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Cologne Marathon

The Cologne Marathon (Köln-Marathon) is an annual marathon held in Cologne, Germany. Since October 1997 the marathon has been held annually in early October, except for 2004, 2005 and 2014 when it was held in late September.

Cologne Marathon
Exiting Ottoplatz [de] shortly after the start in 2015
DateOctober
LocationCologne, Germany
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorGenerali
Established1997 (27 years ago) (1997)
Course recordsMarathon:
Men: 2:07:37 (2012)
Kenya Alfred Kering
Women: 2:25:34 (2012)
Kenya Helena Kirop
Half Marathon:
Men: 1:03:00 (2010)
Kenya Leonard Langat
Women: 1:08:51 (2008)
Germany Sabrina Mockenhaupt
Official siteCologne Marathon
Participants4,379 (2019)

History edit

The inaugural race took place on 5 October 1997 as the "Ford Cologne Marathon" (German: Ford Köln-Marathon) with at least 13,000 registered runners, a world record for inaugural marathons at the time.[1][2]

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of obtaining a refund (minus an administration fee).[3][4][5]

Course edit

External images
  Course map of full marathon in 1997[1]
  Course map of full marathon in 2019[6]

Since 2013 the course starts at Ottoplatz in Deutz and leads the runners through the city of Cologne and finishes at Komödienstraße beneath the Cologne Cathedral.

The marathon time limit is 6 hours.

 
Running through a crowd in 2004
 
Passing runners on Salierring, 2008
 
Running along the Rhine on Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer [de], with Colonia-Haus and the Zoo Bridge [de] visible in the background, 2011
 
Approaching the finish in 2015

Events and categories edit

From the beginning there has also been a contest for inline skaters. They start ahead of the runners and try to finish the course in the time limit for skaters, which is 2:30 hours. This competition as well as all others including inline skates were ultimately held in 2013.

Since 1998 there has also been a contest for handcyclists.

In the last years it has been more and more difficult to utilize the starting field because of diverse interests. To countervail, the management of the marathon created new events and contests, which all take place at the same course on the same day.

Here is a list of all competitions:

  • Marathon – 42.195 kilometres (26 miles 385 yards)
  • Half marathon – 21.0975 kilometres (13 miles 192.5 yards)
  • Inline marathon – for skaters
  • Handcyclist marathon
  • Run 63 km (39 mi) – a full marathon plus a half marathon
  • Run&Skate 63 km (39 mi) – first run a half marathon and afterwards skate a complete marathon
  • Run&Skate 84 km (52 mi) – first skate, and then run with the peloton
  • 105 km (65 mi) of Cologne – run 21 km (13 mi) (half marathon), skate 42 km (26 mi), run 42 km (26 mi)
  • School Relay – schools may set up their own relay teams, the handover is at fixed points
  • Cultural Relay – any group of people that is committed to any kind of cultural activity (e.g. carnival groups), may set up relay teams (again with fixed handovers). These teams are often dressed up specially.

Winners edit

 
The 2006 winner Teferi Wodajo at the midpoint of the race

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Marathon edit

Ed. Year Men's winner Time[a] Women's winner Time[a] Rf.
1 1997   Stephan Freigang (GER) 2:12:00   Angelina Kanana (KEN) 2:27:27
2 1998   Carsten Eich (GER) 2:10:57   Małgorzata Sobańska (POL) 2:29:39
3 1999   Benson Lokorwa (KEN) 2:11:51   Elżbieta Jarosz (POL) 2:34:23
4 2000   Benson Lokorwa (KEN) 2:15:51   Małgorzata Sobańska (POL) 2:28:42
5 2001   Simon Lopuyet (KEN) 2:11:57   Judith Kiplimo (KEN) 2:31:08
6 2002   Ernest Kipyego (KEN) 2:10:52   Claudia Dreher (GER) 2:31:29
7 2003   Benjamin Rotich (KEN) 2:12:05   Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 2:33:48
8 2004   James Rotich (KEN) 2:10:22   Claudia Dreher (GER) 2:32:06
9 2005   Joseph Kadon (KEN) 2:11:55   Claudia Dreher (GER) 2:31:42
10 2006   Teferi Wodajo (ETH) 2:11:24   Luminita Zaituc (GER) 2:28:30
11 2007   Daniel Too (KEN) 2:11:05   Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER) 2:29:33
12 2008   Sammy Kurgat (KEN) 2:10:03   Robe Tola (ETH) 2:29:39
13 2009   Evans Ruto (KEN) 2:08:36   Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER) 2:30:12
14 2010   Francis Bowen (KEN) 2:14:15   Katharina Heinig (GER) 2:46:05
15 2011   Samson Barmao (KEN) 2:08:56   Mekuria Aberume (ETH) 2:32:24
16 2012   Alfred Kering (KEN) 2:07:37   Helena Kirop (KEN) 2:25:34
17 2013   Nicholas Chelimo (KEN) 2:09:45   Janet Rono (KEN) 2:28:36
18 2014   Anthony Maritim (KEN) 2:10:26   Shasho Insermu (ETH) 2:35:36
19 2015   Benson Waweru (KEN) 2:16:03   Gelane Senbete (KEN) 2:37:33
20 2016   Raymond Choge (KEN) 2:08:39   Bornes Kitur (KEN) 2:32:16
21 2017   Hendrik Pfeiffer (GER) 2:13:42   Rebecca Robisch (GER) 2:43:02
22 2018   Tobias Blum (GER) 2:16:57   Rebecca Robisch (GER) 2:46:03 [7]
23 2019   Hendrik Pfeiffer (GER) 2:15:19   Debbie Schöneborn (GER) 2:31:18 [8]
2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [3]

