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Name
of Race: Moray Marathon
Location:
Elgin
Distance: 26.2
miles
Month Held:
October
Number of
Participants: 200 - 250
Website:
Moray Marathon
Information:
The first Moray Marathon was held in 1982 and since then
it has developed into a 3 in 1 running event incorporating the Marathon,
Half Marathon and 10K Road Races through the picturesque landscape of Moray.
All 3 races follow the same clockwise circuit with the Marathon starting in
the Cooper Park, Elgin, Half Marathon in the spectacular grounds of
Gordonstoun School, Duffus and the 10K in the outskirts of Lossiemouth. The
finishing line for each is the Cooper Park, Elgin with the 13th century
Elgin Cathedral forming a dramatic backdrop.
Moray contains a great diversity of landscapes which include sandy and rocky
shores, rivers, lochs and mountains. Most of these aspects have been
incorporated into the Moray Marathons and 10K routes by taking runners on
tarred roads, passing through woodlands, coastal areas, towns and villages.
The physical nature of these routes with the relatively mild and dry climate
of Moray makes them both interesting and enjoyable to all competitors and
spectators.
Moray Marathon - not to be mist
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