Knowledge

The Greatest Race on Earth

Source 📝

1213: 1418: 1453: 185: 25: 1430: 499: 383: 167:
The competition was won by the team of four athletes who had the lowest cumulative time across the four marathons, with each team member competing in only one marathon as part of their respective team's relay.
672: 1137: 393: 667: 1529: 322: 1524: 768: 687: 694: 363: 557: 526: 820: 353: 1237: 1055: 315: 171:
Standard Chartered announced they had ceased sponsorship of The Greatest Race on Earth in July 2009, bringing the competition to a close.
358: 257: 206: 97: 46: 1106: 813: 748: 229: 69: 368: 1434: 961: 631: 626: 547: 514: 474: 236: 76: 1519: 1490: 451: 308: 828: 481: 461: 439: 763: 715: 616: 608: 581: 494: 243: 83: 982: 735: 710: 621: 509: 469: 403: 833: 808: 743: 519: 429: 348: 1386: 915: 444: 225: 65: 1188: 920: 659: 586: 562: 552: 542: 456: 276: 116: 214: 54: 1291: 1048: 682: 486: 373: 1350: 758: 434: 210: 50: 1092: 636: 601: 1132: 1102: 1514: 1483: 1422: 1260: 1232: 1162: 1147: 1142: 1127: 1087: 1041: 941: 925: 905: 250: 90: 910: 888: 798: 997: 1157: 1152: 1012: 883: 1464: 1265: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1097: 788: 596: 398: 195: 35: 1534: 388: 199: 39: 1476: 1330: 378: 1345: 1270: 1227: 951: 876: 871: 641: 1022: 900: 343: 8: 987: 1509: 1365: 1335: 1064: 895: 866: 851: 793: 157: 153: 145: 977: 946: 783: 778: 1002: 1370: 1360: 1307: 1286: 1212: 141: 1355: 1340: 1198: 1193: 861: 300: 149: 1460: 1247: 1242: 1178: 1017: 992: 1503: 1183: 1007: 1313: 1255: 856: 137: 1033: 1452: 184: 24: 133: 295: 394:
Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Running Championships
1459:
This article about marathons or long-distance running is a
161: 160:
in 2005. The total prize pool for the 2006–07 series was
16:
Four-part series of marathon races in a relay format
330: 1530:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2009 1501: 1525:Recurring sporting events established in 2004 1484: 1049: 316: 1238:Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China 213:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 53:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 1491: 1477: 1056: 1042: 354:IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships 323: 309: 821:USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet Series 369:International Cross Country Championships 277:Learn how and when to remove this message 117:Learn how and when to remove this message 695:South American University Championships 1502: 1063: 482:East and Central African Championships 364:World Masters Non-Stadia Championships 1037: 962:Yokohama International Women's Ekiden 609:Mediterranean Athletics Championships 304: 1447: 1429: 983:Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting 527:West and North African Championships 384:World Festival of Youth and Students 211:adding citations to reliable sources 178: 51:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 349:IAAF World Road Relay Championships 13: 296:The Greatest Race on Earth website 156:. It was created and sponsored by 14: 1546: 1189:Standard Chartered Bank of Canada 660:British West Indies Championships 289: 132:(GROE) was a four-part series of 1451: 1428: 1417: 1416: 1292:Standard Chartered Bank Building 1211: 500:Combined Events and Race Walking 183: 23: 664:Central American and Caribbean 1520:Defunct athletics competitions 558:Far Eastern Championship Games 548:Asian University Championships 331:Defunct athletics competitions 1: 1093:Standard Chartered Bangladesh 916:Cross Country Permit Meetings 