Bucharest Marathon

Annual race in Romania held since 2008

Bucharest Marathon

Tekla Getu, winner of the 2011 marathon, running in the rain past a costumed person wearing sandals

Date| October
Location| Bucharest, Romania
Event type| Road
Distance| Marathon
Primary sponsor| Raiffeisen Bank
Established| 2008 (17 years ago) (2008)
Course records| Men's: 2:10:51 (2019)
Hosea Kipkemboi
Women's: 2:32:20 (2011)
Marina Kovaleva
Official site| Bucharest Marathon
Participants| 426 finishers (2021)
914 (2019)

The Bucharest Marathon is an annual marathon and sport event hosted by the city of Bucharest, Romania since 2008. It is organized by the Bucharest Running Club, and held during the second weekend of October. The marathon is categorized as a Bronze Label Road Race by World Athletics.[1]

## History

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An annual marathon has been held in Bucharest as early as 1992.[2]

The first edition of the most recent version of the annual marathon was first held in 2008.[3]

In 2020, initially, the race was limited to 250 professional runners due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all other entries automatically transferred to 2021, and all such registrants given the option of also running the race virtually and receiving a medal for free.[4][5][a] However, the day before the scheduled date, the marathon was cancelled due to a request from the Ministry of Youth and Sport sent to the organizers the night before, in reaction to rising numbers of coronavirus cases within the capital.[7][8][9]

## Course

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External image

Course map of full marathon in 2019[10]

The course begins on Bulevardul Libertății east of Izvor Park and heads briefly east on Bulevardul Unirii past Piața Unirii before returning to Parcul Izvor and then heading north to Arcul de Triumf via Strada Berzei.[10] The course then turns around and heads back to Izvor Park via Calea Victoriei.[10] The course then heads southwest past Piața Constituției to run a loop on Șoseaua Panduri and Bulevardul Tudor Vladimirescu.[10] After returning to Piața Constituției, the course heads east again on Bulevardul Unirii, with a turnaround at the roundabout at Piața Alba Iulia and then a long loop on Splaiul Unirii, before returning to a finish at Piața Constituției.[10]

## Other races

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The event also includes a half marathon, a 10K, and a marathon relay.[11] In addition, there are several races held the day before that are not electronically timed, including a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) race, a race for teens also of length 2.5 km (1.6 mi), and multiple races for kids.[12][13][14]

## Winners

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Winners of the 2011 marathon

Key:    Course record

Ed.  | Year  | Men's winner  | Country  | Time[b] | Women's winner  | Country  | Time[b] | Rf.

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1 | 2008  | Francis Maundu |  Kenya | 2:15:48  | Valentina Delion |  Moldova | 2:49:52  | [15][16]
2 | 2009  | Eric Yator |  Kenya | 2:20:35  | Daniela Cârlan |  Romania | 2:44:49  | [17][18]
3 | 2010  | Duncan Koech |  Kenya | 2:13:59  | Sviatlana Kouhan |  Belarus | 2:35:13  | [19][20]
4 | 2011  | Tekla Getu |  Ethiopia | 2:17:21  | Marina Kovaleva |  Russia | 2:32:20 | [21][22]
5 | 2012  | Felix Kangogo |  Kenya | 2:15:19  | Almaz Negede |  Ethiopia | 2:38:09  | [23]
6 | 2013  | Victor Chelogoi |  Kenya | 2:14:05  | Tigist Worku |  Ethiopia | 2:37:28  | [24]
7 | 2014  | Michael Kipyego |  Kenya | 2:13:37  | Paula Todoran |  Romania | 2:41:23  | [25]
8 | 2015  | Patrick Kimeli |  Kenya | 2:13:16  | Zeritu Wakjira |  Ethiopia | 2:48:53  | [26]
9 | 2016  | James Barmasai |  Kenya | 2:15:05  | Zeritu Wakjira |  Ethiopia | 2:40:33  | [27]
10 | 2017  | Duncan Koech |  Kenya | 2:13:13  | Almaz Gelana |  Ethiopia | 2:42:06  | [28]
11 | 2018  | Hosea Kipkemboi |  Kenya | 2:11:31  | Almaz Gelana |  Ethiopia | 2:41:29  | [29]
12 | 2019  | Hosea Kipkemboi |  Kenya | 2:10:51 | Sophia Chesire |  Kenya | 2:33:36  | [30]
– | 2020  | Cancelled due to COVID-19 in Romania | [31]
13 | 2021  | Ivan Siuris |  Moldova | 2:20:29 | Adela Paulina Baltoi |  Romania | 2:47:25  | [32]
14 | 2022  | Alexandru Corneschi |  Romania | 2:16:35 | Adela Paulina Baltoi |  Romania | 2:48:08  | [33]
15 | 2023  | Chaboud Mohamed |  Morocco | 2:17:19 | Serkalem Mengiste Mekonnen |  Ethiopia | 2:37:44  | [34]
16 | 2024  | Nicolae Soare |  Romania | 2:16:35 | Sana Achahbar |  Morocco | 2:39:03  | [35]

