2:04:52 Joshua CHEPTEGEI KEN 2 BArCEloNA 16 MAr 2:04:54 Cornelius KIPLAGAT JPN 4 VAlENCiA 07 DEC 2:04:55 Suguro OSAKO ETh 2 roTTErDAM 13 APr 2:05:06 Chala REGASA ETh 2 DUBAi 12 JAN 2:05:14 Berehanu TSEGU ETh 1 PrAhA 04 MAy 2:05:14 Lemi BERHANU ETh 1 SEVillA 23 FEB 2:05:15 Selemon BAREGA ETh 6 ChiCAGo 12 oCT 2:05:17 Seifu TURA ETh 6 DAM 19 oCT 2:05:17 Bazezew ASMARE TAN 1 DAEGU 23 FEB 2:05:20 Gabriel Gerald GEAY KEN 3 BArCEloNA 16 MAr 2:05:20 Enock ONCHARI ETh 2 DAEGU 23 FEB 2:05:22 Adisu GOBENA KEN 1 PAriS 13 APr 2:05:25 Benard BIWOTT KEN 6 loNDoN 27 APr 2:05:25 Eliud KIPCHOGE
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2:05:26 Chimdessa DEBELE 2:05:27 Kennedy KIMUTAI 2:05:28 Shifera TAMRU 2:05:30 Gashau AYALE 2:05:31 Geoffrey KAMWOROR 2:05:32 Nicholas KITUNDU 2:05:34 Titus KIPRUTO 2:05:36 Elroy GELANT 2:05:37 Yihunilign ADANE 2:05:39 Ryota KONDO 2:05:42 Haftu TEKLU 2:05:43 Victor KIPCHIRCHIR 2:05:44 Felix KIRWA 2:05:46 Mulugeta Asefa UMA 2:05:46 Geoffrey TOROITICH 2:05:46 Benson KIPRUTO 2:05:50 Bernard Kiprop KOECH 2:05:52 Abdisa TOLA 2:05:57 Suldan HASSAN 2:05:58 Kyohei HOSOYA 2:05:59 Dejene MEGERSA 2:05:59 Joshua CHEPTEGEI 2:06:00 Tsubasa ICHIYAMA 2:06:01 Vincent KIPCHUMBA 2:06:04 Oqbe Kibrom RUESOM 2:06:04 Getaneh MOLL 2:06:05 Asahi KURODA 2:06:05 Hillary KIPKOECH 2:06:06 Dawit WOLDE 2:06:06 Shunya KIKUCHI 2:06:06 Birhanu LEGESE Other performances (-3.3m/km) 2:04:45 John KORIR 2:05:04 Alphonce Felix SIMBU 2:05:04 Cybrian KOTUT 2:05:08 Conner MANTZ 2:05:59 Muktar EDRIS
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ETh 3 roTTErDAM KEN 4 roTTErDAM ETh 3 DUBAi iSr 5 VAlENCiA KEN 7 ChiCAGo KEN 1 SEoUl KEN 4 ToKyo rSA 4 hAMBUrG ETh 1 oSAKA JPN 2 oSAKA ETh 1 SEoUl KEN 4 BArCEloNA KEN 2 SEoUl ETh 5 ToKyo KEN 6 ToKyo KEN 7 ToKyo KEN 3 SEoUl ETh 3 oSAKA SwE 8 ToKyo JPN 4 oSAKA ETh 3 DAEGU UGA 9 ToKyo JPN 10 ToKyo KEN 1 oiTA Eri 4 DAEGU ETh 5 oSAKA JPN 6 oSAKA KEN 7 loNDoN ETh 1 XiAMEN JPN 7 oSAKA ETh 11 ToKyo
13 APr 13 APr 12 JAN 07 DEC 12 oCT 02 NoV 02 MAr 27 APr 24 FEB 24 FEB 16 MAr 16 MAr 16 MAr 02 MAr 02 MAr 02 MAr 16 MAr 24 FEB 02 MAr 24 FEB 23 FEB 02 MAr 02 MAr 02 FEB 23 FEB 24 FEB 24 FEB 28 APr 05 JAN 24 FEB 02 MAr
KEN 1 BoSToN KEN 2 BoSToN KEN 3 BoSToN USA 4 BoSToN ETh 5 BoSToN
22 APr 22 APr 22 APr 22 APr 22 APr
2:20:23 Magdalyne MASAI 2:20:24 Shiela CHEPKIRUI 2:20:25 Gotytom GEBRESLASE 2:20:26 Degitu AZIMERAW 2:20:26 Waganesh MEKASHA 2:20:29 Sharon CHELIMO 2:20:32 Shitaye ESHETE 2:20:38 Chloe HERBERT 2:20:40 Sheila CHEPKIRUI 2:20:42 Sichala KUMESHI 2:20:47 Tigist GIRMA 2:20:47 Yebrgual MELESE 2:20:48 Alisa VAINO 2:20:53 Zhang DESHUN 2:20:55 Bertukan WELDE 2:20:59 Sayaka SATO 2:21:00 Workenesh EDESA 2:21:01 Linet MASAI 2:21:03 Shure DEMISE 2:21:04 Gadise MULU 2:21:05 Rosemary WANJIRU 2:21:07 Angela TANUI 2:21:08 Dera DIDA 2:21:12 Zeineba YIMER 2:21:14 Jackline CHERONO 2:21:19 Kana KOBAYASHI 2:21:23 Bosena MULATIE 2:21:25 Evaline CHIRCHIR 2:21:25 Jessica STENSON 2:21:29 Azmera GEBRU 2:21:31 Magdalena SHAURI 2:21:33 Yuka SUZUKI 2:21:35 Eunice Chebichii CHUMBA 2:21:36 Bekelech GUDETA 2:21:40 Viola CHEPTOO 2:21:40 Catherine CHEROTICH 2:21:43 Ethlemahu SINTAYEHU 2:21:54 Bertukan WELDE 2:21:57 Fantu WORKU Other performances (-3.3m/km) 2:17:22 Sharon LOKEDI 2:17:41 Hellen OBIRI 2:18:06 Yelamzerf YEHUALU 2:21:32 Irine CHEPTAI 2:21:58 Amane BERISO
KEN 2 FrANKFUrT KEN 3 NEw yorK ETh 7 ToKyo ETh 8 ToKyo ETh 4 AMSTErDAM KEN 3 FrANKFUrT ETh 4 hAMBUrG BEl 3 VAlENCiA KEN 1 NAGoyA ETh 1 hoUSToN ETh 3 DUBAi ETh 2 BArCEloNA FiN 4 VAlENCiA ChN 9 ToKyo ETh 1 PrAhA JPN 2 NAGoyA ETh 1 oSAKA KEN 3 BArCEloNA ETh 1 ToroNTo ETh 5 AMSTErDAM KEN 1 BErliN KEN 3 PAriS ETh 2 BErliN ETh 4 DUBAi KEN 1 roTTErDAM JPN 2 oSAKA ETh 6 AMSTErDAM KEN 2 PrAhA AUS 5 VAlENCiA ETh 3 BErliN TAN 4 PAriS JPN 3 oSAKA BrN 3 NAGoyA ETh 1 SEoUl KEN 4 BErliN KEN 4 FrANKFUrT ETh 1 DohA ETh 5 DUBAi ETh 5 BErliN
26 oCT 02 NoV 02 MAr 02 MAr 19 oCT 26 oCT 27 APr 07 DEC 09 MAr 19 JAN 12 JAN 16 MAr 07 DEC 02 MAr 04 MAy 09 MAr 26 JAN 16 MAr 19 oCT 19 oCT 21 SEP 13 APr 21 SEP 12 JAN 13 APr 26 JAN 19 oCT 04 MAy 07 DEC 21 SEP 13 APr 26 JAN 09 MAr 16 MAr 21 SEP 26 oCT 17 JAN 12 JAN 21 SEP
KEN 1 BoSToN KEN 2 BoSToN ETh 3 BoSToN KEN 4 BoSToN ETh 5 BoSToN
22 APr 22 APr 22 APr 22 APr 22 APr
World record (mixed competition, pending ratiication): Ruth Chepngetich (KEN), 2:09:56, Chicago, 13 Oct 2024 World record (mixed competition): Tigist Assefa (ETH), 2:11:53, Berlin, 24 Sep 2023 World record (women-only race): Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) 2:16:16, London, 21 Apr 2024
2:14:00 Joyciline JEPKOSGEI 2:14:45 Peres JEPCHIRCHIR 2:14:57 Hawi FEYSA 2:15:50 Tigst ASSEFA 2:16:31 Sutume KEBEDE 2:16:56 Winfridah Moraa MOSETI 2:17:00 Hawi FEYSA 2:17:18 Megertu ALEMU 2:17:37 Aynalem DESTA 2:17:55 Workenesh EDESA 2:17:56 Bertukan WELDE 2:18:03 Magdalena SHAURI 2:18:24 Loice CHEMNUNG 2:18:26 Brigid KOSGEI 2:18:27 Bedatu HIRPA 2:18:32 Dera DIDA 2:18:44 Joyciline JEPKOSGEI 2:18:46 Ruti AGA 2:19:00 Sifan HASSAN 2:19:17 Haven Hailu DESSE 2:19:26 Mary NGUGI-COOPER 2:19:28 Magdalyne MASAI 2:19:33 Sharon CHELIMO 2:19:34 Buze DIRIBA 2:19:51 Hellen OBIRI 2:19:53 Sichala KUMESHI 2:19:56 Mekides SHIMELES 2:19:57 Rosemary WANJIRU 2:20:07 Desi Jisa MOKONIN 2:20:07 Sharon LOKEDI
Joyciline Jepkosgei Photo: Valencia Marathon/Kike Taberner
KEN 1 VAlENCiA KEN 2 VAlENCiA ETh 1 ChiCAGo ETh 1 loNDoN ETh 1 ToKyo KEN 2 ToKyo ETh 3 ToKyo ETh 2 ChiCAGo ETh 1 AMSTErDAM ETh 1 hAMBUrG ETh 2 AMSTErDAM TAN 3 ChiCAGo KEN 4 ChiCAGo KEN 2 hAMBUrG ETh 1 DUBAi ETh 2 DUBAi KEN 2 loNDoN ETh 1 XiAMEN NED 3 loNDoN ETh 4 loNDoN KEN 5 ChiCAGo KEN 4 ToKyo KEN 1 BArCEloNA ETh 1 FrANKFUrT KEN 1 NEw yorK ETh 3 hAMBUrG ETh 3 AMSTErDAM KEN 5 ToKyo BrN 6 ToKyo KEN 2 NEw yorK
07 DEC 07 DEC 12 oCT 27 APr 02 MAr 02 MAr 02 MAr 12 oCT 19 oCT 27 APr 19 oCT 12 oCT 12 oCT 27 APr 12 JAN 12 JAN 27 APr 05 JAN 27 APr 27 APr 12 oCT 02 MAr 16 MAr 26 oCT 02 NoV 27 APr 19 oCT 02 MAr 02 MAr 02 MAr
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Half Marathon Men World record, pending ratiication: Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 56:42, Barcelona, 16 Feb 2025 World record, pending ratiication: Yomif Kejelcha (ETH), 57:30, Valencia, 27 Oct 2024 Present world record: Jacob Kiplimo (UGA), 57:31, Lisbon, 21 Nov 2021
56:42 Jacob KIPLIMO 58:02 Yomif KEJELCHA 58:23 Nicholas KIPKORIR 58:24 Vincent Kibet LANGAT 58:27 Gilbert KIPROTICH 58:29 Jacob KIPLIMO 58:38 Rodrigue KWIZERA 58:39 Brian KIBOR 58:41 Andreas ALMGREN 58:43 Gemechu DIDA 58:44 Geoffrey KAMWOROR 58:44 Patrick MOISIN 58:49 Isaia Kipkoech LASOI 58:54 Rodrigue KWIZERA 58:56 Isaia KIPKOECH 59:09 Abel KIPCHUMBA 59:13 Adriaan WILDSCHUTT 59:15 Conner MANTZ 59:16 Alexander MUTISO 59:17 Addisu GOBENA 59:17 Conner MANTZ 59:18 Gabriel Gerald GEAY 59:19 Emmanuel MARU 59:20 Jemal MEKONEN 59:20 Alex Nzioka MATATA 59:20 Ezra Kipketer TANU 59:23 Yismaw DILLU 59:25 Gemechu DIDA 59:26 Isaia LASOI 59:27 Tomoki OTA 59:28 Chimdesa DEBELE 59:28 Alex Nzioka MATATA 59:30 Kotaro SHINOHARA 59:30 Richard Lodung ETIR 59:31 Alex Nzioka MATATA 59:31 Amanal PETROS 59:33 Vincent NYAMONGO
UGA 1 BArCEloNA 16 FEB ETh 1 VAlENCiA 26 oCT KEN 1 CoPENhAGEN 14 SEP KEN 2 CoPENhAGEN 14 SEP KEN 1 MAlAGA 23 MAr UGA 1 BUENoS AirES 24 AUG BDi 2 VAlENCiA 26 oCT KEN 3 VAlENCiA 26 oCT SwE 4 VAlENCiA 26 oCT ETh 1 BErliN 06 APr KEN 2 BArCEloNA 16 FEB KEN 2 MAlAGA 23 MAr KEN 3 CoPENhAGEN 14 SEP BDi 1 PrAhA 05 APr KEN 2 PrAhA 05 APr KEN 1 NEw yorK 16 MAr rSA 5 VAlENCiA 26 oCT USA 2 NEw yorK 16 MAr KEN 1 MArUGAME 02 FEB ETh 1 hoUSToN 19 JAN USA 2 hoUSToN 19 JAN TAN 3 hoUSToN 19 JAN KEN 2 MArUGAME 02 FEB ETh 4 hoUSToN 19 JAN KEN 1 rAS Al KhAiMAh 01 FEB KEN 3 PrAhA 05 APr ETh 1 CArDiFF 05 oCT ETh 2 rAS Al KhAiMAh 01 FEB KEN 3 rAS Al KhAiMAh 01 FEB JPN 3 MArUGAME 02 FEB ETh 4 rAS Al KhAiMAh 01 FEB KEN 1 MEiShAN 23 FEB JPN 4 MArUGAME 02 FEB KEN 2 BErliN 06 APr KEN 1 yANGzhoU 30 MAr GEr 3 BErliN 06 APr KEN 1 SEVillA 26 JAN
Women Present world record (mixed competition): Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) 1:02:52, Valencia, 24 Oct 2021 Present world record (women-only race): Peres Jepchirchir (KEN), 1:05:16, Gdynia, 17 Oct 2020 KEN 1 VAlENCiA 26 oCT 1:03:08 Agnes Jebet NGETICH ETh 2 BErliN 06 APr 1:03:35 Fotyen TESFAY KEN 1 BArCEloNA 16 FEB 1:04:13 Joyciline JEPKOSGEI ETh 1 liSBoA 09 MAr 1:04:21 Tsigie GEBRESELAMA ETh 1 CoPENhAGEN 14 SEP 1:04:44 Likina AMEBAW KEN 2 CoPENhAGEN 14 SEP 1:05:00 Sharon LOKEDI ETh 2 VAlENCiA 26 oCT 1:05:10 Fotyen TESFAY ETh 3 CoPENhAGEN 14 SEP 1:05:21 Wede KEFALE 05 APr 1:05:27 Lilian Kasait RENGERUK KEN 1 PrAhA ETh 1 lArNE 24 AUG 1:05:38 Mizan ALEM KEN 1 MAlAGA 23 MAr 1:05:46 Loice CHEMNUNG KEN 3 VAlENCiA 26 oCT 1:05:46 Veronica LOLEO ETh 1 rAS Al KhAiMAh 01 FEB 1:05:52 Ejgayehu TAYE ETh 1 hoUSToN 19 JAN 1:06:05 Senayet GETACHEW 1:06:05 Dolphine Nyabke OMARE KEN 1 MArUGAME 02 FEB KEN 2 lArNE 24 AUG 1:06:06 Lois CHEMNUNG KEN 1 iSTANBUl 27 APr 1:06:07 Miriam CHEBET USA 2 hoUSToN 19 JAN 1:06:09 Weini KELATI FREZGHI KEN 2 iSTANBUl 27 APr 1:06:13 Sheila CHELANGAT KEN 2 liSBoA 09 MAr 1:06:20 Ruth CHEPNGETICH KEN 4 CoPENhAGEN 14 SEP 1:06:22 Joyciline JEPKOSGEI KEN 5 CoPENhAGEN 14 SEP 1:06:24 Gladys CHEPKURUI KEN 2 BArCEloNA 16 FEB 1:06:25 Gladys CHEPKURUI 09 NoV 1:06:26 Caroline Makandi GITONGA KEN 1 rAVENNA ETh 1 MEiShAN 23 FEB 1:06:28 Fikrte WERETA
Medina Eisa Photo: Getty/Bryn Lennon
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Present world record: Rhonex Kipruto (KEN), 26:24, Valencia, 12 Jan 2020
