AIMS races – LAST weekend – RESULTS – medibank Melbourne Marathon – the 13th Poznan Marathon … more

On 14 October the medibank Melbourne Marathon (more) in Australia celebrated its 35th edition.

The Beijing Marathon, scheduled for 14 October is, according to the China International Travel Service, "prone to delay" (read more).

In Europe the 13th Poznan Marathon (more) took place in Poland and the 20th Novi Sad Marathon in Serbia's second city. In the north of Italy the Maratona d'Italia (more) celebrated its silver Jubilee.

Across the Alps the Munich Marathon (more) this year incorporated the German Championships.

Further north the Rhein Energie Marathon Koln (more) also took place in Germany, with Alfred Kering and Helena Kiprop winning in 2:07:37 and 2:25:34.

The men's performance of the day came in the De Lage Landen Eindhoven Marathon (more) in the Netherlands, where Dickson Chumba ran 2:05:46, and six others went sub-2:09. Aberume Merkuria won the women's race in 2:27:20 and Miranda Boonstra took the Dutch title less than a minute behind her.

Across the Atlantic the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (more) was held in Canada's largest and most cosmopolitan metropolis, with wins for Betona Warga (2:10:36) and New Zealand's Mary Davies (2:28:57).

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