Enschede marathon

Hobby runner at the Enschede Marathon 2005

The Enschede Marathon is the second oldest marathon in Europe. It has been held in Enschede since 1947 (every two years until 1991, annually since then). It has been held in April since 2005. Until 2009, the route ran over both Dutch and German territory. The competition also includes a half marathon , a 10 km and a 5 km run.

history

The run was initiated by the journalist Gerard Kraemer, then chairman of the Twente district in the Royal Netherlands Athletics Union (KNAU), who in 1946 held an international competition on the sidelines of the European Athletics Championships in Oslo with the organizer of the Košice marathon Vojtek Bukovsky Netherlands - Czechoslovakia agreed. This took place the following year on July 12, 1947, and sprint legend Fanny Blankers-Koen presented the winner with a wreath.

From then on, the race took place every two years and attracted top international runners. In 1949 Jack Holden won in 2:20:52 h, a world class time, even if you take into account that this year the route was a good two kilometers shorter than the standard distance of 42.195 km. In 1953, the Briton Jim Peters was the first runner to achieve a time below 2:20 on a route that was not designed as a point-to-point course.

In 1992 the run was changed to an annual cycle and the race was renamed the Twente Marathon . He kept this name until 2000. In 1999, the route was first run across German territory. The following year the race had to be canceled after an explosion in a fireworks factory devastated a district that the course crosses.

route

Start and finish is on the HJ van Heekplein in the center of Enschede. The marathon route first leads east via Glanerbrug to the Westphalian city of Gronau and from there returns to Enschede. While the half marathon course leads directly back to the starting point, the marathon course turns north to Lonneker in front of the city center. From there he makes an arc in the west around the city center to the districts south of Rijksweg 35 and from there returns to his starting point.

statistics

John Ekiru Kelai on his way to victory in 2005

Course records

• Men: 2:07:20 h, Stephen Kiprotich ( UGA )
• Women: 2:27:00 h, Caroline Jepchirchir Chepkwony ( KEN ), 2019

