EDP Porto Marathon takes on a virtual format and leads the way to solidarity, as well

The EDP Porto Marathon takes on a virtual format and the competition is scheduled from 2nd to 8th November. Participants can choose two distances: the Marathon distance (42 km), from the riverside Douro and the Porto, Gaia and Matosinhos Atlantic Front or the 6 km mini-marathon/Fun Race. These distances can be concluded during the entire week, i.e., according to everyone's own pace. See here for applications.

"In response to the many requests by the usual runners, who intended to go forward with the mythic EDO Porto Marathon,", the organisation of the event decided to provide the opportunity to run in a different way; as such, the event takes is held in a virtual format.

"This way, all the runners will be able to keep tradition and take part in the chief-race of the road racing event, preserving all physical distancing rules and best practices regarding the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic", as highlighted by the organization. 

The goal of the race still stands: to motivate and inspire the runner community, by promoting an active and healthy lifestyle.

By the end of the competition, all participants to the EDP Virtual Porto Marathon are awarded a dorsal race wear and a free digital participation certificate, and also a celebratory medal that can be picked up later at a Loja do Corredor or it can be emailed to the participant's address.

Despite the goal of the event is not competitiveness, the race results will be made public by the event organization at the EDP Maratona do Porto website. As such, each runner must send their results to the email email geral@runporto.com, of Runporto.

Registration in the 42 km marathon costs 9€ and the Fun Race costs 6€. Out of these amounts, 5€ fall to the Food Emergency Aid network, established by the Food Bank to help those in need.

In addition, participants can also add Basket Foods to their application that will be offered to vulnerable families, supported by the Food Bank initiative. There are three types of Food Baskets available: the Small Basket (10€), the Medium Basket (15€) and the Family Basket (20€).

Porto is officially considered one of the best races in the Marathon World Circuit as it is homologated by official authorities regarding minimal access times to the European Championships, World Championships and the Olympics.

+Info