Date September Established 1979 | Event type Road Distance Marathon | |
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Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada Official site Oasis Montreal Marathon | ||
Marathon oasis de montreal 2012
Marathon Oasis de Montréal is an annual marathon foot-race held in Montreal, Canada. The Marathon de Montréal is the largest running event in Quebec (Canada). The race is sponsored by Oasis. The 2012 race was the first year as part of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series of marathons and half-marathons managed by Competitor Group, Inc. which are held around North America and in Europe.
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History
Approximately 9,000 runners took part in the first edition of August 25, 1979. After disappearing from 1990 to 2003, the Montreal Marathon in 2004 returned in a broader framework involving other activities such as walking, running, wheelchair or bicycle. In 2008, runners came from 25 countries and had more than 17,600 participants from all disciplines.
During the event, various distances are available:
In 2010, the 20th edition of the marathon was held on Sunday September 5 with a record participation of 21,000 runners from 30 countries. The event has continued to grow and the 2013 edition (held on September 22) broke a new record with 32,000 runners.
Route
According to tradition, the departure is from the Jacques-Cartier Bridge. The route of 42.195 km crosses different districts in Montreal through the Notre Dame Island and Saint Helen's Island on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the Old Montreal, the district Ville-Marie, Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie and Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Formerly, races finished in the Olympic Stadium (Montreal), host of the 1976 Summer Olympics until the 2011 edition of the marathon when the finish line was moved to Parc Maisonneuve due to the growing number of participants. In 2012 and 2013, the finish line was in La Fontaine Park.
Students on the run (Étudiants dans la course)
Students on the run, (Étudiants dans la course) is a project inspired by Students Run LA, a successful program that in the last 20 years has done concrete results. Students on the run aims to encourage young people to a healthy life, better school performance and greater social integration.
The program, sponsored by the Dr Gilles Julien Foundation in collaboration with the Montreal Marathon, Students on the run, is a pilot program where the objective is to help selected students, from high risk neighbourhoods of Montreal to participate in the Montreal Marathon. There were 19 students to begin with and 12 persevered. During 11 months, students trained to complete the full 42,2 km marathon and on September 12, 2010 they crossed the finish line. The program continues with a new group each year since its conception.
Past winners
Key: Course record