The most coveted marathon? Certainly the Olympic. The oldest? Boston’s, one of five ‘Majors,’ run since 1897 on Patriots’ Day, the third Monday in April. The last one of the year? The one on New Year’s Eve, traditionally scheduled near Bologna. The marathon has always been every runner’s challenge, but there are some that in addition to the hardness of 42km present an extra goal, that of strangeness. Here then are the most peculiar marathons on the international calendar.

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Enrico Maria Corno

Enrico Maria Corno, giornalista per Corriere della Sera e Vanity Fair, vent’anni alla Rivista Sci e responsabile della passata edizione italiana del magazine americano Outside, collabora anche con enti di promozione turistica, federazioni e agenzie per l’organizzazione di eventi a tema outdoor, sport e sostenibilità. È con SportOutdoor24 fin dall’inizio.