The Santiago Marathon ( Spanish : Maratón de Santiago ) is an annual event first run in 2007 through the streets of Santiago Chile . Other races include a half marathon and a 10K run .
6-622: The marathon held the IAAF Road Race Bronze Label in 2014, 2015 and 2017. The race starts and finishes in the Plaza de la Ciudadanía , opposite the Palacio de la Moneda . Race record in bold 33°26′40″S 70°39′13″W / 33.4444°S 70.6536°W / -33.4444; -70.6536 IAAF Road Race Label Events World Athletics Label Road Races are races that World Athletics (until 2019: IAAF ) designates as
12-460: A prestigious award by race organisers, and include the six World Marathon Majors . Platinium Label races have the strictest requirements, followed by Gold, then Elite, and general Label Races. All categories require what the World Athletics describes as an international elite field , that requires at least five nations for the highest labels to be represented by runners with times faster than
18-535: The "leading road races around the world." The classification was first introduced for the 2008 running season, upon the suggestion of the IAAF Road Running Commission. The races are split into three categories: marathons , half marathons and other. Within the "other" category are traditional road race distances, over which World Athletics world records can be set, along with some "Classical races", which span unusual distances. The Labels are considered
24-677: The 2023 season, only four tiers are used: Platinum Label, Gold Label, Elite Label and Label. In October 2018, the IAAF announced to introduced the Platinum Label for the 2020 season. For the 2021, the Platinum Label was renamed Elite Platinum Label, the Gold Label was renamed Elite Label, and the Silver and Bronze Labels were merged into Label Races. Then, in 2023, the Elite Platinum Label reverts to
30-461: The Platinum Label and the Gold Label re-emerges, becoming an intermediate tier between the Elite and Platinum Labels. The Labels are assessed and awarded each year. Race organisers have to apply to the World Athletics for recognition, and show that their race can meet a number of criteria. The criteria vary for the different levels; The race must be organised in a way that minimizes ecological damage to
36-581: The World Athletics's guidelines. Additionally, the race course must be closed to vehicular traffic, and measured to the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) standard, with full electronic timing used to generate the results. In the first year, only Gold and Silver Labels were awarded, and 49 races were recognised. A third tier was introduced in 2010, entitled the Bronze Label, and in 2015, 88 races were listed in total. Starting in
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