Moscow Marathon
The Moscow Marathon is a major running and sporting event held annually in Moscow, Russia. The official marathon distance of 42.195 kilometers (26 miles 385 yards) is set up as a citywide road race where professional athletes and amateur runners jointly participate. First initiated in 2013, as a successor of Moscow International Peace Marathon (est. 1980), the event traditionally takes place on the last weekend in September.[1]
Moscow Marathon | |
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Date | The third Sunday of September |
Location | Moscow, Russia |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Primary sponsor | Investment Group Absolut |
Established | 2013 |
Course records | Men's: 2:13:40 (2016)![]() Women's: 2:28:31 (2018) ![]() |
Official site | Moscow Marathon |
Participants | 10,555 (2019) |

Moscow Marathon certified by IAAF[2]. It is a member of AIMS[3].
Moscow Marathon is one of the largest and most popular road races in Russia. In 2016 alone the race had 28,000 enrolled starters from 70 countries.
Participants
Date | Distance | Enrolled | Finishers | Male | Female |
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22.09.2019[4] | 42.195 km | 10818 | 10555 | 8716 | 1839 |
10 km | 12860 | 12699 | 6421 | 6278 | |
23.09.2018[5] | 42.195 km | 9181 | 8761 | 7259 | 1502 |
10 km | 12996 | 12696 | 6290 | 6406 | |
24.09.2017 | 42.195 km | - | 7680 | 6479 | 1201 |
10 km | - | 12972 | 6586 | 6386 | |
25.09.2016 | 42.195 km | - | 7813 | 6603 | 1210 |
10 km | - | 10944 | 5341 | 5603 | |
20.09.2015[6] | 42.195 km | - | 5566 | 4675 | 891 |
10 km | - | 8105 | 4119 | 3986 | |
21.09.2014[7] | 42.195 km | 4260 | 4031 | 3500 | 531 |
10 km | 5302 | 5267 | 2977 | 2290 | |
15.09.2013[8] | 42.195 km | - | 2366 | 2084 | 282 |
10 km | - | 2412 | 1494 | 918 |
Results
Year | Male | Female | ||||
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Nam | Country | Time | Name | Country | Time | |
2019 | Iskander Yadgarov | ![]() |
2:18:02 | Marina Kovaleva | ![]() |
2:29:26 |
2018 | Stepan Kiselev | ![]() |
2:15:22 | Sardana Trofimova | ![]() |
2:28:31 |
2017 | Artem Alekseev | ![]() |
2:14:15 | Sardana Trofimova | ![]() |
2:30:29 |
2016[9] | Artem Alekseev | ![]() |
2:13:40 | Tatyana Aryasova | ![]() |
2:32:34 |
2015 | Lazarus Kiptoo | ![]() |
2:19:36 | Nina Podnebesnova | ![]() |
2:33:10 |
2014 | Salomon Barngetuny | ![]() |
2:17:20 | Irina Smolnikova | ![]() |
2:40:22 |
2013 | Alexander Matviychuk | ![]() |
2:19:36 | Irina Smolnikova | ![]() |
2:44:54 |
Course
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Marathon course | |
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The marathon is run over a largely flat course around the Moscow River, and spans 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards), but with partially high elevation up to 100 m.
References
- "AIMS - Directory". www.aimsworldrunning.org. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- "List of Certified Marathon Courses in 2016". IAAF.
- "Absolute Moscow Marathon". AIMS.
- "Moscow Marathon 2019 results".
- "Moscow Marathon 2018 results".
- "NewRunners". newrunners.ru. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- "NewRunners". newrunners.ru. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- "NewRunners". newrunners.ru. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- "Российский бегун Алексеев выиграл Московский марафон с рекордным временем" (in Russian). 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-25.