Helsinki City Marathon
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Helsinki City Marathon | |
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![]() Runners on the 2007 Helsinki City Marathon | |
Date | May |
Location | Helsinki,Finland |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon,Half marathon,5K run |
Established | 1981 |
Course records | Men's:2:12:47(1993)![]() Women's:2:36:14(1991) ![]() |
Official site | Helsinki City Marathon |
Participants | 1,402 finishers (2021) 1,367 (2020) 1,746 (2019) |
TheGarmin Helsinki City Marathonis an annualmarathonheld inHelsinki,Finland.It was established in 1981[1]and it used to be held in August but has now moved to May, on the day calledHelsinki City Running Day.
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The 2007 marathon drew more than 6,000 participants and 50,000 watchers.
The course starts near the statue ofPaavo Nurmiand finishes at theOlympic Stadium.Various parks, miles ofBaltic Seacoastline, and the Helsinki City centre are all located along the route.
The typical race temperatures have been between 18 and 22 °C and the race time limit is 6 hours. The first prize amounts to€3,500.
The 2008 marathon was run on 16 August. The 2009 marathon was run on 15 August. The 2011 marathon was run on 20 August. The 2012 marathon was run on 18 August. The 2018 marathon was run on 19 May.
The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2020.10.03 due to thecoronavirus pandemic.[2][3]
Winners[edit]
Key: Course record
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^HELSINKI CITY MARATON 40-VUOTIS JUHLAMITALI – Helsinki City Running Day(in Finnish)
- ^"Helsinki City Running Day postponed to early autumn due to Coronavirus |".12 March 2020.
- ^"Helsinki City Running Day postponed to 3rd of October and returns to the Olympic Stadium |".April 2020.
- ^ab"Results 2012".Helsinki City Marathon.Retrieved17 November2012.
External links[edit]
Media related toHelsinki City Marathonat Wikimedia Commons