452:African Zone VI Championships 174: 1463:. You can help Knowledge by 1138:Standard Chartered Sri Lanka 1133:Standard Chartered Singapore 1103:Standard Chartered Hong Kong 921:Race Walking Challenge Final 359:IAAF World U18 Championships 226:"The Greatest Race on Earth" 66:"The Greatest Race on Earth" 7: 1233:Bank of British West Africa 1163:Standard Chartered Zimbabwe 1148:Standard Chartered Thailand 1143:Standard Chartered Tanzania 1128:Standard Chartered Pakistan 1088:International Bank of Qatar 942:Avon International Marathon 716:South Pacific Championships 140:format, which included the 10: 1551: 1446: 1252:Hsinchu International Bank 957:The Greatest Race on Earth 711:Australasian Championships 130:The Greatest Race on Earth 1395: 1379: 1323: 1300: 1279: 1220: 1209: 1171: 1158:Standard Chartered Zambia 1153:Standard Chartered Uganda 1080: 1071: 1013:U.S. Open Track and Field 970: 934: 844: 728: 703: 652: 571: 535: 419: 412: 336: 1123:Standard Chartered Nepal 1118:Standard Chartered Korea 1113:Standard Chartered Kenya 1098:Standard Chartered Ghana 399:Pacific Conference Games 1351:Liverpool Football Club 1316:(Group Chief Executive) 998:Meeting Lille-Métropole 389:IAAF World Marathon Cup 1331:Greatest Race on Earth 926:Hammer Throw Challenge 906:Indoor Permit Meetings 426:African Championships 1346:Kuala Lumpur Marathon 1228:American Express Bank 952:Sapporo Half Marathon 911:World Cross Challenge 487:Maghreb Championships 462:Central African Games 884:World Athletics Tour 688:Men's Marathon Relay 344:IAAF Continental Cup 207:improve this article 47:improve this article 1387:Seeing is Believing 988:Helsinki Grand Prix 632:Junior Race Walking 627:Indoor Race Walking 404:Pacific Ocean Games 379:Women's World Games 1515:Standard Chartered 1366:Singapore Marathon 1336:Hong Kong Marathon 1065:Standard Chartered 1023:Weltklasse in Köln 520:West African Games 164:1.5 million. 158:Standard Chartered 154:Hong Kong Marathon 146:Singapore Marathon 1472: 1471: 1444: 1443: 1207: 1206: 1031: 1030: 978:Adidas Grand Prix 947:Mezzalama Skyrace 724: 723: 287: 286: 279: 261: 127: 126: 119: 101: 1542: 1493: 1486: 1479: 1455: 1448: 1432: 1431: 1420: 1419: 1411: 1371:Singapore Sevens 1361:Nairobi Marathon 1310:(Group Chairman) 1287:Six Battery Road 1215: 1078: 1077: 1058: 1051: 1044: 1035: 1034: 872:Super Grand Prix 673:Junior Athletics 587:Baltic Sea Games 563:West Asian Games 553:East Asian Games 543:Afro-Asian Games 457:Afro-Asian Games 440:Mountain Running 417: 416: 325: 318: 311: 302: 301: 282: 275: 271: 268: 262: 260: 219: 187: 179: 142:Nairobi Marathon 122: 115: 111: 108: 102: 100: 59: 27: 19: 1550: 1549: 1545: 1544: 1543: 1541: 1540: 1539: 1500: 1499: 1498: 1497: 1445: 1440: 1399: 1391: 1375: 1356:Mumbai Marathon 1341:Jersey Marathon 1319: 1296: 1275: 1216: 1203: 1194:Chartered Trust 1167: 1073: 1067: 1062: 1032: 1027: 966: 930: 901:World Challenge 840: 834:Track and field 775:United Kingdom 720: 699: 648: 622:Combined Events 567: 531: 408: 332: 329: 292: 283: 272: 266: 263: 220: 218: 204: 188: 177: 150:Mumbai Marathon 123: 112: 106: 103: 60: 58: 44: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1548: 1538: 1537: 1535:Marathon stubs 1532: 1527: 1522: 1517: 1512: 1496: 1495: 1488: 1481: 1473: 1470: 1469: 1456: 1442: 1441: 1439: 1438: 1426: 1413: 1412: 1396: 1393: 1392: 1390: 1389: 1383: 1381: 1377: 1376: 1374: 1373: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1327: 1325: 1321: 1320: 1318: 1317: 1311: 1304: 1302: 1298: 1297: 1295: 1294: 1289: 1283: 1281: 1277: 1276: 