Madrid Marathon

Madrid Marathon

Parque del Buen Retiro – the finishing point of the race
Date Late April
Location Madrid, Spain
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Established 1978
Official site Maratón de Rock 'n' Roll Madrid

The Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Marathon (Spanish: Maratón de Rock 'n' Roll Madrid) is an annual marathon race which takes place in Madrid, Spain, in late April. The event was first held in 1978 and has since gained IAAF Silver Label Road Race status and had over 10,000 runners participate in the 2010 edition.[1] A 10 km road race was added in 2010 and a Half Marathon road race was added in 2012.[2]

The race course begins near Paseo de Recoletos and heads north past the Biblioteca Nacional de España, then the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. After 8 kilometres the route turns southwards and heads back towards Nuevos Ministerios. Runners then follow a twisting south-westerly route. After passing Plaza Mayor, it goes north past the Royal Palace of Madrid and reaches the half marathon mark at Parque del Oeste.[3]

After exiting the park, it traces a path south for a few kilometres and includes a six-kilometre loop within Casa de Campo. After a section which loops back south and north, the course heads east towards Madrid Atocha railway station. It runs along the perimeter of Buen Retiro Park and finishes inside the park at Paseo del Duque de Fernán Nuñez.[3] The combination of an undulating course and the altitude of the city has made it difficult for runners to produce fast marathon times.[4] The course is AIMS-certified and is eligible for record performances.[5] The course records are 2:10:37 for the men's race (set by Francis Kiprop in 2013) and 2:32:04 for the women's race (set by Mehtap Doğan-Sızmaz in 2009).

Competitor Group, Inc., an American organiser of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon series, partnered with local Mapoma Club in April 2011, making it Competitor's first event outside the United States.[6]

Past winners

Marathon

Key:       Course record       Country's championship race

Madrid-born José Manuel Martínez won the 2008 men's race
Haile Gebrselassie won the inaugural 10K race in 2010
Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
38th 2015[7]  Ezekiel Chebii (KEN) 2:12:00  Monica Jepkoech (KEN) 2:33:42
37th 2014[8]  Ezekiel Chebii (KEN) 2:09:15  Alem Frike (ETH) 2:32:11
36th 2013[9]  Francis Kiprop (KEN) 2:10:37  Vanessa Veiga (ESP) 2:36:38
35th 2012[10]  Patrick Korir (KEN) 2:12:07  Margaret Agai (KEN) 2:32:23
34th 2011  Moses Arusei (KEN) 2:10:58  Desta Tadesse (ETH) 2:35:28
33rd 2010  Thomson Cherogony (KEN) 2:11:27  Desta Tadesse (ETH) 2:34:39
32nd 2009  Khalid Yaseen (BHR) 2:14:31  Mehtap Doğan-Sızmaz (TUR) 2:32:04
31st 2008  José Manuel Martínez (ESP) 2:12:42  Nguriatukei Kiyara (KEN) 2:36:15
30th 2007  Jonathan Kibet (KEN) 2:12:42  Pauline Chepkorir (KEN) 2:48:46
29th 2006  Joseph Ngolepus (KEN) 2:11:30  Banuelia Katesigwa (TAN) 2:34:54
28th 2005  Daniel Rono (KEN) 2:12:29  Larissa Malikova (RUS) 2:33:27
27th 2004  Joseph Kahugu (KEN) 2:15:14  Florence Barsosio (KEN) 2:34:10
26th 2003  Henry Tarus (KEN) 2:12:42  Ruth Kutol (KEN) 2:34:41
25th 2002  Daniel Too (KEN) 2:16:11  Mariela González (CUB) 2:50:49
24th 2001  José Ramón Rey (ESP) 2:19:12  Mariela González (CUB) 2:44:18
23rd 2000  John Miaka (KEN) 2:16:05  Marina Pilyavina (RUS) 2:39:33
22nd 1999  Thomas Magut (KEN) 2:17:45  Irene Kipkorir (KEN) 2:45:40
21st 1998  Fekadu Bekele (ETH) 2:17:59  Josefa Cruz (ESP) 2:39:11
20th 1997  Alberto Cuba (CUB) 2:16:01  Sergia Martínez (CUB) 2:47:16
19th 1996  Sergei Struganov (RUS) 2:19:26  Montserrat Martínez (ESP) 2:48:16
18th 1995  Juan Antonio Crespo (ESP) 2:19:20  Alina Gubeyeva (RUS) 2:48:54
17th 1994  Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR) 2:17:39  Marina Ivanova (RUS) 2:43:52
16th 1993  Martin Vrábel (SVK) 2:16:13  Alzira Lario (POR) 2:43:28
15th 1992  Nada Saktay (TAN) 2:14:17  Yekaterina Khramenkova (BLR) 2:35:30
14th 1991  John Burra (TAN) 2:12:19  Fabiola Rueda-Oppliger (SUI) 2:38:45
13th 1990  José César de Souza (BRA) 2:14:24  Marina Prat (ESP) 2:37:14
12th 1989  José César de Souza (BRA) 2:15:16  Elena Cobos (ESP) 2:41:14
11th 1988  Juan Antonio García Tineo (ESP) 2:14:32  Czesława Mentlewicz (POL) 2:37:19
10th 1987  José Angel Zapata (VEN) 2:20:38  Mercedes Calleja (ESP) 2:41:46
9th 1986  Ramiro Matamoros (ESP) 2:17:04  Consuelo Alonso (ESP) 2:43:21
8th 1985  Antonio Canovas Rivas (ESP) 2:22:31  Joaquina Casas (ESP) 2:48:55
7th 1984  Rafael Carmona Páez (ESP) 2:20:43  Catherine Bayle (FRA) 2:58:19
6th 1983  Francisco Medina (ESP) 2:21:33  April Powers (USA) 2:51:52
5th 1982  Roberto García (ESP) 2:19:30  Inez McLean (GBR) 2:50:23
4th 1981  Odis Sanders (USA) 2:19:44  Gillian Adams (GBR) 2:57:50
3rd 1980  Raúl Víctor Llusá (ARG) 2:24:43  Victoria García Negueruela (ESP) 3:29:50
2nd 1979  Vicente Polo (ESP) 2:23:14  Julia Martín (ESP) 3:31:26
1st 1978  Juan Manuel Sánchez Pérez (ESP) 2:24:49  Matilde Gómez (ESP) 3:35:47

