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Mexico City Marathon
Maratón Ciudad de México Telcel logo
Datelate August or early September
Location Mexico City
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Primary sponsor Telcel
Established1983
Course recordsMen's: 2:08:23 (2023)
Bolivia Héctor Garibay
Women's: 2:25:05 (2022)
Ethiopia Amane Beriso Shankule
Official site Mexico City Marathon
Participants10,051 finishers (2021)
Runners at the 2018 edition of the race.
Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera starting the 2013 race.
Lithuanian Diana Lobačevskė, the 2016 women's winner.

The Mexico City Marathon ( Spanish: Maratón Internacional de la Ciudad de México) is an annual road running event over the marathon distance 42.19 kilometres (26.22 mi) which is held on the streets of Mexico City in late August or early September that in 2018 received IAAF Gold Label Status. [1] [2]

History

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. [3] [4] The winner of the first women's race, María del Carmen Cárdenas, later became one of the first female Olympic marathon runners for Mexico. [5] 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. [6] 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, and no Mexican woman has won since 2010. [7]

The men's course record for the event is held by Kenyan. Hillary Kimaiyo Kipchirchir won in a record time of 2:12:10 hours in 2010, while the women's course record for the event is held by Peruvian. Gladys Tejeda's time of 2:36:16 hours in 2017. 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. [7]

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. [8] At the 2015 edition some 35,000 people took part in the event, coming from 60 countries. [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]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of obtaining a full refund or transferring their entry to 2021 or to another runner for 2021. [a] [11] [12]

Disqualifications

The Mexico City Marathon has shown unusually high levels of disqualifications of participants.

In 2017, 5806 entrants were disqualified; then in 2018, 3090 entrants were disqualified. [13]

In 2023, approximately 11,000 of the 30,000 entrants were disqualified for not completing "the required distance". [14]

Course

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. [15]

Winners

Key:   Course record

Ed. Year Men's winner Time [b] Women's winner Time [b]
1st 1983   Casimiro Reyes ( MEX) 2:29:35   María del Carmen Cárdenas ( MEX) 3:05:09
2nd 1984   Gerardo Alcalá ( 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 Jesús ( 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   María Elena Reyna ( MEX) 2:42:55
17th 1999   Eliud Kering ( KEN) 2:17:55   María Elena Reyna ( MEX) 2:51:15 [c]
18th 2000   Enrique Montiel ( MEX) 2:16:10   Patricia Jardón ( MEX) 2:41:50
19th 2001   Alejandro Villanueva ( MEX) 2:17:19   Patricia Jardón ( MEX) 2:39:41
20th 2002   Enos Kibet ( KEN) 2:13:44   Patricia Jardón ( MEX) 2:42:43
21st 2003   George Okworo ( KEN) 2:18:11   Dulce María Rodríguez ( MEX) 2:40:58
22nd 2004   Philip Metto ( KEN) 2:18:12   Albina Gallyamova ( RUS) 2:43:17
23rd 2005   Reuben Chesang ( 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 Kipchirchir ( KEN) 2:16:06   Anne Jelegat ( KEN) 2:38:25
26th 2008   Hillary Kipchirchir ( KEN) 2:13:05   Paula Apolonio ( MEX) 2:40:26
27th 2009   Edilberto Méndez ( MEX) 2:21:34   Isabel Orellana ( MEX) 2:54:06
28th 2010   Hillary Kipchirchir ( KEN) 2:12:10   Karina Pérez ( MEX) 2:39:42
29th 2011   Isaac Kemboi ( KEN) 2:14:23   Rose Jebet ( KEN) 2:39:08
30th 2012   Peter Nkaya ( KEN) 2:15:54   Shewarge Amare ( 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   Shewarge Amare ( ETH) 2:41:21
33rd 2015   Daniel Derese ( ETH) 2:19:24   Shewarge Amare ( ETH) 2:41:08
34th 2016   Emmanuel Mnangat ( KEN) 2:19:32   Diana Lobačevskė ( LIT) 2:40:32
35th 2017   Fikadu Kebede ( ETH) 2:17:28   Gladys Tejeda ( PER) 2:36:16
36th 2018   Titus Ekiru ( KEN) 2:10:38   Etaferahu Woda ( ETH) 2:40:10
37th 2019   Duncan Maiyo ( KEN) 2:12:50   Vivian Kiplagat ( KEN) 2:33:27
38th 2021   Darío Castro ( MEX) 2:14:51   Lucy Cheruiyot ( KEN) 2:27:22
39th 2022 [16]   Edwin Kiptoo ( KEN) 2:10:48   Amane Beriso ( ETH) 2:25:05
40th 2023   Héctor Garibay ( BOL) 2:08:23   Celestine Chepchirchir ( KEN) 2:27:17

Wheelchair division

Ed. Year Men's winner Time [b] Women's winner Time [b]
36th 2018 Alfonzo Zaragoza Solorio 1:42:14 Alicia Ibarra Barajas 2:20:06
37th 2019   Luis Francisco Sanclemente  ( COL) 1:38:03   Ivonne Reyes Gómez ( MEX) 2:07:46

Visually impaired division

Ed. Year Men's winner Time [b] Women's winner Time [b]
31st 2013 Gonzalo Moises Beristain Gutierrez 2:50:20 Silvia Calsada Rios 4:16:55
37th 2019   Rubicel Hernández ( MEX) 3:14:03   María de los Ángeles Herrera ( MEX) 3:46:20

Multiple wins

By country

Country Total Men's Women's
  Mexico 43 18 25
  Kenya 20 16 4
  Ethiopia 8 3 5
  Peru 4 2 2
  United States 1 0 1
  Russia 1 0 1
  Lithuania 1 0 1
  Bolivia 1 1 0

Notes

  1. ^ Registrants who chose to transfer their entry to 2021 were eligible to also receive the 2020 edition of the marathon medal upon completion of the 2021 marathon. [11]
  2. ^ a b c d e f h: m: s
  3. ^ The 1999 women's race was too long due to a course error, with the athletes running an additional 3 km or so. [7]

References

  1. ^ "Maratón de la CdMX obtiene la certificación oro de la IAAF". Sportspedia México. Sportspedia México. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Calendar | IAAF GOLD LABEL ROAD RACES". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  3. ^ Independencia Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2015-09-30). Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
  4. ^ Monterrey Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2015-12-21). Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
  5. ^ Mexico Athletics Women's Marathon Results. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
  6. ^ Historia (in Spanish). maraton.df.gob.mx. Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
  7. ^ a b c Mexico City Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2015-09-01). Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
  8. ^ Resultados Oficiales XXXIII Maraton Ciudad de Mexico. Marcate. Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
  9. ^ Información General Archived 2016-06-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). MaratonCDMX. Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
  10. ^ Trabajadores Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2007-09-05). Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
  11. ^ a b "Se cancelan el Maratón de la Ciudad de México Telcel 2020 y el Medio Maratón de la Ciudad de México BBVA 2020 – Maratón Ciudad de México Telcel". Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-27.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
  13. ^ Holpuch, Amanda; Ramos, Víctor Manuel (6 September 2023). "Mexico City Marathon Opens Investigation After Cheating Claims". The New York Times.
  14. ^ Axson, Scooby. "11,000 runners disqualified from Mexico City Marathon for cheating". USA TODAY. USA TODAY. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  15. ^ Ruta MaratonCDMX 2016 (in Spanish). MaratonCDMX. Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
  16. ^ worldathletics.org. 2022. World Athletics. [online] Available at: < https://www.worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7176694> [Accessed 29 August 2022].

External links

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