Moscow Marathon
Annual race in Russia since 2013 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Moscow Marathon is a running and sporting event held annually in Moscow, Russia. The official marathon distance of 42.195 kilometers (26 miles 385 yards) is set up as a citywide road race where professional athletes and amateur runners jointly participate. First initiated in 2013, as a successor of Moscow International Peace Marathon (est. 1980), the event traditionally takes place on the last weekend in September.[1]
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Date | Third Sunday of September |
Location | Moscow, Russia |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Established | 2013 (11 years ago) (2013) |
Course records | Men's: 2:13:40 (2016) Artem Alekseev Women's: 2:28:02 (2020) Sardana Trofimova |
Official site | Moscow Marathon |
Participants | 9,350 (2020) 10,555 (2019) |
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Moscow Marathon certified by IAAF.[2] It is a member of AIMS.[3]
The race was canceled in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4][5][6]