AIMS - Association of International Marathons and Road Races

AIMS has become the major force behind the development and progress of road running throughout the world. From 28 members in 1982 it has grown to over 180 members in more than 68 countries, including nearly all the world's premier marathons and many major road races at other distances. More information.

Women's World Marathon Majors Series Champions' Race Will Come Down to Last Race of the Season

For the second consecutive year, the World Marathon Majors Series women's champions race will come down to the final race of the season at the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday November 2, with three women still in contention for the $500,000 champion’s purse. Reigning WMM Series champion Gete Wami of Ethiopia (65 points), Irina Mikitenko of Germany (65 pts) and Catherine Ndereba of Kenya (41 points) are all in the hunt for the women’s title. More...

World Marathon Majors: Excitement runs high after Irina Mikitenko’s win in Berlin

Irina Mikitenko has gone into the lead in the second season of the World Marathon Majors (WMM) 2007-2008 with her victory in the real, - BERLIN MARATHON. The German now has 65 points after a fantastic race in the German capital where she won in 2:19:19 , making her the fourth fastest female marathoner of all time and taking her into equal first place alongside Gete Wami ( Ethiopia ) for the season. Mikitenko has also taken the lead for the third WMM Series in 2008-2009 with 50 points from two races. More...

Haile shatters own world record in Berlin

Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia shattered his own marathon record in the real,- BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday morning, running 2:03:59, to become the first man in history under 2:04 for the distance. On a morning that he described as perfect, with sunshine and temperatures rising from 10C (48F) at the 9 a.m. start, to 14C (55F) at the finish, Gebrselassie followed a quartet of Kenyan pacemakers, including Abel Kirui, who had finished second in the race last year. The group of seven passed halfway in 62:04, 25 seconds faster than in 2007. More...

Weather Forecast for the 35. real,- BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday Morning

It will be warm as the area of high pressure currently over Germany – FODY – will gradually reduce although incoming breezes from the North See of the PELAGIA cyclone will have only limited effect. Temperatures will be between 8 and 10 degrees Centigrade at 8 o’clock for inner Berlin, expected to rise to their highest of 18 degrees between 1500 and 1600. The westerly wind will increase, reaching a peak strength of 5 and 6 in isolated cases. More...