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Name City Country Month* *Last race was held Inception Ref Link Alexander the Great Marathon: Pella–Thessaloniki Greece April: 2006 [1]Amsterdam Marathon: Amsterdam Netherlands
The course is relatively flat and consists of two loops, mostly within the city center. The marathon is an AIMS-certified race. [2] It is also categorized as a Silver Label Road Race by World Athletics, [3] and was certified as a 5-Star Quality Road Race by European Athletics Running for All in 2015. [4]
The course was originally a horseshoe of 1½ miles, but in 1983, it was converted into a full circuit of about 2m ½f. This made it the longest continuous flat racing circuit in Europe and allowed it to stage one of the longest races in the calendar, the Pontefract Marathon at 2m 5f 139y.
RAK Half Marathon: Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates [21] Half marathon: 59:13 Julien Wanders Switzerland 8 February 2019 RAK Half Marathon: Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates [22] 59:07 a: Mo Farah Great Britain: 8 September 2019 Great North Run: Newcastle upon Tyne-South Shields, United Kingdom [23] One hour: 21330 m Mo Farah Great Britain
The oldest annual marathon in Europe is the Košice Peace Marathon, held since 1924 in Košice, Slovakia. The historic Polytechnic Marathon was discontinued in 1996. The Athens Classic Marathon traces the route of the 1896 Olympic course, starting in Marathon on the eastern coast of Attica, site of the Battle of Marathon of 490 BC, and ending ...
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The European Athletics Championships is a biennial event (since 2010), which began in 1934. European Athletics accepts only athletes who are representing one of the organisation's European member states and the body recognises records set at editions of the European Athletics Championships .
0–9. 1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon; 1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon; 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon