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The World Marathon Majors(WMM) (known for sponsorship reasons as the Abbott World Marathon Majors) is a championship-style competition for marathonrunners that started in 2006. A points-based competition founded on six major marathon races recognised as the most high-profile on the calendar, the series comprises annual races for the cities of ...
For a performance to be ratified as a world record by World Athletics, the marathon course on which the performance occurred must be 42.195 km (26.219 mi) long, [34] measured in a defined manner using the calibrated bicycle method [35] (the distance in kilometers being the official distance; the distance in miles is an approximation) and meet other criteria that rule out artificially fast ...
The Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is the world's longest certified footrace. [1] In 1996 Sri Chinmoy created this event as a 2,700-mile (4,345 km) race. At the award ceremony that year he declared that the 1997 edition would be extended to 3,100 miles (4,989 km). This race, which lasts several weeks, is hosted by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon ...
This is a worldwide list of World Athletics Label Road Races marathon runs. Legend. Symbol/Column Description Bold:
The leaderboards show all top placing finishers for the given season. From 2006–07 until 2013–14 points were given for 1st place: 25 points, 2nd: 15 points, 3rd: 10 points, 4th: 5 points, 5th: 1 point. From series IX (season 2014–15) onwards points were given for 1st place: 25 points, 2nd: 16 points, 3rd: 9 points, 4th: 4 points, 5th: 1 ...
The Marathon du Médoc is a French marathon race, created in 1985, held every year in September through the vineyards of the Médoc in the Gironde. It is considered "the longest Marathon in the world" because the race is interspersed with several activities: musical breaks with 50 orchestras scattered around the course, 23 wine tasting stops ...
The marathon (from Greek Μαραθώνιος) is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 km (c. 26 mi 385 yd), [ 1 ] usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions.
The marathon at the Summer Olympics is the only road running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's marathon has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first modern Olympics in 1896. Nearly ninety years later, the women's event was added to the programme at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.