2013 Tokyo Marathon 2:06:50 hours. The women's winner, Aberu Kebede, had a time of 2:25:34 hours, which was six seconds off the women's course best. The mass races set a new participation record with a total of 28,721 runners entering the race over 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards), and 36,676 people taking part in the day's races as a whole. A day prior to the race, the International Friendship Run was held with a distance of roughly 4 km. The non-competitive race between athletes, organisers and registered marathon entrants began with warm-up radio exercises and took place in Shiokaze Park and
Ponce Marathon Ponce Marathon The Ponce Marathon, officially, Maratón La Guadalupe de Ponce (English: La Guadalupe Ponce Marathon), is a long-distance running event held every year in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Established in 1970, it is the only Olympic marathon held in Puerto Rico. The race is in length and takes place on a Sunday during the month of December. It starts at 5am, and runs from the intersection of PR-12 and PR-14 to Parque de Bombas. It is managed by Secretaría de Recreación y Deportes (Department of Sports and Recreation) of the municipality of Ponce. The 40th edition of the marathon in