150 countries represented at 2018 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, here's some of the field from all over the world, video courtesy of Dubai Marathon

Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon starting line, January 2017, phot courtesy of Dubai Marathon

The 2018 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon is the largest event of its kind in the Middle East. 27,000 runners and walkers will compete on Friday, January 26, 2018. Runners and walkers from 150 countries are collecting their numbers for the Marathon, 10k and 4k. The Dubai media team caught up with some of the world travelers, and asked them about their running, and the upcoming event.

Like marathons around the world, the 2018 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon give the field a chance to see the city in a way that few others will experience.