new world record (mixed competition, pending ratiication): Agnes Ngetich (KEN) 28:46, Valencia 14 Jan 2024 Present world record (mixed competition): Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH) 29:14,Castellon, 27 Feb 2022 Kalkidan Gezahegne (BRN) 29:14, Geneva, 03 Oct 2021 Present world record (women-only race): Agnes Tirop (KEN) 30:01, Herzogenaurach, 12 Sep 2021
26:31 26:53 26:54 26:54 26:54 26:54 26:55 26:56 26:58 27:05 27:06 27:08 27:09 27:10 27:10 27:10 27:10 27:11
Yomif KEJELCHA Andreas ALMGREN Dominic Lokinyomo LOBALU Birhanu BALEW Gemechu DIDA Rodrigue KWIZERA Vincent Kibet LANGAT Nicholas Kipkorir KIMELI Kuma GIRMA Brian KIBOR Daniel KINYANJUI Vincent KIPKORIR Kenneth KIPROP Isaac KIMELI Victor KIPRUTO Saymon TESFAGIORGIS Jemal MEKONEN Benard LANGAT
ETh 1 CASTElloN 16 FEB SwE 1 VAlENCiA 12 JAN SUi 2 VAlENCiA 12 JAN BrN 1 hErzoGENAUrACh 26 APr ETh 2 hErzoGENAUrACh 26 APr BDi 3 hErzoGENAUrACh 26 APr KEN 3 VAlENCiA 12 JAN KEN 4 hErzoGENAUrACh 26 APr ETh 2 CASTElloN 16 FEB KEN 3 CASTElloN 16 FEB KEN 4 VAlENCiA 12 JAN KEN 5 hErzoGENAUrACh 26 APr KEN 1 lillE 16 MAr BEl 5 VAlENCiA 12 JAN KEN 4 CASTElloN 16 FEB Eri 2 lillE 16 MAr ETh 1 ToKyo 03 MAy KEN 6 VAlENCiA 12 JAN
29:25 Medina EISA 29:27 Agnes NGETICH 29:30 Hellen Ekalale LOBUN 29:34 Girmawit GEBRZIHAIR 29:40 Likina AMEBAW 29:42 Fotyen TESFAY 29:43 Asayech AYICHEW 29:55 Likina AMEBAW 30:00 Fantaye BELAYNEH 30:04 Brenda JEPCHIRCHIR 30:05 Aynadis MEBRATU 30:06 Christine CHESIRO 30:17 Cintia CHEPNGENO 30:19 Wede KEFALA
ETh 1 CASTElloN 16 FEB KEN 1 hErzoGENAUrACh 26 APr KEN 1 VAlENCiA 12 JAN ETh 2 VAlENCiA 12 JAN ETh 2 CASTElloN 16 FEB ETh 3 VAlENCiA 12 JAN ETh 4 VAlENCiA 12 JAN KEN 1 CASABlANCA 28 SEP ETh 5 VAlENCiA 12 JAN KEN 1 lillE 14 NoV ETh 3 CASTElloN 16 FEB KEN 6 VAlENCiA 12 JAN KEN 4 CASTElloN 16 FEB ETh 5 CASTElloN 16 FEB
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ALGERIA Sahara Marathon James E. B. Carney E: mdurli@gmail.com W: www.saharamarathon.org facebook.com/ saharamarathonorg @SAHARATHON
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ANGOLA *Int’l Peace Half Marathon APR Carlos Rosa de Sousa E: crdseventos@gmail.com W: crdsmeiamaratonapazangola. com/crds/ bit.ly/33K8qX0 são silvestre de Luanda 10km Bernardo António João E: ber.joao17@gmail.com W: f-aatletismo.com
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ANTARCTICA Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100k Becca Pizzi E: info@runbuk.com W: www.icemarathon.com facebook.com/ AntarcticIceMarathon @icemarathon
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antarctic Polar Race DEC Richard Donovan E: polarrunningadventures@ gmail.com W: www.antarcticpolarrace.com facebook.com/ AntarcticPolarRace @antarcticpolarrace antarctic ice ultra Oliver Wang E: info@runbuk.com W: www.iceultra.com antarctica Marathon®, Half-Marathon and ultraMarathon Jef Adams E: info@marathontours.com W: marathontours.com/en-us/ events/antarctica-marathon facebook.com/ AntarcticaMarathon @marathontours
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ARGENTINA Buenos Aires Int’l Marathon SEP Luis Vinker E: administracion@ maratondebuenosaires.com W: www.maratondebuenosaires.com facebook.com/ maratonbuenosaires @bamaraton @maratondebuenosaires Maratón internacional de Mendoza MAY Rodolfo Giordano E: rodygiordano@gmail.com W: www.maratondemendoza.com facebook.com/ MaratondeMendoza/ ARMENIA Yerevan Marathon and Half Marathon OCT Anahit Adamyan E: anahit.adamyan@ armeniamarathon.org W: www.armeniamarathon.org facebook.com/ Yerevanmarathon/ @Yerevanmarathon 56
ARUBA KLM Aruba Marathon JUN Kees van Muiswinkel E: info@ arubainternationalmarathon.com W: www.klmarubamarathon.com facebook.com/MarathonAruba AUSTRALIA Brooks Adelaide Marathon Festival MAY Jeremy Zieseniss E: events@sarrc.asn.au W: www.adelaidemarathon.com.au facebook.com/ SARoadRunnersClub @saroadrunners airlie Beach Marathon Festival JUL Tim McQuoid-Mason E: president@ whitsundayrunningclub.com.au W: www.runairlie.com.au facebook.com/runairlie Barossa Marathon Festival AUG Jeremy Zieseniss E: events@sarrc.asn.au W: www.barossamarathon.com.au facebook.com/ SARoadRunnersClub/ @saroadrunners eVa air Brisbane Marathon Festival JUN Jason Crowther E: jason@myatlasevents.com.au W: www.brisbanemarathon.com.au 7 cairns Marathon Festival JUL Jason Crowther E: jason@myatlasevents.com.au W: cairnsmarathon.com.au facebook.com/CairnsMarathon @cairnsmarathon canberra times Marathon Festival APR Julie Tedde E: julie@solemotive.com W: solemotive.com/pages/canberratimes-marathon-festival bit.ly/2Qt8BNF @solemotive asics gold coast Marathon JUL Ryan McDonald E: info@goldcoastmarathon. com.au W: www.goldcoastmarathon.com.au facebook.com/gcmarathon @GCMarathon Hobart Marathon APR Jason Crowther E: jason@myatlasevents.com.au W: www.hobartmarathon.com.au nike Melbourne Marathon Festival OCT Marcus Gale E: enquiries@ melbournemarathon.com.au W: www.melbournemarathon.com.au facebook.com/ melbournemarathonfestival @melb_marathon Rottnest Running Festival JUN Raymond Lampard E: wamc@wamc.org.au W: www.wamc.org.au bit.ly/2pbsPuK @westaustralianmarathonclub
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sunshine coast Marathon Festival AUG Jason Crowther E: jason@myatlasevents.com.au W: www.sunshinecoastmarathon. com.au facebook.com/ SunshineCoastMarathon @sunshinecoastmarathon AUSTRIA 3 Country Sparkasse Marathon OCT Günter Ernst E: info@sparkasse-3laender-marathon.at W: www.sparkasse-3-laendermarathon.at facebook.com/ Sparkasse3LaenderMarathon asics austrian Women’s Run MAY Ilse Dippmann, Andreas Schnabl E: oice@oesterreichischerfrauenlauf.at W: www.oesterreichischerfrauenlauf.at/de MAY salzburg Marathon Johannes Langer E: oice@salzburg-marathon.at W: www.salzburg-marathon.at www.facebook.com/salzburg. marathon
Vienna city Marathon APR Wolfgang Konrad E: oice@vienna-marathon.com W: www.vienna-marathon.com facebook.com/vienna.city. marathon @vienna_city_marathon int’l WacHaumarathon SEP Michael Buchleitner E: oice@wachaumarathon.com W: www.wachaumarathon.com www.facebook.com/ wachaumarathon @wachaumarathon @wachaumarathon BAHAMAS Marathon Bahamas, Half & Relay JAN Pamela Richardson E: info@marathonbahamas.com W: www.marathonbahamas.com www.facebook.com/ marathon242 @marathonbahamas BANGLADESH *Active Pulse Half Marathon SEP Md Tanvir Hasan E: tanvirhasan00047@gmail.com W: www.activepulsebd.com facebook.com/activepulsebd Dhaka 25K Sajnan Mohammed E: Nibirsajnan@gmail.com W: www.runbangladesh.com facebook.com/ runbangladesh71
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Bhatiary international Marathon JAN Brig Gen Md Humayun Kabir E: bhatiaryinternationalmarathon@ gmail.com facebook.com/ Bhatiaryinternational halfmarathon
*Dhaka int’l 10K APR Theodore Joel Karmaker E: oice@banglamarathon.com W: www.banglamarathon.com facebook.com/ BanglaMarathonPage *Dhaka Dash 30K DEC Md. Al-Amin E: triathlondreamers@gmail.com W: triathlondreamers.com facebook.com/ triathlondreamers Dhaka Men’s Half Marathon JAN Md Azharul Islam E: sportsbanglhelp@gmail.com W: www.sports-bangla.com *Dhaka Metro Half JUL Marathon Md Al-Amin E: triathlondreamers@gmail.com W: triathlondreamers.com facebook.com/ triathlondreamers Dhaka international FEB Marathon Md. Humayun Kabir E: Dmt.bdarmy@gmail.com W: www. dhakainternationalmarathon.org *inspiring Bangladesh Half NOV Marathon Imran Fahad E: ibangladesh1971@gmail.com W: itnation.pro @ibangladesh1971 @ibangladesh1971 Jolshiri RunBangla Half Marathon Jon Michael Boka E: jon@run-bangla.com W: www.Run-Bangla.com facebook.com/ RunBanglaInternational @run_bangla @runbangla
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*RunRise nation 15K APR Abdur Rahman Khan E: runrisenation@gmail.com W: runrisenation.com facebook.com/runrise.nation northern Half Marathon Md Amanul Haque Aman E: aman_rpi@yahoo.com W: www.saidpurrunners.run bit.ly/3WGlPYv *ucR Half Marathon Muhammad Massum E: bd.ultracamprunners@ gmail.com
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tReK antwerp Marathon OCT Thomas Huyberechts E: info@golazo.com W: www.antwerpmarathon.com www.facebook.com/ antwerpmarathon @antwerp10miles Walls Linker Oevert Half Marathon SEP Kid Van Thienen E: kvth@telenet.be W: www.linkeroevertmarathon.com on.fb.me/ZPKj2k BHUTAN Thimphu Marathon – Run for Global Peace SEP Navin Kumar Sinha E: info@bhutanmarathon.com W: www.bhutanmarathon.com facebook.com/ thimphumarathon @thimphumarathon BOTSWANA Diacore Gaborone Marathon APR Danny Blumberg E: info@diacoregaboronemarathon. com W: www.diacoregaboronemarathon. com facebook.com/ Diacoregaboronemarathon @dgmthon BRAZIL Maratona Monumental de Brasília NOV Elias Sousa E: maratonamonumental@ gmail.com W: www.maratonamonumental bsb.com.br facebook.com/maratona monumentaldebrasilia Maratona da cidade do Rio de Janeiro João Traven E: contato@maratonadorio. com.br W: www.maratonadorio.com.br facebook.com/ maratonadorioofficial @maratonadoriooficial
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BARBADOS Run Barbados Marathon Weekend Zary Evelyn E: runbarbados@gmail.com W: www.runbarbados.org facebook.com/ RunBarbadosSeries/ @RunFunBarbados
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BMW Brunei International Half Marathon DEC Pengiran Danny Pengiran Tajuddin E: info@bruneimarathon.com W: www.bruneimarathon.com instagram.com/ bruneimarathon @bruneimarathon
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BULGARIA Wizz Air Soia Marathon OCT Albena Tomova Ilieva E: tolisport@abv.bg W: soiamarathon.bg/en/ facebook.com/SofiaMarathon
