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Snowdonia Marathon

Saturday October 25th, 2025
snowdonia, welsh
Distance: Marathon
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The Snowdonia Marathon has been voted best British marathon twice. The demanding and spectacular route, encircling Snowdon, Wales’ and England’s highest peak, gives the event a unique place in the annual marathon calendar.

The inaugural Snowdonia Marathon was held in 1982, and was conceived as a dramatic alternative to the numerous city and town races becoming so popular. The demanding and spectacular route, encircling Snowdon, Wales’ and England’s highest peak, has given the event a unique place in the annual marathon calendar ever since.

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Snowdonia Marathon, Race Date: 2024-10-26, Distance: Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 2:28:41 Andrew Davies
2nd Male 2:33:40 Michael Kallenberg
3rd Male 2:37:25 Michael Young
4th Male 2:41:26 Paul Molyneux
Female 2:59:27 Louise Flynn
2nd Female 3:04:41 Elinor Kirk
3rd Female 3:06:44 Antoinette Rose
4th Female 3:07:40 Ceri Merwood
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 2:28:41 Andrew Davies
M 50-59 2:56:23 Warren Longer Watts
M 60-69 3:28:29 Jack de Bokx
M 70+ 4:15:08 Bob Hind
F 40-49 2:59:27 Louise Flynn
F 50-59 3:26:55 Jennifer Sangster
F 60-69 3:50:31 Elaine Wharmby
F 70+ 4:30:20 Hazel Davies
Snowdonia Marathon

Race start time is 10.30am from just outside Llanberis. The route follows the A4086 and climbs to the top of the Llanberis Pass (Pen y Pass 1.100ft). Dropping down to the Pen Y Cwyryd junction, the race then follows the old road along to the campsite until it joins the A498. This 2km section is farm track, downhill, then the surface returns to the tarmac. There is a short, sharp uphill back up to the main road at the campsite. The route then continues to the Beddgelert (200ft) and then continues along the A4085 to Waunfawr. From here it is a rapid climb to about 1,200ft at Bwlch y Groes (a short length is unmetalled) and then downhill to the finish in Llanberis.

Columbus Marathon

Saturday October 25th, 2025
Columbus, OH
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon
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The Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon, first run in 1978 and held annually since 1980, features a flat, fast course which saw nearly 20 percent of finishers qualify for the Boston Marathon in 2010. The event has sold-out in mid-August the past eight years. There are 7,000 runners in the full marathon and 11,000 in the half marathon, making it one of the largest running events in the United States. For the third straight year, Nationwide Children's Hospital is the beneficiary of the event. More than $2 million has been raised since 2012.

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Columbus Marathon, Race Date: 2024-10-20, Distance: Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 2:17:08 Jake Bertelsen
2nd Male 2:18:44 John Tatter
3rd Male 2:18:44 Zach Kreft
4th Male 2:19:38 Peter Borger
Female 2:41:29 Christina Murphy
2nd Female 2:46:10 Ashton Swinford
3rd Female 2:47:30 Christi-Anne Beatty
4th Female 2:47:32 Emily Moran
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EDP Lisbon Marathon

Saturday October 25th, 2025
Cascais, Portugal
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · 8.5 Km
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The EDP Lisbon Marathon is already considered as one of the most beautiful races in the world and acclaimed by international media such as the Forbes Magazine, the Huffington Post and American Express.

Starting in Cascais and finishing at Praça do Comércio, the EDP Marathon course is 100% sea and river side, providing to the runners an unique view along the race.

The EDP Lisbon Marathon is a official race of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) calendar and it’s becoming a top international race, attracting the top elite athletes and thousands of foreigner runners from all over the world.

