Mexico City Marathon
| Mexico City Marathon | |
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Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera starting the 2013 race
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| Date | late August or early September |
| Location | Mexico City |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Telcel |
| Established | 1983 |
| Course records |
Men: 2:12:10 Hillary Kimaiyo Kipchirchir (2010) |
| Official site | maratoncdmx.com |
Men: 2:12:10 Hillary Kimaiyo Kipchirchir (2010)
The Mexico City Marathon (Spanish: Maratón Ciudad de México) is an annual road running event over the marathon distance (42.195 km) which is held on the streets of Mexico City in late August or early September that in 2016 received IAAF Bronze Label Status.
The race was established in 1983 at a time of growing interest in marathons in the country – the Independencia Marathon had been launched three years earlier and the Monterrey Marathon had been run over the full distance in 1982. The winner of the first women's race, María del Carmen Cárdenas, later became one of the first female Olympic marathon runners for Mexico. The competition was mostly national in nature until the turn of the 21st century, when more elite international runners began to compete, and win, at the race.Eileen Claugus of the United States was the first foreign winner in 1987, and Ethiopia's Tesfaye Tafa became the first male foreign winner two years later. Since 2002 only one Mexican man has won the race, though Mexican women have remained competitive in their category.
The course records for the event are both held by Kenyans. Hillary Kimaiyo Kipchirchir won in a record time of 2:12:10 hours in 2010, while Anne Jelegat's time of 2:38:25 hours from 2007 remains the women's best. The most successful athlete of the competition is María del Carmen Díaz, who took four wins from 1993 to 1997. Course record holder Hillary Kimaiyo Kipchirchir is the most successful man, with three wins to his name. Alene Shewarge Amara and Patricia Jardon also have won the race on three occasions.
The event features several races, besides the elite marathon, including a marathon road bicycle race. The marathon running event itself declares several winners other than the elite race, based on age category and also disability. At the 2015 edition some 35,000 people took part in the event, coming from 60 countries.
The start point of the race is near Hemiciclo a Juárez in Alameda Central. The course takes a south to north loop on Paseo de la Reforma then follows another loop back, passing Torre Mayor twice. The final part of the race follows Avenida de los Insurgentes westwards to reach the end-point at Estadio Olímpico Universitario. The course overall is slightly uphill with a total rise of around 65 metres. It is largely flat at the beginning, has a hilly section between 10 km and 25 km and ends with an incline in the final ten kilometres.
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