Erbil Marathon

Erbil Marathon
Erbil Marathon
Date	October
Location	Erbil, Iraq
Event type	Road
Distance	Marathon
Established	2011
Official site	Erbil Marathon

The Erbil Marathon is an annual marathon in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.^[1] The first marathon was held in 2011.^[2] The finish line is in Sami Abdulrahman Park.^[2] athletes fron around the world come and participate in the Marathon, it's held every October, every year. The next Marathon is expected to be held in October 2021.

Results[]

Key: Course record 2015: 21km, 2017: 10km/5km

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
1st	2011	(IRQ)	2:48:00	(IRQ)	n/a
2nd	2012			(USA)	3:21:00
3rd	2013	(KEN)	2:33:49	(KEN)	3:25:18
—	2014	Did not held
4th	2015	(IRQ)	n/a	(IRQ)	n/a
5th	2016	(TUR)	2:52:25	(SWE)	3:33:25
–	2017	Marathon race was cancelled due to flight ban, only took place 10km & 5km races.
6th	2018	(SWE)	3:07:02	(USA)	3:58:05
7th	2019	(KEN)	2:25:02	(KEN)	3:08:15

References[]

^ Brune, Adrian (February 25, 2017). "Racing to Rebuild the Middle East". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved February 26, 2017. – via Foreign Affairs (subscription required)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Hurley, Caitlin (December 16, 2012). "Running a marathon in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

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[foreignaffairsracingtorebuildthemiddleeast-1] Brune, Adrian (February 25, 2017). "Racing to Rebuild the Middle East". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved February 26, 2017. – via Foreign Affairs (subscription required)

[bostongloberunningamarathoninerbil-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Hurley, Caitlin (December 16, 2012). "Running a marathon in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

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