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CAMBODIA Angkor Wat Int’l Half Marathon DEC Sem Phalla E: direct@cambodia-events.org, info@cambodia-events.org W: www.cambodia-events.org facebook.com/ angkorwathalfmarathon @marathon_in_cambodia angkor empire Marathon AUG Sem Phalla E: direct@cambodia-events.org, info@cambodia-events.org W: www.cambodia-events.org facebook.com/ angkorempiremarathon Phnom Penh int’l Half Marathon JUN Sem Phalla E: direct@cambodia-events.org, info@cambodia-events.org W: www.cambodia-events.org facebook.com/ cambodiaamazingevents/ @marathon_in_cambodia sihanoukville int’l Half Marathon MAR Sem Phalla E: direct@cambodia-events.org, info@cambodia-events.org W: www.cambodia-events.org facebook.com/ sihanoukvillemarathon @marathon_in_cambodia CANADA Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend Mike Vieira E: mike.vieira@runottawa.ca W: www.runottawa.ca www.facebook.com/ OttawaMarathon @ottawaracewknd @ottawaracewknd
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toronto Marathon MAY Jay Glassman E: jay@torontomarathon.com W: www.torontomarathon.com www.facebook.com/ torontomarathon @torontomarathon tcs toronto Waterfront OCT Marathon Alan Brookes E: info@canadarunningseries.com W: www. torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/ facebook.com/ TOwaterfront42k/ @alnbrookes Royal Victoria Marathon OCT Cathy Noel E: info@runvictoriamarathon.com W: www.runvictoriamarathon.com facebook.com/Victoria. Marathon/ @runvictoriamarathon CAYMAN ISLANDS Walkers Cayman Islands DEC Marathon Rhonda Kelly E: info@caymanislandsmarathon. com W: www.caymanislandsmarathon. com facebook.com/ CaymanMarathon @caymanmarathon 58
CHILE Maratón de Santiago Fernando Jamarne E: jamarne@alessandri.cl W: www.maratondesantiago.cl www.facebook.com/ maratondesantiago @maratonsantiago
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Volcano Marathon Oliver Wang E: oliver@runbuk.com W: www.volcanomarathon.com facebook.com/ thevolcanomarathon @VolcanoRun
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CHINA Beijing Marathon OCT Wang Dawei E: cuilu@beijing-marathon.com W: www.beijing-marathon.com @BeijingMarathon changsha Marathon OCT Ren Longxiang E: lijiazhuo9@vip.qq.com W: www.marathonchangsha.com OCT chengdu Marathon Liu Yue E: liuyue98@wanda.cn W: chengdu-marathon.mararun. com/ MAR
Dalian int’l Marathon Sun Xinsheng E: dlmlsmarathon@163.com W: www.dlmls.org
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the great Wall Marathon MAY Dave Cundy E: info@great-wallmarathon.com.cn W: www.great-wall-marathon.com www.facebook.com/ greatwallmarathon @globalmarathons Course not measurable to AIMS standards
guangzhou Marathon DEC Li Chunxian E: admin@guangzhoumarathon.com W: www.guangzhou-marathon.com Hangzhou Marathon Long Jiang E: marathon@hzim.org W: www.hzim.org facebook.com/hangzhou. marathon
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Hengshui Lake int’l SEP Marathon Ping Rongfeng E: hsmarathon@163.com W: www.hengshuilakemarathon.com Lanzhou Marathon Guo Detao E: lzmarathon@outlook.com W: www.lzmarathon.com
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shanghai Marathon DEC Zhu Junwei E: wesleyzhu@shmarathon.com W: www.shang-ma.com shenzhen Marathon Fang Lv E: 89794067@qq.com W: shenzhenmarathon.org.cn
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c&D Xiamen Marathon Hua Yun E: oc@xmim.org W: www.xmim.org/ facebook.com/ xiamenmarathon/ @XiamenMarathon
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Yellow River estuary (Dongying) Marathon OCT Shaohua Yan E: huanghekoudongying@126. com W: www.dyhhkmarathon.com
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chongqing int’l Marathon Guo Liya E: 569065820@qq.com W: www.cqmarathon.com
Wuxi Marathon Luning Li E: liluning@ihuipao.com W: www.wuximarathon.com
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CHINESE TAIPEI *Chiayi City Ponds International Marathon – Elite Race NOV Chengming Yu E: a0916357072@gmail.com W: www.ctrun.com.tw facebook.com/ChuanTungSport *eVa air Marathon Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: evaairrun.com Hsinchu city Marathon Hung-Cheng Tsai E: Jason.tsai@h2u.ai W: hsinchucitymarathon.com facebook.com/runners105
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Kaohsiung Fubon Marathon JAN Hou, Tsun-Yao E: khmskhms@kcg.gov.tw W: khm.com.tw facebook.com/khmarathon/ Kinmen Marathon Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: www.sportsnet.org.tw
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nanshan taipei Freeway Marathon MAR Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: www.taipeifreewaymarathon. com/index.php standard chartered taipei charity Marathon JAN Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: scbmarathon.com facebook.com/scbmarathon ts Women Run APR Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: www.sportsnet.org.tw facebook.com/WomenRunTPE taiwan’s Rice Heaven tianzhong Marathon NOV Cheng Tsung-Cheng E: study.ses@gmail.com W: www.tianzhongmarathon.com facebook.com/520marathon @tianzhong_marathon XinWu Half Marathon SEP Hung-Pin Chang E: tel4772575@hotmail.com W: lohasnet.tw/ XinWuMarathon2025/ facebook.com/xinwuMarathon Zengwen Reservoir Marathon DEC Wang, Ching-Cheng E: tpe@mf.worldathletics.org W: www.athletics.org.tw bit.ly/2rRvU6G COLOMBIA *Maratón 7 Colores NOV Pablo Andrés Restrepo Moreno & Carlos Esteban Saldarriaga Morales E: estrategia@ fundacion7colores.org W: fundacion7colores.org/en/ bit.ly/4rAPRuz
sun Moon Lake Marathon OCT Jerry Chen E: sunmoonlake.marathon@ gmail.com W: www.sunmoonlakemarathon. com facebook.com/ sunmoonlakemarathon/
media maratón de Bogotá JUL Martha Santos E: msantos@ correcaminoscolombia.com W: www.mediamaratonbogota.com facebook.com/ mediamaratonbogota/ @mediamaratonbog
taichung int’l Marathon NOV Chen Ching-Lung E: best0953392333@gmail.com W: lohasnet.tw/Taichungmarathon2023
Media Maraton de Bucaramanga - FcV OCT Mariela Sanchez Aguirre E: marielasanchez@fcv.org W: www.mmb.fcv.org facebook.com/FCVColombia @maratonbucaramanga *Maratón de cali MAY Luis Felipe Posso E: info@maratondecali.co W: maratondecali.co facebook.com/maratondecali @maratondecali Maratón Medellín SEP Gustavo Orozco Posada E: direccion@ maratonmedellin.com W: www.maratonmedellin.com facebook.com/ maratonmedellin @maratonmedellin *La carrera del Pacíico - cali 10K AUG Luis Felipe Posso E: info@maratondecali.co W: lacarreradelpaciico.com facebook.com/ lacarreradelpacifico @lacarreradelpacifico
tainan Half Marathon MAR Wang Ching-Cheng E: tpe@mf.worldathletics.org W: www.tainanhalfmarathon.com facebook.com/ tainanhalfmarathon/ tainan international Marathon JAN Andy Lu E: angelayychen@gm.cute.edu.tw W: irunner.biji.co/twnmarathon2026 bit.ly/3Cu02wo taipei Marathon Sunny Chen E: wayne@sportsnet.org.tw W: www.sportsnet.org.tw
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new taipei city Wan Jin shi Marathon MAR Ching-Cheng Wang E: tpe@mf.worldathletics.org W: www.wanjinshi-marathon.com. tw bit.ly/3Kn6Dt2
COSTA RICA Maraton Cartago APR Rodolfo Villalobos E: rvillalobos@ grupopublicitariocr.net W: www.grupopublicitariocr.net bit.ly/2UL3AyJ san José costa Rica 10K, Half & DEC Marathon Guillermo Saénz Solano E: marathoncostarica@gmail.com W: www.marathonsanjosecostarica. com bit.ly/3fXnp2Q @MarathonCR 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/ facebook.com/dumotion split Marathon FEB Kristijan Sindik E: splitmaraton@gmail.com W: www.splitmarathon.com facebook.com/splitmarathon Zagreb Marathon, OCT Half and 10K Marko Jakopović E: info@zagreb-marathon.com W: www.zagreb-marathon.com facebook.com/zagreb.marathon CUBA Marabana Marathon NOV & Half & 10km Dr. H.C. Carlos R. Gattorno Correa E: gattorno.marabana@gmail.com W: www.maratondelahabana.com bit.ly/2z4m0Fu int’l Marathon Varadero MAR Alberto Juantorena Danger E: info@varadero-marathon.com W: varadero-marathon.com facebook.com/varaderohalf @varaderomarathon.half CURAÇAO KLM Curaçao Marathon NOV Kees van Muiswinkel E: info@curacaomarathon.com W: www.klmcuracaomarathon.com facebook.com/ klmcuracaomarathon CYPRUS TUI Cyprus Marathon Stavros Kakourides E: run@cyprusmarathon.com W: www.cyprusmarathon.com facebook.com/ CyprusMarathonOfficial
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Radisson Blu Larnaka int’l NOV Marathon Constandinos Kivittis E: info@larnakamarathon.com W: www.larnakamarathon.com bit.ly/3P7QdVn @LarnakaMarathon @larnakainternationalmarathon
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g.s.O. Limassol MAR int’l Marathon Christopher Theodorou E: gsolympia@cytanet.com.cy W: limassolmarathongso.com MAR XM Limassol Marathon Constandinos Kivittis E: info@limassolmarathon.com W: www.limassolmarathon.com facebook.com/limassolmarathon @RunLimassol @limassolmarathon Bank of cyprus nicosia JAN Marathon Constandinos Kivittis E: info@nicosiamarathon.com W: www.nicosiamarathon.com facebook.com/NicosiaMarathonCy @nicosiamarathon CZECH REPUBLIC Pardubice Wine APR Half Marathon Oldřich Bujnoch E: oldrichbujnoch@seznam.cz W: www.pardubickyvinarsky pulmaraton.cz on.fb.me/1HWsAYy generali Prague Half Marathon Carlo Capalbo E: info@runczech.com W: www.runczech.com facebook.com/runczech/ @runczech Prague international Marathon Carlo Capalbo E: info@runczech.com W: www.runczech.com facebook.com/runczech @runczech
