Brussels Marathon

The Brussels Marathon is an annual AIMS-certified marathon hosted by Brussels, Belgium and usually held in the autumn. The full race was first held in 2004; apart from the traditional 42.195km, also shorter distances are covered nowadays.

Track

The marathon makes a loop, starting and ending in the City of Brussels, in the proximity of Brussels Park.^[1] Initially the runners head eastwards, to Tervuren. Alongside the track, the participants pass several green areas: the Cinquantenaire Park, the Woluwe Park, the Capuchin Forest, the Royal Belgian Golf Club and the Bois de la Cambre.

Distances

Apart from the full marathon, also a half marathon, a Mini Marathon (5km) and a Kids Run (1km) are held.^[1]

The proper Brussels Marathon is open to runners 18 or older from any nation, competitors for the half marathon have to be at least 16 years of age.

Size

More people participate in the half marathon than in the entire. As of 2014, the half marathon had most success in 2012 (8006 participants) and the proper Brussels Marathon in 2010 (2546 runners).^[2]

Winners

^[2]

Edition	Year	Men	Country	Time	Women	Country	Time
1	10 October 2004	John Kelai		2:10.59	Jennifer Chesinon		2:32.16
2	28 September 2005	Samson Kosgei		2:12.01	Rose Nyangancha		2:37.48
3	27 August 2006	Stephen Loruo		2:11.26	Irene Mogaka		2:42.53
4	14 October 2007	Jonathan Kiptoo		2:12.16	Kimaiyo Yepyator		2:41.20
5	5 October 2008	Rik Ceulemans		2:19.29	Anne Zijderveld		3:15.51
6	4 October 2009	Abraham Potongole		2:15.13	Aimée Jacquet		3:06.04
7	10 October 2010	Levy Matebo		2:13.30	Mariska Dute		2:59.16
8	2 October 2011	Paul Kiprop		2:14.51	Mariska Dute		3:00.01
9	7 October 2012	Joseph Mutai		2:16.41	Claire Macht		3:06.15
10	6 October 2013	Samson Kiptoo Bungei		2:15.49	Maja Glesti		3:10.21
11	5 October 2014	Florent Caelen		2:16.31	Louise Deldicque		2:56.26

See also

• List of marathon races

References

External links

• Official Website of the Brussels Marathon