Omaha Marathon Omaha Marathon The Omaha Marathon is an annual marathon held in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The 2010 marathon was the 35th edition, meaning that the race was first run in 1975. The event is a qualification event for the Boston Marathon. Today, runners have the option of running a half-marathon or 10 kilometers instead. The 2010 race was held on September 26 and there were 608 finishers. On May 1, 2013, it was announced that the previously all-volunteer, non-profit race would be taken over by HITS, Inc. and made part of the HITS Running Festivals. The route has 17 miles
Quarter marathon Quarter marathon Quarter marathon (QM) refers to either an exact race of a quarter of a marathon, or running for 10–15 kilometers (approx. 6.5–9 miles) without a rest. The former is held in many places around the world. Sisaket, a north-eastern province in Thailand, holds quarter marathons on the third Sunday of December every year. Bushey, a town in East England also holds quarter marathons every July. The Congleton Quarter Marathon was set up by the Congleton Lions; it afforded participants the opportunity to run alongside the half marathon runners. The Congleton Lions decided to stop organising the race in