The oldest marathon in Europe starts this weekend in Košice, Slovakia

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

The starting gun fires at 9am on the first Sunday of October and 13,000 runners surge through the streets of Kosice. The International Peace Marathon has been run here since 1924, making it the oldest marathon in Europe and the third oldest in the world after Boston and Athens. The course weaves through the historic […]

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