Ponce Marathon
| Ponce Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | December, usually around the 12th |
| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Ponce Municipal Government |
| Beneficiary | Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico |
| Established | 1970[1] |
| Course records |
Men's: 2:15:35 (1982) Jorge "Peco" González Women's: 2:54:47 (2010) Yolanda Mercado[2] |
| Official site | http://marathonpuertorico.com |
| Participants |
Some 150 athletes Attendees: Over 10,000[3] |
The Ponce Marathon, officially, Maratón La Guadalupe de Ponce (English: La Guadalupe Ponce Marathon), is a long-distance running event held every year in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Established in 1970,[note 1] it is the only Olympic marathon held in Puerto Rico.[4][1]
The race is 42.195 kilometers (26.219 mi) in length and takes place on a Sunday during the month of December. It starts at 5am, and runs from the intersection of PR-12 and PR-14 to Parque de Bombas.[5][6] It is managed by Secretaría de Recreación y Deportes (Department of Sports and Recreation) of the municipality of Ponce.[7]
The 40th edition of the marathon in 2010 was attended by over 10,000 people.[3] Some 150 athletes participate in the event each year.[8] In 2010, the event received an award from the Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Athletic Federation) as the best athletic running event in Puerto Rico; it had attained a perfect 100-point score in all evaluation areas.[7]
Overview
In addition to being one of the international marathons run over the distance of 42.195 kilometers and the national marathon of Puerto Rico,[4] the marathon is the qualifying race for the Central American and Caribbean Games.[9]
Route
The race starts at 5:00 am at PR-12 (Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros) at the intersection with PR-14 (Avenida Tito Castro/Avenida Betances) and heads south towards La Guancha. It makes 3 round trips on Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros and, on the fourth round, it then detours onto Avenida Las Americas (PR-163) heading west towards PR-123 (Avenida Hostos). At Avenida Hostos it turns right onto Calle Marina and heads north towards Plaza Las Delicias. The finish line will be at Calle Marina instersection with Calle Cristina, that is, right in front of Parque de Bombas in downtown Ponce.[2]
Results
1982 (12th edition)
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | Jorge Luis "Peco" González | Utuado | 2:15:35 | [1] |
1983 (13th edition)
The event took place on 11 December.[1]
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | César Mercado | Unknown | 2:17:32 | [1] |
1985 (15th edition)
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | Eduardo Maldonado | Unknown | 2:17:42 | [10] |
1986 (16th edition)
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | Eduardo Maldonado | Unknown | 2:15:48 | [10] |
1988 (18th edition)
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | Luis E. Torres | Unknown | 2:17:32 | [10] |
| 2 | Eduardo Maldonado | Unknown | 2:17:46 | [10] |
1991 (21st edition)
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | César Mercado | Unknown | Unknown | [1] |
1992 (22nd edition)
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | César Mercado | Unknown | Unknown | [1] |
1993 (23rd edition)
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Women's Division | 1 | Migdalia Torres | Unknown | 2:55:41 | [10] |
1994 (24th edition)
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | César Mercado | Unknown | Unknown | [11] |
2002 (32nd edition)
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | César Mercado | Unknown | Unknown | [11] |
2003 (33rd edition)
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | César Mercado | Unknown | Unknown | [11] |
2004 (34th edition)
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | César Mercado | Unknown | Unknown | [11] |
2006 (36th edition)
The event took place on 10 December.[12]
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | Luis Rivera | Aibonito | 2:24:08 | [12] |
| 2 | Máximo Oliveras | Toa Alta | 2:36:49 | [12] | |
| 3 | José Rodríguez | Canóvanas | 2:37:42 | [12] | |
| Women's Division | 1 | Yolanda Mercado | Bayamón | 2:52:51 | [12] |
| 2 | Maribel Burgos | Carolina | 3:04:01 | [12] | |
| 3 | Mónica Larson | Arecibo | 3:21:51 | [12] |
2008 (38th edition)
The event took place on 14 December.[13]
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | Luis Rivera | Aibonito | 2:28.19 | [13] |
| 2 | Miguel Solivan | Aibonito | 2:31.21 | [13] | |
