List of marathon races

This is a worldwide list of marathon runs.

Legend

Symbol/Column Description
Bold Bold faced races are included in the World Marathon Majors
Gold IAAF Label
Silver IAAF Label
Bronze IAAF Label
(year) Defunct

The criteria for whether a marathon receives an IAAF Label designation are based on six general issues: race organisation, course timing and measurement, media services, quality of international field of runners, health and safety, and athlete equality.[1][2][3]

A maximum of 30 marathons may receive Gold Label status.[4] The label statuses are granted on a yearly basis and organisers must apply for renewal each year.[3]

Race list

Name City Country Month*
*Last race was held
Inception Ref Link
Able Joining the Disabled Marathon Lucknow  India December 2014 [5]
Accra International Marathon Accra  Ghana September 2007
Accra Milo Marathon Accra  Ghana October 1987 [6][7]
Almaty Marathon Almaty  Kazakhstan April 2010
Angkor Wat International Half Marathon Angkor  Cambodia December 1996
Angkor Empire Marathon Angkor  Cambodia August 2014
Antarctica Marathon King George Island  Antarctica March 1995 [8]
Antarctic Ice Marathon Patriot Hills  Antarctica December 2006 [9]
Arusha Marathon Arusha  Tanzania August 1985
Asuncion International Marathon Asuncion  Paraguay August 2010
Ataya Resort Big Foot Forest Marathon Guosing  Taiwan January 2006 [10]
Auckland Marathon Auckland  New Zealand November 1992
Banff Marathon Banff, Alberta  Canada June 2013 [11]
Bangalore Marathon Bangalore  India October 2014
Bangalore Midnight Marathon Bangalore  India January 2005
Bangkok Marathon Bangkok  Thailand November
Beijing Marathon Beijing  China October 1981 [12]
Beirut Marathon Beirut  Lebanon November 2003
Beppu-Ōita Marathon BeppuŌita  Japan February 1952
Big Five Marathon Entabeni Game Reserve  South Africa June 2005
Birmingham International Marathon Birmingham, England  United Kingdom October 2017
Blumenau Marathon Blumenau  Brazil September
Borneo International Marathon Kota Kinabalu  Malaysia May 2008
Brasilia Marathon Brasília  Brazil April 2007
Buenos Aires Marathon Buenos Aires  Argentina October 1984 [13][14]
Cape Peninsula Marathon Cape Town  South Africa February 1964
Cape Town Marathon Cape Town  South Africa September 2007
Casablanca Marathon Casablanca  Morocco October 2008
Cayman Islands Marathon George Town  Cayman Islands December 2004
Cebu City Marathon Cebu  Philippines January 2010
Chastak Marathon Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh  India
Chhattisgarh Marathon Raipur, Chhattisgarh  India
Chennai Marathon Chennai  India February 2002
Christchurch Marathon Christchurch  New Zealand June 1981
Chuncheon Marathon Chuncheon  South Korea October 1946
Clico Marathon Port of Spain  Trinidad and Tobago January 1983
Colombo Marathon Colombo  Sri Lanka October 1998
Comrades Marathon KwaZulu-Natal  South Africa April 1921
Córdoba Marathon Códoba  Argentina May 2015
Curitiba Marathon Curitiba  Brazil November 1996
Daegu Marathon Daegu  Republic of Korea April 2009
Dalian International Marathon Race Dalian  China April 1987
Dia de la Bandera Marathon Rosario, Argentina  Argentina June 2002
Dubai Marathon Dubai  United Arab Emirates January 2000
Dunedin Marathon Dunedin  New Zealand September 1979
Egyptian Marathon Luxor  Egypt January 1993
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka  Japan December 1947
Gaborone City Marathon Gaborone  Botswana April 2009 [15]
Ganga Marathon Varanasi  India December 2010 [16][17]
Gaza Marathon Gaza Gaza strip May 2011 [18]
Geochang Apple Marathon Geochang  Republic of Korea October 2004
Gobi Marathon Ömnögovi Province  Mongolia June 2003
Great Tibetan Marathon Leh  India July 2003
Great Wall Marathon Huangyaguan  China May 1999
Guayaquil Marathon Guayaquil  Ecuador October 2005
Gyeongju International Marathon Gyeongju  South Korea October 1993
Hangzhou International Marathon Hangzhou  China November 2007
Harbour Capital Marathon Wellington  New Zealand June 1985
Hokkaido Marathon Sapporo  Japan August 1987
Hong Kong Marathon Hong Kong  Hong Kong February 1997
Inca Trail Official 26.2 Marathon Cusco  Peru August
Indira Marathon Allahabad  India November 2010 [19]
Jakarta Marathon Jakarta  Indonesia October 2013
Johannesburg Marathon Johannesburg  South Africa
JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul  Republic of Korea November 2002
Kaohsiung International Marathon Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Taiwan February 2010 [20]
Kathmandu Marathon Kathmandu    Nepal September 2007
Kampala Marathon Kampala  Uganda November 2004 [21]
Kinmen Marathon Kinmen Island  Taiwan January
Kochi Half Marathon Kochi  India December 2014
Kuala Lumpur International Marathon Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malaysia June 1989 [22]
Kyoto Marathon Kyoto  Japan February 2012 [23]
Ladakh Marathon Leh  India September 2012
Lagos Marathon Lagos  Nigeria February 1983
Lahore Marathon Lahore  Pakistan March 2005
Lake Kawaguchi Nikkan Sports Marathon Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi  Japan November 1975
Lake Biwa Marathon Ōtsu, Shiga  Japan March 1946
Lanyang Cup Marathon Yilan City  Taiwan November
Li Mountain Marathon Heping  Taiwan October or November 1994
Macau Marathon Macau  China December 1981
Marathon Internacional de los Andes Ataura to Huancayo  Peru November 1984
Mar del Plata Marathon Mar del Plata  Argentina December 1987
Medoc Trail Marathon Medoc Mountain State Park  United States Oct 2008
Marathon du Médoc Médoc  France Sep 1985
Mendoza International Marathon Mendoza  Argentina May 1999
Mount Cameroon Race of Hope Mount Cameroon  Cameroon February 1973
Mumbai Marathon Mumbai  India January 2004
Mumbai Midnight Marathon Mumbai  India November 2014
Nagoya Women's Marathon Nagoya  Japan March 1980
Nairobi Marathon Nairobi  Kenya October 2003
National MILO Marathon Various  Philippines Various 1973
Osaka Women's Marathon Osaka  Japan January 1982
Ottawa Marathon Ottawa  Canada May 1975
Palestine Marathon Bethlehem Disputed territory April 2013
Patagonian International Marathon Punta Arenas, Chile  Chile September 2012
Pattaya Marathon Pattaya  Thailand July 1991
Penang Bridge International Marathon Penang  Malaysia November 1985
Petra Desert Marathon Petra  Jordan September 2009
Porto Marathon Porto  Portugal November 2004
Pinkathon Bengaluru, Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Guwahati  India September 2012
Porto Alegre Marathon Porto Alegre  Brazil May
Pune Marathon Pune, Maharashtra  India December 1983
Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang  North Korea April 1981 [24]
Queenstown Marathon Queenstown  New Zealand November 2014
Recife Marathon Recife  Brazil July 1991
Rio de Janeiro Marathon Rio de Janeiro  Brazil July 1979
Rotorua Marathon Rotorua  New Zealand May 1965
Sabarmati Marathon Ahmedabad  India January 2010
Santa Catarina Marathon Florianópolis  Brazil April
Santiago Marathon Santiago  Chile April 2007
São Paulo Marathon São Paulo  Brazil June 1995
Seoul International Marathon Seoul  Republic of Korea March 1931
Singapore Marathon Singapore  Singapore December 1982
Shanghai Marathon Shanghai  China December 2000
Soweto Marathon Soweto  South Africa
Stanley Marathon Stanley  Falkland Islands March 2006
Sundown Marathon Singapore  Singapore May 2008
Taipei Expressway Marathon Taipei, Taiwan  Taiwan
Taipei International Marathon Taipei, Taiwan  Taiwan December 2002
Taroko Gorge International Marathon Hualien, Taiwan  Taiwan November 2000
Tainan Ancient City Marathon Tainan, Taiwan  Taiwan
Taiwan Boulevard International Marathon Taichung City, Taiwan  Taiwan October
Taj Mahal Marathon Agra  India June 2013
Taoyuan National Marathon Xinwu  Taiwan
Te Houtaewa Marathon Ninety Mile Beach  New Zealand March 1991
Tokyo Marathon Tokyo  Japan February 1981
Toronto Marathon Toronto  Canada May 1977
Two Oceans Marathon Cape Town  South Africa March 1970
Vasai-Virar Marathon Vasai, Maharashtra  India December 2011
Victoria Falls Marathon Victoria Falls  Zimbabwe July
White Continent Marathon King George Island  Antarctica January 2013
Xiamen Marathon Xiamen  China January 2003
Yokohama Women's Marathon (2014) Yokohama  Japan November 2009
Zheng-Kai International Marathon Zhengzhou  China March 2007

