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Buenos Aires Marathon Underway With 15,000 Runners and Elite Field

A World Athletics Label course at sea level offers a flat route for record-chasing contenders.

Overview

  • The 41st edition started at 7:00 with start and finish on Avenida Figueroa Alcorta y Dorrego.
  • About 15,000 runners are competing, with roughly one third traveling from abroad.
  • The elite lineup includes seven men with sub-2:10 credentials and leading Ethiopian and Kenyan women.
  • The World Athletics–certified route is flat and fast, passing city landmarks from Recoleta and the Obelisco to Puerto Madero and La Boca.
  • City measures include street closures from 4:00, a toll waiver for registered participants, hydration from km 5 every 2.5 km, and a six-hour cutoff.