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The Tunis–Carthage Marathon (French: Marathon de Tunis–Carthage [b]) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Tunis, Tunisia, since 1986. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races .
The Marathon du Mont Blanc (Mont Blanc Marathon) [1] is an annual marathon distance (42.195 km) alpine trail running event held in Chamonix, France.The Marathon du Mont Blanc race is the titular event but the name also refers to the group of longer and shorter distance races one or more of which competitors can compete in over a three-day period starting on the last Friday in June.
A half marathon is a road running event of 21.0975 kilometres (13 miles 192.5 yards)—half the distance of a marathon. [1] It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcuts. [2]
The 11th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on May 5, 2002 in the city of Brussels, Belgium. A total of 198 athletes, 123 men and 75 women, from 60 countries took part. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both for the men's race [1] [2] and for the women's race. [3] [4]
The 2017 edition of the race was reduced due to heat and humidity, as the marathon distance only was cancelled. The half marathon and 10km races started an hour earlier. [6] On September 22, 2019, a runner (Patrick Neely) unfortunately died after collapsing near the end of the half-marathon finish line.
The competition was launched as the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and held annually until 2010. [1] It was renamed the IAAF World Road Running Championships in 2006 and reduced in distance to a 20K run, but reverted to the half marathon distance the following year and to the original competition name the year after that. The ...
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The Patagonian International Marathon, organized by NIGSA, takes place in Torres del Paine National Park, southern Chilean Patagonia. The event features four race distances: an ultramarathon (63 km), a marathon (42 km), a half marathon (21 km), and a 10K. Each distance has a different starting point, but everyone finishes in the same place.