Athens Classic Marathon Athens Classic Marathon The Athens Classic (authentic) Marathon is an annual marathon road race held in Athens, Greece, normally in early November. The race attracted 43,000 competitors in 2015 of which 16,000 were for the 42.195 km course, both numbers being an all-time record for the event. The rest of the runners competed in the concurrent 5 and 10 kilometres road races and the racewalking contest. The marathon course is based on the legend from which the race gained its name: Pheidippides, a messenger in Ancient Greece, ran from the Battle of Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks' victory
2018 California International Marathon 2018 California International Marathon The 2018 California International Marathon was the 35th edition of the California International Marathon. The marathon took place from Folsom, California to Sacramento, California, United States, on 2 December 2018 and was the Men's and Women's USATF USA Marathon Championships road championship race of the year. The men's race was won by Brogan Austin (2:12:39) and women's race was won by Emma Bates (2:28:19). Race results 100 women ran to match the standard or ran faster than the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials standard for the marathon (2:45:00). The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics United States at