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EDP Lisbon Marathon, Race Date: 2024-10-06, Distance: Half Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 1:03:09 Mosinet Geremew ethi
2nd Male 1:03:16 Peter Kwalia Kipsirat ken
3rd Male 1:03:23 Victor Kwemboi uga
4th Male 1:05:12 Fredrick Domomgole ken
Female 1:10:33 Faith Chepchirchir ken
2nd Female 1:10:37 Faith Chepkoech ken
3rd Female 1:10:46 Alem Nigus ethi
4th Female 1:12:09 Emily Chebet ken
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The Marathon Club of Portugal (MCP) was founded in 1989 by a group of friends that began running to fight stress and lose a “bit” of weight.

As running got more serious, the club started competing in Portugal and abroad, and became a top competitor on road and cross country events with a permanent presence on the podium’s, including the European Champions Club’s Cup.

In March of 1991, MCP organized its first running event, the Lisbon Half Marathon, a race that today still holds the Half Marathon World Record, 58:23, obtained in 2010. This year, the Lisbon Half Marathon celebrated the 26thedition with over 35.000 runners crossing the 25thof April bridge, an iconic symbol of the city of Lisbon.

Today MCP organizes 5 major running events in Lisbon, that altogether join over 80.000 runners every year racing from 5km to 42km along courses that are worldwide considered as some of the fastest and most beautiful courses in the world.

About the course.

The Lisbon Marathon leaves with as newness the start in the city of Cascais. The course that leads you to the finish, will allow you to take one of the most beautiful roads in the coast (Costa do Estoril). You will have a combination of turquoise sea in the background and then entering the historic area of Lisbon. The finish line is installed in the park Expo (Parque das Nações). The start will be made in the town of Cascais, ( Baía de Cascais, Passeio D. Luís I.) then following the coastal road that runs through the cities of Carcavelos, Estoril, Oeiras, with an impressive view of the sea Belem, Jeronimos Monestery finishing at the “Praça de Comércio” in the historical center of the city, joining the Marathon and the Half Marathon runners.

(2018) Three race records fall in wind-swept Lisbon

The fast-acting organisers of the EDP Lisbon Marathon and Vodafone Half Marathon delayed the start times of both races by an hour and moved the location of the start line for the half marathon to avoid the strong winds of Hurricane Leslie on Sunday (14).

Forecasts had predicted winds of 180kmph, making it impossible to use the bridge over the Tagus River for the starting point of the half marathon, an IAAF Gold Label road race. Instead, the race got underway on the IC2 motorway before re-joining the original designated course.

Ultimately, though, event records fell in three of the four races, meaning the extra effort organisers made in ensuring the events went ahead were all worthwhile.

Last-minute entrant Mustapha El Aziz of Morocco surprised the field in the men’s half marathon by taking three seconds off the race record to win in 1:00:16. The 32-year-old, who has a lifetime best of 59:29, comfortably defeated Ethiopia’s Abdiwak Tura Seifu and Eritrea’s Ammanuel Mesel, who clocked 1:00:41 and 1:00:45 respectively.

“I feel very happy to achieve this win with a good performance,” said the 2014 African 10,000m silver medallist. “When my manager told me I could race this event, I started focusing my training around this achievement. I’m really pleased with the organisation and this result is a good way of thanking them.”

The race record also fell in the women’s event as Ethiopia’s Yebrgual Melese surprised herself by winning in a lifetime best of 1:07:18, taking 35 seconds off the previous course record set in 2011 by Mary Keitany. European 10,000m champion Lonah Chemtai Salpeter finished second with an Israeli record of 1:07:55, defeating Kenya’s Betty Lembus by almost two minutes.

World marathon champion Rose Chelimo of Bahrain finished fifth in 1:10:37. Contesting her first half marathon since becoming a mother, Portugal’s 2012 European 10,000m champion Dulce Félix finished eighth in 1:11:50.

Getachew breaks Portuguese all-comers’ record

While the weather caused headaches for the organisers, the marathon runners found the tail wind to their liking and actually benefitted from the conditions in the IAAF Silver Label event.