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DENMARK H.C. Andersen Marathon SEP Erik J. Mogensen E: info@hcamarathon.dk W: www.hcamarathon.com facebook.com/hcamarathon copenhagen Marathon MAY Dorte Vibjerg E: cphmarathon@sparta.dk W: www.copenhagenmarathon.dk facebook.com/cphmarathon @cphmarathon copenhagen Half Marathon SEP Dorte Vibjerg E: sparta@sparta.dk W: cphhalf.dk facebook.com/cphhalf @cphhalf @cphhalf DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Maratón Monumental Primer NOV Santiago de América Emilio Martínez E: maratonmonumental@gmail.com W: www.maratonsantiago.com.do facebook.com/ maratonsantiagord @maraton_stgo @maratonsantiagord ECUADOR Quito 15K/21K Race Pablo Gonzalez Peña E: pabloarturogonzalez@ gmail.com W: www.quito15krace.com @carrera_un15k
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EGYPT Egyptian Marathon JAN Mohsen Abdel Maaboud E: Info@egyptianmarathon.net W: www.egyptianmarathon.com facebook.com/ egyptianmarathon1994 @egyptianmarathon *Marakez Pyramids Half Marathon DEC Ayman Hakky & Seif Fawzy E: ayman@thetrifactory.com, seif@thetrifactory.com W: www.pyramidshalfmarathon.com facebook.com/ pyramidshalfmarathon @pyramidshalfmarathon *sharm el sheikh Half Marathon NOV Mohsen Abdul Maaboud E: info@egyptianmarathon.net W: www.egyptianmarathon.com facebook.com/ egyptianmarathon1994 @egyptianmarathon ESTONIA Swedbank Tallinn Marathon, Relay Marathon, Half, 10K & 5K SEP Mati Lilliallik E: info@tallinnmarathon.ee W: www.tallinnmarathon.ee facebook.com/tallinnmarathon tallin Women’s Run – Maijooks MAY Mati Lilliallik E: jooks@jooks.ee W: maijooks.ee OCT tartu city Marathon Indrek Kelk E: tartumaraton@tartumaraton.ee W: www.tartumaraton.ee facebook.com/tartumaraton ETHIOPIA Great Ethiopian Run 10km NOV Dagmawit Amare E: dagmawit@ethiopianrun.org W: www.ethiopianrun.org www.facebook.com/ GreatEthiopianRun @greatethrun soi Malt Lake Hawassa Half Marathon FEB Dagmawit Amare E: dagmawit@ethiopianrun.org W: www.ethiopianrun.org facebook.com/ GreatEthiopianRun FALKLAND ISLANDS Standard Chartered Stanley Marathon MAR Sarfraz Rao E: bank.info@sc.com W: www.sc.com/fk/marathon FAROE ISLANDS Tórshavn Marathon JUN Ann Thomsen E: torshavnmarathon@bragdid.fo W: www.torshavnmarathon.com facebook.com/ torshavnmaraton/ FINLAND Helsinki City Run MAY Harri Hänninen E: maraton@sul.i W: www.helsinkicityrun.i/en facebook.com/helsinkicityrun
Björn Borg Helsinki Half Marathon JUN Tapani Virtanen E: tapahtumat@runhigh.i W: www.helsinkihalfmarathon.i facebook.com/ helsinkihalfmarathon @helhalfmarathon Björn Borg Helsinki Marathon AUG Tapani Virtanen E: info@helsinkimarathon.i W: www.helsinkimarathon.i facebook.com/helsinkimarathon/ Paavo nurmi Marathon, Half and 10k AUG Kari Ahonen E: info@paavonurmisports.i W: www.paavonurmimarathon.i on.fb.me/1SlsUaQ @paavonurmimarathonturku FRANCE French Riviera Marathon Nice-Cannes NOV Hugues Lelievre E: communication@azur-sport.org W: www.marathon06.com on.fb.me/1bWymMt @Marathon_06 serge Vigot La Rochelle int’l Marathon NOV Mauny Nicolas E: info@marathondelarochelle.com W: marathondelarochelle.com facebook.com/marathonLR GEORGIA Hunnewell Cement TbilisiHalfMarathon SEP Nika Jinjikhadze E: tbilisimarathon@cement.ge W: www.tbilisimarathon.ge facebook.com/Tbilisimarathon @Tbilisimarathon GERMANY Halfmarathon Altötting Guenther Vogl E: halbmarathon@gmx.de W: www.halbmarathon.de bit.ly/2ZhtrWU
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generali Berlin Half Marathon MAR Mark Milde W: www.generali-berlinerhalbmarathon.de facebook.com/ berlinerhalbmarathon @berlinerhalbmarathon BMW Berlin-Marathon SEP Mark Milde W: www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com facebook.com/berlinmarathon @berlinmarathon generali cologne Marathon OCT Markus Frisch E: info@koeln-marathon.de W: koeln-marathon.de/en/ www.facebook.com/ koelnmarathon @koelnmarathon Mainova Frankfurt Marathon OCT Jo Schindler E: mail@frankfurt-marathon.com W: www.frankfurt-marathon.com facebook.com/ffmmarathon @FrankfurtMarathon Haspa Marathon Hamburg APR Frank Thaleiser E: service@marathonhamburg.de W: www.haspa-marathon-hamburg.de facebook.com/ haspamarathonhamburg @HaspaMarathonHH
hella hamburg half marathon JUN Steven Richter E: info@hamburg-halbmarathon.de W: www.hamburg-halbmarathon.de facebook.com/laufgesellschaft/ @dielaufgesellschaft aDac Marathon Hannover APR Stefanie Eichel E: kontakt@marathonhannover.de W: www.marathon-hannover.de www.facebook.com/ MarathonHannover @Marathon_HAJ @adac_marathon Johannesbad thermenMarathon FEB Jürgen Knaus E: juergen.knaus@johannesbad.com W: www.thermen-marathon.de Marathon München by Brooks OCT Laura Bauer E: info@marathonmuenchen.org W: www.marathonmuenchen.org facebook.com/ marathonmuenchen Volksbank-MünsterMarathon Michael Brinkmann E: info@volksbank-muenstermarathon.de W: www.volksbank-muenstermarathon.de on.fb.me/1bWylIv
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*Ring Running series NOV Björn Steinmetz E: info@ringrunningseries.com W: www.ringrunningseries.com facebook.com/ ringrunningseries WVV Marathon Wuerzburg MAY David Lux E: info@wuerzburg-marathon.de W: www.wuerzburg-marathon.de www.facebook.com/ Wuerzburg.Marathon @wuerzburgmarathon GREAT BRITAIN 2026 Phoenix Energy Belfast City Marathon MAY Garry Nugent E: info@belfastcitymarathon.org W: www.belfastcitymarathon.com facebook.com/MarathonBelfast @marathonbcm Baxters Loch ness Marathon & Festival of Running SEP Malcolm Sutherland E: info@lochnessmarathon.com W: www.lochnessmarathon.com www.facebook.com/ lochnessmarathon @lochnessmarathon Milton Keynes Marathon & Half MAY Andrew Hully E: run@miltonkeynesmarathon.co.uk W: www.mkmarathon.com facebook.com/ MiltonKeynesMarathon @MK_Marathon swansea Half Marathon JUN David Martin-Jewell E: info@frontrunnerevents.co.uk W: swanseahalfmarathon.co.uk facebook.com/SwanseaHalf @Swansea_HM
great Welsh Marathon MAR events David Martin-Jewell E: info@frontrunnerevents.co.uk W: www.greatwelshmarathon.co.uk facebook.com/ GreatWelshMarathon @WelshMarathon @greatwelshmarathon GREECE Int’l Marathon Alexander APR the Great Drosos Christopoulos E: info@atgm.gr, info@ alexanderthegreatmarathon.org W: atgm.gr/?lang=en on.fb.me/1bWylYY Poseidon athens Half APR Marathon Kostas Liapis E: support@poseidonathenshalfmarathon.com W: poseidon-athenshalfmarathon.com bit.ly/3GtNYcW axios Running Festival MAY Vasilis Syropoulos E: info@axiosrunningfestival.org W: www.axiosrunningfestival.org APR crete Marathon Eleni Polychronaki E: chaniarunners@gmail.com W: crete-marathon.gr facebook.com/cretemarathon/
8th “Olympic Day Run” greece Kyriaki Oudatzi E: olympicdaygr@gmail.com W: olympicdayrun.gr
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MAR Patras Half Marathon Nikolaos Polias E: info@patrashalfmarathon.gr W: patrashalfmarathon.gr/en facebook.com/ patrashalfmarathon
tui Rhodes Marathon APR Nikolaos Polias E: info@rhodesmarathon.gr W: www.rhodesmarathon.gr facebook.com/roadstorhodes @RoadsToRhodes international thessaloniki night Halfmarathon, 10K, 5K & OCT 1 Mile Drosos Christopoulos E: info@thesshalfmarathon.org W: www.thesshalfmarathon.org on.fb.me/1bWynjE GREENLAND Polar Circle Marathon OCT Jef Adams E: info@marathontours.com W: marathontours.com/en-us/ events/polar-circle-marathon/ HONG KONG, CHINA China Coast Marathon and Half JAN Marathon AVOHK Race Committee E: chinacoastmarathon@ gmail.com W: www.avohk.org @AVOHK standard chartered Hong Kong Marathon Wong Kim Lun, Alan E: inquiry@hkaaa.com W: www.hkmarathon.com www.facebook.com/ hkmarathon @soyjoyhk
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uniceF charity Run Half JAN Marathon & 10km Patricia Yu E: run@unicef.org.hk W: run.unicef.org.hk facebook.com/unicef. runforeverychild/ Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao JAN Bridge Half Marathon Mr. Wong, Kim Lun Joseph E: inquiry@hkaaa.com W: www.hzmb-halfmarathon.com HUNGARY Wizz Air Budapest Half SEP Marathon Árpád Kocsis E: registration@ runinbudapest.com W: halfmarathon.runinbudapest.com facebook.com/runinbudapest/ @run_in_budapest sPaR Budapest Marathon OCT Árpád Kocsis E: registration@ runinbudapest.com W: marathon.runinbudapest.com facebook.com/runinbudapest/ telekom Vivicittá spring MAR Half Marathon Árpád Kocsis E: registration@ runinbudapest.com W: springhalfmarathon. runinbudapest.com facebook.com/runinbudapest/ ICELAND Suzuki Midnight Sun Run JUN Hrefna Hlín Sveinbjörnsdóttir E: info@marathon.is W: midnightrun.is facebook.com/midnightrunis islandsbanki Reykjavik AUG Marathon Hrefna Hlin Sveinbjornsdottir E: info@marathon.is W: www.rmi.is/en/ facebook.com/ Reykjavikurmarathon @ReykjavikMarath INDIA Run Bhopal Run DEC Shiv Shankar Kosgi E: runbhopalrun@gmail.com W: runbhopalrun.com Dadi Prakashmani abu int’l AUG Half Marathon BK Mruthyunjaya E: abumarathon@gmail.com W: www.abumarathon.com facebook.com/bkabumarathon tcs World 10K Bengaluru Hugh Jones E: tcsworld10k@procam.in W: tcsworld10k.procam.in facebook.com/tcsw10k @tcsw10k
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Bengaluru Midnight Marathon DEC Gul Mohamed Akbar E: rungulrun@gmail.com W: midnightmarathon.in facebook.com/ midnightmarathon.in @BMM_in Wipro Bengaluru Marathon SEP Nagaraj Adiga E: contact@nebsports.in W: www.bengalurumarathon.in facebook.com/ marathonbengaluru/ @NammaMarathon 60
*Bodhgaya Marathon – Run For global Peace FEB Navin Kumar Sinha E: info@bodhgayamarathon.com W: www.bodhgayamarathon.com facebook.com/ thebodhgayamarathon @bodhgayamarathon
