AIMS races – LAST weekend – RESULTS – The adidas Auckland Marathon – the Frankfurt Marathon – the Podgorica Marathon – the Venice Marathon

On 28 October the adidas Auckland Marathon (more) incorporated the New Zealand championships. The Dong-A Ilbo Chunchon Marathon (more) celebrated its 63rd edition in Korea. The Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon (more) was held for the 10th time in the Kenyan capital.

World record holder Patrick Makau won the Frankfurt Marathon (more) in Germany's financial capital in the comparatively slow time of 2:06:08. Marathon debutante Meselech Melkamu broke the course record with 2:21:01 The 9th Porto Marathon (more) was held in Portugal's second city in strong winds, won by Anthony Wairuri in 2:12:14 and Abeba Teklu Gebremeskel in 2:39:51.

Elsewhere in Europe the Podgorica Marathon (more) in Montenegro was held for the 19th time, While the Ljubljanski Maraton (more) celebrated its 17th edition.

The Venice Marathon (more) welcomed a capacity entry of 8000 runners.

Just to the north two Marathons were held in Switzerland: the Lausanne Marathon (more) and the Lucerne Marathon (more).

Across the Atlantic the Marine Corps Marathon (more) was staged for the 37th time in the US capital, and the UWI-SPEC Half Marathon (more) was run from the University of the West Indies' Trinidad campus just outside Port-of-Spain.

The National Lottery Dublin Marathon (more) was held on 29 October – a public holiday in Ireland.

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