Brussels Marathon | |
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Date | Late October or early November |
Location | Brussels Capital Region and Tervuren, Belgium |
Distance | Marathon, half marathon |
Primary sponsor | Brussels Airport |
Established | 1984 2004 (current era) |
Course records | Men's: 2:11:00 (2004) John Kelai Women's: 2:32:16 (2004) Jennifer Chesinon |
Official site | Brussels Airport Marathon |
Participants | 6,276 (2019) |
The Brussels Marathon is an annual AIMS-certified marathon held in Brussels, Belgium, first held in 1984, and usually held in the autumn. Races of shorter distances are also held on the same day.
The full race was first held in 1984.
The race was not held from 1995 to 2003. [1]
In 2004, the race was restarted as part of the ING Running Tour, organized by ING Belgium and the Royal Belgian Athletics League. [2] [3]
Public controversy arose in social networks in 2017, where podium awards appeared and differed significantly between females and males. Following a change of sponsorship by Brussels Airport in 2018, the organisers (Golazo Sports) announced that awards would be aligned equally for both sexes. In 2018, the organisers defended the non-publication of full race results including category positions on the grounds of recent changes in European privacy laws, although inconsistent with standard practice as well as the publication of other race results by the same organiser. [4]
The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 3 October 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021. [5]
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Course map of full marathon in 2018 [6] |
The marathon makes a loop, starting and ending in the City of Brussels, in the proximity of Brussels Park. [7] Initially the runners head eastwards, to Tervuren. Alongside the track, the participants pass several green areas: the Cinquantenaire Park, the Woluwe Park, the Capuchin Forest, the Royal Belgian Golf Club and the Bois de la Cambre. Since 2017, the course has started and finished in the Cinquantenaire Park, initially heading west anti-clockwise around the city, with the full marathon deviating out-and-back to Tervuren. Since 2018, the start and finish has coincided with the more renowned 20 km of Brussels held in May.
A half marathon, a Mini Marathon (6.5 km) and a Kids Run (1 km) are also held. [7]
The full Brussels Marathon is open to runners 18 or older from any nation. Competitors for the half marathon have to be at least 16 years of age.
More people participate in the half marathon than in the full marathon. As of 2014, the half marathon had its largest attendance in 2012 with 8006 participants, and the full Brussels Marathon had its largest attendance in 2010 with 2546 runners. [8]
In response to increasing public concerns on the amount of unnecessary waste at such public sports events, the organisers are aiming at a plastic-free event from 2019 onwards, with drinking water served in cardboard cups, no goody bags and avoiding the need for aluminium foil protection after the race by ensuring participants' sports bags are readily accessible.
Source: [8]
Key: Course record (in bold)
Date | Race name | Male Winner | Time [lower-alpha 1] | Female Winner | Time [lower-alpha 1] | Finishers | Rf. |
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1984.09.30 | Brussels | Dirk Vanderherten (BEL) | 2:18:46 | Mia Pauwels (BEL) | 2:44:43 | 1815 | [9] |
1985.09.29 | Brussels | Dirk Vanderherten (BEL) | 2:18:36 | Agnes Pardaens (BEL) | 2:46:37 | 1441 | |
1986.09.28 | Brussels | Dirk Vanderherten (BEL) | 2:15:32 | Francine Peeters (BEL) | 2:42:02 | ||
1987.09.27 | Brussels | Rudi Dirickx (BEL) | 2:18:05 | Nelly Aerts (BEL) | 2:33:33 | 1439 | |
1988.09.11 | Brussels | Vesa Kähkölä (FIN) | 2:16:53 | Francine Peeters (BEL) | 2:44:12 | 1161 | |
1989.09.24 | Brussels | Pavel Klimeš (TCH) | 2:16:46 | Nelly Aerts (BEL) | 2:36:49 | 1271 | |
1990.09.30 | Spa Brussels | Csaba Szűcs (HUN) | 2:17:36 | Valentina Lunyegova (URS) | 2:40:00 | ||
1991.09.15 | Brussels | Anatoly Karipanov (URS) | 2:18:04 | Irina Sklyarenko (URS) | 2:41:32 | ||
1992.09.13 | Brussels | Anatoly Karipanov (RUS) | 2:16:43 | Mária Starovská (TCH) | 2:42:13 | ||
