- Monaco Marathon
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The Monaco Marathon or the Monaco and the Riviera Marathon (French: Marathon de Monaco et des Riviera) is a marathon run every year starting and finishing in Monaco. It crosses the border to France and Italy and goes along the coast to a turning point in Ventimiglia, Italy and back again to Monaco. There is also a 10 km race run entirely inside Monaco.
The marathon is run in March every year. In 2009 there were around 700 marathon participants, plus around 1000 participants in the 10 km race.
Due to the race's coincidence with French regional elections in 2010, the event was shortened to a half marathon, and Dennis Mehlfeld of Germany and American runner Heidi Freitag won the men's and women's races, respectively. The 10 km race continued as originally planned and a total of 1800 runners from 39 countries took part in the day's events that year.[1]
Past winners
Key: Course record
Edition Year Men's Winner Time
(h:m:s)Women's Winner Time
(h:m:s)13th 2010 [2] 
Dennis Mehlfeld (GER)1:08:56 
Heidi Freitag (USA)1:25:32 12th 2009 
Ben Kimwole (KEN)2:11:01 
Bekele Belaynesh (ETH)2:48:49 11th 2008 Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)2:12:40 
Yelena Kozhevnikova (RUS)2:41:21 Race not held in 2007 10th 2006 Wilfried Cheserek (KEN)2:17:21 
Lena Gavelin (SWE)2:39:29 9th 2005 John Kirui (KEN)2:19:08 
Alina Tecuta (ROM)2:43:44 8th 2004 Andrey Chernichov (RUS)2:22:12 Mariya Fedoseyeva (RUS)2:41:17 7th 2003 Francis Kemboi (KEN)2:20:08 Yelena Kaledine (RUS)2:44:39 6th 2002 Tadesse Hailemarian (ETH)2:14:08 Mariya Fedoseyeva (RUS)2:37:24 5th 2001 Wilson Kibet (KEN)2:13:53 
Judit Földing-Nagy (HUN)2:38:24 4th 2000 Philip Tanui (KEN)2:18:35 Jacqueline Jerotich (KEN)2:34:04 3rd 1999 Kenneth Cheruiyot (KEN)2:11:26 Alla Zhilyaeva (RUS)2:34:47 2nd 1998 Ezequiel Bitok (KEN)2:11:48 
Jane Salumäe (EST)2:32:55 1st 1997 Ezequiel Bitok (KEN)2:12:30 
Maura Viceconte (ITA)2:28:16 References
- ^ Merlino, Stephane (2010-03-21). 1800 take to the streets of Monaco for Half Marathon and 10Km. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
- ^ Merlino, Stephane (2010-03-21). 1800 take to the streets of Monaco for Half Marathon and 10Km. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
External links
Categories:- Cross border running races
- Marathons in Europe
- Recurring sporting events established in 1997
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