1976 New York City Marathon

1976 New York City Marathon
DateOctober 24, 1976
LocationUnited States New York City, NY
Event typeMarathon
Distance26.2 mi (42.195 km)
Edition7th
Course records2:10:09 (1976 men)
2:39:11 (1976 women)
Official siteOfficial website
1975
1977

The 1976 New York City Marathon was the 7th edition of the New York City Marathon and took place in New York City on October 24, 1976.[1]

After running in this race, Catalan chemist Ramón Oliu was inspired to organize the first marathon in Catalonia, in Palafrugell in 1978.[2][3][4][5] This race was also the first popular marathon in Spain, and eventually became the Barcelona Marathon.[4]

  1. ^ "New York City Marathon All Races 1976 – Present". nyrr.org. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Marató de Barcelona – Biblioteca Virtual". Archived from the original on 2020-10-21.
  3. ^ Revista Marathon: En Record Del Doctor Pere Pujol – Atletisme.Cat
  4. ^ a b 42 EDITIONS OF THE MARATHON OF BARCELONA – Blog Zurich Marató de Barcelona
  5. ^ "Així Va Ser la Primera Marató de Catalunya (1978)". 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23.