Bucharest Marathon

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Bucharest Marathon
Bucharest Marathon 0759 - Tekla Metafeira Getu.jpg
Tekla Getu, winner of the 2011 marathon, running in the rain past a costumed person wearing sandals
DateOctober
Location Bucharest, Romania
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Primary sponsor Raiffeisen Bank
Established2008(15 years ago) (2008)
Course recordsMen's: 2:10:51 (2019)
Flag of Kenya.svg Hosea Kipkemboi
Women's: 2:32:20 (2011)
Flag of Russia.svg Marina Kovaleva
Official site Bucharest Marathon
Participants426 finishers (2021)
914 (2019)

The Bucharest Marathon is an annual marathon and sport event hosted by the city of Bucharest, Romania since 2008. It is organized by the Bucharest Running Club, and held during the second weekend of October. The marathon is categorized as a Bronze Label Road Race by World Athletics. [1]

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History

An annual marathon has been held in Bucharest as early as 1992. [2]

The first edition of the most recent version of the annual marathon was first held in 2008. [3]

In 2020, initially, the race was limited to 250 professional runners due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all other entries automatically transferred to 2021, and all such registrants given the option of also running the race virtually and receiving a medal for free. [4] [5] [lower-alpha 1] However, the day before the scheduled date, the marathon was cancelled due to a request from the Ministry of Youth and Sport sent to the organizers the night before, in reaction to rising numbers of coronavirus cases within the capital. [7] [8] [9]

Course

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Searchtool.svg Course map of full marathon in 2019 [10]

The course begins on Bulevardul Libertății east of Parcul Izvor  [ ro ] and heads briefly east on Bulevardul Unirii past Piața Unirii before returning to Parcul Izvor and then heading north to Arcul de Triumf via Strada Berzei. [10] The course then turns around and heads back to Parcul Izvor via Calea Victoriei. [10] The course then heads southwest past Piața Constituției to run a loop on Șoseaua Panduri and Bulevardul Tudor Vladimirescu. [10] After returning to Piața Constituției, the course heads east again on Bulevardul Unirii, with a turnaround at the roundabout at Piața Alba Iulia and then a long loop on Splaiul Unirii, before returning to a finish at Piața Constituției. [10]

Other races

The event also includes a half marathon, a 10K, and a marathon relay. [11] In addition, there are several races held the day before that are not electronically timed, including a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) race, a race for teens also of length 2.5 km (1.6 mi), and multiple races for kids. [12] [13] [14]

Winners

Winners of the 2011 marathon Bucharest Marathon 0860 - Women Marathon winners.jpg
Winners of the 2011 marathon

Key:    Course record

Ed.YearMen's winnerCountryTime [lower-alpha 2] Women's winnerCountryTime [lower-alpha 2] Rf.
12008 Francis Maundu Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:15:48 Valentina Delion Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2:49:52 [15] [16]
22009 Eric Yator Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:20:35 Daniela Cârlan Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:44:49 [17] [18]
32010 Duncan Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:13:59 Sviatlana Kouhan Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2:35:13 [19] [20]
42011 Tekla Getu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:17:21 Marina Kovaleva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:32:20 [21] [22]
52012 Felix Kangogo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:15:19 Almaz Negede Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:38:09 [23]
62013 Victor Chelogoi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:14:05 Tigist Worku Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:37:28 [24]
72014 Michael Kipyego Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:13:37 Paula Todoran Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:41:23 [25]
82015 Patrick Kimeli Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:13:16 Zeritu Wakjira Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:48:53 [26]
92016 James Barmasai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:15:05 Zeritu Wakjira Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:40:33 [27]
102017 Duncan Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:13:13 Almaz Gelana Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:42:06 [28]
112018 Hosea Kipkemboi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:11:31 Almaz Gelana Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:41:29 [29]
122019 Hosea Kipkemboi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:10:51 Sophia Chesire Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:33:36 [30]
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 in Romania [31]
132021 Ivan Siuris Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2:16:35 Adela Paulina Baltoi Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:47:25 [32]

Notes

  1. In addition, the marathon course was replaced with a loop of length 10.5 km (6.5 mi) for the professional runners that year, before the marathon was cancelled. [6]
  2. 1 2 h:m:s

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