Mexico City Marathon
| Mexico City Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera starting the 2013 race | |
| Date | late August or early September |
| Location | Mexico City |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Telcel |
| Established | 1983 |
| Course records |
Men: 2:12:10 Hillary Kimaiyo Kipchirchir (2010) |
| Official site | maratoncdmx.com |
The Mexico City Marathon (Spanish: Maratón Ciudad de México) is an annual road running event over the marathon distance (42.195 km) which is held on the streets of Mexico City in late August or early September that in 2016 received IAAF Bronze Label Status.[1]
The race was established in 1983 at a time of growing interest in marathons in the country – the Independencia Marathon had been launched three years earlier and the Monterrey Marathon had been run over the full distance in 1982.[2][3] The winner of the first women's race, María del Carmen Cárdenas, later became one of the first female Olympic marathon runners for Mexico.[4] The competition was mostly national in nature until the turn of the 21st century, when more elite international runners began to compete, and win, at the race.[5] Eileen Claugus of the United States was the first foreign winner in 1987, and Ethiopia's Tesfaye Tafa became the first male foreign winner two years later. Since 2002 only one Mexican man has won the race, though Mexican women have remained competitive in their category.[6]
The course records for the event are both held by Kenyans. Hillary Kimaiyo Kipchirchir won in a record time of 2:12:10 hours in 2010, while Anne Jelegat's time of 2:38:25 hours from 2007 remains the women's best. The most successful athlete of the competition is María del Carmen Díaz, who took four wins from 1993 to 1997. Course record holder Hillary Kimaiyo Kipchirchir is the most successful man, with three wins to his name. Alene Shewarge Amara and Patricia Jardon also have won the race on three occasions.[6]
The event features several races, besides the elite marathon, including a marathon road bicycle race. The marathon running event itself declares several winners other than the elite race, based on age category and also disability.[7] At the 2015 edition some 35,000 people took part in the event, coming from 60 countries.[8]
The start point of the race is near Hemiciclo a Juárez in Alameda Central. The course takes a south to north loop on Paseo de la Reforma then follows another loop back, passing Torre Mayor twice. The final part of the race follows Avenida de los Insurgentes westwards to reach the end-point at Estadio Olímpico Universitario. The course overall is slightly uphill with a total rise of around 65 metres. It is largely flat at the beginning, has a hilly section between 10 km and 25 km and ends with an incline in the final ten kilometres.[9]
It is one of two annual marathons to have been held in the Mexican capital, alongside the Trabajadores Marathon, which took place in April from 1986 to 2005.[10]
Past winners
Key: Course record
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1983 |  Casimiro Reyes (MEX) |
2:29:35 | María del Carmen Cárdenas (MEX) |
3:05:09 |
| 2nd | 1984 | Gerardo Alcala (MEX) |
2:23:35 | Maricela Fuentes (MEX) |
2:49:37 |
| 3rd | 1985 | Manuel Vera (MEX) |
2:22:37 | Maricela Fuentes (MEX) |
2:51:08 |
| 4th | 1986 | Manuel Garcia Perez (MEX) |
2:20:03 | María del Carmen Cárdenas (MEX) |
2:42:25 |
| 5th | 1987 | Rodolfo Gómez (MEX) |
2:18:50 |  Eileen Claugus (USA) |
2:46:30 |
| 6th | 1988 | Salvador García (MEX) |
2:19:02 | Gloria Ramirez (MEX) |
2:47:10 |
| 7th | 1989 |  Tesfaye Tafa (ETH) |
2:17:54 | Flora Moreno (MEX) |
