Alexander the Great Marathon

Alexander the Great Marathon

The White Tower of Thessaloniki is near the finishing point of the race
Date Mid-April
Location Pella–Thessaloniki, Greece
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Established 2006
Official site Alexander The Great Marathon

The Alexander The Great Marathon (Greek: Μαραθώνιος Μέγας Αλέξανδρος) is an annual marathon race which is held between Pella and Thessaloniki, Greece, in Mid-April.

First held in 2006, the race begins at the birthplace of Alexander the Great and finishes in what was the last capital of Ancient Macedonia, Thessaloniki.[1] It received IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status in 2010,[2] and it is an AIMS-certified race.[3] In addition to the marathon race, the day's events include popular fun runs over five and ten kilometres.[4]

Contents

Past winners

Key:       Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
6th 2011[5]  Peter Biwott (KEN) 2:13:12  Sisay Measo (ETH) 2:40:41
5th 2010  Mehari Gebre Baraki (ETH) 2:15:11  Svitlana Stanko (UKR) 2:41:18
4th 2009  Dejeni Gussie (ETH) 2:12:28  Fate Tola (ETH) 2:36:54
3rd 2008  Ben Chebet Kipruto (KEN) 2:13:08  Elizabeth Cheruiyot Chemweno (KEN) 2:35:04
2nd 2007  David Kimutai Kosgei (KEN) 2:13:49  Elizabeth Cheruiyot Chemweno (KEN) 2:36:04
1st 2006  Moses Kimeli Arusei (KEN) 2:11:37  Souad Aït Salem (ALG) 2:28:22

Statistics

Winners by country

Country Men's race Women's race Total
 Kenya 4 2 6
 Ethiopia 2 2 4
 Algeria 0 1 1
 Ukraine 0 1 1

Multiple winners

Athlete Country Wins Years
Elizabeth Cheruiyot Chemweno  Kenya 2 2007, 2008

See also

References

  1. ^ Presentation. Alexander the Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2010-04-28.
  2. ^ Baraki and Stanko prevail in Thessaloniki Marathon. IAAF (2010-04-18). Retrieved on 2010-04-29.
  3. ^ AIMS Race Directory. AIMS (2010). Retrieved on 2010-04-29.
  4. ^ 5th Marathon 2010- 5Km & 10Km Race . Alexander The Great Marathon. Retrieved on 2010-04-29.
  5. ^ Ramsak, Bob (2011-04-10). Biwott and Measo triumph in Thessaloniki. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-11.

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