Ljubljana_Marathon
Ljubljana Marathon
Annual race in Slovenia held since 1996
The Ljubljana Marathon (Slovene: Ljubljanski maraton) is a marathon organised in Ljubljana by the City Municipality of Ljubljana (MOL). It has been taking place since 1996 and attracts several thousand people each year.
Ljubljana Marathon | |
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Date | Last Sunday in October |
Location | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Primary sponsor | Volkswagen |
Established | 1996 (28 years ago) (1996) |
Course records | Men's: 2:04:58 (2018) Sisay Lemma Women's: 2:21:05 (2023) Gerado Senbeta Zinash |
Official site | Ljubljana Marathon |
Participants | 1,208 finishers (2022) 644 (2021) 1,517 (2019) 1,664 (2018) |
The marathon was first held on 27 October 1996.[1][2] A total of 673 runners participated in the inaugural event, with 153 runners taking part in the marathon.[3]
In 2020, the 25th Ljubljana Marathon was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2021 or obtaining a full refund.[4][5] However, the marathon organizers were also planning to hold another marathon that was compliant with coronavirus restrictions, called the "Maraton po Ljubljani",[lower-alpha 1] on the originally scheduled date of 25 October 2020, with only up to 450[lower-alpha 2] runners allowed to take part.[4][7][lower-alpha 3] Nine days before the scheduled date, the Maraton po Ljubljani was cancelled due to the second wave of the pandemic, with all registrants automatically receiving refunds.[8][9]
The marathon runs on roughly a loop course that begins on Slovenia Street [sl] near the national theatre and ends about a block away in Congress Square.[11]
Runners first run north along Slovenia Street into the Bežigrad District before heading west into the Šiška and Dravlje Districts.[11] The course then heads south into the Rožnik District, running west of Rožnik Hill, before heading back toward the city centre for the halfway point.[11]
The marathon then briefly heads southwest into the Vič District before heading east through the Trnovo and Rudnik Districts.[11] Runners then head back northwest to the Ljubljanica river, roughly following the river northeast until they cross Zalog Street [sl].[11] The course then enters the Jarše District by running northwest along Kajuh Street [sl] before the marathoners enter the Bežigrad District again and then head back south to the city centre to finish at Congress Square.[11]
In addition to the marathon, a half marathon (21.098 km (13.110 mi)), a 10K run, a fun run (3.150 km (1.957 mi)), and a free run for kids (200 m (660 ft)) are organised.[12][13][14] A number of races of different lengths for schoolchildren of different ages are also held.[12]
Key: Course record
Year | Men's winner | Time[lower-alpha 4] | Women's winner | Time[lower-alpha 4] | Rf. |
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2023 | Kipngetich Edmond (KEN) | 2:06:47 | Gerado Senbeta Zinash (ETH) | 2:21:05 | |
2022 | Gebretsadik Abraha (ETH) | 2:06:09 | Dagne Siranesh Yirga (ETH) | 2:21:08 | [15] |
2021 | Ernest Tarus (KEN) | 2:22:39 | Grace Momanyi (KEN) | 2:38:10 | |
2020 | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | [4] | |||
2019 | Kelkile Gezahegn (ETH) | 2:07:29 | Bornes Chepkirui (KEN) | 2:21:26 | |
2018 | Sisay Lemma (ETH) | 2:04:58 | Visiline Jepkesho (KEN) | 2:22:58 | |
2017 | Marius Kimutai (BHR) | 2:08:33 | Shuko Genemo (ETH) | 2:27:02 | |
2016 | Laban Mutai (KEN) | 2:09:16 | Purity Changwony (KEN) | 2:29:32| | [lower-alpha 5] |
2015 | Limenih Getachew (ETH) | 2:08:19 | Melkam Gizaw (ETH) | 2:25:42 | |
2014 | Ishhimael Chemtan (KEN) | 2:08:25 | Janet Rono (KEN) | 2:29:16 | |
2013 | Mulugeta Wami (ETH) | 2:10:26 | Caroline Chepkwony (KEN) | 2:27:27 | [17] |
2012 | Berhanu Shiferaw (ETH) | 2:09:40 | Workenesh Tola (ETH) | 2:30:45 | |
2011 | Daniel Too (KEN) | 2:08:25 | Lydia Kurgat (KEN) | 2:33:01 | [18][19] |
2010 | Evans Ruto (KEN) | 2:10:17 | Tiruwork Mekonnen (ETH) | 2:37:16 | |
2009 | William Biama (KEN) | 2:10:12 | Caroline Kilel (KEN) | 2:25:24 | |
2008 | Abraham Mulu (ETH) | 2:14:41 | Tetyana Mezentseva (UKR) | 2:37:13 | |
2007 | Oleksandr Sitkovskyy (UKR) | 2:12:49 | Tetyana Filonyuk (UKR) | 2:34:58 | |
2006 | Joachim Nshimirimana (BDI) | 2:14:14 | Inga Juodeškiene (LTU) | 3:01:55 | |
2005 | Samuel Nganga (KEN) | 2:15:47 | Daneja Grandovec (SLO) | 2:50:42 | |
2004 | Joachim Nshimirimana (BDI) | 2:13:31 | Yelena Razdrogina (RUS) | 2:46:30 | |
2003 | Andriy Naumov (UKR) | 2:13:58 | Galina Zhulyeva (UKR) | 2:38:13 | |
2002 | Andriy Naumov (UKR) | 2:14:30 | Galina Zhulyeva (UKR) | 2:39:36 | |
2001 | Roman Kejžar (SLO) | 2:22:57 | Nada Rotovnik-Kozjek (SLO) | 3:09:47 | |
2000 | Patrick Chumba (KEN) | 2:13:35 | Maria Luisa Costetti (ITA) | 3:08:38 | |
1999 | Woliye Jara (ETH) | 2:20:53 | Lyudmila Petrova (RUS) | 2:52:25 | |
1998 | Piotr Pobłocki (POL) | 2:18:20 | Helena Javornik (SLO) | 2:32:33 | |
1997 | Charles Subano (KEN) | 2:19:28 | Helena Javornik (SLO) | 2:40:05 | |
1996 | Roman Kejžar (SLO) | 2:20:12 | Helena Javornik (SLO) | 2:37:58 |
- Note: Marathon statistics only
Multiple wins
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Winners by country
- This race has been referred to in English as the "Marathon on the Streets of Ljubljana".[5]
- The National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) does not allow organized events to exceed 500 participants, and there would be about 50 organizers present during the race.[6]
- Levy Matebo Omari would finish 1st with a course record (unofficial 2:07:40) but was mislead buy an official TV-car at 40 km and had to run an extra distance of around 450 m [16]
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