Belfast Marathon
| Belfast Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Inflatable archway, outside Belfast City Hall, at the start of 2011 event | |
| Date | Early May |
| Location | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Event type | Marathon |
| Distance | 26.2 miles (42.2 km) |
| Primary sponsor | Moy Park |
| Established | 1982[1] |
| Course records | Men's: 2:13:41 (2012) Negewo ArarisaWomen's: 2:35:03 (2024)  Beatrice Jepkemei |
| Official site | Belfast Marathon |
| Participants | >5,700 (2021)[2] |
The Belfast City Marathon takes place in Belfast in Northern Ireland. The organisers describe it as the "largest mass sport participatory event in Northern Ireland" with between 15,000 and 18,000 participants taking part in several events.[3][4][5] These events, typically scheduled over the May bank holiday weekend, include marathon, wheelchair race, team relay and 8-mile walk events. The organisers also stage Northern Ireland's largest half marathon event, which takes place annually in September.[citation needed]
Marathon
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The Belfast City Marathon is an AIMS certified race.[6] The race traditionally starts at Stormont Estate at 9am and finishes in Ormeau Park.[7]
5,000 runners took part in the 2019 "full marathon".[3] Following this event, organisers apologised after it was noted that the course was 0.3 miles longer than the typical marathon standard.[8][9]
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland, with all registrants given the option of either running the race virtually or transferring their entry to 2021, 2022 or 2023.[10][11] The 2021 event was rescheduled from May to October 2021.[12][13]
Previously sponsored by Deep River Rock,[14] the 2022 event (scheduled for May 2022) was reported to be Mash Direct.[15]
Half marathon
[edit]First launched in 2013, the Belfast City Half Marathon is an extension of the May Marathon event.[citation needed] The race starts at Ormeau Park.[16]
Winners
[edit] | This section needs additional citations for verification. (May 2019) |
| Year | Male Athlete | Country | Time | Female Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Gregory Hannon | Northern Ireland | 2:20:25 | Susan Boreham | Northern Ireland | 3:11:26 |
| 1983 | Paul Craig | Northern Ireland | 2:20:14 | Roma McConville | Northern Ireland | 2:58:07 |
| 1984 | Andy Daly |  Scotland |
2:18:01 | Theresa Kidd | Northern Ireland | 2:47:33 |
| 1985 | Marty Deane | Northern Ireland | 2:15:51 | Moira O'Boyle | Northern Ireland | 2:45:40 |
| 1986 | Marty Deane | Northern Ireland | 2:16:05 | Moira O'Neill | Northern Ireland | 2:43:26 |
| 1987 | Calum Bark | Scotland |
2:17:47 | Theresa Kidd | Northern Ireland | 2:48:28 |
| 1988 | Thomas Hughes | Northern Ireland | 2:19:00 | Theresa Kidd | Northern Ireland | 2:49:10 |
| 1989 | Ian Bloomfield |  England |
2:20:45 | Rosaleen Hayden |  Ireland |
2:58:31 |
| 1990 | Jerry Kiernan | Ireland |
2:18:58 | Eleanor Hill | Ireland |
2:50:07 |
| 1991 | Joel Kipchumba | Kenya |
2:18:56 | Brenda McNamara | Ireland |
2:55:25 |
| 1992 | Jerry Kiernan | Ireland |
2:20:52 | Catherine Smyth | Ireland |
2:42:41 |
| 1993 | Gerard McGrath | Ireland |
2:18:12 | Catherine Smyth | Ireland |
2:45:05 |
| 1994 | Terry Mitchell | Scotland |
2:20:24 | Catherine Smyth | Ireland |
2:44:42 |
| 1995 | John Ferrin | Northern Ireland | 2:18:42 | Patricia Griffin | Ireland |
2:53:10 |
| 1996 | Terry Mitchell | Scotland |
2:21:36 | Trudi Thomson | Scotland |
2:44:57 |
| 1997 | John Ferrin | Northern Ireland | 2:20:17 | Olive Nolan | Ireland |
2:55:10 |
| 1998 | Thomas Hughes | Northern Ireland | 2:23:33 | Jackie Newton | England |
2:57:25 |
| 1999 | Samuel Okemwa | Kenya |
2:20:58 | Barbara Brewer | Northern Ireland | 2:58:49 |
| 2000 | Wilson Cheruiyot | Kenya |
2:24:13 | Mary Jennings | Ireland |
3:02:31 |
| 2001 | Joseph Riri | Kenya |
2:26:00 | Debra Curley | England |
2:56:05 |
| 2002 | Simon Pride | Scotland |
2:22:21 | Trudi Thomson | Scotland |
2:49:39 |
| 2003 | Lezan Kimutai | Kenya |
2:17:09 | Trudi Thomson | Scotland |
2:45:48 |
| 2004 | Peter Edukan | Kenya |
2:23:51 | Julia Myatt | England |
2:52:52 |
| 2005 | Eric Kiplagat | Kenya |
2:22:20 | Lemma Urge |  Ethiopia |
2:41:33 |
| 2006 | Stephen Ndungu | Kenya |
2:16:51 | Joyce Kandie | Kenya |
2:43:11 |
| 2007 | John Mutai | Kenya |
2:16:24 | Desse Demelesh | Ethiopia |
2:46:45 |
| 2008 | John Mutai | Kenya |
2:16:31 | Marshet Jimma | Ethiopia |
2:39:22 |
| 2009 | John Mutai | Kenya |
