AIMS races – this weekend – the Hvar Half Marathon and the Islandsbanka Reykjavik Marathon celebrated their 30th anniversary race.

On 24 August the Hvar Half Marathon  runs on the Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea and in Iceland the Islandsbanka Reykjavik Marathon celebrated their 30th anniversary race.

25 August started with two races in Australia: the Sunshine Coast Marathon in Queensland and the Athlete's Foot Adelaide Marathon in South Australia. The Hokkaido Marathon takes place in the north of Japan.

In South Africa the Mandela Day Marathon was held for the second time over a testing course from where Nelson Mandela gave his last public address before his long imprisonment to the site at which he was captured some 17 months later.

The Longford Marathon in Ireland was the only AIMS race of the day to be held in Europe. The SSQ Quebec Marathon and Canadian Derby Edmonton Marathon took place in Canada and the Maraton de la Ciudad de Mexico in the Mexican capital.

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