Nairobi Marathon
Nairobi Marathon | |
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Date | October |
Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon, Half marathon |
Primary sponsor | Standard Chartered |
Established | 2003 |
Course records | Men's: 2:10:12 (2009)![]() Women's: 2:28:04 (2012) ![]() |
Official site | Nairobi Marathon |
Participants | 544 (2019) 499 (2018) |
The Nairobi Marathon is an annual road running competition over the marathon distance usually held in October in Nairobi, Kenya.[1] First held in 2003, the competition expanded and now includes a half marathon race along with the main race.[2]
It was part of "The Greatest Race on Earth", fully sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank. The other three legs of this four-marathon race were the Hong Kong Marathon, the Mumbai Marathon and the Singapore Marathon.
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3][4]
Course
[edit]External image | |
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The marathon course starts on Uhuru Highway outside Nyayo National Stadium and heads roughly northward, wandering through the city center, before heading east on Wangari Maathai Road.[5] The course then hits a turnaround point, and heads back to the stadium before heading southeast on Mombasa Road.[5] The segment on Mombasa Road is a loop that is repeated twice before the course ends with a finish inside the stadium.[5]
Winners
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Key: Course record
Marathon
[edit]Ed. | Year | Men's winner | Time[a] | Women's winner | Time[a] |
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1 | 2003 | ![]() |
2:15:40 | ![]() |
2:41:27 |
2 | 2004 | ![]() |
2:11:50 | ![]() |
2:39:27 |
3 | 2005 | ![]() |
2:12:15 | ![]() |
2:36:08 |
4 | 2006 | ![]() |
2:10:17 | ![]() |
2:32:42 |
5 | 2007 | ![]() |
2:15:50 | ![]() |
2:44:14 |
6 | 2008 | ![]() |
2:10:30 | ![]() |
2:33:42 |
7 | 2009 | ![]() |
2:10:12 | ![]() |
2:28:57 |
8 | 2010 | ![]() |
2:10:31 | ![]() |
2:31:11 |
9 | 2011 | ![]() |
2:10:55 | ![]() |
2:30:17 |
10 | 2012 | ![]() |
2:10:40 | ![]() |
2:28:04 |
11 | 2013 | ![]() |
2:11:40 | ![]() |
2:33:18 |
12 | 2014 | ![]() |
2:12:24 | ![]() |
2:32:02 |
13 | 2015 | ![]() |
2:13:25 | ![]() |
2:29:32 |
14 | 2016 | ![]() |
2:13:27 | ![]() |
2:34:18 |
15 | 2017 | ![]() |
2:12:39 | ![]() |
2:31:41 |
16 | 2018 | ![]() |
2:14:19 | ![]() |
2:33:11 |
17 | 2019 | ![]() |
2:10:43 | ![]() |
2:30:34 |
2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[3] |
Half marathon
[edit]Ed. | Year | Men's winner | Time[a] | Women's winner | Time[a] |
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1 | 2004 | ![]() |
1:04:21 | ![]() |
1:16:24 |
2 | 2005 | ![]() |
1:01:34 | ![]() |
1:13:33 |
3 | 2006 | ![]() |
1:01:21 | ![]() |
1:10:49 |
4 | 2007 | ![]() |
1:05:58 | ![]() |
1:18:04 |
5 | 2008 | ![]() |
1:02:23 | ![]() |
1:11:07 |
6 | 2009 | ![]() |
1:01:54 | ![]() |
1:12:18 |
7 | 2010 | ![]() |
1:02:15 | ![]() |
1:12:47 |
8 | 2011 | ![]() |
1:01:31 | ![]() |
1:12:10 |
9 | 2012 | ![]() |
1:02:19 | ![]() |
1:08:12 |
10 | 2013 | ![]() |
1:02:55 | ![]() |
1:11:52 |
11 | 2014 | ![]() |
1:03:12 | ![]() |
1:14:52 |
12 | 2015 | ![]() |
1:02:42 | ![]() |
1:11:17 |
13 | 2016 | ![]() |
1:02:53 | ![]() |
1:12:26 |
14 | 2017 | ![]() |
1:03:26 | ![]() |
1:11:04 |
15 | 2018 | ![]() |
1:04:57 | ![]() |
1:12:06 |
16 | 2019 | ![]() |
1:01:52 | ![]() |
1:11:51 |
2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[3] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ARRS - Race series: Standard Chartered Nairobi".
- ^ Kibet breaks Nairobi Marathon record
- ^ a b c "Stanchart marathon cancelled due to Covid-19". 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Stanchart Marathon cancelled due to COVID-19 uncertainties". 31 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d https://www.nairobimarathon.com/routes-maps/ [dead link]
- The Standard, October 22, 2006: The evolution of Nairobi International Marathon