Sunday October 26th, 2025
Valencia, Spain
Distance: Half Marathon
Offical Race Web Site
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.
| 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 |
The Valencia Half Marathon becomes the fastest in 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.
Sunday October 26th, 2025
Kangerlussuaq , Greenland
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon
Offical Race Web Site
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.
| 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 |
Sunday October 26th, 2025
Venice, Italy
Distance: Marathon · 10K
Offical Race Web Site
The Venice Marathon is one of the most beautiful marathons known for the historical, artistic and picturesque surrounding in which it takes place.
It starts in Stra, a small village located at about 25 km west of Venice, at the beginning of the Riviera del Brenta, a beautiful area near the River Brenta, where the rich and noble Venetians built their summer homes for vacation in the eighteenth century.
In this area is the famous Villa Pisani at Stra, the "Queen of the Venetian Villas". In its rooms Doges, kings and emperors have been hosted in the past. Now is a national museum that exposes great art works of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries including masterpieces of Tiepolo.
The marathon runs through the center of Marghera and Mestre, continues for more than 2 km within the San Giuliano Park until Venice crossing the Ponte della Libertà..
Following the Canale della Giudecca till Punta della Dogana, across a floating bridge built specifically for the marathon, runners will arrive to Piazza San Marco, and finally running along the Laguna the race will finish at Riva Sette Martiri in Sestiere di Castello.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 2:09:08 | TILAHUN ABEBE | ETH | |
| 2nd Male | 2:09:31 | OZBILEN ILHAM TANUI | TUR | |
| 3rd Male | 2:09:41 | KIMAKAL KIPSAMBU | KEN | |
| 4th Male | 2:11:28 | CHERUIYOT ABDENEGO | KEN | |
| Female | 2:32:40 | ABERA BIRTUKAN | ETH | |
| 2nd Female | 2:33:23 | CHEPKORIR BETTY | KEN | |
| 3rd Female | 2:39:01 | TESFAHUN MELKAM | ETH | |
| 4th Female | 2:41:30 | KORIR CAROLIN JEBET | KEN |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Course overview
Start is located in Stra (a small country town about 25 kms west of Venice), along the Brenta Riviera, the beautiful riverside area where rich and noble Venetians built their vacation mansions in the 18th century.
The finish is in the historic centre of Venice, after passing through St. Mark’s square on to the Riva Sette Martiri, along the lagoon facing St George island.
The first part of the course, along the Riviera del Brenta, touches an environment rich with history, culture and beautiful landscapes, marked by the numerous Venetian villas facing the waters of the river.
The marathon moves through the centre of Marghera and Mestre, then runs for more than 2 kilometers inside the San Giuliano Park and moves on to Venice over the Liberty Bridge, for a little less than 4 kilometers.
The race then enters the city's renovated port area and reaches the city centre for the last kilometers, which are simply unique and unforgettable. The runners proceed alongside the Giudecca Canal to Punta della Dogana, where they cross the Grand Canal on a bridge, especially built for the race.
Passing through Piazza San Marco with the cathedral and the Palazzo Ducale, the marathon course continues on to the finish in Riva Sette Martiri.
Course difficulty
The Venice marathon course is basically flat and fast. There are just a few difficulties, represented by 3-4 short slopes (100 meters or so) between the 25th and 35th kilometer.
In the final part of the marathon course (last 3 kilometers), runners will face 14 little bridges over Venice's canals. Wooden ramps are put in place to prevent athletes from running on the steps.
There are no cobblestones on the course (apart from the last 100 meters before the finish line). In the final 3 kilometres the running surface will be mainly made of large rectangular stone slabs.
The course is entirely closed to traffic and every kilometer is marked.
Course highlights
Riviera del Brenta, with several 18th century mansions along the course (in particular the impressive "Villa Pisani" at the start). Zattere, a 2-km-long embankment next to the Giudecca Canal, where athletes run close to the water.
The Bridge over the Grand Canal, a 170-meters-long bridge which is built just before the marathon and dismantled the night after.
Piazza San Marco and Palazzo Ducale, historical Venice landmarks.
Finish line in Riva Sette Martiri, in the picturesque waterfront of St. Mark's Basin.
Sunday October 26th, 2025
Marseille, France
Distance: 20k
Offical Race Web Site
Once upon a time… How could we imagine one day of March 1979, the idea of organizing a race opened to everyone between Marseilles and Cassis could take such an International dimension?
A very young athletic section, a group of close friends and the unfailing support of every sections of an “omnisport” club, the SCO Ste Marguerite, gave birth to the first French Classic race.
With 700 runners for its first Edtion, this race where the popular and convivial spirit rules welcome every year more and more enthusiasts and count from now 12,000 participants.
Such a keen interest for the race contributed to other events on the occasion of the last week end of October.
Since 1990, the ramble “L’Autre Marseille-Cassis” organized the day before the Classic in the massif of the “Calanques” gathered 1,800 walkers and is directed to the awareness of everyone for the environment and assets respect.
