Ljubljana Marathon

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Ljubljana Marathon
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The Ljubljana Marathon Logo
DateLast Sunday in October
Location Ljubljana, Slovenia
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Primary sponsor Volkswagen
Established1996(28 years ago) (1996)
Course recordsMen's: 2:04:58 (2018)
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Sisay Lemma
Women's: 2:21:05 (2023)
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Gerado Senbeta Zinash
Official site Ljubljana Marathon
Participants1,208 finishers (2022)
644 (2021)
1,517 (2019)
1,664 (2018)
Running on Vienna Street [sl] under a railway bridge near Ljubljana station about one kilometre into the race, 2015 Ljubljana Marathon, Slovenia (25904370335).jpg
Running on Vienna Street  [ sl ] under a railway bridge near Ljubljana station about one kilometre into the race, 2015

The Ljubljana Marathon (Slovene : Ljubljanski maraton) is a marathon organised in Ljubljana by the City Municipality of Ljubljana (MOL). It has been taking place since 1996 and attracts several thousand people each year.

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History

The marathon was first held on 27 October 1996. [1] [2] A total of 673 runners participated in the inaugural event, with 153 runners taking part in the marathon. [3]

In 2020, the 25th Ljubljana Marathon was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2021 or obtaining a full refund. [4] [5] However, the marathon organizers were also planning to hold another marathon that was compliant with coronavirus restrictions, called the "Maraton po Ljubljani", [lower-alpha 1] on the originally scheduled date of 25 October 2020, with only up to 450 [lower-alpha 2] runners allowed to take part. [4] [7] [lower-alpha 3] Nine days before the scheduled date, the Maraton po Ljubljani was cancelled due to the second wave of the pandemic, with all registrants automatically receiving refunds. [8] [9]

Course

External images
Searchtool.svg Course map of full marathon in 2015 [10]
Searchtool.svg Course map of full marathon in 2019 [11]
Profile of full marathon in 2015 Profil trase.jpeg
Profile of full marathon in 2015

The marathon runs on roughly a loop course that begins on Slovenia Street  [ sl ] near the national theatre and ends about a block away in Congress Square. [11]

Runners first run north along Slovenia Street into the Bežigrad District before heading west into the Šiška and Dravlje Districts. [11] The course then heads south into the Rožnik District, running west of Rožnik Hill, before heading back toward the city centre for the halfway point. [11]

The marathon then briefly heads southwest into the Vič District before heading east through the Trnovo and Rudnik Districts. [11] Runners then head back northwest to the Ljubljanica river, roughly following the river northeast until they cross Zalog Street  [ sl ]. [11] The course then enters the Jarše District by running northwest along Kajuh Street  [ sl ] before the marathoners enter the Bežigrad District again and then head back south to the city centre to finish at Congress Square. [11]

Other races

Teenagers running on Slovenia Street [sl] in front of Hotel Slon [sl], 2013 18th Ljubljanski maraton (11330073555).jpg
Teenagers running on Slovenia Street  [ sl ] in front of Hotel Slon  [ sl ], 2013

In addition to the marathon, a half marathon (21.098 km (13.110 mi)), a 10K run, a fun run (3.150 km (1.957 mi)), and a free run for kids (200 m (660 ft)) are organised. [12] [13] [14] A number of races of different lengths for schoolchildren of different ages are also held. [12]

Winners

Start line of 20th edition in 2015 VW20LM 25.10.2015 FOTO DAMJAN KONCAR -1.jpg
Start line of 20th edition in 2015
Finish line in 2015 VW20LM 25.10.2015 FOTO DAMJAN KONCAR -28.jpg
Finish line in 2015
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The 11th Ljubljana Marathon
Total participants in all races Udelezba.jpg
Total participants in all races