## Notes

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1. ^ In addition, the marathon course was replaced with a loop of length 10.5 km (6.5 mi) for the professional runners that year, before the marathon was cancelled.[6]
2. ^ a b h:m:s

## References

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1. ^ "Archived copy". www.worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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3. ^ Aleargă TU pentru Ei!
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5. ^ "FAQ's - Virtual Run 2020". Archived from the original on 2020-09-22.
6. ^ "Professional Runners - Bucharest Marathon - #RunInBucharest". bucharest-marathon.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
7. ^ "Maratonul București, anulat. Rata de infectare din Capitală este prea mare pentru organizarea sigură. Update". 10 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17.
8. ^ "Bucharest Marathon: Professional runners' race canceled, virtual event goes on". 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17.
9. ^ "Bucharest, Riga suffer last-minute cancellation | AIMS | Race news". Archived from the original on 2020-10-17.
10. ^ a b c d e "Bucharest RUNNING CLUB on Instagram: "Te-ai gândit cum îți dozezi efo…". Archived from the original on 2020-09-22.
11. ^ "Regulament Bucharest Marathon - #RunInBucharest".
12. ^ "CURSA POPULARĂ - Bucharest Marathon - #RunInBucharest". Archived from the original on 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
13. ^ "CURSA ADOLESCENȚILOR - Bucharest Marathon - #RunInBucharest". Archived from the original on 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
14. ^ "CURSA COPIILOR - Bucharest Marathon - #RunInBucharest". Archived from the original on 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
15. ^ "Rezultate 2008".
16. ^ "Valentina Belion a câştigat maratonul internaţional de la București". Mediafax. 12 October 2008.
17. ^ "Rezultate 2009".
18. ^ "Chemboi Yator a câştigat maratonul Bucureștiului". Radio România Actualităţi. 18 October 2009.
19. ^ "Duncan Koech şi Sviatlana Konhan, cîştigătorii Maratonului București". Gazeta Sporturilor. 17 October 2010.
20. ^ "Kenyanul Duncan Koech a câştigat maratonul de la București". Adevărul. 17 October 2010.
21. ^ "Africanii au ocupat podiumul la Maratonul Internaţional București". Adevărul. 9 October 2011.
22. ^ "Maratonul București: Tekla Metafeira Getu (Kenya – masculin) și Marina Kovaleva (Rusia – feminin), câștigătorii compețitiei". Hotnews.ro. 9 October 2011.
23. ^ "Maratonul Internaţional București: 7.000 de alergători din 40 de ţări. Care sunt câştigătorii competiţiei – FOTO". Mediafax. 7 October 2012.
24. ^ "Rezultate Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest International Marathon 2013". Amos News. 6 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
25. ^ "Kenyanul Michael Kipkorir Kipyego a câştigat Maratonul Internaţional București". ProSport. 5 October 2014.
26. ^ "Un kenyan de 30 de ani a castigat Maratonul Bucuresti 2015. 10.000 de participanti la a 8-a editie a competitiei". ȘtirileProTV. 4 October 2014.
27. ^ "Atletism: Kenyanul James Barmasi Kiptum a câștigat Maratonul București – AGERPRES". Agerpres.ro. 2016-10-03. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
28. ^ ECS Eventi results
29. ^ ECS Eventi
30. ^ ECS Eventi results
31. ^ "Bucharest and Riga Marathons suffer last-minute cancellation". mybestruns.com. 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
32. ^ "MyRace.gr".
33. ^ "MyRace.gr".
34. ^ "MyRace.gr".
35. ^ "bucharest-marathon.com".

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