The sporty ramble created in 2006 gives the possibility to a lot of walkers to follow the runners to reach the Gineste under another form of sport.
This success, built over 30 years of existence, belongs to the 600 volunteers of the SCO Ste Marguerite who never hesitate to mobilize themselves to welcome a thousand of people in the best conditions.
YIMER AND CHELIMO CLAIM IMPRESSIVE VICTORIES AT MARSEILLE CASSIS 20KM
Jemal Yimer and Edith Chelimo ran to convincing victories at the Marseille Cassis, the demandingIAAF Silver Label Road Racewhose 39th edition took place on Sunday (29).
Yimer was one of the main pre-race favourites, although an unknown factor had remained: how would the 21-year-old Ethiopian manage his first effort over the 20km distance?
He responded in high style.
A group of ten runners including the favourites –Yimer, Evans Cheruiyot, Wilfried Kimeli Kimetei, the Moroccan pair Abdenasir Fahti and Hamza Sahili, Terefa Deleba, Felicien Muhitira as well as Tesfaye Ambesa-- passed five kilometres in 15:32. Nobody was anxious to take the lead, explaining the sluggish pace. Perhaps they dreaded the tough 327-metre climb up to the Col de la Gineste, thus continued to keep an eye on each other until they reached the summit, passing the 10-kilometre mark in 31:39.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 1:01:38 | Felicien MUHITIRA | RWA | |
| 2nd Male | 1:03:16 | Youssef BENHADI | MAR | |
| 3rd Male | 1:04:08 | Felix BOUR | FRA | |
| 4th Male | 1:05:21 | Joseph KOECH | KEN | |
| Female | 1:13:32 | Clemence CALVIN | FRA | |
| 2nd Female | 1:13:47 | Ophelie BOXBERGER | FRA | |
| 3rd Female | 1:14:53 | Manon COSTE Manon COSTE | FRA | |
| 4th Female | 1:14:59 | Floriane HOT | FRA |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
This success, built over 30 years of existence, belongs to the 600 volunteers of the SCO Ste Marguerite who never hesitate to mobilize themselves to welcome a thousand of people in the best conditions
Sunday October 26th, 2025
Niagara Falls, Canada
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · 5K
Offical Race Web Site
The First Annual Buffalo to Niagara Skylon International Marathon took place on Saturday, October 26th, 1974. It was a great success right away. The organizers were very excited about the number of participants and the publicity that the sponsor Skylon Tower got.
The Marathon quickly became a favorite and by 1976 it attracted more than 3,000 runners, surpassing the New York and Boston marathons in that same year.
In 1977 the race was renamed the Skylon International Marathon until 1985 when the name was changed to the Buffalo / Niagara Falls International Marathon.
In 1980 and 1984 the course was used for the men’s US Olympic marathon trials. Anthony Sandoval set a course record with a time of 2:10:19 in 1980 during the US Olympics trials race which has yet to be beaten.
In 1985 there was a special “Peace Bridge Trophy” which was presented to the first man and first woman to step foot in Canada. The Marathon ceased to exist after 1986 due to lack of sponsorship however the race continued in the US under the name Buffalo Marathon…a race that continues to this day.
The marathon was revived in 1998 under the new name Casino Niagara International Marathon with Casino Niagara as the title sponsor.
A half marathon was established in 2001, drawing additional participants to the race. The half marathon also offers a walking division.
Nicole Stevenson set a course record for women in 2004 with a time of 2:37:08 which has also yet to be beaten.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 2:37:08 | Alex Yu | CN | |
| 2nd Male | 2:46:18 | Geoff Richards | CN | |
| 3rd Male | 2:51:27 | Hajime Aoki | US | |
| 4th Male | 2:54:32 | Edward Gray | CN | |
| Female | 3:10:09 | Wendy Rading | CN | |
| 2nd Female | 3:19:29 | Marie Bentejac | CN | |
| 3rd Female | 3:19:57 | Paola Mendez | CN | |
| 4th Female | 3:21:17 | Lai Kuen HSU | CN |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 2:46:18 | Geoff Richards | CN | |
| M 50-59 | 3:00:38 | MikHail Zhuravlev | CN | |
| M 60-69 | 3:47:06 | Bernard Rancourt | CN | |
| M 70+ | 4:30:08 | Paul Benoit | CN | |
| F 40-49 | 3:10:09 | Wendy Rading | CN | |
| F 50-59 | 3:49:39 | Jennifer Mooradian | CN | |
| F 60-69 | 4:26:45 | Lorena Jenks | CN | |
| F 70+ | 6:05:35 | Lynn Jamieson | US |
Voted one of the most scenic marathons in Canada and the #1 such event in Ontario with a marathon that starts in one country and finishes in another, the Niagara Falls International Marathon continues to grow with participants in recent years exceeding 6,000. Unlike earlier years, the majority or 61.46% of runners in all events are now female compared to 38.54% male runners. Athletes from more than 36 countries around the world run in all events.
There have been lots of amazing times run on this course and at this location.