After breaking away from the rest of the lead pack in the final kilometre, Ethiopia’s Limenih Getachew won the men’s race in 2:07:34, taking 47 seconds off the course record and Portuguese all-comers’ record set by Samuel Ndungu Wanjiku in 2014.

“I started to believe I could win just after the half-way point,” said the 28-year-old, who set his lifetime best of 2:06:49 when finishing second at the 2014 Paris Marathon. “I ran a faster second half because I wanted to set a personal best. I’m really happy with this result and I intend to improve this more and more.”

Wanjiku finished second in 2:07:51, also inside his own previous course record, while fellow Kenyan Justus Kimutai finished third in a PB of 2:07:58.

In the women’s race, Ethiopia’s Kuftu Dadiso smashed her personal best by almost seven minutes to win in 2:24:56.

Kenya’s Monica Jepkoech finished a distant second in 2:27:35 while Ethiopia’s Tigist Memuye completed the podium in 2:28:35.

António Manuel Fernandes for the IAAF


Valencia Half Marathon

Sunday October 26th, 2025
Valencia, Spain
Distance: Half Marathon
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The Trinidad Alfonso Valencia Half Marathon has become one of the top running events in the world. Valencia is one of the fastest half marathon in the world. The race, organized by SD Correcaminos Athletics Club, celebrated its silver anniversary in style with record participation, record crowd numbers, Silver label IAAF accreditation and an atmosphere that you will not find anywhere else in the world.

The Trinidad Alfonso Foundation is supporting the event in which many of the world’s best athletes and thousands of members of the public will run on a fast, unique course with the finishing line in the City of Arts and Sciences.

The Trinidad Alfonso Foundation, a non-profit foundation chaired by Juan Roig, has the aim of promoting values such as a strong work ethic through sports projects that take place in the Valencia region.








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Valencia Half Marathon, Race Date: 2024-10-27, Distance: Half Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 57:30 Yomif Kejelcha ethi
2nd Male 58:17 Daniel Mateiko ken
3rd Male 58:21 Isaia Lasoi ken
4th Male 58:39 Gamechu Dida ethi
Female 63:04 Agnes Ngetich ken
2nd Female 63:21 Tesfay Fotyen ethi
3rd Female 63:32 Lilian Kasait ken
4th Female 64:14 Taye Ejyehu ethi
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 1:01:50 GUERRA POLO, JAVIER esp
M 50-59 1:11:37 VERDU CALABUIG, EDUARDO esp
M 60-69 1:20:09 Watmough, Stephen esp
M 70+ 1:24:56 Rico Jimenez, Rafael esp
F 40-49 1:11:37 Silva, Mónica esp
F 50-59 1:25:35 Hensen, Ciska esp
F 60-69 1:33:44 María Eugenia esp
F 70+ 1:58:48 Gonzalvo Perez esp
Valencia Half Marathon

The Valencia Half Marathon becomes the fastest in 2023

22 October, 2023

The Valencia Half MarathonTrinidad Alfonso Zurichhas become the fastest of 2023 in a spectacular finish that has seen three men enter almost at the same time. In the end, the first to cross the finish line was, as he did in 2020 and 2022,Kibiwott Kandie, who clocked 57:40, the fastest in 2023 and the fourth fastest time in history.

In perfect weather conditions, the city of running saw the world record come close again, although in the end Kandie was unable to achieve the same feat as he did in the Elite Edition in 2020. After the Kenyan, the second to cross the finish line was Yomif Kejelcha with a time of 57:41, followed by Hagost Gebrhiwet with 57:41.

In the women’s race, the winner wasMargaret Chelimowith a great time of 1:04:46. She was followed by Irine Cheptai in second place with 1:04:53 and Janet Chepngetich in third place with 1:05:15.

Two Spanish records are broken

The happiest moment of the morning saw the breaking of two Spanish records over the distance. The first was Carlos Mayo, who with a time of 59:39 managed to beat the Spanish half marathon record that Fabián Roncero had held for 22 years (59:52). Behind him, Laura Luengo made a surprise by achieving the second Spanish record of the day by finishing in a spectacular 1:09:41.