1993.09.12 | Brussels | Ronny Ligneel (BEL) | 2:16:14 | Véronique Collard (BEL) | 2:44:29 | ||
1994.09.18 | Reebok Brussels | Vincent Rousseau (BEL) | 2:12:59 | Karin Bøgh Andersen (DEN) | 3:03:02 |
Ed. | Date | Race name | Male Winner | Time [lower-alpha 1] | Female Winner | Time [lower-alpha 1] | Finishers | Rf. |
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1 | 2004.10.10 | ING Brussels | John Kelai (KEN) | 2:11:00 | Jennifer Chesinon (KEN) | 2:32:16 | 1801 | |
2 | 2005.08.28 | ING Brussels | Samson Kosgei (KEN) | 2:12:01 | Rose Nyangancha (KEN) | 2:37:48 | 784 | |
3 | 2006.08.27 | ING Brussels | Stephen Loruo (KEN) | 2:11:26 | Irene Mogaka (KEN) | 2:42:53 | 819 | |
4 | 2007.10.14 | ING Brussels | Jonathan Kiptoo (KEN) | 2:12:16 | Rael Jepyator (KEN) | 2:41:20 | 1476 | [10] [11] |
5 | 2008.10.05 | Brussels | Rik Ceulemans (BEL) | 2:19:29 | Anne Zijderveld (NED) | 3:15:51 | 1149 | |
6 | 2009.10.04 | Brussels | Abraham Potongole (KEN) | 2:15:13 | Virginie Soenen (BEL) | 3:07:12 | 1569 | |
7 | 2010.10.10 | Brussels | Levy Matebo (KEN) | 2:13:30 | Mariska Dute (BEL) | 2:59:16 | 1998 | |
8 | 2011.10.02 | Brussels | Paul Kiprop (KEN) | 2:14:51 | Mariska Dute (BEL) | 3:00:01 | 1553 | |
9 | 2012.10.07 | Brussels | Joseph Mutai (KEN) | 2:16:41 | Claire Macht (DEN) | 3:06:15 | 1709 | |
10 | 2013.10.06 | Brussels | Samson Bungei (KEN) | 2:15:49 | Maja Glesti (SWI) | 3:10:21 | 1794 | |
11 | 2014.10.05 | Belfius Brussels | Florent Caelen (BEL) | 2:16:31 | Louise Deldicque (BEL) | 2:56:26 | 1885 | |
12 | 2015.10.04 | Belfius Brussels | Geoffrey Kipkoech (KEN) | 2:14:39 | Soetkin Demey (BEL) | 3:05:31 | 2011 | |
13 | 2016.10.02 | Belfius Brussels | Eric Kering (KEN) | 2:16:51 | Virginie Vandroogenbroeck (BEL) | 2:53:42 | 1427 | |
14 | 2017.10.01 | Belfius Brussels | Stephen Kiplagat (KEN) | 2:11:44 | Christelle Lemaire (BEL) | 3:10:42 | 1437 | |
15 | 2018.10.28 | Brussels Airport | Laban Cheruiyot (KEN) | 2:24:20 | Kabiratou Nassam (BEL) | 2:57:59 | ||
16 | 2019.10.06 | Brussels Airport | Michael Chege (KEN) | 2:17:53 | Kabiratou Nassam (BEL) | 2:54:48 | 1343 | |
2020 | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | - | ||||||
2021 | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | - | ||||||
17 | 2022.10.02 | Brussels Airport | Dominic Mibei (KEN) | 2:14:13 | Veerle Dhaese (BEL) | 3:10:16 | 1080 | |
18 | 2023.10.01 | Brussels Airport | Simon Kipkosgei (KEN) | 2:15:31 | Christa Cain (GBR) | 2:50:50 | 1381 |
Ed. | Date | Men's winner | Time [lower-alpha 1] | Women's winner | Time [lower-alpha 1] | Rf. |
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1 | 2005.08.28 | Guy Fays (BEL) | 1:06:45 | Claudia Stalder (BEL) | 1:23:42 | |
2 | 2006.08.27 | Guy Fays (BEL) | 1:07:16 | Catherine Lallemand (BEL) | 1:18:53 | |
3 | 2007.10.14 | Jason Mayeroff (USA) | 1:07:03 | Anne-Marie Dupont (BEL) | 1:28:08 | |
4 | 2008.10.05 | Guy Fays (BEL) | 1:08:41 | Blanka Paulů (CZE) | 1:26:25 | |
5 | 2009.10.04 | Guy Fays (BEL) | 1:12:16 | Catherine Lallemand (BEL) | 1:20:49 | |
6 | 2010.10.10 | Abdeljebbar Sihammane (MAR) | 1:09:24 | Ysabelle Vuillard (BEL) | 1:22:36 | |
7 | 2011.10.02 | Alexander Rodríguez (BEL) | 1:08:36 | Claire Nuytens (BEL) | 1:27:42 | |
8 | 2012.10.07 | Abdeljebbar Sihammane (MAR) | 1:09:49 | Hasna Bahom (MAR) | 1:19:05 | |
9 | 2013.10.06 | Abdeljebbar Sihammane (MAR) | 1:09:50 | Petra Fašungová (SVK) | 1:22:39 | |
10 | 2014.10.05 | Lander Van Droogenbroeck (BEL) | 1:08:35 | Alexandra Tondeur (BEL) | 1:21:57 | |
11 | 2015.10.04 | Lander Van Droogenbroeck (BEL) | 1:09:04 | Nina Lauwaert (BEL) | 1:23:53 | |
12 | 2016.10.02 | Lander Van Droogenbroeck (BEL) | 1:08:57 | Kabiratou Nassam Alassani (BEN) | 1:20:27 | |
13 | 2017.10.01 | Josh Bull (GBR) | 1:08:07 | Sophie Hardy (BEL) | 1:18:47 | |
14 | 2018.10.28 | Maxime Delvoie (BEL) | 1:09:58 | Charlotte Monfils (BEL) | 1:23:58 | |
15 | 2019.10.06 | Nick Earl (GBR) | 1:07:16 | Sonja Vernikov (GER) | 1:20:52 | |
2020 | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | [5] | ||||
2021 | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | |||||
16 | 2022.10.02 | Nicolas Fiessinger (FRA) | 1:07:33 | Inès Martin (BEL) | 1:26:46 | |
17 | 2023.10.01 | Lukas Outtier (BEL) | 1:11:12 | Mathilde Deswaef (BEL) | 1:20:56 | |
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