Mexico City Marathon

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]

Mexico City Marathon
Maratón Ciudad de México Telcel logo
Datelate August or early September
LocationMexico City
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorTelcel
Established1983
Course recordsMen's: 2:10:38 (2018)
Titus Ekiru
Women's: 2:33:27 (2019)
Vivian Kiplagat
Official siteMexico City Marathon
Runners at the 2018 edition of the race.
Poster for marathon in 1996.
Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera starting the 2013 race.
Lithuanian Diana Lobačevskė, the 2016 women's winner.

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.[lower-alpha 1][11][12]

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.[13]

Winners

Key:   Course record

Ed. Year Men's winner Time[lower-alpha 2] Women's winner Time[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 3]
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

Wheelchair division
Ed. Year Men's winner Time[lower-alpha 2] Women's winner Time[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 2] Women's winner Time[lower-alpha 2]
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
 Mexico421725
 Kenya18153
 Ethiopia734
 Peru422
 United States101
 Russia101
 Lithuania101

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. 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. 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. https://maraton.cdmx.gob.mx/se-cancelan-el-maraton-de-la-ciudad-de-mexico-telcel-2020-y-el-medio-maraton-de-la-ciudad-de-mexico-bbva-2020/
  12. https://maraton.cdmx.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/Inscripciones-edici%6F%CC%81n-2020.pdf
  13. Ruta MaratonCDMX 2016 (in Spanish). MaratonCDMX. Retrieved on 2016-06-19.
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