Belfast Marathon

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Belfast Marathon
Belfast City Marathon, May 2011 (13).JPG
Inflatable archway, outside Belfast City Hall, at the start of 2011 event
LocationBelfast, Northern Ireland
Event typeMarathon
Distance26.2 miles (42.2 km)
Primary sponsorDeep River Rock[1]
Established1982[2]
Course recordsMen's: 2:13:41 (2012)
Ethiopia
Women's: 2:36:50 (2013)
Ukraine Nataliya Lehonkova
Official siteBelfast Marathon
Participants18,000 (2019)[3]

The Belfast City Marathon takes place in Belfast in Northern Ireland. The organisers describe it as the "largest mass sport participatory event in Northern Ireland" with between 15,000 and 18,000 participants taking part in several events.[3][4][5] These events, typically scheduled over the May bank holiday weekend, include marathon, wheelchair race, team relay, 8-mile walk and fun run races. The organisers also stage Northern Ireland's largest half marathon event, which takes place annually in September.[citation needed]

Marathon[]

Participants in 2013 event

The Belfast City Marathon is an AIMS certified race.[6] The race traditionally starts at Stormont Estate at 9am and finishes in Ormeau Park.[7]

5,000 runners took part in the 2019 "full marathon".[3] Following this event, organisers apologised after it was noted that the course was 0.3 miles longer than the typical marathon standard.[8][9]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland, with all registrants given the option of either running the race virtually or transferring their entry to 2021, 2022 or 2023.[10][11]

The 2021 event was reportedly rescheduled from May to September 2021.[12]

Half marathon[]

First launched in 2013, the Belfast City Half Marathon is an extension of the May Marathon event.[citation needed] The race starts at Ormeau Park and, for the first time, is due to finish on Stranmillis Embankment after passing through the Botanic Gardens in 2022.[speculation?][citation needed]

Winners[]

Year Male Athlete Country Time Female Athlete Country Time
1982 Gregory Hannon Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:20:25 Susan Boreham Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3:11:26
1983 Paul Craig Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:20:14 Roma McConville Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:58:07
1984 Andy Daly  Scotland 2:18:01 Theresa Kidd Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:47:33
1985 Marty Deane Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:15:51 Moira O'Boyle Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:45:40
1986 Marty Deane Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:16:05 Moira O'Neill Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:43:26
1987 Calum Bark  Scotland 2:17:47 Theresa Kidd Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:48:28
1988 Thomas Hughes Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:19:00 Theresa Kidd Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:49:10
1989 Ian Bloomfield  England 2:20:45 Rosaleen Hayden  Ireland 2:58:31
1990 Jerry Kiernan  Ireland 2:18:58 Eleanor Hill  Ireland 2:50:07
1991  Kenya 2:18:56 Brenda McNamara  Ireland 2:55:25
1992 Jerry Kiernan  Ireland 2:20:52 Catherine Smyth  Ireland 2:42:41
1993 Gerard McGrath  Ireland 2:18:12 Catherine Smyth  Ireland 2:45:05
1994 Terry Mitchell  Scotland 2:20:24 Catherine Smyth  Ireland 2:44:42
1995 John Ferrin Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:18:42 Patricia Griffin  Ireland 2:53:10
1996 Terry Mitchell  Scotland 2:21:36 Trudi Thomson  Scotland 2:44:57
1997 John Ferrin Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:20:17 Olive Nolan  Ireland 2:55:10
1998 Thomas Hughes Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:23:33 Jackie Newton  England 2:57:25
1999  Kenya 2:20:58 Barbara Brewer Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2:58:49
2000 Wilson Cheruiyot  Kenya 2:24:13 Mary Jennings  Ireland 3:02:31
2001  Kenya 2:26:00 Debra Curley  England 2:56:05
2002  Scotland 2:22:21  Scotland 2:49:39
2003  Kenya 2:17:09  Scotland 2:45:48
2004  Kenya 2:23:51  England 2:52:52
2005  Kenya 2:22:20  Ethiopia 2:41:33
2006  Kenya 2:16:51  Kenya 2:43:11
2007 John Mutai  Kenya 2:16:24  Ethiopia 2:46:45
2008 John Mutai  Kenya 2:16:31  Ethiopia 2:39:22
2009 John Mutai  Kenya 2:17:35  Kenya 2:47:44
2010  Ethiopia 2:16:53  England 2:44:03
2011  Kenya 2:14:56  Ukraine 2:46:04
2012  Ethiopia 2:13:41 Alice Chelangat  Kenya 2:39:02
2013  Kenya 2:19:28 Nataliya Lehonkova  Ukraine 2:36:50
2014  Kenya 2:18:30  Ethiopia 2:41:20
2015  Kenya 2:19:36  Ethiopia 2:40:57
2016  Kenya 2:17:39  Ethiopia 2:48:26
2017  Kenya 2:16:04  United Kingdom 2:41:47
2018  Kenya 2:18:19 Caroline Chepkwony  Kenya 2:41:23
2019  Kenya 2:17:09  Kenya 2:34:55
2020 cancelled as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Belfast City Marathon course was too long, organizers say". edition.cnn.com. CNN. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Belfast City Marathon over the years - BBC News". BBC News. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Belfast City Marathon 2019: Results, pictures and video as record crowd take on new 'longer' route". Belfasttelegraph. 5 May 2019. Around 18,000 took part in the full marathon, the wheelchair race, team relay, walk and fun run [..] With 5,000 taking part in the full marathon
  4. ^ "Belfast Marathon: Kilkeel's Laura Graham aims for repeat win after 2017 triumph - BBC Sport". Bbc.com. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Clothes tell the story of the 36th Belfast marathon". Irishtimes.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon". aims-worldrunning.org. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Belfast City Marathon 2017: All you need to know". bbc.com. BBC. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Belfast Marathon: Organisers apologise after course is 0.3 miles too long - BBC Sport". Bbc.com. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Runners in Belfast City Marathon run extra 0.3 miles after course mix-up". Thejournal.ie. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Belfast Marathon: Coronavirus pandemic forces organisers to cancel 2020 event - BBC Sport". Bbc.com. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "2020 Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon CANCELLED | Belfast Marathon News | General | news". Belfast City Marathon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Belfast Marathon moved to September with virtual half race in May". irishnews.com. Irish News. 29 January 2021.

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