Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon
 Gifu Seiryu Half-Marathon
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| venue | Gifu Japan
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| First run | 2011 |
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| distance | 21.0975 kilometers |
| track record | Men: 1:00:02 h, 2014 Bedan Karoki Women: 1:06:06 h, 2019 Ruth Chepngetich
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| Website | Official website |
The Gifu Seiryū Half Marathon ( Japanese 高橋 尚 子 杯 ぎ ふ 清流 ハ ー フ マ ラ ソ ン , Takahashi Naoko Hai Gifu Seiryū hāfumarason ) is a half marathon that has been taking place in Gifu ( Japan ) since 2011 . It is nicknamed the Naoko Takahashi Cup after the Olympic marathon champion Naoko Takahashi, who was born in this town .
route
The start and finish is in Nagaragawa Stadium , where Gifu FC plays its games. On the first third of the course, a turning point route is run that leads south across the Nagara River into the city center and turns around at the train station. On the way back, turn off at Nagara and follow the river on its right bank for six kilometers upstream. Cross the Chidori Bridge to get to the other bank of the river, which you follow to the starting point of the route. The part of the name seiryū for “clear stream” indicates the route along the river .
statistics
Course records
- Men: 1:00:02 h, Bedan Karoki ( KEN ), 2014
- Women: 1:06:06 h, Ruth Chepngetich ( KEN ), 2019
Winners list
Numbers after the name indicate the number of wins to date.
| date | Men | Time (h) | Women | Time (h) |
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| April 28, 2019 | Amos Kurgat ( KEN ) | 1:00:34 | Ruth Chepngetich ( KEN ) | 1:06:06 |
| Apr 22, 2018 | Nicholas Mboroto Kosimbei ( KEN ) | 1:01:12 | Degitu Azimeraw ( ETH ) | 1:09:53 |
| 23 Apr 2017 | Alexander Mutiso Munyao ( KEN ) | 1:00:57 | Joyciline Jepkosgei ( KEN ) | 1:07:44 |
| May 15, 2016 | Patrick Mwaka ( KEN ) | 1:01:51 | Eunice Kirwa -2- | 1:08:55 |
| 17th May 2015 | James Rungaru ( KEN ) | 1:02:21 | Eunice Kirwa ( BHR ) | 1:09:37 |
| May 18, 2014 | Bedan Karoki ( KEN ) | 1:00:02 | Visiline Jepkesho ( KEN ) | 1:10:53 |
| May 19, 2013 | Zersenay Tadese ( ERI ) | 1:00:31 | Mestawet Tufa ( ETH ) | 1:10:03 |
| May 20, 2012 | Martin Irungu Mathathi -2- | 1:01:29 | René Kalmer ( RSA ) | 1:13:02 |
| May 15, 2011 | Martin Irungu Mathathi ( KEN ) | 1:00:47 | Mao Kuroda ( JPN ) | 1:13:45 |
Web links
Coordinates: 35 ° 26 ′ 29 ″ N , 136 ° 45 ′ 56 ″ E