On this day...

On 7 May 1982, at the Park Lane Hotel in London, members of the new Association adopted articles of association, paid membership dues and elected a Board of Directors.

Of those founders of the Association of International Marathons (until 1987 membership was restricted to Marathons only) more than half remain members today and hundreds more have joined.

At this landmark anniversary AIMS would like to acknowledge and thank all those race organisations which have, at one time or another, come under the AIMS umbrella and contributed to the great enterprise noted in the articles of association to “exchange information, knowledge and expertise” among the members of the Association.

Thanks and congratulations are also due to the various sponsors who have contributed through AIMS towards the objectives of improving race organisation and the experience offered to race participants.