Over 120,000 participants have registered to take part in this year’s race – a record in the history of the Marathon in Africa, even where the Lagos City Marathon is only in its fourth edition and is considered in the third tier of Marathon racing in the world. Expectations are that, if the present exponential growth is any measure to go by, in the next few years, the Lagos City Marathon could grow to compete in size and quality with the best city Marathons in the world – London, Milan, Boston and so on! That’s partly why the Lagos event is still ranked in the Bronze category in the world. Ironically, once again, it is not the elite race that interests the army of Marathon race followers, participants and bystanders that observe the event. Indeed, the Marathon is a personal test of the self.

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2019 04:30 UTC