The Greatest Race on Earth (GROE) is a truly unique marathon relay series, run across four of the world's most exotic cities. Created and sponsored by Standard Chartered, GROE returns for its forth series in 2007/08 with its US $1.08 million prize pool still the largest in the world of athletics.

Each year GROE transforms the traditionally individual sport of marathon-running into a team event. 2007/08 welcomes record numbers of national teams, with over 30 different nationalities represented in this truly international series.

Some of the world's quickest marathon athletes compete in teams of four, running one marathon each - their eyes firmly set on working together to achieve a faster cumulative time than their rivals and gaining a significant slice of the prize pool.

Competitors will face many challenges along the way - including the highest altitude race of Nairobi on 28 October, 2007, the island race in Singapore on 2nd December, 2007, the historic race in Mumbai on 20th January, 2008, and the harbor race in Hong Kong, the decisive final leg on 17 February, 2008.

Partnership, teamwork, trust and courage, all of which are Standard Chartered core values, will be key factors in determining the winners.

For the details, please visit www.thegreatestrace.com