cognizant new Delhi FEB Marathon Nagaraj Adiga E: contact@nebsports.in W: www.newdelhimarathon.com facebook.com/ newdelhimarathon/
sarmang Dehradun Marathon OCT Anil Mohan E: marathon@sarmang.com W: sarmangdehradunmarathon. sarmang.com facebook.com/ sarmangDehradunMarathon @SarmangM
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Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon OCT Hugh Jones E: vedantadelhihalfmarathon@ procam.in, arati@procam.in W: vedantadelhihalfmarathon. procam.in facebook.com/DelhiHM @DelhiHM_ JBg Durgapur Marathon JAN Nishant Maheshwari E: sportiz.in@gmail.com W: www.jbgdurgapurmarathon.com JBg Kolkata Marathon NOV Nishant Maheshwari E: sportiz.in@gmail.com W: www.jbgkolkatamarathon.com DEC sKF goa River Marathon Nitin Bandekar E: nbandekar@nrbgroup.biz W: www.skfgoarivermarathon.com facebook.com/ goarivermarathon @skfgoarivermarathon
nMDc Hyderabad Marathon AUG Rajesh Vetcha E: founder@ hyderabadrunners.com W: nmdchyderabadmarathon.com @Marathon_Hyd @nmdchyderabadmarathon indore Marathon FEB Vijay Sohni E: vijaysohni@gmail.com W: www.indoremarathon.in facebook.com/RunIndoreRun/ au Jaipur Marathon FEB Mukesh Mishra E: jaipurmarathon@gmail.com W: www.marathonjaipur.com facebook.com/jaipurmarathon/ @jaipurmarathon @jaipurmarathon tata steel World 25K Kolkata DEC Vivek Singh E: tsw25k@procam.in W: tatasteelworld25k.procam.in facebook.com/tsw25k @TSK25K Ladakh Marathon & ultra SEP Chewang Motup Goba E: info@ladakhmarathon.com W: www.ladakhmarathon.com facebook.com/ladakhmarathon @Ladakh_Marathon tata Mumbai Marathon JAN Vivek Singh E: tatamumbaimarathon@ procam.in, arati@procam.in W: tatamumbaimarathon.procam.in facebook.com/ TataMumMarathon @procamrunning
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Vedanta Pink city Half Marathon – 10th edition Roop Betala E: roopchand@volvie.com W: vedantapchm.abcr.in facebook.com/ HalfMarathonJaipur @pinkcityhalfmarathon Pune int’l Marathon Rohan More E: oice.pimt@gmail.com W: www.marathonpune.com @punemarathon
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saquib Rizvi Memorial cancer awareness Half Marathon OCT Rubina Akhtar Hasan Rizvi E: rkruby@gmail.com W: helpyourselfoundation.in facebook.com/RizviMarathon/ spiti Marathon Rahul Sharma E: info@spitimarathon.com W: www.spitimarathon.com *taWang Marathon Rahul Sharma E: coachrahul@cyruns.com W: www.tawangmarathon.com
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Vedanta Zinc city Half Marathon SEP Manoj Soni E: drmanojspeaks@gmail.com W: vedantazchm.abcr.in/ @vedentazchm @udaipurhalfmarathon INDONESIA Maybank Bali Marathon AUG Deniawan Rachmatialevi E: info@maybankmarathon.com W: www.maybank.co.id/en/ maybank-marathon facebook.com/BaliMarathon @maybankmarathon @maybankmarathon Borobudur Marathon NOV Andreas Kansil E: andreas@pandarasports.com W: borobudurmarathon.com facebook.com/ BorobudurMarathon2023
IRELAND Cork City Marathon, Half Marathon & 10k Race Eamon Hayes E: eamon_hayes@corkcity.ie W: www.corkcitymarathon.ie facebook.com/ corkcitymarathon/ @thecorkmarathon
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abbott Longford Marathon AUG Ciaran McGovern E: info@longfordmarathon.com W: longfordmarathon.com facebook.com/ longfordmarathon Waterford Viking Marathon JUN Joe Cawley E: info@ waterfordvikingmarathon.com W: www.waterfordvikingmarathon. com on.fb.me/1HWuFDI @WVMarathon the great World Race NOV David Kelly E: info@thegreatworldrace.com W: www.thegreatworldrace.com ISRAEL Eilat Desert Marathon NOV Ofer Padan E: info@marathonisrael.co.il W: www.desertrun.co.il facebook.com/desertrun.co.il/ Course not measurable to AIMS standards
Mg Vadodara int’l Marathon FEB Sameer Khera E: info@vadodaramarathon.com W: www.vadodaramarathon.com facebook.com/ VadodaraMarathon @vadodara_marathon
*indonesia Women Half Marathon Reza Puspo; Co: Marti Karina E: martikarina@20it.id W: www.indonesiawomen halfmarathon.com
irish Life Dublin Marathon Jim Aughney E: oice@dublinmarathon.ie W: irishlifedublinmarathon.ie www.facebook.com/ dublinmarathon @dublinmarathon
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Jerusalem Marathon, Half & 10k MAR Simon Avraham E: JEM@target-market.co.il W: www.jerusalem-marathon.com on.fb.me/WCyXOj tel aviv Bank Leumi Marathon FEB
Ofer Shytrit “Kapaim” E: marathon@kapaim.co.il W: www.tlvmarathon.co.il facebook.com/TelAvivMarathon @tlvmarathon
ITALY Estra Firenze Marathon Giancarlo Romiti E: staf@irenzemarathon.it W: www.irenzemarathon.it on.fb.me/1lpsOz8 @FirenzeMarathon Romeo&giulietta Run Half Marathon Stefano Stanzial E: press@veronarunevents.it W: www.romeoegiuliettarun halfmarathon.it bit.ly/3udqEOb @romeogiulietta_ runhalfmarathon
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Milano Marathon APR Luca Onofrio E: info@milanomarathon.it W: www.milanomarathon.it/en/ facebook.com/MilanoMarathon @milanomarathon Milano21 Half Marathon NOV Andrea Trabuio, Luca Lamera E: luca@mgsport.it, andrea@mgsport.it W: followyourpassion.it/milano21/
Moonlight Half Marathon MAY Piero Rosa Salva E: info@venicemarathon.it W: www.moonlighthalfmarathon.it facebook.com/ MoonlightHalfMarathon/ napoli city Half Marathon FEB Carlo Capalbo E: info@napolirunning.com W: www.napolirunning.com facebook.com/napolirunning Padova Marathon APR Roberto Gasparetto E: info@padovamarathon.com W: www.padovamarathon.com bit.ly/2h0vdjZ Ravenna Marathon NOV City of Art Stefano Righini E: info@maratonadiravenna.com W: www.maratonadiravenna.com facebook.com/ maratonaravenna/ @MaratonaRavenna trento Half Marathon OCT Gianni Valler E: info@trentorunningfestival.it W: www.trentorunningfestival.it facebook.com/ trentorunningfestival @TrentoRunning @trento_runningfestival Maratonina Città di Udine Paolo Bordon E: info@maratoninadiudine.it W: www.maratoninadiudine.it facebook.com/ asdmaratoninaudinese @MaratoninaUdine
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Maratona di San Valentino FEB Marcello Vettese E: info@maratonadisanvalentino.it W: www.maratonadisanvalentino.it facebook.com/maratona. disanvalentino @maratonadisanvalentino Venicemarathon Piero Rosa Salva E: info@venicemarathon.it W: www.venicemarathon.it facebook.com/ ASDVenicemarathon/ @Venicemarathon
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Verona Run Marathon NOV Stefano Stanzial E: press@veronarunevents.it W: www.veronarunmarathon.it/ facebook.com/ veronarunmarathon @veronamarathon @verona_run_marathon JAMAICA Reggae Marathon - the Half DEC Marathon, 10K & 5K Alfred Francis E: racedirector@ reggaemarathon.com W: www.reggaemarathon.com facebook.com/ReggaeMarathon @ReggaeMarathon
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JAPAN Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon Daisuke Suzuki E: asano-s@mainichi.co.jp W: www.betsudai.com ehime Marathon Toshihide Ikemoto E: info@ehimemarathon.jp W: ehimemarathon.jp @ehimemarathon @ehimemarathon
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Fukuoka int’l Marathon DEC Tetsuya Aoki E: info@fukuoka-internationalmarathon.jp W: www.fukuoka-internationalmarathon.jp gifu Half Marathon APR Hiroaki Miyazaki E: jtbc.sedesk@jtb.com W: www.gifu-marathon.jp/index.html facebook.com/gifu.marathon Hofu Yomiuri Marathon DEC Masashi Egashira E: hofu.yomiuri42195@gmail.com W: hofu-yomiuri.jp/ Hokkaido Marathon AUG Ryo Takano E: ryo.takano@doshinpress.jp W: hokkaido-marathon.com facebook.com/hokkaidomarathon @HKDMarathon @hokkaido_marathon Kagawa Marugame int’l Half Marathon FEB Kyoji Matsunaga E: marugame-half@ aroma.ocn.ne.jp W: www.km-half.com bit.ly/2mrsm5x @marugamehalf Kanazawa Marathon OCT Takashi Murayama E: marathon@city.kanazawa.lg.jp W: www.kanazawa-marathon.jp facebook.com/kanazawa. marathon.soshiki @knzwmarathon Kitakyushu Marathon Kazuhisa Takeuchi E: toiawase@kitakyushumarathon.jp W: kitakyushu-marathon.jp on.fb.me/VyPKjJ @miraiekakeru @miraiekakeru
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Kobe Marathon NOV Toshihiro Matsumoto E: kobe-marathon@ pref.hyogo.lg.jp W: www.kobe-marathon.net facebook.com/Kobe.Marathon. Office @kobemarathon
nagano Marathon APR Kouta Furuuchi E: info@naganomarathon.gr.jp W: www.naganomarathon.gr.jp www.facebook.com/ naganomarathon @Nagano_Marathon nagoya Women’s Marathon MAR Hiroaki Miyazaki E: nagoyawm@gmt.jtb.jp W: womens-marathon.nagoya facebook.com/nagoya.womens. marathon @nagoya_gowomen
Dead sea ultra Marathon Lina El Kurd E: l.kurd@runjordan.com W: www.runjordan.com on.fb.me/1f9ilRz @RunJoOfficial
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nara Marathon DEC Jun Hayashi E: athletic@nara-marathon.jp W: www.nara-marathon.jp facebook.com/naramarathon.jp @naramarathon_official
KAZAKHSTAN Almaty Marathon SEP Saltanat Kazybayeva E: info@almaty-marathon.kz W: almaty-marathon.kz/en/events facebook.com/almatymarathon @almatymarathon
Ohme-Hochi 30km Road Race & 10km FEB Tomoki Suzuki E: info@ohme-marathon.jp W: www.ohme-marathon.jp facebook.com/ohme.marathon
almaty Half Marathon APR Saltanat Kazybayeva E: info@almaty-marathon.kz W: almaty-marathon.kz/en/events facebook.com/almatymarathon @almatymarathon
Osaka Women’s Marathon Junji Sawada E: j-sawada@ktv.co.jp W: www.osaka-marathon.jp m.facebook.com/ osakawomensmarathon/ @osakawomensmarathon
astana Half Marathon MAY Saltanat Kazybayeva E: info@almaty-marathon.kz W: almaty-marathon.kz/en/events facebook.com/almatymarathon @almatymarathon
