H.C. Andersen Marathon

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H.C. Andersen Marathon
DateLate September
Location Odense, Denmark
Event type Road
Distance Marathon, Half marathon
Established2000
Course recordsMen's: 2:10:37 (2012)
Flag of Kenya.svg Luka Chelimo
Women's: 2:30:49 (2019)
Flag of Kenya.svg Jerubet Perez
Official site Official website
Participants881 finishers (2021)
1,236 (2019)

The H.C. Andersen Marathon (HCA Marathon) is a marathon in Odense, Denmark, which was established in 2000. [1] From 2006 onwards, the event has included a half marathon and from 2017 a 10K race "Run the last 10".

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HCA Marathon is named after the Danish fairy-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen.

HCA Marathon is the world's fastest marathon in 2019. On average the runners finish the marathon in just 3:51:22 which is just 8 minutes 50 second a mile. HCA Marathon is also the marathon with the cleanest air in the world.

Course

The race is held on a round course, starting and finishing at Odense Idrætspark. The course is run twice, and the finish is in the athletics stadium. [2]

Statistics

Course records

Winners

DateMen's WinnerNationTimeWomen's winnerNationTime
October 15, 2000 Daniel Cheribo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:14:17 Gitte Karlshøj Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:35:39
October 14, 2001 Witalij Melzajew Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:18:14 Gitte KarlshøjFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:32:41
October 13, 2002 Andrei Tarassow Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:20:59 Karina Szymańska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:33:20
October 12, 2003 Alexei Chlochlow Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:19:33 Gitte KarlshøjFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:34:57
October 10, 2004 Daniel Too Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:13:57 [3] Gitte KarlshøjFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:45:46 [3]
September 25, 2005 Josephat Rop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:14:49 Irina Songerlainen Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:41:25
September 17, 2006 Daniel Too Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:15:49 Lene Duus Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:40:41
September 23, 2007 Jonah Kemboi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:15:05 Irina Songerlainen (2)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:42:15
September 21, 2008 Benjamin Serem Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:14:44 Tatjana Mironowa Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:42:00 [4]
September 20, 2009 Jonah Kemboi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:15:32 Gitte KarlshøjFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:51:30
September 19, 2010 Raymond Kandie Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:10.41 Sviatlana Kouhan Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2:33:18
September 23, 2012 Luka Chelimo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:10:37 Emely Chepkorir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:34:48
September 22, 2013 Julius Mutai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:15:12 Annemette Aagaard Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:52:19
September 28, 2014 James Cheboi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:17:16 Hellen Kimutai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:40:50
October 4, 2015 Julius Karinga Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:11:21 Mulunesh Zewdu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:34:10
October 2, 2016 Fikadu Debele Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:15:21 Roza Dereje Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:31:16
October 1, 2017 Paul Chege Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:14:37 Louise Batting Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:38:52
September 30, 2018 Paul Matheka Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:13:18 Bulbula Abebech Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:42:23
September 29, 2019 Meseret Aragaw Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:16:27 Jerubet Perez Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:30:48
September 26, 2021 Martin Olesen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:22:57 Lene Broberg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:56:05
September 25, 2022 Michael Fogh Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:30:29 Charlotte Kjærulff Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3:00:38
September 24, 2023 Martin Olesen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:27:58 Line Askheim Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:53:21
September 29, 2024 Jonas Nielsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:23:26 Bouchra Eriksen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:53:56

References

  1. "Hans Christian Andersen marathon in Odense Denmark". The H of the A to Z of marathons. Time-to-Run. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  2. "Die Strecke". Course. H.C. Andersen Marathon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  3. 1 2 "Hans Christian Andersen Marathon, Denmark". Race Results. AIMS. 10 October 2004. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  4. "Tatyana Mironova wins at Hans Christian Andersen Marathon". Russian Athletics News. RusAthletics. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 2010-03-03.