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
Dublin Women's Mini Marathon the event in 2018 and later went on to win the Irish National Title and finish third outright in the Dublin Marathon in October that year. The 2000 mini-marathon was the 18th running of the event. Sonia O'Sullivan won the race, in a record time of 31 minutes and 28 seconds. Magdaline Chemjor from Kenya finished in second place. The 2001 mini-marathon was the 19th running of the event and took place on 4 June. More than 31,000 females took part in the mini-marathon. Magdaline Chemjor from Kenya won the race. Sonia O'Sullivan finished in second place inside 33 minutes