2014 Commonwealth Games Marathon Course races. 2014 Commonwealth Games Marathon Course The 2014 Commonwealth Games Marathon Course is the route around Glasgow city that will be used for both the women's and men's marathons in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The route was revealed by the games' organising committee on Friday 7 February 2014. The races will each make two laps of the course, which starts and finishes at Glasgow Green in the very centre of the city, and will run for 26 miles and 385 yards (42.195 km). The route will pass many of Glasgow's best known landmarks, and provide free spectator access to watch
Gold Coast bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games will come 11 months prior to the bid decision for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, so the potential World Cup venues will already have been chosen. On 3 June 2009, the Gold Coast was confirmed as Australia's exclusive bidder vying for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. "Should a bid proceed, the Gold Coast will have the exclusive Australian rights to bid as host city for 2018," Premier Anna Bligh stated. "Recently I met with the president and CEO of the Australian Commonwealth Games Association and we agreed to commission a full and comprehensive feasibility study into the potential for the 2018 Commonwealth