The Gran Maratón Pacifico (also known as Gran Pacífico Mazatlán Maratón or Gran Pacific Marathon) is a 26.2-mile footrace through the city of Mazatlán, in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. The race, first held in 1999, is one of the largest in the country and has seen fast times at both the full marathon and half marathon distance. The race is surrounded by events during the race weekend, which takes place during the Festival of Light (Spanish: "Festival de la Luz Mazatlán") in late November or early December.[1][2]
| Gran Maratón Pacifico | |
|---|---|
| Date | December |
| Location | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Pacífico Brewery |
| Established | 1999 |
| Course records | Men's: ' Women's: |
| Official site | Gran Maratón Pacifico |
Race weekend
editThe race weekend includes a 5K run, a 10k run, a half marathon, a 10k wheelchair race, races for children, and a "lend me your legs" (Spanish: "Prestame tus Piernas") race in which three runners aid a non-able-bodied person. The race weekend often draws 12,000 runners from several countries and it is a Boston Marathon qualifier.[1]
Course
editThe route takes runners through the city, past a tall lighthouse, and along the length of the longest pier in the world, the Mazatlan Pier.
Cancellations
editDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 and 2021 races were not held.[3]
Half Marathon results
editKey: Course record
| Men | Women | |||||||||||
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| Year | Place | Name | Age | Country | Time | Year | Place | Name | Age | Country | Time | |
| 2021[3] | Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic* | 2021 | Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic* | |||||||||
| 2020[3] | Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic* | 2020 | Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic* | |||||||||
| 2019[4] |  |
Fernando Cervantes |  Mexico |
1:06:49 | 2019[4] | |
Ursula Sánchez | Mexico |
1:13:13 | |||
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Wilfred Nyatogo |  Kenya |
1:07:24 | |
Sonia Laguna | Mexico |
1:19:34 | |||||
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Christopher Kipyego | Kenya |
1:08:52 | |
Joan Cherop | Kenya |
1:21:36 | |||||
Marathon results
editKey: Course record
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| Year | Place | Name | Age | Country | Time | Year | Place | Name | Age | Country | Time | |
| 2021[3] | Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic* | 2021 | Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic* | |||||||||
| 2020[3] | Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic* | 2020 | Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic* | |||||||||
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| 2018[1] | |
Nixon Kiplagat Cherutich | Kenya |
2:19:59 | 2018[1] | |
Daniela Alejandra Alonso Arreola | Mexico |
2:47:23 | |||
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Richard Oendo Ondimu | Kenya |
2:20:18 | |
Mary Adah Akor Beasley |  United States |
2:48:43 | |||||
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Juan Carlos Carera Casas | Mexico |
2:22:22 | |
Salina Jebitok Tarus | Kenya |
2:50:37 | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Looking Ahead: Pacific Pearl's Sporting Beauty". Distance Running. Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. 2 December 2017.
- ^ Jones, Hugh; James, Alexander (2013). "Gran Maratón Pacifico, Mexico". Marathons of the World. London, England: New Holland Publishers. pp. 151–153. ISBN 978-0-7641-6609-9.
- ^ a b c d e "Maratón Pacífico se cancela por segundo año consecutivo debido al Covid-19". noreste.com (in Spanish). Noroeste. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Gran Maraton Pacifico Medio Resultados". runmx.com (in Spanish). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.