Mayo had already warned that he was coming very strong and that, despite preparing for his debut in the 42K at the Valencia Marathon, his objective was the half and he has not disappointed. The Spaniard already had the second best Spanish time (1:00:06) of all time, achieved in Valencia in the Elite Edition in 2020, but he wanted more and today he took what seemed almost unattainable, as the Spanish record.

For her part, Luengo had said she was feeling good but was the big surprise of the day, improving by 10 seconds on the previous record that had been held by Trihas Gebre with 1:09:51 since 2008.

In addition to Carlos Mayo’s good performance, the rest of the Spanish team also did very well. Hamid Ben Daoud came in second with 1:00:41 and Jorge Blanco was third with 1:02:02. In women, the second female classified was Esther Navarrete with a time of 1:09:58 and the third was Marta Galimany with 1:10:45.

2021 Race Highlights

Gidey smashes world half marathon record in Valencia

Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey smashed the world record* at the Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP, clocking 1:02:52 on her debut at the distance at theWorld Athletics Elite Labelroad race on Sunday (24).

Competing in the same Spanish city where she broke the world 5000m record last year, Gidey took 70 seconds off the previous world record of 1:04:02 set by world marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich earlier this year.

In doing so, 23-year-old Gidey becomes the first woman to officially break the 64 and 63-minute barriers. She’s also the first debutante to set a world record for the distance.

Perfectly paced by her compatriot Mebrahtu Kiros, Gidey went through the opening 5km in 15:00, well inside world record pace, with her compatriot Yalemzerf Yehualaw running five metres down. Yehualaw, whose recent 1:03:44 clocking in Larne could not be ratified as a world record due to the course being too short, drifted further back over the next few kilometres as Gidey reached 10km in 29:45 – the third-fastest clocking in history for the distance and just seven seconds shy of the world record set just a few weeks ago by Kalkidan Gezahegne.

While Yehualaw began to lose ground shortly afterwards, Gidey maintained her relentless rhythm to cover the next 5km segment in 14:44, reaching the 15km point in 44:29, barely nine seconds slower than her own world best for the distance.

Although her pace dropped very slightly in the last quarter of the race, Gidey had done more than enough to ensure victory in a world record time. She crossed the line in 1:02:52, adding a third world record to her name to go alongside the marks she owns for 5000m (14:06.62) and 10,000m (29:01.03).

Underscoring the quality of Gidey’s performance, she crossed the finish line alongside Spain’s Javier Guerra, a 2:07:27 marathon runner.

“I knew I could run this kind of time as my training sessions in the altitude of Addis Abeba have gone very well,” said an ecstatic Gidey, the Olympic bronze medallist and world silver medallist over 10,000m. “In future I’m thinking of competing at the marathon distance but I’m not sure that will come before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games or later.”

Yehualaw finished second in 1:03:51, also inside the previous world record. Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui bettered her lifetime best by 45 seconds to complete the podium in 1:04:54.

The men’s race may not have witnessed a world record, but it still had record depth with an unprecedented seven men covering the distance within 59 minutes.

The leading group went through the opening 5km in 13:45, right on schedule for a 58-minute finishing time. Kenya’s world 10km record holder Rhonex Kipruto ran comfortably close to the pacemakers alongside compatriots Abel Kipchumba, Philemon Kiplimo, Felix Kipkoech, Daniel Mateiko and Kennedy Kimutai plus Ethiopia’s world 5000m champion Muktar Edris.

Surprisingly, the three pacemakers – Josphat Kiptoo Chumo, Emmanuel Maru and Evans Kipkemei Kurui – dropped out before the seventh kilometre and from then on the main favourites took turns in the lead to keep a swift pace. The 10km checkpoint was reached in 27:35, slightly outside their target, with Kipruto and 58:48 world leader Kipchumba making most of the pacing duties alongside the surprise package Mateiko, whose career best was 59:25 set in Copenhagen last month. At that point, 10 men still remained in the lead pack.

