Birmingham will have its own marathon more than 30 years after the city held its last 26 mile run.
It is expected to follow in the footsteps the People's Marathon, which ran between 1980 and 1985 with the inaugral Birmingham International Marathon set to be held in October 2017, organisers said.
The race, which will also include a half marathon, has been created by The Great Run Company - the team behind the Great Birmingham 10K and the Great Birmingham Run - in partnership with the city council.
A provisional route starting at Alexander Stadium and finishing on Broad Street has been proposed with themed miles along the course to celebrate the city's cultural diversity.
Birmingham was hailed as the birthplace of the open-to-all marathon when elite runner John Walker launched the People's Marathon on 11 May 1980.
Mark Hollinshead, chief executive of the Great Run Company, said he hoped the new marathon would become the trials for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, saying:
"Not only will this be a great event for British elite runners, we will also aim to attract runners of all abilities from the UK and beyond, to run for charity, for the challenge or just for fun".
Steve Hollingworth, Birmingham City Council's assistant director for sport, events and parks added: "It will encourage more residents to become physically active and have access to a full complement of running events in the city."
Birmingham International Marathon provisional route;
- Alexander Stadium [START]
- Villa Park
- Aston Hall
- Barton Arms
- Selfridges Building
- Digbeth
- Cannon Hill Park
- Selly Park
- Bournville
- Edgbaston
- Broad Street [FINISH]
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