Martín Fiz Martín Fiz Martín Fiz Martín (born 3 March 1963 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava) is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the marathon at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics in Helsinki and repeated his success at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg. The same year he captured the title in the Rotterdam Marathon. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Fiz came fourth in the Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon. A year later he won a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, finishing behind his countryman Abel Anton.
Birmingham International Marathon location in the country and with it becoming more and more difficult to get into the London Marathon, why wouldn't people come to Birmingham and run?" A mile-and-a-half after leaving the Alexander Stadium runners will pass Villa Park, through Aston, before heading towards the city centre, passing the Selfridges building. Runners will then head towards the Irish Quarter of Digbeth, past the Matthew Boulton College, passing Cannon Hill Park before heading through Selly Park, which leads to Bournville. Runners will then begin their run back to the city centre by passing Edgbaston Cricket ground as they reach the Hagley Road