| 3 | César Mercado | Maricao | 2:38.06 | [13] | |
| Women's Division | 1 | Irmalyn Falcón | Toa Baja | 2:58:03 | [10] |
| 2 | Yolanda Mercado | Bayamon | 3:02.30 | [13] | |
| 3 | Sara Mary González | Unknown | 3:09.55 | [13] |
2009 (39th edition)
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | Miguel Solivan | - | - | [14] |
2010 (40th edition)
The event took place on 12 December.[1][15]
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | Luis Rivera | Aibonito | 2:22:47 | [1][15] |
| 2 | Nelson Rodríguez | Utuado | 2:23.32 | [1][15] | |
| 3 | Eliezer Robles | Lares | 2:25.45 | [1][15] | |
| Women's Division | 1A | Yolanda Mercado | Bayamón | 2:56:26 | [1][3][15] |
| 1B | Yolanda Mercado | Bayamón | 2:54:47 | [2] | |
| 2 | Erica Méndez | San Germán | 3:17:27 | [1][15] | |
| 3 | María Beltrán | Bayamón | 3:17.48 | [1][15] |
2011 (41st edition)
The event took place on Sunday 11 December.[16][17][1]
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | Eliezer Robles | Lares | 2:31:09 | [1][16][17] |
| 2 | Jesús Morales | Villalba | 2:34:20 | [1][16][17] | |
| 3 | Nelson Rodríguez | Utuado | 2:36:22 | [1][16][17] | |
| Women's Division | 1 | Yolanda Mercado | Bayamón | 2:57:23 | [1][16][17] |
| 2 | María E. Beltrán | Bayamón | 3:20:03 | [1][16][17] | |
| 3 | Liria García | San Juan | 2:20:42 | [1][16][17] |
2012 (42nd edition)
The event took place on 9 December.[18]
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | Eliezer Robles | Lares | 2:22.38 | [19] |
| Women's Division | 1 | Angélica Torres | Unknown | Unknown | [19] |
2013 (43rd edition)
The event took place on Sunday 8 December.[8]
| Category | Position | Winner | Origin | Timing | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Division | 1 | Miguel Solivan | Aibonito | 2:26:38:09 | [8] |
| Women's Division | 1 | Patricia Lázaro | Guaynabo | 3:09:47:58 | [8] |
Notes
- ↑ Some historians, such as Carmelo Rosario Natal, state that official records mention this marathon at least as early as 1965. See Carmelo Rosario Natal, Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002, Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. (Ponce, Puerto Rico) 2003. p. 89.
References
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- 1 2 3 Favoritos del Maratón La Guadalupe. Junior Lugo Marrero. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 29. Issue. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 Miles le cantan las Mañanitas a la Virgen de Guadalupe en Ponce. Primera Hora. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2014. Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 Se corre la edición trigésima novena del Maratón La Guadalupe en Ponce como clasificatorio a los Centroamericanos. El Sur a la Vista. 9 December 2009. Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ BAJA EL TELÓN EN EL MARATÓN LA GUADALUPE 2011. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2014. Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Eliezer Robles y Yolanda Mercado ganadores en Ponce del maratón la Guadalupe. El Sur a la Vista. 11 December 2011. Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 Galardonado el Maratón La Guadalupe de Ponce. El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 5 May 2010. Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 Culmina la 43ra Edición del Maratón La Guadalupe 2013. Karla Figueroa. Metro Sport. 9 December 2013.
- ↑ Miguel Solivan se impuso en Ponce. Primera Hora. 9 December 2013. Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Resultados P.R.. Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 Todo listo para La Guadalupe. El Nuevo Dia. 2 December 2011. Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 42 K DE GUADALUPE - 10 DE DICIEMBRE 2006. TORRIMAR JOGGERS CLUB. CLUB DE "JOGGERS" Y CORREDORES. PARQUE CENTRAL, SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rivera y Falcón dominan el maratón La Guadalupe. 14 December 2008. Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ . Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Virgen De La Guadalupe Ponce 2010, Un Exito!! Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Revalida Yolanda Mercado en el Maratón La Guadalupe de Ponce, Puerto Rico. Atletismo en Mexico. 13 December 2011. Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Eliezer Robles y Yolanda Mercado se alzan con el triunfo en la 41era edición. Noticias Sur P.R. Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ ÉXitoso El Maratón La Guadalupe 2012 En Ponce. 9 December 2012.
- 1 2 ÉXITOSO EL MARATÓN LA GUADALUPE 2012 EN PONCE. 9 December 2012.