This is a list of marathon runs in Central America and South America.
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Name | City / Race Location | Country | Month* *Last race was held | Inception | Ref |
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Asunción International Marathon | Asunción | Paraguay | August | 2010 | |
Buenos Aires Marathon | Buenos Aires | Argentina | October | 1984 | [1] [2] |
Guayaquil Marathon | Guayaquil | Ecuador | October | 2005 | |
Mar del Plata Marathon | Mar del Plata | Argentina | December | 1987 | |
Santiago Marathon | Santiago | Chile | April | 2007 | |
São Paulo International Marathon | São Paulo | Brazil | April | 1995 | [3] |
Stanley Marathon | Stanley | Falkland Islands | March | 2006 | |
The Bengaluru Marathon is an annual marathon running event held in Bengaluru, India.
The Hong Kong Marathon (香港馬拉松), sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, is an annual marathon race held in January or February in Hong Kong. In addition to the full marathon, a 10 km run and a half marathon are also held. Around 70,000 runners take part each year across all events.
Irina Permitina is a Russian long distance runner, who won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. She is the women's course record holder for the Twin Cities Marathon in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, along with fellow Russian Zinaida Semenova, who ran the same time in 2001.
The Daegu International Marathon is an annual marathon race which takes place in April in Daegu, South Korea. The day's events also feature a 5K event and a 10K event, as well as the full course marathon (42.195 km).
The Podgorica Marathon is an annual road running event in Montenegro, which features a full-length (42.195 km) marathon, half marathon as well as a 5 km fun run race.
The Tallinn Marathon is an annual road marathon, held in Tallinn, Estonia. It is held in September and is the biggest annual marathon in Estonia. Both the marathon and the half marathon held the day before are categorized as Bronze Label Road Races by World Athletics.
The Düsseldorf Marathon is an annual road marathon in Düsseldorf, Germany in early May, first held in 2003.
Mykola Antonenko is a Ukrainian middle- and long-distance runner, and Ukrainian national champion in the 10K. He is the winner of multiple notable road races and a top finisher in major international races.
The Sofia Marathon is an annual road marathon hosted by Sofia, Bulgaria, since 1983. The marathon is categorized as a Bronze Label Road Race by World Athletics. During race weekend, a half marathon, a 10K race, and a fun run of length 3 km (1.9 mi) are also offered.
The Karlovac 10K is an annual road running event over 10 kilometres which takes place in June or July in Karlovac, Croatia. Established in 2013, the race goes through the roads of Karlovac historic centre, near Kupa and Korana rivers and finishes in the same place it started. The race consists of four laps, and time limit is 1 hour and 30 minutes. It's the one and only Croatian race with World Athletics Bronze Label status. The race often has a title sponsorship, and is currently branded as the "Heineken 0.0 Karlovac 10K". In 2020, about 600 Runners took part in the race.
The 25K run is a long distance running footrace that is between the distance of a half marathon and a marathon. It was formerly an official world record distance in road running by World Athletics, but has since been downgraded to world best status. Separately, the Association of Road Racing Statisticians retains world records in the 25K distance. The ARRS holds different standards for records than World Athletics, with exclusions for certain point-to-point races and mixed sex races. As a result its women's world record is 1:26:34 by Nancy Conz, set in 1982.
Christopher Kipyego is a runner from Kenya who has won multiple major marathon races, including the Mexico City Marathon in 2006 with a time of 2:17:23.
Augustus Mbusya Kavutu is a Kenyan long-distance runner and marathoner who has won several long-distance races and finished in the top ten of multiple international marathons. He ran one of the fastest half-marathons in the world in 2003, clocking 1:01:19.
Pavel Andreyev is a Russian middle-distance and long-distance runner who has won multiple US and European road races including the Dallas, Helsinki, St. Petersburg White Nights and Grandma’s marathons. He was also the silver medal winner in the 1997 Russian Athletics Championships 10,000 meters.
Helen Jepkurgat is a Kenyan-born athlete competing in middle- and long-distance running who has won major races in the United States, France and Italy. In the 2019 African Games, Jepkurgat was one of three women chosen to compete for Kenya in the African Half Marathon Championship. She was the top Kenyan competitor in a race that saw Ethiopians sweep the podium. She finished in fourth place with a time of 1:12:29, a few seconds behind Tola Mesetey Belete.
The Kigali International Peace Marathon is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Kigali, Rwanda, since 2005. It is a World Athletics Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. During the race weekend, a half marathon and a 10K fun run are also offered. A night run is also associated with the event, though not held during the same weekend.
The Brașov Running Festival is an annual road-based 10K run hosted by Brașov, Romania, since 2021. The race is a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race. A 5K run is also offered earlier in the day.
The São Paulo International Marathon is an annual road-based marathon hosted by São Paulo, Brazil, since 1995. It was categorized as a Bronze Label Road Race by the International Association of Athletics Federations, and is the first race in Brazil to have achieved this distinction. The marathon is also a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. During the race weekend, a half marathon, a 10K race, and a 5K race are also offered.