A group of enthusiasts came up with a plan to organise a marathon in
Podgorica and the first edition took place on 8 October 1994. The 2011 edition of the race featured more than 3000 runners from 33 countries.
Slađana Perunović set a women's
Montenegrin record in the marathon at the event, finishing second in a time of 2:41:02 hours. In 2020, due to the
coronavirus pandemic, organizers preponed the scheduled date from to , restricted the number of participants to 100, and moved the race to a circular track of length . == Course ==