Guayaquil Marathon

Guayaquil Marathon

Logo for the Guayaquil Marathon.
Date October
Location Guayaquil, Ecuador
Event type road
Distance Marathon
Established 2005
Course records 2:19:027 (M; 2009-10-04, Reuben Kipkemoi); 2:41:40 (F; 2005-10-02, Sandra Ruales)
Official site www.dm3.com

The Guayaquil Marathon, or Maratón de Guayaquil, is an annual marathon road race which takes place in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on the first Sunday of October.

The race, which was first held in 2005, draws a 1000 participants mostly from Ecuador, some runners from Colombia, Peru and Venezuela run every year.

The race starts 5:30 AM at the soccer stadium "Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer", being the start also the finish point for 10K runners, Half Marathon runners and Full Marathon runners.

The course is 99% flat and visits many important spots of the city, featuring 9 de Octubre Avenue, the Malecón 2000, The Tunnels, the famous Barcelona Sporting Club Stadium, El Velero Bridge, the Victor Emilio Estrada Avenue, Urdesa, Kennedy Avenue, Orellana Avenue, Kennedy Norte neighborhood, Carlos Julio Arosemena Avenue and back to the Malecón del Salado.

The Guayaquil Marathon is hosted by the Guayaquil municipality and is certified by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS).

DM3 is the sports marketing company in charge of the organization of the race.

Men's Open Division

Year Winner Country Time Notes
2005 Juan Carlos Cardona  Colombia 2:20:05 Course Record
2006 Juan Carlos Cardona  Colombia 2:23:18 2nd Victory
2007 Byron Piedra  Ecuador 2:20:58
2008 Byron Piedra  Ecuador 2:20:42 2nd Victory
2009 Reuben Kipkemoi  Kenya 2:19:27 Course Record
2010 Fabián Cajamarca  Ecuador 2:25:52
2011 Marco Antonio Erazo  Ecuador 2:25:43
2012 Dimas Quingaluisa  Ecuador 2:26:21
2013 Dimas Quingaluisa  Ecuador 2:22:38 2nd Victory
2014 Dimas Quingaluisa  Ecuador 2:31:43 3rd Victory

Women's Open Division

Year Winner Country Time Notes
2005 Sandra Ruales  Ecuador 2:41:40 Course Record
2006 Sandra Ruales  Ecuador 2:45:58 2nd Victory
2007 Nancy Rosero  Ecuador 2:49:30
2008 Sandra Ruales  Ecuador 2:50:40 3rd Victory
2009 Sandra Ruales  Ecuador 2:45:25 4th Victory
2010 Rose Jebet  Kenya 2:45:35
2011 Nancy Osorio  Ecuador 2:57:24
2012 Monica Cajamarca  Ecuador 3:03:05
2013 Olga Tabla  Colombia 2:50:32
2014 Carmen Molina  Ecuador 3:12:04

Victories by nationality

Country Men's
Open
Women's
Open
Total
 Ecuador 7 8 15
 Colombia 2 1 3
 Kenya 1 1 2

See also

References

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