Guadalajara Half Marathon

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Guadalajara Half Marathon
Arcos Guadalajara 2.jpg
The Arcos de Guadalajara  [ es ], near the start and finish area
DateFebruary [1]
Location Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Event type Road
Distance Half marathon
Primary sponsor Electrolit, Granvita
Established1985(39 years ago) (1985) [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Official site https://medio.maratonguadalajara.org

The Guadalajara Half Marathon [lower-alpha 2] (also known as the Guadalajara International Half Marathon [lower-alpha 3] or 21K GDL [5] ) is an annual road-based half marathon hosted by Guadalajara, Mexico, since 1985. [5] [6] [1] [7] The half marathon is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. [6] [8] It is held in February as part of the city's anniversary celebrations. [4] [9]

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The event is organized by the Guadalajara Municipal Sports Council, which also organizes the Guadalajara Marathon, a separate marathon event held in October or November. [10] [2]

History

The inaugural race was held on 27 October 1985 as the "Medio Maratón de la Juventud" ('youth half marathon'). [7] Organized by the state government, the race was won by Mexican runners Jorge Frías Rivera and Blanca Silvia Jaime, with finish times of 1:03:48 and 1:21:05, respectively. [1] [7] The Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS) states that the course used in the inaugural race of 1985, as well as those used in 1988 and 1989, "were probably quite short". [1]

According to the ARRS, no race was held in 1990. [1] The ARRS also does not have a record of a race being held in 2003. [1] [lower-alpha 4]

The race was renamed "Medio Maratón Guadalajara" in 1995. [7]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 edition of the race was held exclusively virtually, over a few days in the middle of April. [11] [12] [13] [lower-alpha 5]

Course

External image
Searchtool.svg Course map of half marathon in 2023 [5]

The half marathon begins and ends at the Arcos de Guadalajara  [ es ], near the statue of Minerva. [5] The race is held on roughly an out-and-back course, with an additional out-and-back leg about two-thirds of the way into the race that runs for approximately 2 km (1 mi) of the course. [5]