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Osaka Marathon FEB Katsumi Nishiuchi E: support@osaka-marathon.com W: www.osaka-marathon.com/ index_en.html facebook.com/osakamarathon. official Osaka Half Marathon JAN Naho Morita E: contact-owm@sankei.co.jp W: half.osaka-marathon.jp/index. html Lake saroma 100km ultra Marathon Jiro Hashimoto E: saroma@runners.co.jp W: saromanblue.jp/index.shtml www.facebook.com/ saroma100km KiX senshu int’l Marathon Yukako Isozumi E: jimukyoku@senshumarathon.jp W: www.senshu-marathon.jp/
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tokushima Marathon MAR Masazumi Gotouda E: hashiru_ahoo@circus.ocn.ne.jp W: www.tokushima-marathon.jp facebook.com/tokushima. marathon @Hashiru_Ahoo tokyo Marathon MAR Yasu Oshima E: oshima@tokyo42195.org W: www.marathon.tokyo/en/ www.facebook.com/ tokyo42195.org @tokyomarathonfoundation
Mt. Fuji international Marathon DEC R-bies Sports Foundation E: mtfuji42195@runners.co.jp W: mtfujimarathon.com/ facebook.com/mtfujimarathon/ @fuji42195
JORDAN Amman Int’l Marathon Lina El Kurd E: l.kurd@runjordan.com W: www.runjordan.com on.fb.me/1f9ilRz
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Kyoto Marathon FEB Teruo Ito E: isono@runners.co.jp W: www.kyoto-marathon.com/en/ facebook.com/kyoto. marathon.2021/ @kyotomarathon
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ayla Red sea Half Marathon DEC Lina El Kurd E: l.kurd@runjordan.com W: www.runjordan.com on.fb.me/1f9ilRz @RedSeaMarathon
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We Jang Ryang E: swkim@kgnews.co.kr W: www.ggimarathon.com OCT gyeongju Marathon Ki Jeong Ko E: nowwin@donga.com W: www.gyeongjumarathon.com @gyeongju__marathon
seoul Marathon MAR Ki Jeong Ko E: joong4n2@donga.com W: www.seoul-marathon.com facebook.com/marathonseoul @seoul_marathon JtBc seoul Marathon NOV E: runable@joins.com W: marathon.jtbc.com facebook.com/ 2018JTBCSEOULMARATHON/ @marathonjoins @jtbc_seoul_marathon
KUWAIT Gulf Bank 642 Marathon NOV Wissam Terro E: do@suix.com W: www.gulfbank642marathon.com facebook.com/GB642/
MALAYSIA Borneo Int’l Marathon MAY Datuk Dr Heng Aik Cheng E: info@borneomarathon.com W: www.borneomarathon.com facebook.com/borneomarathon
KYRGYZSTAN Bishkek Snow Leopard Run SEP Arslan Maldybaev E: oice@nomadsport.kg W: nomadsport.net/event/SLR2024 facebook.com/nomadsportkg
Duo Highway challenge Eugene Chan Wai Yong E: eugene@ecpixels.com W: www.ijmhighwayrun.com
LAOS Vientiane International Half MAR Marathon Vanpheng Southichak E: seneyakone@gmail.com W: www.efglaos.com facebook.com/ vientianehalfmarathon LATVIA Rimi Riga Marathon Aigars Nords E: marathon@necom.lv W: rimirigamarathon.com facebook.com/ RimiRigaMarathon @RigasMaratons
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*Kota Bharu Half Marathon SEP Zat Asyraf Takiyuddin E: pb@kbhalf.com Kuala Lumpur standard chartered Marathon Rainer Biemans E: dirigo@dirigo.com.my W: www.kl-marathon.com www.facebook.com/ SCKLmarathon @klscmarathon @klscmarathon Kuching Marathon Liew Tang Chieh E: kchmarathon@gmail.com W: www.marathonkuching.com on.fb.me/1OhT46J @MarathonKuching
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Kuching Half Marathon Chan Boon Teck E: boonteckchanwendel@ yahoo.com.my
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Miri Marathon APR Yeo Hui Teck E: mirimarathon@hotmail.com W: www.marathonmiri.com facebook.com/mirimarathon aspen-Klippa Penang Bridge international Marathon 2025 DEC
Vilnius Marathon Gediminas Pajėda E: info@vilniausmaratonas.lt W: www.vilniusmarathon.lt www.facebook.com/ vilniusmarathon @vilniusmarathon
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Wong Hon Wai E: info@penangmarathon.gov.my W: www.penangmarathon.gov.my facebook.com/ penangbridgemarathon @PenangMarathon
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LUXEMBOURG ING Route du Vin E: Contact@routeduvin.lu W: www.routeduvin.lu/en bit.ly/2YYR4xV MACAU, CHINA Macao International 10K Pun Weng Kun E: info@sport.gov.mo W: www.macao10k.com
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Timothy Cheng E: elopuramarathon@gmail.com W: www.elopuramarathon.com facebook.com/ elopuramarathonsandakan
sarawak energy isthmus Run AUG Jason Yeo Kok Seng E: contact@ sarawakenergyisthmusrun.com W: www.sarawakenergyisthmusrun. com
galaxy entertainment Macao DEC int’l Marathon Lei Si Leng E: macaomarathon@sport.gov.mo W: www.macaumarathon.com/en/
score Marathon JUL Patricia Tan E: patricia@score.my W: www.scoremarathon.com facebook.com/scoremarathon
MADAGASCAR Madagascar Marathon, Half, 50K & 10K MAY Jef Adams E: info@marathontours.com W: www.madagascarmarathon.com facebook.com/ MadagascarMarathon
taiping Half Marathon JUL Wilson Lee E: info@spinsportswear.com W: www.taipinghalfmarathon.com
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twincity Marathon JAN Mohd Bukhari Bin Ismail E: twincity@10senses.com.my W: twincitymarathon.com
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MALDIVES Dhiraagu Maldives OCT Road Race Mirshan Hassan E: dmrr@dhiraagu.com.mv W: www.dmrr.mv facebook.com/dhiraagufans/ *Dhiraagu Fuvahmulah Run MAY Mirshan Hassan E: dfr@dhiraagu.com.mv W: www.dfr.mv MALTA Il-Ġirja t’Għawdex Joseph Galea E: racedirector@rungozo.org W: www.rungozo.org facebook.com/rungozo
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Malta’s La Valette Marathon MAR Matthew Pace E: contact@corsa.mt W: www.lavalettemarathon.com facebook.com/corsamalta MEXICO Medio Maratón la Capital del NOV Deporte Luis Fernando Alonso Molina E: slp.deportesocial2427@ gmail.com facebook.com/DeporteMpalSLP 21K guadalajara electrolit nutrido por granvita FEB David Alberto Prado Arredondo E: david.prado@ comudeguadalajara. gob.mx,elena.aguilar@ comudeguadalajara. gob.mxmoises.torres@ comudeguadalajara. gob.mx,luis.espinoza@ comudeguadalajara.gob.mx W: www.medio.maratonguadalajara. org facebook.com/MaratonGDL Medio Maratón atlas de SEP guadalajara Saúl Figueroa E: deportes1@atlascolomos. com.mx, deportes2@ atlascolomos.com.mx W: www.mediomaraton.atlas.com. mx/ facebook.com/ AtlasMedioMaraton/ @atlasclubes guadalajara Marathon skarch NOV hydrated by electrolit David Prado Arredondo E: david.prado@ comudeguadalajara. gob.mx,elena.aguilar@ comudeguadalajara. gob.mx,moises.torres@ comudeguadalajara. gob.mxluis.espinoza@ comudeguadalajara.gob.mx W: www.maratonguadalajara.org facebook.com/MaratonGDL @comudegdl Maratón int’l de Juárez OCT Natalia Aransazú Flores García E: nlores@maratondejuarez.com W: www.maratondejuarez.com bit.ly/2JdBw6H Maratón int’l Lala María Luisa Marroquín E: marialuisa.marroquin@ ucialsa.com.mx W: www.maratonlala.org on.fb.me/1f9fPdX @MaratonLala
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Maratón Binacional Dos Laredos Pablo Garza E: alcaldesa@nld.gob.mx
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Marathon Mérida Banorte JAN Andrés Herrera Figueroa E: mercadotecnia@ vivedeporte.mx W: marathonmerida.dashport.run bit.ly/4nlyMC3 Maratón de la ciudad de México telcel AUG Javier Carvallo Chinchilla E: maraton@cdmx.gob.mx W: maraton.cdmx.gob.mx facebook.com/MaratonCdMx @MaratonCDMX @maraton_cdmx Maratón Powerade Monterrey DEC
Edilberto González Serna E: edilbertogonzalez. accnl@gmail.com W: www.maratonmonterrey.com facebook.com/Maratonmty @Maratonmty
*Maratón Puerto Vallarta APR Humberto Munoz Vargas E: contacto@ maratonpuertovallarta.com W: www.maratonpuertovallarta.com facebook.com/ MaratonPV/?rdc=2&rdr Queretaro Maraton OCT Abel Magaña Alvarez E: abelmagana@gmail.com W: www.queretaromaraton.com.mx @QroMaraton BMW tangamanga int’l Marathon JUN Jaime Eduardo Morales Reyes E: maratontangamanga@ gmail.com W: www.maratontangamanga.com facebook.com/ maratontangamanga @MaratonT tlajomulco Half Marathon AUG Elena Aguilar Fuentes E: mediomaraton@ tlajomulco.gob.mx W: www.facebook.com/ mmtlajomulco facebook.com/mmtlajomulco MOLDOVA Chisinau Int’l Marathon Dmitri Voloshin E: event@sporter.md W: www.marathon.md facebook.com/ chisinaumarathon
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MOROCCO AIMS Atlas Mountain Edition FEB Martha Morales E: maratontangamanga@ gmail.com semi Marathon geoparc M’goun azilal Abderrahman Es-soi E: essoi70@gmail.com W: www.running.ma
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Marathon int’l de casablanca OCT Mohamed Jouahri E: contact@casaevents.ma W: www.casablanca-marathon.com facebook.com/casamarathon/ @wecasablanca *spiritual Marathon of Fez Abderrahim Bouramdane E: abderamdane@gmail.com W: marathonspiritueldefes.com Figuig int’l 10K M Boualam Guedda E: info@2cras.com W: www.rbmsports.com semi Marathon int’l de Laayoune Abdellah Jeddad E: ajeddad@gmail.com W: www.running.ma
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Marathon & semi int’l de Marrakech JAN Mohamed Knidiri E: marathonmarrakech@ gmail.com W: www.marathonmarrakech.ma facebook.com/ marathon2marrakech 10km int’l de Marrakech Rachid Ben Meziane E: info@2cras.com W: www.rbmsports.com facebook.com/ marrakech10km/?fref=ts NEPAL Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon Shikhar Pandey E: tenzing.hillary@ everestmarathon.com W: www.everestmarathon.com
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Lumbini Peace Marathon MAR Bikram Pandey Kaaji E: Event.Manager@ LumbiniPeaceMarathon.com W: www.lumbinipeacemarathon. com nepalgunj Marathon NOV Chandra Bahadur Gurung E: tsthakuri@gmail.com W: www.nepalgunjmarathon.com @nepalgunj_marathon