1274: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1250: 1248:Grindlays Bank 1245: 1243:Colesberg Bank 1240: 1235: 1230: 1224: 1222: 1218: 1217: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1204: 1202: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1186: 1181: 1179:Allahabad Bank 1175: 1173: 1169: 1168: 1166: 1165: 1160: 1155: 1150: 1145: 1140: 1135: 1130: 1125: 1120: 1115: 1110: 1100: 1095: 1090: 1084: 1082: 1075: 1069: 1068: 1061: 1060: 1053: 1046: 1038: 1029: 1028: 1026: 1025: 1020: 1018:Vardinoyiannia 1015: 1010: 1005: 1003:Meeting Nikaïa 1000: 995: 990: 985: 980: 974: 972: 968: 967: 965: 964: 959: 954: 949: 944: 938: 936: 932: 931: 929: 928: 923: 918: 913: 908: 903: 898: 893: 892: 891: 881: 880: 879: 874: 869: 859: 854: 848: 846: 842: 841: 839: 838: 837: 836: 831: 823: 818: 817: 816: 811: 803: 802: 801: 796: 791: 786: 781: 773: 772: 771: 766: 761: 753: 752: 751: 746: 738: 736:Czechoslovakia 732: 730: 726: 725: 722: 721: 719: 718: 713: 707: 705: 701: 700: 698: 697: 692: 691: 690: 685: 679:North America 677: 676: 675: 670: 662: 656: 654: 650: 649: 647: 646: 645: 644: 639: 634: 629: 624: 619: 611: 606: 605: 604: 599: 591: 590: 589: 584: 575: 573: 569: 568: 566: 565: 560: 555: 550: 545: 539: 537: 533: 532: 530: 529: 524: 523: 522: 517: 512: 504: 503: 502: 497: 489: 484: 479: 478: 477: 472: 464: 459: 454: 449: 448: 447: 442: 437: 432: 423: 421: 414: 410: 409: 407: 406: 401: 396: 391: 386: 381: 376: 374:Goodwill Games 371: 366: 361: 356: 351: 346: 340: 338: 334: 333: 328: 327: 320: 313: 305: 299: 298: 291: 290:External links 288: 285: 284: 267:September 2019 191: 189: 182: 176: 173: 125: 124: 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1547: 1536: 1533: 1531: 1528: 1526: 1523: 1521: 1518: 1516: 1513: 1511: 1508: 1507: 1505: 1494: 1489: 1487: 1482: 1480: 1475: 1474: 1468: 1466: 1462: 1457: 1454: 1450: 1449: 1437: 1436: 1427: 1425: 1424: 1415: 1414: 1410: 1406: 1402: 1398: 1397: 1394: 1388: 1385: 1384: 1382: 1378: 1372: 1369: 1367: 1364: 1362: 1359: 1357: 1354: 1352: 1349: 1347: 1344: 1342: 1339: 1337: 1334: 1332: 1329: 1328: 1326: 1322: 1315: 1312: 1309: 1306: 1305: 1303: 1299: 1293: 1290: 1288: 1285: 1284: 1282: 1278: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1266:Standard Bank 1264: 1262: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1251: 1249: 1246: 1244: 1241: 1239: 1236: 1234: 1231: 1229: 1226: 1225: 1223: 1219: 1214: 1200: 1197: 1195: 1192: 1190: 1187: 1185: 1184:Standard Bank 1182: 1180: 1177: 1176: 1174: 1170: 1164: 1161: 1159: 1156: 1154: 1151: 1149: 1146: 1144: 1141: 1139: 1136: 1134: 1131: 1129: 1126: 1124: 1121: 1119: 1116: 1114: 1111: 1108: 1104: 1101: 1099: 1096: 1094: 1091: 1089: 1086: 1085: 1083: 1079: 1076: 1072:Divisions and 1070: 1066: 1059: 1054: 1052: 1047: 1045: 1040: 1039: 1036: 1024: 1021: 1019: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1008:Rieti Meeting 1006: 1004: 1001: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 986: 984: 981: 979: 976: 975: 973: 969: 963: 960: 958: 955: 953: 950: 948: 945: 943: 940: 939: 937: 933: 927: 924: 922: 919: 917: 914: 912: 909: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 896:Golden League 894: 890: 887: 886: 885: 882: 878: 875: 873: 870: 868: 867:Grand Prix II 865: 864: 863: 860: 858: 855: 853: 852:Golden Events 850: 849: 847: 843: 835: 832: 830: 829:Cross Country 827: 826: 824: 822: 819: 815: 812: 810: 807: 806: 805:West Germany 804: 800: 797: 795: 792: 790: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 776: 774: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 