Winners list

Sources: ARRS, hardloopnieuws.nl

date	Men	time	Women	time
Apr 19, 2020	canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020
Apr. 14, 2019	Geart Jorritsma ( NED )	2:26:34	Caroline Jepchirchir Chepkwony ( KEN )	2:27:00
Apr 22, 2018	Mohamed Oumaarir ( MAR )	2:28:23	Ladles Waithira ( KEN )	2:34:06
23 Apr 2017	Jonas Roels ( BEL )	2:31:10	Betty Lempus ( KEN )	2:29:31
Apr 17, 2016	David Stevens ( BEL )	2:31:34	Sarah Jebet ( KEN )	2:27:59
April 19, 2015	Evans Cheruiyot ( KEN )	2:09:40	Mireille Baart ( NED )	2:51:48
Apr. 27, 2014	Elijah Sang ( KEN )	2:10:21	Reina Visser ( NED )	2:42:06
Apr 21, 2013	Isaac Kosgei ( KEN )	2:09:17	Arenda Abbink ( NED )	2:59:52
Apr 22, 2012	Ishmael Busendich ( KEN )	2:09:09	Konstandina Kefala ( GRE )	2:41:01
Apr 17, 2011	Stephen Kiprotich ( UGA )	2:07:20	Ingrid Prigge -3-	2:45:10
Apr 25, 2010	John Ekiru Kelai -2-	2:12:17	Ingrid Prigge -2-	2:46:25
Apr 26, 2009	Jacob Kiplagat Yator ( KEN )	2:09:02	Ilona Pfeiffer ( GER )	2:44:58
Apr 27, 2008	Silas Toek ( KEN )	2:10:40	Polly Nkambi ( NED )	3:12:41
Apr 22, 2007	Thomson Kibet Cherogony ( KEN )	2:11:35	Ingrid Prigge ( NED )	2:42:31
Apr 23, 2006	Sammy Kibet Rotich ( KEN )	2:12:05	Petra van Tongeren ( NED )	3:19:13
0May 8, 2005	John Ekiru Kelai ( KEN )	2:11:44	Tigist Abidi ( ETH )	2:33:01
May 16, 2004	Girma Tolla ( ETH )	2:10:33	Nadezhda Wijenberg ( NED )	2:31:23
May 25, 2003	Wilson Kibet ( KEN )	2:11:38	Gea Siekmans ( NED )	3:05:02
May 26, 2002	Raymond Kipkoech Chemwelo ( KEN )	2:12:33	Lidija Vasilevskaya ( RUS )	2:29:23
May 27, 2001	Mustapha Riad ( MAR )	2:12:20	Franca Fiacconi -2-	2:31:40
May 21, 2000	called off
0June 6, 1999	Anatolij Seruk ( UKR )	2:16:31	Halina Karnazewitsch ( BLR )	2:37:35
0June 7, 1998	Ahmed Salah ( DJI )	2:13:25	Wioletta Kryza ( POL )	2:38:51
0June 8, 1997	Dmitri Kapitonov ( RUS )	2:12:09	Carla Beurskens ( NED )	2:37:20
June 16, 1996	John Mandu ( KEN )	2:15:14	Mieke Pullen ( NED )	2:41:13
June 18, 1995	Wiktor Gural ( UKR )	2:15:29	Irina Jagodina ( UKR )	2:36:43
05th June 1994	Piotr Poblocki ( POL )	2:13:01	Franca Fiacconi ( ITA )	2:37:43
June 13, 1993	Jan Tau ( RSA )	2:12:19	Veronika Troxler ( SUI )	2:44:33
June 13, 1992	Willie Mtolo ( RSA )	2:13:39	Natalja Repeschko ( RUS )	2:42:50
June 21, 1991	Sergei Prorokov ( URS )	2:15:04	Czesława Mentlewicz ( POL )	2:41:48
Aug 26, 1989	Marti ten Kate -2-	2:10:57	Alena Peterková ( TCH )	2:40:28
June 20, 1987	Marti ten Kate ( NED )	2:13:52	Helen Comsa ( SUI )	2:39:29
June 22, 1985	Zoltán Kőszegi ( HUN )	2:15:39	Eefje van Wissen ( NED )	2:39:32
Sep 10 1983	Kevin Forster ( GBR )	2:14:19	Priscilla Welch ( GBR )	2:36:32
July 11, 1981	Cor Vriend ( NED )	2:15:54	Jane Wipf ( USA )	2:38:21
Aug 25, 1979	Kirk Pfeffer ( USA )	2:11:50	---	---
Aug 27, 1977	Brian Maxwell ( CAN )	2:15:14	---	---
Aug 30, 1975	Ron Hill -2-	2:16:00	---	---
0Sep 1 1973	Ron Hill ( GBR )	2:18:07	---	---
04th Sep 1971	Bernie Allen ( GBR )	2:16:55	---	---
16 Aug 1969	Kazuo Matsubara ( JPN )	2:19:30	---	---
Aug 26, 1967	Yoshirō Mifune ( JPN )	2:20:54	---	---
Aug 28, 1965	Aurèle Vandendriessche ( BEL )	2:21:16	---	---
July 13, 1963	Václav Chudomel ( TCH )	2:25:11	---	---
Aug 12, 1961	Peter Wilkinson ( GBR )	2:24:12	---	---
Aug 15, 1959	Pavel Kantorek ( TCH )	2:26:48	---	---
Aug 17, 1957	Piet Bleeker ( NED )	2:32:39	---	---
Aug 27, 1955	Reinaldo Gorno ( ARG )	2:26:33	---	---
Sep 12 1953	Jim Peters ( GBR )	2:19:22	---	---
0Sep 1 1951	Veikko Karvonen ( FIN )	2:29:02	---	---
Aug 20, 1949	Jack Holden ( GBR )	2:20:52	---	---
July 12, 1947	Eero Riikonen ( FIN )	2:44:13	---	---

Development of the number of finishers

year	marathon	including women	half marathon	including women	10 km / 5 miles	including women	5 km / 3 miles	including women
2013	418		2378		1789		1422
2012	481	53	2384	522	1434	538	1160	557
2011	507	66	2228	531	1490	560	0719	375
2010	505	59	2502	548	1598	596	0828	415
2009	584	69	2043	441	1349	455	0870	429
2008	482	52	2135	476	1262	443	0937	477
2007	624	82	2223	491	1229	436	0471	241
2006	500	61	1956	484	1004	378	0121	066
2005	381	47	1887	405	0875	313	---	---
2004	391	27	1774	369	0726	293	---	---
2003	261	16	1595	291	0596	222	---	---

See also

• List of marathons

Web links

• Official website (with German version)
• Enschede Marathon on marathoninfo.free.fr
• Enschede - A marathon without borders , report by Ulrich Hörnemann on Leichtathletik.de, May 22, 2002

Footnotes

1. ↑ arrs.run: Enschede Marathon
2. ↑ Oudste marathon van Nederland bestaat veertig años . April 4, 2008