The 2010 Land Rover Malta Marathon will be held today when a record entry of more than 1,400 participants will be on the starting line at Mdina for this annual sporting event which has now reached its 25th year.

Malta's leading runners are all expected to take part including Jonathan Balzan, Charles Cilia, Carol Walsh and Joelle Cortis, among others.

The start of the full marathon (42kms) is at 8 a.m. The route takes runners from Mdina Gate through Rabat, Nigret, Mtarfa, Ta' Qali, Mosta, Attard, Mrieħel by-pass, Marsa, Blata l-Bajda, Pietà, Msida and Ta' Xbiex before the finish at the Sliema Ferries.

The half-marathon starts at 10 a.m. and will see runners covering the same route as that of last year.

The novel idea this year is the walkathon which gets underway at 9 a.m. Participants, who number more than 200, will go through the same route as the half marathon.

The walkathon was introduced by the marathon organisers to encourage more physical activity among the public.

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