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Podgorica Marathon

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The Podgorica Marathon is an annual road running event in Montenegro, which features a full-length (42.195 km) marathon, half marathon as well as a 5km fun run race.

A group of enthusiasts came up with a plan organise a marathon in Podgorica and the first edition took place on 8 October 1994. The 2011 of the race featured more than 3000 runners from 33 countries. Slađana Perunović set a women's Montenegrin record in the marathon at the event, coming second in a time of 2:41:02 hours.

The 2014 course for full-length marathon led from central Podgorica to the southern suburb of Golubovci, then east through the Zeta Plain, to the town of Tuzi, before returning to the center of the city. The half marathon race course started in Danilovgrad, finishing at the center of Podgorica. The 5km fun run course circles the urban center of Podgorica. All the courses finish at the same spot, the Republic Square.

Marathon winners

Key:   Course record

References

Podgorica Marathon Wikipedia