1980 in marathon running of a nearly identical course in 1981 was 150 m short. 1980 in marathon running This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1980 in the Marathon for both men and women. One of the main events during this season were the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the final of the men's competition was held on Friday August 1, 1980. The competition had an entrylist of 76 competitors, with 53 runners actually finishing the race. Norway's Grete Waitz clocked 2:25:41 winning the New York City Marathon on October 26, 1980, but her time was
Fredericton Marathon race is held in mid-May, always one week before the Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Currently, the race is sponsored by Scotiabank and hosted by The Capital City Road Runners, a running club in the city. In 2017, Canadian Running Magazine reported Fredericton Marathon to have the highest rate of Boston qualifying performances in Canada, with over 30 perfect of finishers achieving the time standard in 2017. Although the headline event for the Fredericton Marathon is a full marathon race, it also features a half-marathon, 10 kilometer, 5 kilometer, and a youth and kids run, consisting of a