... several times. After all, there are around 80,000 starters every year. The event therefore describes itself as the biggest fun run in the world. Top international runners do not compete here, but now and ...
Kenya is the country of runners!
No other country in the world has as many successful marathon runners as Kenya. For example, the last four men's world records were all set by runners from Kenya.
In ...
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Belgium has a lot to offer for all classes of runners. There are big marathon ...
... de Cidade de Sao Paulo.
However, the most important international race in Brazil, the Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre, is held on the last day of the year. More than 20,000 runners compete in ...
... where China's runners were among the world's elite towards the end of the last century, especially in the women's category.
Wang Junxia, for example, held the world record for the 10,000 metres from 1993 ...
... nations in both the women's and men's disciplines.
On the other hand, there are no well-known Danish runners. Henrik Høve Jørgensen, for example, who died in 2019, has held the national marathon record ...
... before the number of finishers even exceeded 30,000 in 2006. In 2015, 40,172 runners finished the Paris Marathon, with as many as 54,000 registered for the 42.195-kilometer race, according to the organizers. ...
... biggest running events in the UK
The London Marathon was first held in 1981. At that time, the interest was already enormous with almost 8,000 starters. In the meantime, over 40,000 runners take part ...
... India mainly attract runners from abroad. Besides some big city marathons, there are also one or two beautiful countryside runs.
The Tata Steel Kolkata 25K is very well known. The 25-kilometre race is ...
... in Europe. Ireland's football team also repeatedly qualifies for major international events.
There are few very successful Irish runners, however. One of the few exceptions is Sonia O'Sullivan, who ran ...
... reporter Herbert Orlinger tells you more about this marathon in his report: Firenze Marathon: November Rain (again!).
The Venice Marathon is also held in the fall. About 6,000 runners successfully complete ...
Running in Asian countries has developed strongly in recent years.
In countries like Japan or China, new major running events are emerging year after year. While there have been many top runners in Japan ...
... 2000 that runners from abroad were regularly invited. However, these were mostly elite athletes. Amateurs from other countries were admitted to the marathon only from the year 2014. However, even here ...
... city, Toronto. Two major city marathons are held here. In May, there is the Toronto Marathon with a total of 7,000 runners, but only a little more than 1,000 of them take part in the 42.195 kilometer race, ...
... second Sunday in October. Here you can run a marathon or even a half marathon. More than 3,000 runners take part in the event.
For a marathon directly at the sea, on the other hand, a trip to the "Rijecki ...
... The starting signal for the marathon race is given at 19:00. About 1,500 runners will compete in the marathon. For comparison: In Austria, there is only one marathon event with even more marathon runners, ...
... The marathon is contested by more than 500 runners. In addition, there is also a half marathon over 21.1 kilometers.
In spring there are two more interesting running events, the Gozo Half Marathon and ...
... de Marrakech" always takes place in January. It is run on a very flat course. The Marrakech Marathon is therefore one of the fastest marathons in Africa. The fastest runners usually run times well under ...
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The Mexico City Marathon is the largest marathon event in Mexico and is held in the country's capital. A great number of male and female runners compete in the marathon every year. However, only a few ...
... island. On the one hand there is the classic Mauritius Marathon, but also the Dodo Trail. Especially the Dodo Trail is known far beyond the country's borders and is the goal of many runners from various ...