- Stockholm Marathon
Stockholm Marathon is an annual
marathon arranged inStockholm ,Sweden since1979 . In the Stockholm Marathon of2006 more than 17,000 participants were registered. It's also the Swedish Championship in Marathon. The marathon starts adjacent to the 1912 Olympic Stadium, and involves a double loop around the city, finishing with a three quarter lap of the stadium. The two loops of the city differ slightly from each other, but the majority of the course is the same.Un-usually, the marathon takes place on a Saturday afternoon in June, the majority of city marathons (London, New York, Paris) take place on Sunday mornings, to minimise disruption to the city.
Winners
Men
Women
External links
* [http://www.stockholmmarathon.se/start/ Official Site]
* [http://www.stockholmmarathon.se/Start/index.cfm?Lan_ID=3 Official Site (in english)]
* [http://marathoninfo.free.fr/historique/stockholm.htm Marathon Info]
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