Elche Half Marathon - The Oldest of the World

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• Elche – Alicante International Marathon [finishers.com] [Register at finishers.com]

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  Do you know what the oldest half-marathon in the world is? 🤔 Don't look in the United States, but rather in Europe 🇪🇺. And rather in the south of Europe, where potatoes are eaten in tortillas and...

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• Santa Pola International Half Marathon [finishers.com] [Register at finishers.com]

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• International Half Marathon of Alicante [finishers.com] [Register at finishers.com]

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  The month of February can be tough for those who neither live in the mountains nor in the South of France... It's cold, the days are short, and we are eagerly waiting for the return of the sun and...

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