Tartu Ski Marathon (Estonian: Tartu maraton) is a long-distance cross-country skiing competition, held annually in Estonia, on third Sunday of February. It debuted in 1960 and has been a part of Worldloppet since 1994.[1]
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Estonian. (August 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
| Tartu Maraton | |
|---|---|
 The start of Tartu Marathon in 2006. | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Date(s) | February |
| Frequency | annual |
| Country | Estonia |
| Inaugurated | 1960 (men) 1967 (women) |
Initially, the track stretched from Tartu to Kääriku, partially on the Emajõgi river ice. For years the marathon's start was given in Matu (in Aakre) with the finish in Elva. Nowadays, the full 63 km marathon track stretches from Otepää to Elva.
The event is part of the Worldloppet events, and places itself among the biggest ski races in the world with nearly 12,000 participants in its peak years.
References
External links
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
