Calgary Marathon celebrates 50 years
Posted Jun 1, 2014 5:44 am.
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Road closures will be in effect for the Scotiabank Calgary Marathon which gets underway Sunday morning.
The various events in the marathon launching from Stampede Park and those road closures will be in effect until about 1:30 Sunday afternoon.
15,000 people are taking part in this the 50th anniversary of the oldest marathon in the country.
Marathon spokesperson Kirsten Flemming said they are coming from far-and-wide.
“We do have people that come from all over Canada and certainly the United States” she said, “We are welcoming visitors from 21 countries this year, so it’s become really a world class destination race. Of course it is a Boston qualifier, so a lot of people come to Calgary to qualify for Boston.”
In addition to the marathon, there are a number of other events including a 50-km race.
In the original race 50 years ago a grand total of 19 men took part, women weren’t allowed.
