{{short description|Annual race in Russia since 2013}} {{Infobox athletics race | bgcolour = #ffffff | image = | imagesize = | caption = Moscow Marathon | date = Third Sunday of September | location = Moscow, Russia | type = Road | distance = Marathon | est = {{start date and age|2013|p=y}} | sponsor = <!-- Investment Group Absolut -- though still an official partner, it no longer appears to be the primary sponsor --> | record = Men's: '''2:11:34''' (2024)<br />{{flag icon|Morocco}} Bennar Youness<br />Women's: '''2:28:02''' (2020)<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} Sardana Trofimova | participants = 9,350 (2020)<br />10,555 (2019) | homepage = {{URL|https://moscowmarathon.runc.run/|Moscow Marathon}} }} [[File:Registration for moscow marathon-2019.jpg|thumb|Submitting medical certificates, 2019]] <!-- the blue signs above the stands state (in russian and english) that this is where medical certificates are checked. the stands immediately behind are for race packet distribution. registration for a marathon of this size is generally done online before arrival. the photo's filename and description appear to be incorrect in stating that these stands are for registration. -->

The '''Moscow Marathon''' is a running and sporting event held annually in Moscow, Russia. The official marathon distance of 42.195 kilometers (26 miles 385 yards) is set up as a citywide road race where professional athletes and amateur runners jointly participate. First initiated in 2013, as a successor of Moscow International Peace Marathon (est. 1980), the event traditionally takes place on the last weekend in September.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aimsworldrunning.org/Directory.htm#RUS|title=AIMS - Directory|website=www.aimsworldrunning.org|access-date=2016-09-25}}</ref>

Moscow Marathon is certified by World Athletics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/download/downloadresultinfo?filename=bc03223b-50ee-46de-8d3a-4a202dc0d9b3.pdf&urlSlug=qualifying-and-certified-marathon-courses-in|title=List of Certified Marathon Courses in 2016|publisher=IAAF|language=en}}</ref> It is a member of AIMS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aims-worldrunning.org/races/10024.html|title=Absolute Moscow Marathon|publisher=AIMS|language=en}}</ref>

The race was canceled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="2021.postponement">{{Cite web |url=https://moscowmarathon.runc.run/ |title=Moscow Marathon |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210923064053/https://moscowmarathon.runc.run/ |archive-date=23 September 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2021.postponement.kommersant">{{Cite web |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4984522 |title = Московский марафон отменен из-за ситуации с COVID-19 - Новости – Спор… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210923063012/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4984522 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2021.postponement.insidethegames">{{Cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1112996/moscow-marathon-postponed-covid-19 |title = Moscow Marathon postponed until 2022 amid COVID-19 restrictions |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210923061809/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1112996/moscow-marathon-postponed-covid-19 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Course == {{External media |topic = Marathon course |float = right |width = |image1 = [http://moscowmarathon.org/media/cms_page_media/36/2016_MM_course_42km_EN.png Moscow Marathon course map 2016] |image2 = [http://moscowmarathon.org/media/cms_page_media/36/2016_MM_course_10km_EN.png Moscow Marathon course map 2016 (10 km)] |image3 = [http://moscowmarathon.org/media/cms_page_media/36/Measure_Certificate-MoscowMarathon42.png Course IAAF certificate 42 km] |image4 = [http://moscowmarathon.org/media/cms_page_media/36/Measure_Certificate-MoscowMarathon10.png Course IAAF certificate 10 km] }}

The marathon is run over a largely flat course around the Moskva, and spans {{cvt|42.195|km|mi}}, but with partially high elevation up to 100&nbsp;m.

== Winners ==

'''Key''':{{pad|5px}}{{legend2|#CCFFCC||border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} Course record (in bold)

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Male Winner ! Country ! Time ! Female Winner ! Country ! Time ! class="unsortable" | Rf. |- | 2013 | Oleksandr Matviichuk<!-- born in 1984, not the ice hockey player born in 1975 --> | {{UKR}}

