Greater Manchester Marathon Head pub in Warburton, although at this point the run was only. The first marathon to be run over 26 miles and 385 yards was the race in 1909, it started in Sandbach and finished at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester. A marathon has been run along various routes in the Manchester area intermittently throughout the years with various start and finish points. Until 2012, the last marathon to be held in the city was in 2002, with the 10 km Great Manchester Run superseding it as the major running event in Manchester. The current course finishes at Old Trafford
Porto Half Marathon the "Jardim do Calém - Fluvial". In addition to the main half marathon event, there is a smaller 6 km mini-marathon which goes from Freixo Bridge to the "Jardim do Calém - Fluvial". The race is one of three major annual running events organised in Porto by "Run Porto", alongside the Porto Marathon and the São Silvestre do Porto. Key: Porto Half Marathon The Porto Half Marathon (Portuguese: "Meia-Maratona do Porto") is an annual half marathon road running event held in Porto, Portugal which follows the River Douro. Known as the Sportzone Half Marathon for sponsorship reasons, the inaugural edition