The Greatest Race on Earth (GROE) was a four-part series of
marathon races in a
relay
A relay
Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts
An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off
A relay is an electrically operated switch ...
format, which included the
Nairobi Marathon
The Nairobi Marathon is an annual road running competition over the marathon distance usually held in October in Nairobi, Kenya. First held in 2003, the competition expanded and now includes a half marathon race along with the main race.
It was ...
,
Singapore Marathon,
Mumbai Marathon and
Hong Kong Marathon
The Hong Kong Marathon (香港馬拉松), sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, is an annual marathon race held in January or February in Hong Kong. In addition to the full marathon, a 10 km run and a half marathon are also held. Around ...
. It was created and sponsored by
Standard Chartered in 2005. The total prize pool for the 2006–07 series was
US$1.5 million.
The competition was won by the team of four athletes who had the lowest cumulative time across the four marathons, with each team member competing in only one marathon as part of their respective team's relay.
Standard Chartered announced they had ceased sponsorship of The Greatest Race on Earth in July 2009, bringing the competition to a close.
References
External links
The Greatest Race on Earth website
Marathons
Standard Chartered
Defunct athletics competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2004
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2009
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