Canberra Marathon

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Canberra Marathon
Canberra-marathon-startline-2006.jpg
Start line in 2006
DateMid-April
Location Canberra, Australia
Event type Road
Distance Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run, 5K run, Ultramarathon
Primary sponsor Canberra Times
Established1976(48 years ago) (1976)
Course recordsMen's: 2:15:02 (1995)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Andrews
Women's: 2:32:57 (1994)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sue Hobson
Official site Canberra Times Marathon Festival
Participants1,600 (2021)

The Canberra Times Marathon Festival is an annual marathon held in the city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The marathon was established in 1976 and is the oldest city marathon in Australia. [1] The marathon was initially held on November before being moved to April in 1979. [2]

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History

The marathon was first held in November 1976 and had 30 people start. [3] [2] It was founded by John Harding, who also was the race director and inaugural winner, with a finish time of 2:36:39. The whole purpose of the event was to allow John Harding to get a qualifying time in order to enter the Australian Marathon. [4] In total 17 people completed the course of which 14 finished in under 3 hours. [4] [3]

In November 1977, the race was known as the "Pre-Pacific Conference Games Marathon" [2] [5] [6] with a total of 85 finishers. [6] The 1978 race had 260 participants and was known as the "Canberra International Marathon" after which it was decided to run the marathon in April to avoid clashing with other races with the 1979 race restricted to 300 runners. [2] The number of runners peaked in 1984 with almost 2,400 starters but dropped in the late 1980s to around 500 runners each year. [7]

The event was sponsored by Nike from 1979 to 1989 before sponsorship was taken over by the ACT Academy of Sport for the 1990 race with a $7,000 sponsorship package. [8] [9] Sponsorship for the race was then provided by Mobil starting in 1991. [7]

The 1995 race was the Australian trial for the IAAF World Marathon Cup after being nominated by Athletics Australia. [10]

From 2003 a memorandum of understanding was undertaken with ACT Cross Country Club to give Cundy Sports Marketing responsibility to manage the event. [11]

In 2010 a dispute between the two groups both claiming to own the event (Cundy Sports Marketing and ACT Cross Country Club) went to court to resolve. As a result of this, government approvals for the event were not granted and the race was not held. [12] [13] As a result of this the ACT Cross Country Club disbanded. The 2011 event was organised by Fairfax Events as part of the Australian Running Festival. [14]

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with all entries automatically transferred to 2021 and all registrants given the option of also running the race virtually and receiving a medal for free. [15] [16] [17] The 2021 race attracted 1,600 entries. [18]

Course

In 2014 the race course moved from being a 3-lap race starting and finishing at Telopea Park School in Manuka to a new, single lap, route starting and finishing at Old Parliament House after passing landmarks such as the National Zoo & Aquarium, Government House and Telstra Tower. [19]

The marathon starts at Telopea Park School in the suburb of Manuka, within sight of Parliament House. The route starts with a 10 km (6.2 mi) lap around the old and new Parliament buildings and other major government buildings. This is followed by a double lap crossing Lake Burley Griffin (over the Kings Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue bridges) and along Parkes Way out towards the Glenloch interchange near the Telstra Tower landmark. [20]

Other awards

Runners who complete ten Canberra marathons are given the honorary title of 'Griffin', after Walter Burley Griffin, the designer of the city of Canberra. 20 or more finishes receives the title of 'Burley Griffin' and 30 or more finishes the title of 'Walter Burley Griffin'. [21]

Other races

The event has five races: 5 km race on a Saturday, and the 10 km, half marathon, marathon and ultramarathon on the following day. [22]

The ultramarathon allows those registered for the marathon to "go beyond the marathon" and compete in a 50 km (31 mi) event. At the time, once participants completed the marathon, they were recorded as marathon finishers and were eligible to run a few extra kilometres to also complete the 50 km race. [22] The ultramarathon and marathon were later split into separate races with separate start times. [23] [24]

Community impact

Under the Australian Running Festival, the event worked to fundraise approximately $200,000 for over 250 charities in 2018. Individuals or teams may participate in the event and work towards fundraising money for their charity of choice; with some teams, such as 'Team Beyond Blue' raising $25,099. [25] Individuals or teams that are participating in the event contribute a donation as part of their entry and may also work towards accumulating sponsors. [26]