| 2:19:36 | Irina Smolnikova | {{KAZ}} | 2:44:54 | <ref name="2013.winners">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/rolling_news/2013/09/130915_rn_ukrainians_win_moscow_marathon |title = Триумф Украины и Казахстана на московском марафоне - BBC News Русская… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210923080720/https://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/rolling_news/2013/09/130915_rn_ukrainians_win_moscow_marathon |archive-date=23 September 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="worldathletics.matviichuk">https://archive.today/20210923081907/https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ukraine/oleksandr-matviichuk-14230278<!-- source used for presentation of name used here --></ref> |- | 2014 | Salomon Barngetuny | {{KEN}} | 2:17:20 | Irina Smolnikova | {{KAZ}} | 2:40:22 |- | 2015 | Lazarus Kiptoo | {{KEN}} | 2:19:36 | Nina Podnebesnova | {{RUS}} | 2:33:10 |- | 2016 | Artem Alekseev | {{RUS}} | 2:13:40 | Tatyana Aryasova | {{RUS}} | 2:32:34 | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interfax.ru/moscow/529848|title=Российский бегун Алексеев выиграл Московский марафон с рекордным временем|date=2016-09-25|language=ru-RU|access-date=2016-09-25}}</ref> |- | 2017 | Artem Alekseev | {{RUS}} | 2:14:15 | Sardana Trofimova | {{RUS}} | 2:30:29 |-зЖХт | 2018 | Stepan Kiselev | {{RUS}} | 2:15:22 | Sardana Trofimova | {{RUS}} | 2:28:31 |- | 2019 | Iskander Yadgarov | {{RUS}} | 2:18:02 | Marina Kovaleva | {{RUS}} | 2:29:26 |- | 2020 | Yuriy Chechun | {{RUS}} | 2:16:07 | Sardana Trofimova | {{RUS}} | bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | '''2:28:02''' |- | 2021 || colspan="6" align="center" data-sort-value="" | ''canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic'' || {{r|2021.postponement}} |- | 2022 | Iskander Yadgarov | {{RUS}} | 2:14:37 | Marina Kovaleva | {{RUS}} | 2:29:08 |- | 2023 | Dmitry Nedelin | {{RUS}} | 2:14:01 | Luiza Dmitrieva | {{RUS}} | 2:30:15 | <ref>{{cite news |title=Неделин стал победителем Московского марафона |url=https://tass.ru/sport/18769445 |access-date=18 September 2023 |agency=TASS |date=17 September 2023 |language=ru}}</ref> |- | 2024 | Bennar Youness | {{MOR}} | bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |'''2:11:34''' | Morozova Alexandra | {{RUS}} | 2:30:35 | <ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2024 |title=Moscow Marathon 42,2 km |url=https://results.runc.run/event/moscow_marathon_42,2km_2024/finishers/distance/380/ |access-date=15 October 2024 |website=results.runc.run}}</ref> |}

== Participants == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Date !Distance !Enrolled !Finishers !Male !Female |- | rowspan="2" |20.09.2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.runc.run/event/moscow_marathon_2020/overview/distance/123/|title=Moscow Marathon 2020 results}}</ref> |42,195 км | 9782 | 9370 | 7793 | 1577 |- |10 км | 12088 | 11896 | 6214 | 5682 |- |- | rowspan="2" |22.09.2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.runc.run/event/absolute_moscow_marathon_2019/overview/|title=Moscow Marathon 2019 results}}</ref> |42.195&nbsp;km |10818 |10555 |8716 |1839 |- |10&nbsp;km |12860 |12699 |6421 |6278 |- | rowspan="2" |23.09.2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.runc.run/event/absolute_moscow_marathon_2018/overview/|title=Moscow Marathon 2018 results}}</ref> |42.195&nbsp;km |9181 |8761 |7259 |1502 |- |10&nbsp;km |12996 |12696 |6290 |6406 |- | rowspan="2" |24.09.2017 |42.195&nbsp;km | - |7680 |6479 |1201 |- |10&nbsp;km | - |12972 |6586 |6386 |- | rowspan="2" |25.09.2016 |42.195&nbsp;km | - |7813 |6603 |1210 |- |10&nbsp;km | - |10944 |5341 |5603 |- | rowspan="2" |20.09.2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newrunners.ru/race/moskovskij-marafon-2015/past/results/|title=NewRunners|website=newrunners.ru|access-date=2016-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925080726/http://newrunners.ru/race/moskovskij-marafon-2015/past/results/|archive-date=2015-09-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> |42.195&nbsp;km | - |5566 |4675 |891 |- |10&nbsp;km | - |8105 |4119 |3986 |- | rowspan="2" |21.09.2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newrunners.ru/race/moskovskij-marafon-2014/past/results/|title=NewRunners|website=newrunners.ru|access-date=2016-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211141354/http://newrunners.ru/race/moskovskij-marafon-2014/past/results/|archive-date=2015-02-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> |42.195&nbsp;km |4260 |4031 |3500 |531 |- |10&nbsp;km |5302 |5267 |2977 |2290 |- | rowspan="2" |15.09.2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newrunners.ru/race/moskovskij-marafon/past/results/|title=NewRunners|website=newrunners.ru|access-date=2016-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211141451/http://newrunners.ru/race/moskovskij-marafon/past/results/|archive-date=2015-02-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> |42.195&nbsp;km | - |2366 |2084 |282 |- |10&nbsp;km | - |2412 |1494 |918 |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://moscowmarathon.org/ru/uploaded/images/test/MM18_Route_42km_RU_web.pdf 2018 marathon route]

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