Mini marathon

For other senses of this term, see Marathon (disambiguation).

A mini marathon is a middle to long-distance road race of a distance which is less than a marathon. The term is sometimes used in place of "Half Marathon" (OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis, but can also be applied to races of other distances such as 5 km (Beirut mini-marathon) or 10 km (Dublin Women's Mini Marathon ^[1]). Mini-marathons may be run as side events to marathons or as events in their own right.

One of the first events to use the name was the New York Mini Marathon, a women-only race first held in 1972.^[2] Dublin's Women's Mini Marathon, a separate event to The Dublin Marathon, has had some 600,000 entrants since its inception in 1983.

References

1. ^ - Women's Mini Marathon
2. ^ Kosgei triumphs over 10km in New York. IAAF (2009-06-07). Retrieved on 2010-06-15.

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