H.C. Andersen Marathon

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H.C. Andersen Marathon
DateLate September
LocationOdense, Denmark
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon
Established2000
Course recordsMen's: 2:10:37 (2012)
Kenya
Women's: 2:30:49 (2019)
Kenya
Official siteH.C. Andersen Marathon
Participants881 finishers (2021)
1,236 (2019)

The H.C. Andersen Marathon (HCA Marathon) is a marathon in Odense, Denmark, which was established in 2000.[1] From 2006 onwards, the event has included a half marathon and from 2017 a 10K race "Run the last 10".

HCA Marathon is named after the Danish Faity-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen.

HCA Marathon is the worlds fastest marathon in 2019. On average the runners finish the marathon in just 3:51:22 which is just 8 minutes 50 second a mile. HCA Marathon is also the marathon with the cleanest air in the world. [1]

Course[]

The race is held on a round course, starting and finishing at Odense Idrætspark. The course is run twice, and the finish is in the athletics stadium.[2]

Statistics[]

Course records[]

  • Men: 2:10.37 (KEN), 2012
  • Women: 2:30:48 Jerubet Perez (KEN), 2019

Winners[]

Date Men's Winner Nation Time Women's winner Nation Time
October 15, 2000  Kenya 2:14:17 Gitte Karlshøj  Denmark 2:35:39
October 14, 2001  Ukraine 2:18:14 Gitte Karlshøj  Denmark 2:32:41
October 13, 2002  Russia 2:20:59  Poland 2:33:20
October 12, 2003  Russia 2:19:33 Gitte Karlshøj  Denmark 2:34:57
October 10, 2004 Daniel Too  Kenya 2:13:57[3] Gitte Karlshøj  Denmark 2:45:46[3]
September 25, 2005  Kenya 2:14:49  Russia 2:41:25
September 17, 2006 Daniel Too  Kenya 2:15:49  Denmark 2:40:41
September 23, 2007  Kenya 2:15:05 (2)  Russia 2:42:15
September 21, 2008  Kenya 2:14:44  Russia 2:42:00[4]
September 20, 2009  Kenya 2:15:32 Gitte Karlshøj  Denmark 2:51:30
September 19, 2010  Kenya 2:10.41 Sviatlana Kouhan  Belarus 2:33:18
September 23, 2012  Kenya 2:10:37  Kenya 2:34:48
September 22, 2013  Kenya 2:15:12  Denmark 2:52:19
September 28, 2014  Kenya 2:17:16  Kenya 2:40:50
October 4, 2015  Kenya 2:11:21  Ethiopia 2:34:10
October 2, 2016  Ethiopia 2:15:21 Roza Dereje  Ethiopia 2:31:16
October 1, 2017  Kenya 2:14:37  Denmark 2:38:52
September 30, 2018  Kenya 2:13:18  Ethiopia 2:42:23
September 29, 2019  Ethiopia 2:16:27  Kenya 2:30:48
September 26, 2021  Denmark 2:22:57  Denmark 2:56:05

References[]

  1. ^ "Hans Christian Andersen marathon in Odense Denmark". The H of the A to Z of marathons. Time-to-Run. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  2. ^ "Die Strecke". Course. H.C. Andersen Marathon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  3. ^ a b "Hans Christian Andersen Marathon, Denmark". Race Results. AIMS. 10 October 2004. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  4. ^ "Tatyana Mironova wins at Hans Christian Andersen Marathon". Russian Athletics News. RusAthletics. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 2010-03-03.

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