The Podgorica Marathon is an annual

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, which features a full-length (42.195 km)

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as well as a 5 km fun run race.

History

A group of enthusiasts came up with a plan to organise a marathon in

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and the first edition took place on 8 October 1994. The 2011 edition of the race featured more than 3000 runners from 33 countries.

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set a women's Montenegrin record in the marathon at the event, finishing second in a time of 2:41:02 hours.October 2011 AIMS Results
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, organizers preponed the scheduled date from to , restricted the number of participants to 100, and moved the race to a circular track of length .

Course

The 2014 course for the full-length marathon led from central Podgorica to the southern suburb of Golubovci, then east through the

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, to the town of

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, before returning to the center of the city. The half marathon race course started in

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, finishing at the center of Podgorica. The 5 km fun run course circles the urban center of Podgorica. All the courses finish at the same spot, Independence Square.

Winners

Key: Course record (in bold)

Notes

References

{{reflist ;List of winners *Gasparovic, Juraj (2011-10-31)
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. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.

External links

Official website
Marathons in Europe

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