The first serious move came in the 12th kilometre when Mateiko, a training partner of Eliud Kipchoge, tried to break away from the rest but he was soon reeled in by the main contenders, who were now running in single file.

Shortly after reaching 15km in 41:16, Kipchumba moved to the front and only Kipruto could live with his pace. With about half a kilometre to go, Kipruto surged and gained a few metres on Kipchumba, but the latter never gave up and overtook Kipruto in the closing stages to win in a world-leading 58:07 with Kipruto taking second place in 58:09.

Kipchumba’s winning time elevates him to sixth on the world all-time list. Mateiko set a huge PB of 58:24 to secure a Kenyan sweep of the podium places.

2020 Race highlights

(2020) On Sunday morning December 6 in Valencia, Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandies smashed thehalf-marathon world record, becoming the first person ever to break 58 minutes. Kandie ran 57:32, breaking Geoffrey Kamworor previous record (58:01) which he set in 2019, by 29 seconds.

The top five men remained in a tight pack through 19K, all on world record pace. Around 20K, Kandie and eventual second-place finisher (and current world champion)Jacob Kiplimo broke away, trading leads until Kandie took the race and the world record. The top four men all ran under the previous world best, with third place Rhonex Kiptruto finishing in 57:49 and fourth place Alexander Mutiso in 57:59. To make matters even more impressive, it was Kipruto’s half-marathon debut (making it the fastest debut in history).
Earlier this year Kandies was disappointed at the half-marathon championships, after kilometres of strong running, Kandie lost the race to Kiplimo who took the title. Today, Kandie becomes the first person to run four sub-59 half-marathons in one year and owns his first world record.

Women’s race

In the women’s race,Genzebe Dibaba won the event in her debut over the distance. She ran a 1:05:18 to become the 12th-fastest woman to ever cover 21.1K. After running most of the race solo, with only her pacers accompanying her, she comfortably took the win. Second place went to Sheila Chepkurui in 1:05:39 and third place to Senbere Teferiin 1:05:51.



Polar Circle Marathon

Sunday October 26th, 2025
Kangerlussuaq , Greenland
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon
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The Coolest Marathon on Earth.

Welcome to an extraordinary marathon in truly magnificent scenery:

Combine your visit to remote Greenland with a unique Arctic race. Run on the vast ice sheet and experience breathtaking polar landscapes in this challenging running event.

The Polar Circle Marathon - often referred to as "the Coolest Marathon on Earth" takes place in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. The endless ice and arctic tundra of this vast country make up the backdrop of this unusual race in which runners pass glacier tongues, moraine landscapes and the soundless, arctic desert. This is a rare opportunity to visit one of the most remote corners of the world, while daring to take part of an extremely challenging running event.

A part of the route takes place on the ice cap itself, but the main part of the course is run on the gravel road (often snow covered) that connects the ice sheet with the small township of Kangerlussuaq, just north of the Polar Circle.


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Polar Circle Marathon, Race Date: 2023-10-29, Distance: Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 3:14:50 Søren Mejlholm Kold DEN
2nd Male 3:36:17 Pilutaq Bertehelsen GRL
3rd Male 3:41:13 Simone Viotto ITA
4th Male 3:55:24 William Peronne FRA
Female 4:03:45 Yana Strese Henecka NOR
2nd Female 4:19:24 Eva Schmidt DEN
3rd Female 4:21:40 Ajaaja Bech Jørgensen GRL
4th Female 4:34:18 Noémie Viviane F. Tyteca BEL
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 3:57:17 Simon Jan Constant GBR
M 50-59 3:55:24 William Peronne FRA
M 60-69 5:09:38 Carsten Joerg Roth GER
F 40-49 5:05:17 Marilyne Huchet FRA
F 50-59 5:16:10 Rigmor Lykke Bohm Villadsen GRL
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