2:44:34 |
| 8th | 1990 | Graciano Gonzalez (MEX) |
2:19:49 | Flora Moreno (MEX) |
2:44:48 |
| 9th | 1991 | Inocencio Miranda (MEX) |
2:18:53 | Aurelia de Jesus (MEX) |
2:46:19 |
| 10th | 1992 | Gumercindo Olmedo (MEX) |
2:19:25 | Petra Guevara (MEX) |
2:46:23 |
| 11th | 1993 | Dionicio Cerón (MEX) |
2:14:47 | María del Carmen Díaz (MEX) |
2:43:16 |
| 12th | 1994 | Gumercindo Olmedo (MEX) |
2:16:47 | Emma Cabrera (MEX) |
2:44:49 |
| 13th | 1995 | Jose Esquivel (MEX) |
2:18:44 | María del Carmen Díaz (MEX) |
2:48:45 |
| 14th | 1996 | Juan Gonzalez (MEX) |
2:20:14 | María del Carmen Díaz (MEX) |
2:41:47 |
| 15th | 1997 | Benjamín Paredes (MEX) |
2:17:14 | María del Carmen Díaz (MEX) |
2:39:07 |
| 16th | 1998 |  Simon Biwott (KEN) |
2:16:48 | Maria Elena Reyna (MEX) |
2:42:55 |
| 17th | 1999 | Eliud Kering (KEN) |
2:17:55 | Maria Elena Reyna (MEX) |
2:51:15+ [nb] |
| 18th | 2000 | Enrique Montiel (MEX) |
2:16:10 | Patricia Jardon (MEX) |
2:41:50 |
| 19th | 2001 | Alejandro Villanueva (MEX) |
2:17:19 | Patricia Jardon (MEX) |
2:39:41 |
| 20th | 2002 | Enos Ketter Kibet (KEN) |
2:13:44 | Patricia Jardon (MEX) |
2:42:43 |
| 21st | 2003 | George Okworo Onwonga (KEN) |
2:18:11 | Dulce María Rodríguez (MEX) |
2:40:58 |
| 22nd | 2004 | Philip Kibitok Metto (KEN) |
2:18:12 |  Albina Gallyamova (RUS) |
2:43:17 |
| 23rd | 2005 | Reuben Chesang Kambich (KEN) |
2:19:35 | Alicia Rodríguez (MEX) |
2:42:31 |
| 24th | 2006 | Christopher Kipyego (KEN) |
2:17:23 | Estela Xolaltengo (MEX) |
2:40:02 |
| 25th | 2007 | Hillary Kimaiyo Kipchirchir (KEN) |
2:16:06 | Anne Jelegat (KEN) |
2:38:25 |
| 26th | 2008 | Hillary Kimaiyo Kipchirchir (KEN) |
2:13:05 | Paula Apolonio (MEX) |
2:40:26 |
| 27th | 2009 | Edilberto Mendez Hernandez (MEX) |
2:21:34 | Isabel Jacqueline Orellana (MEX) |
2:54:06 |
| 28th | 2010 | Hillary Kimaiyo Kipchirchir (KEN) |
2:12:10 | Karina Pérez (MEX) |
2:39:42 |
| 29th | 2011 | Isaac Kimaiyo Kemboi (KEN) |
2:14:23 | Rose Jebet (KEN) |
2:39:08 |
| 30th | 2012 | Peter Nkaya Lemayian (KEN) |
2:15:54 | Alene Shewarge Amara (ETH) |
2:39:51 |
| 31st | 2013 |  Raúl Pacheco (PER) |
2:16:56 | Gladys Tejeda (PER) |
2:37:34 |
| 32nd | 2014 | Raúl Pacheco (PER) |
2:18:29 | Alene Shewarge Amara (ETH) |
2:41:21 |
| 33rd | 2015 | Daniel Ashenik Derese (ETH) |
2:19:24 | Alene Shewarge Amara (ETH) |
2:41:08 |
- nb The 1999 women's race was too long due to a course error, with the athletes running an additional 3 km or so.[6]
References
- ↑ "Triunfan Kenia y Lituania en el Maratón CDMX". Sportspedia México. Sportspedia México. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ Independencia Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2015-09-30). Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
- ↑ Monterrey Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2015-12-21). Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
- ↑ Mexico Athletics Women's Marathon Results. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
- ↑ Historia (Spanish). maraton.df.gob.mx. Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
- 1 2 3 Mexico City Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2015-09-01). Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
- ↑ Resultados Oficiales XXXIII Maraton Ciudad de Mexico. Marcate. Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
- ↑ Información General (Spanish). MaratonCDMX. Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
- ↑ Ruta MaratonCDMX 2016 (Spanish). MaratonCDMX. Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
- ↑ Trabajadores Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2007-09-05). Retrieved on 2016-06-19.