Location L'Escala, Catalonia Distance Marathon (42.195 km) | Event type Road Established 2003 | |
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Date April or May (since 2003) Course records 2:23:45 (men)
3:02:01 (women) | ||
The Empúries Marathon (Catalan:Marató d'Empúries) is a long-distance run (42,195 km) which takes place in Empúries, the ancient Greek and Roman colony, next Sant Martí d'Empúries and L'Escala in Girona (Catalonia). The first edition of the marathon was held in 2003 to mark the collaboration of the City of L'Escala with the Universal Forum of Cultures in Barcelona 2004.
Organized by the L'Escala Town Council and with the support of the Catalan Athletics Federation, the Empúries Marathon is held annually in the month of April or May, along with two additional athletics races: the half-marathon and 10,000-meter race. With over 1,847 athletes for the three tests in 2013 edition, the start and finish are performed at the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia-Empúries, and, just before the race started, the runners cross the ancient Greek city of Empúries to the starting position.
Winners
List of the winners of the Empúries Marathon.
The current course records of 2:23:45 (men) and 3:02:01 (women) are set in 2012 by Sergio Enriquez Castells and in 2006 by Anna Rosa Moreno respectively.
Key: Course record