Half marathon edit

 
Sabrina Mockenhaupt is a two-time winner of the marathon and four-time winner of the half marathon.
 
Laura Hottenrott after winning the half marathon in 2016
Year Men's winner Time[a] Women's winner Time[a] Rf.
2006   Pascal Meissner (GER) 1:11:43   Irina Mikitenko (GER) 1:10:09
2007   Lars Haferkamp (GER) 1:07:33   Luminita Zaituc (GER) 1:11:54
2008   Mehmet Ali Akbas (TUR) 1:08:08   Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER) 1:08:51
2009   Maciek Miereczko (POL) 1:07:11   Julia Viellehner (GER) 1:14:34
2010   Leonard Langat (KEN) 1:03:00   Simret Restle (GER) 1:12:56
2011   Vitaliy Rybak (UKR) 1:05:26   Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER) 1:10:31
2012   Wilson Chemweno (KEN) 1:07:20   Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER) 1:16:43
2013   Hendrik Pfeiffer (GER) 1:05:11   Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER) 1:10:54
2014   Melaku Belachew (ETH) 1:03:26   Christl Dörschel (GER) 1:17:42
2015   Hendrik Pfeiffer (GER) 1:03:42   Simret Restle (GER) 1:12:28
2016   Tom Gröschel (GER) 1:04:49   Laura Hottenrott (GER) 1:15:11
2017   Tobias Blum (GER) 1:05:42   Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER) 1:12:05
2018   Karol Grunenberg (GER) 1:05:20   Alina Reh (GER) 1:09:31 [9]
2019   Amanal Petros (GER) 1:05:43   Katja Fischer (GER) 1:15:18 [10]
2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [3]

Development of starting field edit

  Records

Date finished fraction
Total Men Women Men Women
5 October 1997 11,221 9,571 1,650 85% 15%
11 October 1998 8,572 7,408 1,164 86% 14%
3 October 1999 10,896 9,217 1,679 85% 15%
1 October 2000 12,720 10,799 1,921 85% 15%
7 October 2001 13,056 10,974 2,082 84% 16%
6 October 2002 14,224 11,775 2,449 83% 17%
5 October 2003 13,867 11,452 2,415 83% 17%
12 September 2004 12,960 10,646 2,314 82% 18%
11 September 2005 10,856 8,859 2,006 82% 18%
8 October 2006 10,469 8,412 2,057 80% 20%
7 October 2007 9,680 7,824 1,866 81% 19%
5 October 2008 7,553 6,131 1,422 81% 19%
4 October 2009 7,847 6,370 1,477 81% 19%
3 October 2010 5,468 4,414 1,054 81% 19%
2 October 2011 5,469 4,382 1,087 80% 20%
14 October 2012 4,807 3,953 855 82% 18%
13 October 2013 5,132 4,116 1,016 80% 20%

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d h:m:s

References edit

  1. ^ a b "1997 fand der 1. Ford Köln-Marathon statt". Archived from the original on 13 December 2020.
  2. ^ "20 years of RheinEnergieMarathon Cologne - registration opened | Gene…". Archived from the original on 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Generali Cologne Marathon cancelled | Generali Cologne Marathon". Archived from the original on 13 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Reimbursement of the entry fee | Generali Cologne Marathon". Archived from the original on 13 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Auch Köln-Marathon 2020 abgesagt | RUNNer's WORLD". www.runnersworld.de. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. ^ "KVB, Strecken, Zahlen: Was Sie zum 23. Köln-Marathon jetzt wissen müssen". 12 October 2019.
  7. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20201213134150if_/https://my1.raceresult.com/73298/RRPublish/pdf.php?name=01_Ergebnisse%7CEinzel_Ergebnisliste+MW&contest=1&lang=en [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ "2019 results | Generali Cologne Marathon". koeln-marathon.de. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. ^ "2018 results | Generali Cologne Marathon". koeln-marathon.de. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  10. ^ "2019 results | Generali Cologne Marathon". koeln-marathon.de. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

External links edit

  Media related to Köln Marathon at Wikimedia Commons

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