Pokhara international Marathon Dil Bahadur Gurung E: pokharamarathon2020@ gmail.com W: www.pokharamarathon.org facebook.com/ pokharamarathon.org
asML Marathon eindhoven OCT Wilbert Lek E: info@marathoneindhoven.nl W: www.asmlmarathoneindhoven.nl facebook.com/marathon. eindhoven @asmlmarathoneindhoven enschede Marathon APR Sandra Melief E: sandra@enschedemarathon.nl W: www.enschedemarathon.nl nl-nl.facebook.com/ EnschedeMarathon @enschedemarathon Leiden Marathon MAY Tjeerd Schefer E: info@marathon.nl W: www.marathon.nl facebook.com/Leidenmarathon @leidenmarathon nn Marathon Rotterdam APR Wilbert Lek E: info@marathonrotterdam.nl W: www.nnmarathonrotterdam.nl facebook.com/MarathonRdam/ @marathonrotterdam NEW ZEALAND Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Marathon presented by ASICS NOV
Kathmandu Marathon OCT Bagmati Rai E: info@kathmandumarathon. com.np W: www.kathmandumarathon.com. np
nepalgunj 10 night Run Chandra Bahadur Gurung E: tsthakuri@gmail.com
nn Dam tot Damloop SEP Tom Limmen E: communicatie@lechampion.nl W: www.nndamloop.nl www.facebook.com/ damtotdamloop @damtotdamloop @damtotdamloop
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Mitch Murcott E: aucklandmarathon@ ironman.com W: aucklandmarathon.co.nz facebook.com/ aucklandmarathon @AKmarathonNZ @aucklandmarathon
NORTH MACEDONIA Wizz Air Skopje Marathon OCT Kire Sinadinovski E: kire@skopskimaraton.com.mk W: www.skopjemarathon.com facebook.com/skopskimaraton @skopjemarathon NORTH POLE North Pole Marathon JUL Ted Jackson E: info@runbuk.com W: www.npmarathon.com facebook.com/npmarathon Course not measurable to AIMS standards
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NETHERLANDS TCS Amsterdam Marathon OCT Rene Wit E: facturenstichting@lechampion.nl W: www.tcsamsterdammarathon.nl www.facebook.com/ TCSAmsterdamMarathon @tcsadammarathon @tcsamsterdammarathon
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Saipan Marathon MAR Edward Diaz E: ediaz@mymarianas.com W: mymarianas.com NORWAY Fjordkraft Bergen City APR Marathon Sebastian Thorsheim E: post@bergencitymarathon.no W: www.bergencitymarathon.no facebook.com/ BergenCityMarathon/ @bergencmarathon @bergencitymarathon
Midnight sun Marathon JUN Nils I. Haetta E: info@msm.no W: www.msm.no facebook.com/ MidnightSunMarathonTromso @MSM_TOS Polarnight Marathon Nils I. Haetta E: info@msm.no W: www.msm.no bit.ly/2UPOUhQ
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3-sjøersløpet (the 3 Lakes Race) NOV Johannes Økland E: lop@gti-friidrett.no W: 3sjoers.no/en/ facebook.com/3sjoers @3sjoerslopet stavanger Marathon Johannes Økland E: lop@gti-friidrett.no W: stavangermarathon.no/en/ facebook.com/ StavangerMarathon/ OMAN Muscat Marathon Joe Raferty E: info@muscatmarathon.om W: muscatmarathon.om facebook.com/ MuscatMarathon/ PANAMA Panama Int’l Marathon Rodrigo Espinosa E: rodriespinosa@gmail.com W: www.maratoninternacional depanama.com/en/ on.fb.me/19tYlKX
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PKO Poznań Halfmarathon APR Łukasz Miadziołko E: info@halfmarathon.poznan.pl W: www.halfmarathon.poznan.pl facebook.com/PoznanMaraton LOttO Poznań Marathon OCT Lukasz Miadziolko E: info@marathon.poznan.pl W: www.marathon.poznan.pl facebook.com/PoznanMaraton silesia Marathon OCT Krzysztof Dragon E: info@silesiamarathon.pl W: www.silesiamarathon.pl/en/ facebook.com/SilesiaMarathon/ Warsaw Marathon SEP Marek Tronina E: info@maratonwarszawski.com W: maratonwarszawski.com/en/ facebook.com/ WarsawMarathon nationale-nederlanden MAR Warsaw Half Marathon Marek Tronina E: info@maratonwarszawski.com W: polmaratonwarszawski.com/en/ facebook.com/ WarsawMarathon PKO Wroclaw night Half JUN Marathon Łukasz Wójcik E: biuro.zawodow@mcs.wroc.pl W: mcs.wroc.pl/kontakt-polmaraton facebook.com/ nocnywroclawpolmaraton PORTUGAL Montepio Meia Maratona de FEB Cascais Hugo Miguel Ramos Sousa E: geral@hmssports.pt W: www.meiamaratonadecascais.pt facebook.com/ meiamaratonadecascais/ Discoveries Half Marathon NOV António Campos E: geral@xistarca.pt W: meiamaratonados descobrimentos.com bit.ly/2oReipd Funchal Marathon JAN Nélio Parreira E: geral@atletismomadeira.pt W: www.madeiramarathon.com facebook.com/ funchalmarathon/ Lidl são silvestre de Lisboa DEC Hugo Miguel Ramos Sousa E: info@saosilvestredelisboa.com W: www.saosilvestredelisboa.com facebook.com/ saosilvestredelisboa eDP Lisbon Half Marathon MAR Carlos Moya E: geral@maratonaportugal.com W: www.maratonaclubedeportugal. com/en/corrida-marco-2022/ edp-lisbon-half-marathon/ facebook.com/ MeiaMaratonaLisboa @MeiaMaratonaLX eDP Lisbon Marathon OCT Carlos Moya E: geral@maratonaportugal.com W: www.maratonaclubedeportugal. com facebook.com/ MaratonaDeLisboa/ @maratonadelisboa 64
Hyundai Lisbon Half Marathon OCT Carlos Moya E: geral@maratonaportugal.com W: www.maratonaclubedeportugal. com facebook.com/ MaratonaDeLisboa/ @maratonadelisboa Porto Half Marathon SEP Jorge Teixeira E: geral@runporto.com W: www.meiamaratonadoporto.com facebook.com/ meiamaratonadoporto/ @portohalfmarathon eDP Porto Marathon NOV Jorge Teixeira E: geral@runporto.com W: www.maratonadoporto.com on.fb.me/19tXqKC @portomarathon PUERTO RICO Lola Challenge Weekend NOV Zenaida Gutiérrez E: lolachallengeweekend@ gmail.com W: www.lolachallenge.com facebook.com/LolaChallenge QATAR Doha Marathon by Ooredoo JAN Wissam Terro E: do@suix.com W: www.dohamarathonooredoo. com REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Comrades Marathon JUN Alain Dalais E: info@comrades.com W: www.comrades.com facebook.com/ ComradesMarathon @ComradesRace @comradesmarathon ROMANIA Wizz Air Cluj-Napoca Marathon
Pushkin Marathon Dmitriy Pavlov E: info@pushkin-run.com W: pushkin-run.ru
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siberian ice Half Marathon Konstantin Podbelskiy E: mail@runsim.ru W: runsim.ru
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RWANDA Kigali International Peace JUN Marathon Jean Pierre Ndacyayisenga E: JohnPeter2050@outlook.com W: www.kigalimarathon.org bit.ly/2llV4W3 @KigaliMarathon SAUDI ARABIA Riyadh Marathon Ahmed El Majed E: do@suix.com W: riyadhmarathon.org @RiyadhMarathon_ @riyadhmarathon_ SERBIA Novi Sad Marathon Milan Dolga E: marathon@sbb.rs W: www.marathon.org.rs facebook.com/novisad. marathon
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Horatiu Morar E: oice@runnersclub.ro W: www.maraton-cluj.ro/en bit.ly/2fUJuR1
RUSSIA Kazan Marathon MAY Vadim Yangirov E: vadim@youngirov.ru W: kazan.run facebook.com/kazanmarathon/ Kazan Half Marathon Vadim Yangirov E: vadim@youngirov.ru W: timerman.org Moscow Marathon Dmitry Tarasov E: tarasov@runc.run W: moscowmarathon.org Moscow Half Marathon Dmitry Tarasov E: tarasov@runc.run W: moscowhalf.org sPB Half Marathon. the northern capital Dmitry Tarasov E: tarasov@runc.run W: spbhalf.org
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three Hearts Marathon MAY Marko Pintaric E: info@maraton-radenci.si W: www.maraton-radenci.si facebook.com/MaratonTrehSrc @maratontrehsrc SPAIN
galaxy Vladivostok SEP Marathon Olga Gaeva E: info@vladivostokmarathon.ru W: galaxymarathon.com facebook.com/RunDnsRun/ White nights Marathon Dmitry Tarasov E: tarasov@runc.run W: wnmarathon.runc.run
SLOVENIA NLB Ljubljana Marathon Barbara Železnik E: info@ljubljanskimaraton.si W: ljubljanskimaraton.si/en/ facebook.com/ljmaraton
SINGAPORE Standard Chartered Singapore DEC Marathon Ashiq Idris E: singaporeinfo@ironman.com W: www.singaporemarathon.com www.facebook.com/ MarathonSG SLOVAKIA ČSOB Bratislava Marathon APR Jozef Pukalovič E: info@becool.sk W: www.bratislavamarathon.com www.facebook.com/bratislava. marathon @bratislavamarathon dm Women’s Run SEP Jozef Pukalovič E: jozo@becool.sk W: www.bratislavamarathon.com/ event/dm-zensky-beh/ OCT Košice Peace Marathon Branislav Koniar E: info@kosicemarathon.com W: www.kosicemarathon.com facebook.com/kosicemarathon/ @kosicemarathon
Zurich Marató de Barcelona MAR Cristian Llorens Codinach E: cristian.llorens@rpmsports.es W: www.zurichmaratobarcelona.es www.facebook.com/ ZURICHMARATODEBARCELONA @maratobarcelona Hyundai Mitja Marató de FEB Barcelona by Brooks Cristian Llorens Codinach E: cristian.llorens@rpmsports.es W: mitjamarato.barcelona facebook.com/ mitjamaratobarcelona @mitjabarcelona @mitjabarcelona Movistar Madrid Medio MAR Maratón Alejandro Sánchez Perrote E: info@mediomaratonmadrid.es W: www.mediomaratonmadrid.es facebook.com/ mediomaratonmadrid/ @mediomaratonmadrid Zurich Rock ’n’ Roll Running APR series Madrid Pedro Rumbao E: drumbao@mapoma.es W: www.rocknrollmadridrun.com facebook.com/RnRMadrid @RunRocknRoll tui Palma Marathon OCT Mallorca David Thompson Foronda E: info@palmamarathonmallorca.com W: www.palmademallorcamarathon. com/english on.fb.me/1RZOiR8 @PalmaMarathon Mitja Marato int’l Vila JAN de santa Pola Roque M. Alemañ Bonet E: atletismosantapola@gmail.com W: www.mitjasantapola.com facebook.com/ MitjaMaratoSantaPola @C_A_SantaPola Zurich Maratón de sevilla FEB Francisco Javier Gavela Rodríguez E: jgavela@slib.es W: en.zurichmaratonsevilla.es facebook.com/ MaratonDeSevilla @maratondesevilla Medio Maratón Valencia OCT trinidad alfonso Zurich Paco Borao E: info@correcaminos.org W: www.valenciaciudaddelrunning. com/medio-maraton www.facebook.com/ mediomaratonvalencia @MedioMaratonVLC
