Enschede Marathon

Enschede Marathon
John Kelai winning the marathon of 2005
Date Mid-April
Location Enschede, Netherlands
Event type Road
Distance Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run, 5K run
Primary sponsor HumanCapitalCare
Established 1991
Course records Men:
 Stephen Kiprotich (UGA) 2:07:20
Women:
 Sarah Jebet (KEN) 2:27:59
Official site Enschede Marathon

The Enschede Marathon is an annual marathon race held in the city of Enschede, Netherlands. The race is the distance of a typical marathon (42 km, 195 metres). It has been held annually since 1991, after being bi-annual for the previous 44 years. The race crosses the German border through the city of Gronau. There has been a women's competition since 1981.

Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich is the current course record holder with his winning time of 2:07:20 hours from 2011.[1] Russia's Lidya Vasilevskaya holds the women's best mark for the course with her time of 2:29:23 hours from 2002.

Past winners

Key:   Course record

References

  1. Tempomacher überrascht alle (in German). Westfaelische Nachrichten. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
List of winners
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