EDP Oporto Marathon 2018

The 15th edition of the EDP Oporto Marathon will take place on the 4th November and is scheduled to start at 9h00 by the Sealife Porto. The race will follow the same layout as last year’s for a total distance of 42 195 metres, having already more than 7 000 people enrolled. To understand exactly the layout of the marathon, you can take a look at the video below:

Besides the main marathon, there will also be a Family Race with 15 km and a Fun Race with 6 km. Overall, the event organizer (Runporto) expects to gather around 15 000 people.

The great news is that 2018 edition has been awarded the Bronze Label Road Race award by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF).

For more info or to register, you can visit the EDP Oporto Marathon website here.

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Oporto “São Silvestre” Marathon

In the last weekend of the 2017, there will be lots of events to keep Oporto tourists and locals busy. One of those events will be the 24th edition of the “São Silvestre” race, or marathon, that will take place in Oporto on the 30th December 2017. The race starts at 18h00 in Aliados avenue and should involve the participation of more than 15000 people. At least athletes from 34 different countries are expected to participate in this event.

After the race, there will be a concert of the soul and funk band HMB starting at 22h30.

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