Beirut marathon

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athletics Beirut marathon
venue Beirut Lebanon
LebanonLebanon 
First run 2003
Records
distance 42.195 kilometers
track record Men: 2:10:41 h (2017) Dominic Ruto
KenyaKenya 
Women: 2:28:38 h (2017) Eunice Chumba
BahrainBahrain 
Website Official website
In 2010 ambassadors from seven nations presented the organizer May El-Khalil (5th from right) with a donation check.

The Beirut Marathon (BLOM) is a marathon that has been taking place in Beirut since 2003 . It is organized by the Beirut Marathon Association , a non- governmental non-profit organization . The program also includes a ten-kilometer run and races for wheelchair users over the marathon distance and over ten kilometers. The run usually takes place in November.

history

The run was initiated by May El-Khalil , who achieved her goal of running a marathon in Beirut despite being run over by a minibus while training and seriously injured. Until today she is the head of organization. The founder received the Laureus Sport for Good Award in 2011 .

In 2006 the run was postponed for a week after the assassination attempt on Pierre Gemayel junior . In 2010 there was a three-kilometer race for parliamentarians in which representatives of rival parties participated, and Prime Minister Saad Hariri started over ten kilometers. 35 ambassadors from different countries and members of the UN troops also took part in the run. Hussein Awadah set a Lebanese record in seventh place with 2:20:31 h.

Since 2014 the marathon in Beirut has been run under the IAAF Silver Label Road Races .

route

The start has been on Wafic-Sinno-Strasse since 2011. First it goes on the Paris Avenue along the Mediterranean Sea to the western part of the city, then over the Saeb Salam Boulevard to the racecourse, where a loop is completed south. You return to the racecourse east of Horch Park. In a zigzag course it goes northeast to the suburb of Bourj Hammoud . An eastward turning point stretch connects parallel to the coast. In Antelias , at km 33, you turn around and follow the coast westwards to your destination on Martyrs' Square.

The route is flat, but many runners are troubled by the humid heat, which is why the start is scheduled at 7 a.m.

statistics

Course records

Winners list

date Men Time (h) Women Time (h)
Oct 19, 2003 Paul Rugut ( KEN ) 2:17:04 Wioletta Uryga ( POL ) 2:42:27
Oct 10, 2004 Eshetu Bekele ( ETH ) 2:17:31 Anastasia Ndereba ( KEN ) 2:36:46
Nov 13, 2005 Francis Kamau ( KEN ) 2:19:20 Jane Omoro ( KEN ) 2:42:19
0Dec 3, 2006 Moses Kemboi ( KEN ) 2:17:28 Eunice Jepkoech Korir ( KEN ) 2:49:25
Nov 18, 2007 Tamrat Elanso ( ETH ) 2:19:46 Gemilu Adanech ( ETH ) 2:41:24
Nov 30, 2008 Alemayehu Shumye ( ETH ) 2:12:47 Alemtsehay Hailu ( ETH ) 2:37:20
0Dec 6, 2009 Mohammed Temam ( ETH ) 2:16:12 Mihret Tadesse ( ETH ) 2:42:41
0Nov 7, 2010 Mohammed Temam ( ETH ) 2:16:43 Etaferahu Tarekegne ( ETH ) 2:41:15
Nov 27, 2011 Tariku Jufar ( ETH ) 2:11:14 Seada Kedir ( ETH ) 2:31:38
Nov 11, 2012 Kedir Fekadu ( ETH ) 2:12:57 Seada Kedir ( ETH ) 2:35:08
Nov 10, 2013 William Kipsang ( KEN ) 2:13:34 Rehime Kedir Robel ( ETH ) 2:36:47
0Nov 9, 2014 Fikadu Girma ( ETH ) 2:12:28 Mulahabt Tsega ( ETH ) 2:29:12
0Nov 8, 2015 Jackson Limo Kibet ( KEN ) 2:11:04 Kaltoum Bouaasayriya ( MAR ) 2:36:05
Nov 13, 2016 Edwin Kibet Kiptoo ( KEN ) 2:13:19 Tigist Girma ( ETH ) 2:32:48
Nov 12, 2017 Dominic Ruto ( KEN ) 2:10:41 Eunice Chumba ( BHR ) 2:28:38
Nov 11, 2018 Mohamed Reda el-Aaraby ( MAR ) 2:10:41 Medine Deme Armino ( ETH ) 2:29:30

Development of the number of finishers

year marathon including
women 		10 km including
women
2010 347 56 7615
2011 422 73 6439 2760

See also

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ a b BEIRUT MARATHON ASSOCIATION. Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
  2. ^ Runner's World : ( Beirut marathon ran peacefully ). December 3, 2006
  3. ^ IAAF: Beirut marathon passes off peacefully . 4th December 2006
  4. ^ A b IAAF: Ethiopians the favorites as Beirut's unifying Marathon celebrates its eighth edition . 5th November 2010
  5. ↑ IAAF: Pacemaker Teman hangs on to win in Beirut . November 7, 2010
  6. ↑ The first-placed Jackline Torori from Kenya (2:42:12) was disqualified for doping with nandrolone .

Coordinates: 33 ° 53 ′ 48 ″  N , 35 ° 30 ′ 27 ″  E