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
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