By Continent

See also

References

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  2. Three Indian road races get IAAF ‘Gold Label’ . The Hindu (2009-10-23). Retrieved on 2010-02-11.
  3. 1 2 3 IAAF Road Race Labels 2014 Regulations. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-07-01.
  4. Fang, Yang (2010-02-10). IAAF awards "Golden Label Race" to Xiamen International Marathon. Xinhua. Retrieved on 2010-02-11.
  5. "Disability Marathon". pacsindia.org. December 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  6. "Previous winners of the Accra Milo Marathon". modernghana.com/sports news. 2004-09-26. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  7. "Accra Milo Marathon for October". The Statesman. 2006-10-10. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  8. "Antarctica Marathon Home page - Marathon Tour and Travel and Entry Info". Marathontours.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  9. "Antarctic Ice Marathon Results". www.icemarathon.com. 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  10. "Race Events in Taiwan". 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  11. New Banff Marathon to run through national park
  12. "Beijing International Marathon Race Winners". www.arrs.net. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  13. "Home - Maraton Internacional de Buenos Aires". Maratondebuenosaires.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  14. http://www.arrs.net/HP_BAMa.htm
  15. "Gaborone City Marathon". Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  16. "Ganga marathon to officially start mahotsav". The Times of India. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  17. "Save river Ganga marathon in Varanasi". oneindia.com. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  18. "Gaza Strip hosts its first marathon". The Daily Telegraph. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  19. "Stage set for Indira Marathon on Nov 19". The Times of India. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  20. "Kenyans sweep the Mizuno marathon, winning thousands". Taipei Times. 25 Feb 2013.
  21. MTN
  22. "28,000 runners sweat it out in marathon". The Sun (Malaysia). Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  23. "Do you Kyoto?" (PDF). Distance Running 2015 Edition 2. Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. April 2015. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  24. "Pyongyang Marathon Race Winners". ARRS.
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