Event profile, International
Chicago Marathon makes up one of the six events that form the Abbott World Majors series. Run all six and you enter the world majors club and receive a medal and pin in recognition. Chicago Marathon 2022 was held in early October. Being Autumn, weather conditions can...
Event profile, International
Held in Late September, this marathon runs through the streets of Berlin, lined with wonderful supporters and some very talented musicians, many very very young. Dogs also. In Europe, dogs are family. You go out, they go with you. I love this and because of this type...
Event profile, International
New York Marathon is one of the Abbott World Majors Marathon events and sees athletes from all around the world unite in the first weekend of November in pursuit of that highly desired star of six. For this reason, it like the other five marathons is not a marathon...
Event profile, International
The Tokyo Marathon held on the first weekend of Spring attracts over 40,000 runners from all over the world. Tokyo is one of the six Abbott marathon majors and sees runners of all abilities chasing their six stars in pursuit of the six star majors medal. Consequently...
Event profile, International
In the footsteps of Pheidippides … How many of us can now boast having run a marathon – or many marathons – and yet only have a sketchy concept of the genesis and history of the challenging 42.195-kilometre event? Well, until last month, I, for one, would have raised...
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The Big Five Marathon at Entabeni Game Reserve (South Africa) is an annual event held at the end of June during the Winter. Despite being Winter, the temperatures often reach mid 20s Celsius, while temperatures plummet during the evening. The event is managed by...
