Vilnius Marathon
The Danske Bank Vilnius Marathon is an annual road marathon, held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The main sponsor of the marathon is Danske Bank.It was introduced in 2001 as 10k race and grew to a classic marathon in 2004. Half marathon was introduced in 2006. Quarter marathon was introduced in 2012. Member of AIMS from 2007. It's probably fastest growing marathon in Baltics, it doubled number of participants in 2012. In 2012 there were over 5000 runners in five different distances.
The start and finish line is near the Cathedral Square in the very heart of Vilnius.
Read more about Vilnius Marathon: Medal Table, Results
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“The mountains look on Marathon—
And Marathon looks on the sea;
And musing there an hour alone,
I dreamed that Greece might still be free;
For standing on the Persians’ grave,
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—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)