10K de Madrid

Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
5th 2014  Arturo Casado (ESP) 31:07  Isabel Macías (ESP) 36:02
4th 2013  Arturo Casado (ESP) 30:22  Marta Silvestre (ESP) 35:03
3rd 2012  Carles Castillejo (ESP) 30:01  Vanessa Veiga (ESP) 34:57
2nd 2011  Joseph Kipkosgei Bwambok (KEN) 28:59  Sara Moreira (POR) 32:33
1st 2010  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 28:56  Nazha Machrouh (MAR) 34:17

Statistics

Note: Marathon statistics only

Winners by country

Country Men's race Women's race Total
 Spain 11 11 22
 Kenya 13 6 19
 Russia 1 4 5
 Cuba 1 3 4
 Tanzania 2 1 3
 Brazil 2 0 2
 Ethiopia 1 3 4
 Great Britain 0 2 2
 United States 1 1 2
 Argentina 1 0 1
 Bahrain 1 0 1
 Morocco 1 0 1
 Slovakia 1 0 1
 Venezuela 1 0 1
 Belarus 0 1 1
 France 0 1 1
 Poland 0 1 1
 Portugal 0 1 1
  Switzerland 0 1 1
 Turkey 0 1 1

Multiple winners

Athlete Country Wins Years
Desta Girma Tadesse  Ethiopia 2 2010, 2011
José Cesar de Souza  Brazil 2 1989, 1990
Mariela González  Cuba 2 2001, 2002

See also

References

  1. ↑ Valiente, Emeterio (2010-04-25). Course record for Cherogony, while Gebrselassie ‘jogs’ to 10Km victory - Madrid Marathon report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-29.
  2. ↑ Valiente, Emeterio (2010-04-23). Tesfaye, Chemjor the favourites in Madrid - Madrid Marathon Preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-29.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Madrid Marathon Course Map. Madrid Marathon (2010). Retrieved on 2010-04-29.
  4. ↑ Valiente, Emeterio (2009-04-26). Yaseen and Sizmaz are successful at Madrid Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-29.
  5. ↑ AIMS Race Directory. AIMS (2010). Retrieved on 2010-04-29.
  6. ↑ PR Newswire announcement of Competitor Group acquiring the Madrid Marathon. (7 April 2011) Retrieved on 2011-04-27.
  7. ↑ Valiente, Emeterio (2015-04-26). Kiptoo Chebii defends Madrid Marathon title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
  8. ↑ Valiente, Emeterio (2014-04-27). Madrid all-comers record for Kiptoo Chebii on his marathon debut. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-04-27.
  9. ↑ Valiente, Emeterio (2013-04-28). Course record for Kiprop as Veiga out-sprints Girma in Madrid. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-29.
  10. ↑ Valiente, Emeterio (2012-04-22). Korir and Agai the unexpected victors in Madrid. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-22.
List of winners

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