Paavo Nurmi Marathon Turku

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Course highlights

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Loop course

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Road terrain

Running surface

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BQ course

Boston Qualifier eligible

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Certified

World Athletics

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65m gain

Total elevation

About this race

The Paavo Nurmi Marathon in Turku honours the greatest distance runner in history — Paavo Nurmi, the 'Flying Finn' who won 9 Olympic gold medals in a sport-defining 1920s career from Turku. The course runs from the statue of Nurmi himself, through Finland's former capital and oldest city, along the Aura River lined with summer restaurant barges, past medieval Turku Cathedral, through the Swedish Quarter, and along the Turku Archipelago coastline.

History and records

First edition 1975

Avg. participants 2,700

Race day weather

Early August in Turku averages 17-24C (63-75F). Finnish summer. Aura River. Archipelago coast.

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Paavo Nurmi Marathon Official website

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