The oldest annual marathon in the world, what well known road race got its start on April 19, 1897 and attracts a world wide field of entrants each April?
Around the Bay Road Race Around the Bay Road Race The Around the Bay Road Race is the oldest long distance road race in North America, held in Hamilton, Ontario since 1894. It is not marathon length, nor has it continuously run (thus the Boston Marathon, founded in April 1897, is the longest running marathon. The longest continually-running footrace in North America is the Bemis-Forslund Pie Race, founded in 1891. The 30 kilometre race is also known as the "Billy Sherring Memorial Road Race." It is also called the "30K Around The Bay." The 2007 addition of a 5 kilometre walk or run allows for
World Marathon Majors completed. The system allows runners to create a profile, search for their ‘stars’ and add them to their page. Following the WMM Series XI in April 2018, the verified total of Six Star Finishers was 3,786. World Marathon Majors The Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) is a championship-style competition for marathon runners that started in 2006. It comprises six annual races for the cities of Tokyo (starting in 2013), Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York City (except 2012), a biennial race, the IAAF World Championships Marathon, and a quadrennial race, the Olympic Games Marathon. Each World Marathon Majors series