Valencia trinidad alfonso DEC Marathon Paco Borao E: info@correcaminos.org W: www.valenciaciudaddelrunning. com facebook.com/ maratonvalencia @vcrunning 10K Valencia ibercaja JAN Alex Aparicio E: alex@10kvalencia.com W: www.10kvalencia.com facebook.com/10KValencia/ @10KValencia SRI LANKA LSR Colombo Marathon OCT P.T. Weerasinghe E: colombomarathon@ Lsrtravel.com W: www.colombomarathon.com facebook.com/ LSRColomboMarathon SWEDEN adidas stockholm MAY Marathon Christer Clefberg E: info@stockholmmarathon.se W: stockholmmarathon.se www.facebook.com/ stockholmmarathon.se adidas stockholm AUG Half Marathon Louise Fredriksson E: info@stockholmhalvmarathon. se W: stockholmhalfmarathon.se facebook.com/ stockholmhalfmarathon SWITZERLAND generali genève Marathon MAY Benjamin Chandelier E: info@genevemarathon.org W: www.generaligenevemarathon. com facebook.com/ GeneveMarathon @GeneveMarathon greifenseelauf uster SEP Markus Ryfel E: greifenseelauf@ markusryfels.ch W: www.greifenseelauf.ch facebook.com/greifenseelauf @greifenseelauf Jungfrau-Marathon SEP Patrick Wieser E: info@jungfrau-marathon.ch W: www.jungfrau-marathon.ch facebook.com/ JungfrauMarathon Lausanne Marathon OCT Josette Bruchez E: info@lausanne-marathon.com W: www.lausanne-marathon.com facebook.com/ LausanneMarathon @LsnMarathon neujahrsmarathon Zürich JAN Andreina Schwarz E: info@neujahrsmarathon.ch W: www.neujahrsmarathon.ch www.facebook.com/ neujahrsmarathon @neujahrsmarathon.ch
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straLugano Luca Ferretti E: info@stralugano.ch W: www.stralugano.ch facebook.com/stralugano/ @stralugano
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swisscityMarathon – Lucerne OCT Reto Schorno E: info@swisscitymarathon.ch W: www.swisscitymarathon.ch facebook.com/ SwissCityMarathon @swisscitymarathon swissalpine Flims JUL Andrea Tuli E: info@swissalpine.ch W: www.swissalpine.ch facebook.com/swissalpine.chur @swissalpine_1986 Course not measurable to AIMS standards
gornergrat Zermatt Marathon JUL Vanessa Lorenz E: info@zermattmarathon.ch W: www.zermattmarathon.ch www.facebook.com/ zermattmarathon @gornergratzermattmarathon Ochsner sport Zürich Marathon APR Fabian Lips E: info@zuerichmarathon.ch W: www.zuerichmarathon.ch facebook.com/zurichmarathon @zuerich_marathon TAJIKISTAN Dushanbe International Half Marathon APR Sino Ismoilov E: dfrdushanbe@gmail.com W: www.tjkathletics.tj/news. php?news_id=597 TANZANIA Kilimanjaro Marathon MAR John Addison E: info@kilimanjaromarathon.com W: www.kilimanjaromarathon.com facebook.com/ kilimanjaromarathon/ @WildFrontiers_ *stop gBV Half Marathon Zanzibar NOV Asma Ali Hassan Mwinyi E: info@asmamwinyifoundation. or.tz W: www.stopgbvmarathonzanzibar. com THAILAND Bangkok Marathon NOV E: njatbkk@gmail.com W: www.bkkmarathon.com facebook.com/Bkkmarathon Bangkok Midnight Marathon Boonperm Intanapasat E: pom@runrio.com W: facebook.com/ BKKmidnightmarathon/ facebook.com/ BKKmidnightmarathon/
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amazing thailand Marathon Bangkok - Oicial Bangkok capital city Marathon NOV Kobkiat Sangwanich E: kobkiat.spm@gmail.com W: amazingthailand marathon2025.com facebook.com/ amazingthailand marathonbkk 66
Bangsaen21 DEC Rut Jiroajvanichakorn E: rut@mice.co.th W: www.Bangsaen21.com/en facebook.com/bangsaen21/
Mae Moh Half Marathon OCT Plengsang Chaiakkarakul E: massevent2023@gmail.com W: race.thai.run/ maemohhalfmarathon2024
Bangsaen42 chonburi NOV Marathon Rut Jiroajvanichakorn E: rut@mice.co.th W: www.bangsaen42.com facebook.com/BANGSAEN42
amazing thailand Pattaya Marathon Kobkiat Sangwanich E: kobkiat.spm@gmail.com W: www.pattayamarathon.com facebook.com/ PattayaMarathonThailand
Bangsaen10 JUN Rut Jiroajvanichakorn E: rut@mice.co.th W: www.bangsaen10.com facebook.com/Bangsaen10K Buriram Marathon 2026 Presented by chang Mineral JAN Chotchanok Chidchob E: adul@bricth.com W: www.burirammarathon.com facebook.com/bru.marathon/ scenic Half Marathon MAY chanthaburi Alongkorn Jiamanukulkit E: alongkorn@raceup.co.th W: www.scenicmarathon.com facebook.com/scenicmarathon scenic Marathon DEC chanthaburi Alongkorn Jiamanukulkit E: alongkorn@raceup.co.th W: www.scenicmarathon.com facebook.com/scenicmarathon chiang Mai Marathon DEC Sayun Somdulyawat E: bkk@chiangmaimarathon.com W: www.chiangmaimarathon.com JAN chombeung Marathon Akom Chareonsuk E: Akom_ch@hotmail.com W: www.chombuengmarathon.com facebook.com/ chombuengmarathon
*HatYai21 Rut Jiroajvanichakorn E: rut@mice.co.th W: www.hatyai21.com facebook.com/HATYAi21K Khao Yai Marathon Alongkorn Jiamanukulkit E: alongkorn@raceup.co.th W: www.khaoyaimarathon.info facebook.com/ khaoyaimarathoner
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Khon Kaen int’l Marathon JAN Piansak Pakdee E: info@khonkaenmarathon.com W: www.khonkaenmarathon.com www.facebook.com/ khonkaenmarathon Korat Marathon presented by NOV the Mall Alongkorn Jiamanukulkit E: alongkorn@raceup.co.th W: www.koratmarathon.com facebook.com/ koratmarathon2025 scenic Half Marathon Krabi SEP Alongkorn Jiamanukulkit E: alongkorn@raceup.co.th W: www.scenicmarathon.com facebook.com/scenickrabi Laguna Phuket Marathon JUN Raimund Wellenhofer E: info1@phuketmarathon.com W: www.phuketmarathon.com facebook.com/ phuketmarathon @phuketmarathon
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Photak Marathon Anonfain Wanthana E: PHOTAK2021@GMAIL.COM W: www.photakmarathon.com facebook.com/ photakmarathon
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songkhla Marathon AUG Plengsang Chaiakkarakul E: massevent2023@gmail.com W: www.songkhlamarathon.com bit.ly/4fJKLWP thai sikh Run Mr Rongroth Sachathep E: rsachathep@gmail. com,arun@srithakral.com W: www.thaisikhrun.com facebook.com/thaisikhrun @runthaisikh
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*Watlaharnrai Half Marathon SEP Phookpan Mayteechalermboon E: yimyokyai@gmail.com facebook.com/Watlaharnrai halfmarathon TRINIDAD & TOBAGO UWI SPEC Int’l Half-Marathon & 5K OCT Grace Jackson E: specinfo@sta.uwi.edu W: sta.uwi.edu/spec/marathon facebook.com/UWISPEC TUNISIA Marathon COMAR Tunis Carthage DEC M. Loti Ben Haj Kacem E: dg@comar.tn, marathon@comar. tn, marketing@comar.tn W: www.marathon.comar.tn facebook.com/ comarmarathon/ TÜRKIYE İstanbul Marathon NOV Bilge Donuk E: bilge.donuk@spor.istanbul W: www.maraton.istanbul @istanbulmaraton türkiye İş Bankası İstanbul Half Marathon APR Bilge Donuk E: bilge.donuk@spor.istanbul W: www.istanbulyarimaratonu.com @ibbsporistanbul UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon DEC Antonio Fusco E: info@adnocabudhabimarathon. com W: www.adnocabudhabimarathon. com facebook.com/ ADNOCADmarathon/ @ADNOCADmarathon @adnocadmarathon
Ras al Khaimah Half Marathon Peter Connerton E: rakhalfmarathon@ pace-events.org W: www.rakhalfmarathon.com facebook.com/ therakhalfmarathon @rakhalfmarathon
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Big Sur Int’l Marathon APR Jennifer Edwards E: foundation@bsim.org W: www.bigsurmarathon.org on.fb.me/1f9jxV9 @bsimevents Monterey Bay Half NOV Marathon Dino Pick E: registration@bsim.org W: www.montereybayhalfmarathon.org on.fb.me/IRalcA @bsimevents Boston Marathon presented by APR Bank of america Jack Fleming E: media@baa.org W: www.baa.org facebook.com/ BostonMarathon/ @bostonmarathon Bank of america chicago OCT Marathon Carey Pinkowski E: oice@chicagomarathon.com W: chicagomarathon.com facebook.com/ ChicagoMarathon/ @ChiMarathon chevron Houston Marathon, aramco Houston Half Marathon and We are Houston JAN 5K Brant Kotch E: marathon@ houstonmarathon.com W: www.chevronhoustonmarathon. com facebook.com/ houstonmarathon @HoustonMarathon @chevronhoustonmarathon
URUGUAY Maratón de Montevideo MAY Marcos Melazzi E: maraton.montevideo@ imm.gub.uy W: montevideo.gub.uy/maratonmontevideo-2024 UZBEKISTAN Samarkand Marathon NOV Mirkhan Sagitov E: info@acdf.uz W: events.samarkandmarathon.uz/ events @samarkandmarathon VENEZUELA Maratón CAF Caracas María Soledad Barrera E: maratoncaf@caf.com W: www.caf.com/es/especiales/ maraton/ facebook.com/ MaratonCafCaracas @maratoncaf
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XXiV gatorade ccs Rock OCT Sonia Rosales E: srosales@hipereventos.com W: www.hipereventos.com on.fb.me/IRe3mA @hipereventos VIETNAM Danang Int’l Marathon MAR Bady Pham E: info@pulse.vn W: www.rundanang.com facebook.com/ dananginternationalmarathon @rundanang Halong Bay Heritage Marathon Nguyen Tri E: hanh.nth@dhavietnam.vn W: halongmarathon.com
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*standard chartered Hanoi Marathon Heritage Race NOV Nguyen Tri E: hanh.nth@dhavietnam.vn W: hanoi-marathon.com facebook.com/ HanoiMarathonHeritageRace
Maui Oceanfront Marathon JAN Les Wright E: RunMaui@gmail.com W: www.MauiOceanfrontMarathon. com facebook.com/runmaui/
*techcombank Hanoi international Marathon OCT Le Viet Phuong E: marathontcbhn@ sunriseevents.com.vn W: marathonhn.com facebook.com/ TechcombankHaNoiMarathon @hanoi_marathon
Hudson Mile Jorge Pardo E: race@hudson-mile.com W: www.hudson-mile.com
tcs new York city NOV Marathon Ted Metellus E: nyrrevents@nyrr.org W: www.tcsnycmarathon.org facebook.com/nycmarathon @nycmarathon World Marathon challenge JAN Becca Pizzi E: info@runbuk.com W: www.worldmarathonchallenge. com facebook.com/ theworldmarathonchallenge @WorldMarathon77 @worldmarathonchallenge777
techcombank Ho chi Minh city int’l Marathon DEC Le Viet E: marathontcbhcmc@ sunriseevents.com.vn W: marathonhcmc.com bit.ly/2z9Rcjt @hcmc_intl_marathon ZIMBABWE Victoria Falls Marathon JUL John Addison E: info@vicfallsmarathon.com W: www.vicfallsmarathon.com www.facebook.com/ VictoriaFallsMarathon