Winners

Key:    Course record

Ed.YearMen's winnerTime [lower-alpha 1] Women's winnerTime [lower-alpha 1] Ref.
11976Flag of Australia (converted).svg  John Harding  (AUS)2:36:39 [3] [27]
21977Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Chris Wardlaw  (AUS)2:27:42 [27]
31978Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Geoffrey Moore  (AUS)2:26:58Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Susan Hill  (AUS)2:59:28 [27] [28]
41979Flag of Australia (converted).svg  John Stanley  (AUS)2:18:45Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Mary Murison  (AUS)3:10:00 [27]
51980Flag of New Zealand.svg  Chris Pilone  (NZL)2:17:51Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Susan Hill  (AUS)2:55:17 [27] [29]
61981Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Graeme Kennedy  (AUS)2:15:16Flag of New Zealand.svg  Judith Hine  (NZL)2:44:08 [27] [29]
71982Flag of New Zealand.svg  Derek Froude  (NZL)2:17:45Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Barrett (AUS)2:45:12 [27] [29]
81983Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Colin Neave  (AUS)2:16:57Flag of New Zealand.svg  Ngaire Drake  (NZL)2:44:11 [27] [29]
91984Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Grenville Wood  (AUS)2:15:50Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lisa Martin  (AUS)2:35:05 [27] [29]
101985Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Colin Neave  (AUS)2:21:27Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Iris Cook  (AUS)2:54:45 [27]
111986Flag of New Zealand.svg  Graham Macky  (NZL)2:21:21Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rhonda Mallinder  (AUS)2:46:29 [29]
121987Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Garrick Hand  (AUS)2:19:00Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Annette McNeil  (AUS)2:49:43 [27] [30]
131988Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Gerard Barrett  (AUS)2:15:07Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Annette McNeil  (AUS)2:48:18
141989Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Gerard Ryan  (AUS)2:26:55Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Trudy Fenton  (AUS)2:41:39
151990Flag of New Zealand.svg  Derek Froude  (NZL)2:22:24Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Mary Silver  (AUS)2:58:00 [31]
161991Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Colin Neave  (AUS)2:23:23Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Joanne Cowan  (AUS)2:46:18 [32]
171992Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Gerard Barrett  (AUS)2:19:46Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Joanne Cowan  (AUS)2:42:31 [33]
181993Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Gerard Barrett  (AUS)2:22:20Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Joanne Cowan  (AUS)2:42:00 [34]
191994Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Allan Carman  (AUS)2:19:39Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sue Hobson  (AUS)2:32:57 [35]
201995Flag of Australia (converted).svg  John Andrews  (AUS)2:15:02Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Joanne Cowan  (AUS)2:41:48 [36]
211996Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Vin McCarthy  (AUS)2:25:39Flag of Germany.svg  Birgit Schuckmann  (GER)2:42:43
221997Flag of Indonesia.svg  Edward Nabunone  (INA)2:23:38Flag of New Zealand.svg  Gabrielle O'Rourke  (NZL)2:42:45
231998Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Paul Wilson  (AUS)2:23:25Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robin Roocke  (AUS)2:51:05
241999Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Raymond Boyd  (AUS)2:18:01Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Melissa Bulloch  (AUS)2:47:30
2000not held due to Host City Marathon in Sydney [37] [38]
252001Flag of Qatar.svg  Gemechu Woyecha  (QAT)2:16:23Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Susan Michelsson  (AUS)2:41:59
262002Flag of Qatar.svg  Gemechu Woyecha  (QAT)2:20:20Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Elizabeth Miller  (AUS)2:49:09
272003Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Gemechu Woyecha  (AUS)2:22:35Flag of New Zealand.svg  Nyla Carroll  (NZL)2:38:56 [39]
282004Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Martin Dent  (AUS)2:15:12Flag of New Zealand.svg  Shireen Crumpton  (NZL)2:43:21
292005Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Magnus Michelsson  (AUS)2:21:01Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Belinda Schipp  (AUS)2:43:52
302006Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Barry Keem  (AUS)2:24:10Flag of New Zealand.svg  Shireen Crumpton  (NZL)2:42:55
312007Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Magnus Michelsson  (AUS)2:20:55Flag of Greece.svg  Magdaliní Karímali  (GRE)2:43:40 [40] [41]
322008Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Mark Tucker  (AUS)2:24:13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jackie Fairweather  (AUS)2:46:01 [42]
332009Flag of Australia (converted).svg  David Criniti  (AUS)2:26:09Flag of Greece.svg  Magdaliní Karímali  (GRE)2:43:19
2010cancelled due to ownership dispute [12]
342011Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rowan Walker  (AUS)2:24:14Flag of Greece.svg  Magdaliní Karímali  (GRE)2:50:49 [43]
352012Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Anthony Farrugia  (AUS)2:28:23Flag of Greece.svg  Magdaliní Karímali  (GRE)2:47:45 [1] [44]
362013Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rowan Walker  (AUS)2:24:23Flag of Greece.svg  Magdaliní Karímali  (GRE)2:52:46 [45] [46]
372014Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Samuel Woldeamanuel  (ETH)2:21:38Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kirsten Molloy  (AUS)2:49:57 [47]
382015Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rowan Walker  (AUS)2:26:27Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Fleur Flanery  (AUS)2:53:54 [48]
392016Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rowan Walker  (AUS)2:28:43Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ruth Wilson  (AUS)2:46:55
402017Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Matthew Cox  (AUS)2:21:38Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Leah Fitzgerald  (AUS)2:58:41 [49]
412018Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Dion Finocchiaro  (AUS)2:25:38Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kirsten Molloy  (AUS)3:00:57
422019Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Earl  (GBR)2:20:25Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Stephanie Auston  (AUS)2:43:33 [50] [51]
2020not held due to coronavirus pandemic [18] [15]
432021Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Myles Gough  (AUS)2:25:18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Riine Ringi  (AUS)2:42:29 [52] [53]
442022Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jamie Lacey  (AUS)2:31:28Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Marnie Ponton  (AUS)2:43:28 [54] [55]
452023Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Harry Smithers  (AUS)2:28:24Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cassie Little  (AUS)2:45:00 [56]

Notes

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