2:17:35 | Joyce Kandie | Kenya |
2:47:44 |
| 2010 | Urga Negewo | Ethiopia |
2:16:53 | Sarah Stradling | England |
2:44:03 |
| 2011 | Jacob Chesire | Kenya |
2:14:56 | Vera Ovcharuk |  Ukraine |
2:46:04 |
| 2012 | Negewo Ararisa | Ethiopia |
2:13:41 | Alice Chelangat | Kenya |
2:39:02 |
| 2013 | Joel Kipsang | Kenya |
2:19:28 | Nataliya Lehonkova | Ukraine |
2:36:50 |
| 2014 | Freddy Sittuk | Kenya |
2:18:30 | Bayrush Shiferaw | Ethiopia |
2:41:20 |
| 2015 | Joel Kositany | Kenya |
2:19:36 | Berhan Gebremichael | Ethiopia |
2:40:57 |
| 2016 | Joel Kositany | Kenya |
2:17:39 | Berhan Gebremichael | Ethiopia |
2:48:26 |
| 2017 | Bernard Rotich | Kenya |
2:16:04 | Laura Graham |  United Kingdom |
2:41:47 |
| 2018 | Eric Koech | Kenya |
2:18:19 | Caroline Chepkwony | Kenya |
2:41:23 |
| 2019 | Joel Kositany | Kenya |
2:18:41 | Caroline Jepchirchir | Kenya |
2:36:39 |
| 2020 | cancelled as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland[11] | |||||
| 2021 | Mick Clohisey | Ireland
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2:20:42 | Fionnuala Ross | Ireland
|
2:43:42 |
| 2022[17] | Paul Pollock | Ireland
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2:16:16 | Gladys Ganiel | Ireland
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2:43:49 |
| 2023[18] | Mohamed Oumaarir |  Morocco
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2:22:54 | Shewaye Woldemeskel | Ethiopia
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2:37:20 |
| 2024[19] | Mathew Kemboi | Kenya
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2:14:44 | Beatrice Jepkemei | Kenya
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2:35:03 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Belfast City Marathon over the years". BBC News. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Belfast City Marathon: Race returns after Covid cancellations". BBC News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Belfast City Marathon 2019: Results, pictures and video as record crowd take on new 'longer' route". Belfasttelegraph. 5 May 2019.
Around 18,000 took part in the full marathon, the wheelchair race, team relay, walk and fun run [..] With 5,000 taking part in the full marathon
- ^ "Belfast Marathon: Kilkeel's Laura Graham aims for repeat win after 2017 triumph". BBC Sport. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Clothes tell the story of the 36th Belfast marathon". Irishtimes.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon". aims-worldrunning.org. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Belfast City Marathon 2017: All you need to know". BBC. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Belfast Marathon: Organisers apologise after course is 0.3 miles too long". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Runners in Belfast City Marathon run extra 0.3 miles after course mix-up". Thejournal.ie. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Belfast Marathon: Coronavirus pandemic forces organisers to cancel 2020 event". BBC Sport. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b "2020 Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon CANCELLED | Belfast Marathon News | General | news". Belfast City Marathon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Belfast Marathon moved to September with virtual half race in May". irishnews.com. Irish News. 29 January 2021.
- ^ "39th Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon Rescheduled to 3rd October 2021". Belfast City Marathon. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Belfast City Marathon course was too long, organizers say". CNN. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Mash Direct Belfast City Marathon". belfastcity.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "The Moy Park Belfast City Half Marathon". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Belfast City Marathon. 2022. Belfast Marathon Results | results | Belfast City Marathon. [online] Available at: <https://belfastcitymarathon.com/results/2022#fullResults> [Accessed 13 October 2022].
- ^ Belfast City Marathon. 2023. Belfast Marathon Results | results | Belfast City Marathon. [online] Available at: <https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7192012> [Accessed 7 May 2024].
- ^ Belfast City Marathon. 2024. Belfast Marathon Results | results | Belfast City Marathon. [online] Available at: <https://my.raceresult.com/278719/results> [Accessed 7 May 2024].
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