756: 755:Soviet Union 754: 750: 747: 745: 742: 741: 740:East Germany 739: 737: 734: 733: 731: 727: 717: 714: 712: 709: 708: 706: 702: 696: 693: 689: 686: 684: 681: 680: 678: 674: 671: 669: 668:Cross Country 666: 665: 663: 661: 658: 657: 655: 651: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 614: 612: 610: 607: 603: 600: 598: 595: 594: 592: 588: 585: 583: 580: 579: 577: 576: 574: 570: 564: 561: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 546: 544: 541: 540: 538: 534: 528: 525: 521: 518: 516: 515:Cross Country 513: 511: 508: 507: 505: 501: 498: 496: 493: 492: 491:North Africa 490: 488: 485: 483: 480: 476: 475:Half Marathon 473: 471: 468: 467: 465: 463: 460: 458: 455: 453: 450: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 430:Half Marathon 428: 427: 425: 424: 422: 418: 415: 411: 405: 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 370: 367: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 342: 341: 339: 335: 326: 321: 319: 314: 312: 307: 306: 303: 297: 294: 293: 281: 278: 270: 259: 256: 252: 249: 245: 242: 238: 235: 231: 228: –  227: 223: 222:Find sources: 216: 212: 208: 202: 201: 197: 192:This article 190: 186: 181: 180: 172: 169: 165: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 121: 118: 110: 107:November 2011 99: 96: 92: 89: 85: 82: 78: 75: 71: 68: –  67: 63: 62:Find sources: 56: 52: 48: 42: 41: 37: 32:This article 30: 26: 21: 20: 1465:expanding it 1458: 1433: 1421: 1408: 1407:   1404: 1403:   1401:Nationalized 1400: 1324:Sponsorships 1314:Bill Winters 1261:Eastern Bank 1256:P&O Bank 1221:Predecessors 1074:subsidiaries 956: 794:WAAA Outdoor 506:West Africa 466:East Africa 445:Race Walking 273: 264: 254: 247: 240: 233: 221: 205:Please help 193: 170: 166: 129: 128: 113: 104: 94: 87: 80: 73: 61: 45:Please help 33: 1308:José Viñals 993:Malmö Games 857:Golden Four 825:Yugoslavia 784:AAA Outdoor 779:AAC Outdoor 642:Women's Cup 136:races in a 1504:Categories 1301:Management 1271:Union Bank 862:Grand Prix 799:UK Outdoor 789:AAA Indoor 769:Spartakiad 602:Indoor Cup 237:newspapers 175:References 77:newspapers 1510:Marathons 510:Athletics 495:Athletics 470:Athletics 194:does not 34:does not 1423:Category 1405:Spun off 1199:20Twenty 1107:Mox Bank 971:Meetings 845:Seasonal 729:National 653:Americas 637:Marathon 435:Marathon 413:Regional 134:marathon 1435:Commons 1081:Current 809:Outdoor 759:Outdoor 744:Outdoor 704:Oceania 613:Nordic 593:Europe 578:Baltic 251:scholar 215:removed 200:sources 91:scholar 55:removed 40:sources 1280:Places 1172:Former 814:Indoor 764:Indoor 749:Indoor 617:Indoor 582:Indoor 572:Europe 420:Africa 253:  246:  239:  232:  224:  93:  86:  79:  72:  64:  1380:Other 935:Races 889:Final 877:Final 337:World 258:JSTOR 244:books 138:relay 98:JSTOR 84:books 1461:stub 1409:Sold 536:Asia 230:news 198:any 196:cite 162:US$ 152:and 70:news 38:any 36:cite 597:Cup 209:by 49:by 1506:: 683:5K 148:, 144:, 1492:e 1485:t 1478:v 1467:. 1109:) 1105:( 1057:e 1050:t 1043:v 324:e 317:t 310:v 280:) 274:( 269:) 265:( 255:· 248:· 241:· 234:· 217:. 203:. 120:) 114:( 109:) 105:( 95:· 88:· 81:· 74:· 57:. 43:.

Index


cite
sources
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
removed
"The Greatest Race on Earth"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message
marathon
relay
Nairobi Marathon
Singapore Marathon
Mumbai Marathon
Hong Kong Marathon
Standard Chartered
US$

cite
sources
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
removed
"The Greatest Race on Earth"
news
newspapers

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.