There are 19 refreshment stations along the course as well as the accompanying music, which has become a pleasant part of so many events worldwide.

All runners, who do finish the Marathon in 6 hours, will be awarded a medal, T-shirt, and later a race result magazine with diploma.

Good food and drink service is available at the finish. Showers, sauna and swimming are available at the Swimming Stadium, next to the Olympic Stadium.

Course records
Male	Martin Fiz	Spain	1993	2Hr 12min 47sec
Female	Albina Galimova	Russia	1991	2Hr 36min 14sec
Date:	August	Country:	Finland

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The Honolulu Marathon, this event can certainly be billed as one of the mostbeautiful in the world. From the spectacular start to the finish this event has views that are awe inspiring. 

More than 300,000 runners have completed the Honolulu Marathon since its inception in 1973. This event is held over a spectacularly beautiful course which takes in the views of the city as well as running along the world famous Waikiki Beach incorporating views of the Koko Head volcano crater. 

The finishing figure (of 26,465 original entries) made Honolulu the sixth largest marathonin the world for the year 2000. It is an event for the seasoned campaigner as well as the recreational runner, it is an event well worth experiencing and should be on every runner's must 'do' list.

Course records
Male	Ibrahim Hussein	Kenya	1986	2Hr 11min 43sec
Female	Lyubov Morgunova	Russia	2000	>2Hr 28min 33sec
Date:	December	Country:	Hawaii	Race Director Jon Cross

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The Hans Christian Andersen event is a new event on the international calendar, with the first marathon taking place in October 2000. However, they have slotted straight into the routine of providing an event that will rival the big city marathons. The route is free of traffic for a period of 5 hours and you are able to run through the streets of Odense. Making this the hallmark of a genuine city marathon.

The course is flat and is not designed to trouble the participants. The event has an event expo and is developing the entertainment for the whole family, offering a sub 5km run for the youngsters.

The event is held in the third largest city of Denmark. Odense is situated in the middle of Denmark, on the island Funen. Hans Christian Andersen, the famous fairy tale poet, was born in Odense and this is why the race is named as such.

Course records
Male	Daniel Cheribo	Kenya	2000	2.14.17
Female	Gitte Karlshøj	Denmark	2001	2.32.17
Date:	October	Country:	Denmark	Race Director:Torben Simonsen

H.C. Andersen marathon
Torben Simonsen
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