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

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 to the event program in 2010.^[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]

On 7 April 2011, Competitor Group, Inc., a San Diego, California (US)-based organiser of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon series, announced it would acquire rights to organise the marathon effective 2012. It will be Competitor's first event outside the United States and increases its global presence. ^[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)
34th	2011	Moses Kimeli Arusei (KEN)	2:10:58	Desta Girma Tadesse (ETH)	2:35:28
33rd	2010	Thomson Kibet Cherogony (KEN)	2:11:27	Desta Girma Tadesse (ETH)	2:34:39
32nd	2009	Khalid Kamal Yaseen (BHR)	2:14:31	Mehtap Doğan-Sızmaz (TUR)	2:32:04
31st	2008	José Manuel Martínez (ESP)	2:12:42	Nguriatukei Rael Kiyara (KEN)	2:36:15
30th	2007	Jonathan Kipkosgei 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 Kirwa 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)
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 10 21  Kenya 9 5 14  Russia 1 4 5  Cuba 1 3 4  Tanzania 2 1 3  Brazil 2 0 2  Ethiopia 1 1 2  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 José Cesar de Souza  Brazil 2 1989, 1990 Mariela González  Cuba 2 2001, 2002

See also

• Barcelona Marathon
• Seville Marathon

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. ^ ^{a b} 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.

List of winners

• Loonstra, Klaas (2010-04-27). Madrid Marathon. Association of Road Running Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-04-29.

External links

• Official website (Spanish)