Kosice Peace Marathon

Location: Kosice, Slovakia

Date: 4 October, 2026

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The Košice Peace Marathon is the oldest marathon in Europe and the third-oldest in the world (after the Boston Marathon and the Yonkers Marathon). The first event was held in 1924. The marathon takes place each year on the first October Sunday. The first women's race was held in 1980. It is also unique and different from other historic marathons in that right from the very first edition it has strictly maintained the prescribed distance of 42.195 km. 

The course is flat, completely asphalted and traffic free, two laps in the historic city centre of Košice, Slovakia. 

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