Winners

Key:  Course record

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (min:sec)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st1985Flag of Mexico.svg  Jorge Frías  (MEX)1:03:48Flag of Mexico.svg  Blanca Jaime  (MEX)1:21:05
2nd1986Flag of Mexico.svg  Francisco Pacheco  (MEX)1:06:06Flag of Mexico.svg  Isabel Castilleja  (MEX)1:18:58
3rd1987Flag of Mexico.svg  Dionicio Cerón  (MEX)1:03:09Flag of Mexico.svg  Maribel Colín  (MEX)1:18:44
4th1988Flag of Mexico.svg  Eulalio Martínez  (MEX)1:04:12Flag of Mexico.svg  Laura Valenzuela  (MEX)1:17:10
5th1989Flag of Mexico.svg Martín Sánchez (MEX)1:03:51Flag of Mexico.svg  Rocio Rendón  (MEX)1:19:21
6th1991Flag of Mexico.svg  Artemio Nava  (MEX)1:06:51Flag of Mexico.svg  Alicia Gregorio  (MEX)1:23:24
7th1992Flag of Mexico.svg  Héctor Martínez  (MEX)1:06:25Flag of Mexico.svg  Alicia Gregorio  (MEX)1:23:23
8th1993Flag of Mexico.svg  Roberto Alonso  (MEX)1:05:26Flag of Mexico.svg  Leticia Martínez  (MEX)1:16:14
9th1994Flag of Mexico.svg  Dionicio Cerón  (MEX)1:05:39Flag of Mexico.svg  Leticia Martínez  (MEX)1:20:33
10th1995Flag of Mexico.svg  Isidro Rico  (MEX)1:03:45Flag of Mexico.svg  Nora Rocha  (MEX)1:15:46
11th1996Flag of Mexico.svg  Margarito Alonso  (MEX)1:05:07Flag of Mexico.svg  Emma Cabrera  (MEX)1:18:04
12th1997Flag of Mexico.svg  Andrés Espinosa  (MEX)1:05:07Flag of Mexico.svg  Anette Espinoza  (MEX)1:16:07
13th1998Flag of Mexico.svg  Armando Quintanilla  (MEX)1:04:00Flag of Mexico.svg  María del Carmen Díaz  (MEX)1:14:01
14th1999Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Abraham Assefa  (ETH)1:03:01Flag of Mexico.svg  América Mateos  (MEX)1:13:33
15th2000Flag of Kenya.svg  Dominic Nyabuto  (KEN)1:03:31Flag of Kenya.svg  Pamela Chepchumba  (KEN)1:13:32
16th2001Flag of Kenya.svg  Jackson Koech  (KEN)1:01:15Flag of Kenya.svg  Deborah Mengich  (KEN)1:16:32
17th2002Flag of Kenya.svg  Jackson Koech  (KEN)1:01:41Flag of Kenya.svg  Pamela Chepchumba  (KEN)1:12:14
18th2004Flag of Kenya.svg  Benjamin Kiplimo  (KEN)1:03:12Flag of Mexico.svg  Madaí Pérez  (MEX)1:12:20
19th2005Flag of Kenya.svg  Lazarus Nyakeraka  (KEN)1:04:18Flag of Mexico.svg  Madaí Pérez  (MEX)1:14:20
20th2006Flag of Mexico.svg  Pablo Olmedo  (MEX)1:03:59Flag of Mexico.svg  Madaí Pérez  (MEX)1:12:27
21st2007Flag of Kenya.svg  Hillary Kipchirchir  (KEN)1:03:04Flag of Mexico.svg  María Elena Valencia  (MEX)1:12:31
22nd2008Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Nthiwa  (KEN)1:02:36Flag of Mexico.svg  Patricia Rétiz  (MEX)1:12:29
23rd2009Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Keter  (KEN)1:02:55Flag of Kenya.svg  Genoveva Kigen  (KEN)1:12:16
24th2010Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Keter  (KEN)1:02:56Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Shewarge Alene  (ETH)1:15:26
25th2011Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Keter  (KEN)1:02:31Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Shewarge Alene  (ETH)1:11:23
26th2012Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Keter  (KEN)1:02:59Flag of Kenya.svg  Genoveva Kigen  (KEN)1:13:16
27th2013Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Keter  (KEN)1:03:44Flag of Mexico.svg  Marisol Romero  (MEX)1:12:18
28th2014Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Keter  (KEN)1:04:26Flag of Mexico.svg  Mayra Sánchez  (MEX)1:14:26
29th2015Flag of Mexico.svg  Juan Luis Barrios  (MEX)1:03:21Flag of Kenya.svg  Risper Gesabwa  (KEN)1:14:29
30th2016Flag of Mexico.svg  Juan Luis Barrios  (MEX)1:04:13Flag of Kenya.svg  Risper Gesabwa  (KEN)1:13:16
31st2017Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Keter  (KEN)1:03:55Flag of Kenya.svg  Risper Gesabwa  (KEN)1:14:55
32nd2018Flag of Kenya.svg  John Nzau  (KEN)1:03:49Flag of Kenya.svg  Diana Kipyokei  (KEN)1:10:00
33rd2019Flag of Kenya.svg  Mathew Kisorio  (KEN)1:01:48Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Afera Godfay  (ETH)1:08:53
34th2020Flag of Kenya.svg  Benson Kipruto  (KEN)1:02:13Flag of Kenya.svg  Lucy Cheruiyot  (KEN)1:10:52
35th2021Did not held
36th2022Flag of Kenya.svg  Rhonzas Kilimo  (KEN)1:01:20Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Besu Sado  (ETH)1:09:12
37th2023Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Yasin Haji  (ETH)1:01:03Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Hiwot Gebrekidan  (ETH)1:09:06
38th2024Flag of Kenya.svg  Stephen Kiprop  (KEN)1:01:21Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Aberu Ayana  (ETH)1:08:51

Wins by country

CountryMen'sWomen'sTotal
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 162137
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 191029
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 268

Notes

  1. ↑ A half marathon event was held in Guadalajara in 1984 as the Guadalajara Marathon. [2]
  2. ↑ Spanish: Medio Maratón Guadalajara [3]
  3. ↑ Spanish: Medio Maratón Internacional Guadalajara [4]
  4. ↑ ARRS has records of a race held on 3 November 2002 as well as one on 8 February 2004. [1]
  5. ↑ Originally scheduled from 15 April to 18 April, the virtual race was later extended to 19 April. [12] [13]

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