Key:    Course record

YearMen's winnerTime [lower-alpha 4] Women's winnerTime [lower-alpha 4] Rf.
2023Flag of Kenya.svg  Kipngetich Edmond  (KEN)2:06:47Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Gerado Senbeta Zinash  (ETH)2:21:05
2022Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Gebretsadik Abraha  (ETH)2:06:09Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Dagne Siranesh Yirga  (ETH)2:21:08 [15]
2021Flag of Kenya.svg  Ernest Tarus  (KEN)2:22:39Flag of Kenya.svg  Grace Momanyi  (KEN)2:38:10
2020postponed due to coronavirus pandemic [4]
2019Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Kelkile Gezahegn  (ETH)2:07:29Flag of Kenya.svg  Bornes Chepkirui  (KEN)2:21:26
2018Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Sisay Lemma  (ETH)2:04:58Flag of Kenya.svg  Visiline Jepkesho  (KEN)2:22:58
2017Flag of Bahrain.svg  Marius Kimutai  (BHR)2:08:33Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Shuko Genemo  (ETH)2:27:02
2016Flag of Kenya.svg  Laban Mutai  (KEN)2:09:16Flag of Kenya.svg  Purity Changwony  (KEN)2:29:32| [lower-alpha 5]
2015Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Limenih Getachew  (ETH)2:08:19Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Melkam Gizaw  (ETH)2:25:42
2014Flag of Kenya.svg  Ishhimael Chemtan  (KEN)2:08:25Flag of Kenya.svg  Janet Rono  (KEN)2:29:16
2013Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mulugeta Wami  (ETH)2:10:26Flag of Kenya.svg  Caroline Chepkwony  (KEN)2:27:27 [17]
2012Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Berhanu Shiferaw  (ETH)2:09:40Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Workenesh Tola  (ETH)2:30:45
2011Flag of Kenya.svg  Daniel Too  (KEN)2:08:25Flag of Kenya.svg  Lydia Kurgat  (KEN)2:33:01 [18] [19]
2010Flag of Kenya.svg  Evans Ruto  (KEN)2:10:17Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tiruwork Mekonnen  (ETH)2:37:16
2009Flag of Kenya.svg  William Biama  (KEN)2:10:12Flag of Kenya.svg  Caroline Kilel  (KEN)2:25:24
2008Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Abraham Mulu  (ETH)2:14:41Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tetyana Mezentseva  (UKR)2:37:13
2007Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Sitkovskyy  (UKR)2:12:49Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tetyana Filonyuk  (UKR)2:34:58
2006Flag of Burundi.svg  Joachim Nshimirimana  (BDI)2:14:14Flag of Lithuania.svg  Inga Juodeškiene  (LTU)3:01:55
2005Flag of Kenya.svg  Samuel Nganga  (KEN)2:15:47Flag of Slovenia.svg  Daneja Grandovec  (SLO)2:50:42
2004Flag of Burundi.svg  Joachim Nshimirimana  (BDI)2:13:31Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Razdrogina  (RUS)2:46:30
2003Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andriy Naumov  (UKR)2:13:58Flag of Ukraine.svg  Galina Zhulyeva  (UKR)2:38:13
2002Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andriy Naumov  (UKR)2:14:30Flag of Ukraine.svg  Galina Zhulyeva  (UKR)2:39:36
2001Flag of Slovenia.svg  Roman Kejžar  (SLO)2:22:57Flag of Slovenia.svg  Nada Rotovnik-Kozjek  (SLO)3:09:47
2000Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Chumba  (KEN)2:13:35Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Luisa Costetti  (ITA)3:08:38
1999Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Woliye Jara  (ETH)2:20:53Flag of Russia.svg  Lyudmila Petrova  (RUS)2:52:25
1998Flag of Poland.svg  Piotr Pobłocki  (POL)2:18:20Flag of Slovenia.svg  Helena Javornik  (SLO)2:32:33
1997Flag of Kenya.svg  Charles Subano  (KEN)2:19:28Flag of Slovenia.svg  Helena Javornik  (SLO)2:40:05
1996Flag of Slovenia.svg  Roman Kejžar  (SLO)2:20:12Flag of Slovenia.svg  Helena Javornik  (SLO)2:37:58

Statistics

Note: Marathon statistics only

Multiple wins

Winners by country

CountryMen's raceWomen's raceTotal
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 11718
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 7613
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 347
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 257
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 022
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 202
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 101
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 011

Notes

  1. ↑ This race has been referred to in English as the "Marathon on the Streets of Ljubljana". [5]
  2. ↑ The National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) does not allow organized events to exceed 500 participants, and there would be about 50 organizers present during the race. [6]
  3. ↑ A separate registration process for the Maraton po Ljubljani was scheduled to open on 1 October at 10:25. [4] In addition, this race would not be considered a Ljubljana Marathon so that the 25th Ljubljana Marathon would not be celebrated in 2020. [7]
  4. 1 2 h:m:s
  5. ↑ Levy Matebo Omari would finish 1st with a course record (unofficial 2:07:40) but was misled by an official TV-car at 40 km and had to run an extra distance of around 450 m [16]

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  2. ↑ "History".
  3. ↑ "Participation".
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