AIMS races this weekend – Coming up . . . the adidas Auckland Marathon – the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon – the Podgorica Marathon – the Ljubljanski Maraton – the Venice Marathon – the Lausanne Marathon.

On 28 October the adidas Auckland Marathon incorporates the New Zealand championships. The Dong-A Ilbo Chunchon Marathon celebrates its 63rd edition in Korea. is held for the 10th time in the Kenyan capital.

In Europe the Podgorica Marathon in Montenegro is held for the 19th time, While the Ljubljanski Maraton celebrates its 17th edition. The Venice Marathon welcomes a capacity entry of 8000 runners. Just to the north two Marathons are held in Switzerland: the Lausanne Marathon next to the vineyards along the shore of Lac Leman, and the Lucerne Marathon, which helpfully reminds entrants that in Europe the clocks are put back one hour during the early morning of 28 October.

Marathon world record holder Patrick Makau runs in the Frankfurt Marathon in Germany's financial capital where last year Geoffrey Mutai came within four seconds of Makau's 2:03:38 mark. The 9th Porto Marathon is held in Portugal's second city.

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

On 29 October, a public holiday in Ireland, the National Lottery Dublin Marathon is held.

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