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Treviso Marathon

The Treviso Marathon (Italian: Maratona di Treviso) is an annual road running event which is held in March in the area around the Province of Treviso in Italy.

Treviso Marathon
Runners at the 2007 edition in Treviso
DateMarch
LocationTreviso, Italy
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established2004
Course recordsMen's: 2:10:18 (2007)
Kenya Benjamin Pseret
Women's: 2:28:03 (2007)
Ethiopia Shitaye Gemechu
Official siteTreviso Marathon
Participants1,184 (2019)

History edit

The Treviso Marathon was launched in 2004 and an initiative where any runner completing the distance under six hours received free entrance saw the race attract over 3000 runners, placing it as the fifth largest marathon in Italy that year.[1] The race continued to attract large numbers of runners after its inaugural edition and over 3700 people finished the 4th edition of the race in 2007.[2] The event played host to the Italian championship race for the first time in 2009, with Italians Migidio Bourifa and Laura Giordano claiming both the race titles and national titles.[3]

The course has a point-to-point format, beginning at Via Cavour near Viale della Vittoria in Vittorio Veneto and finishing within the city of Treviso at Porta San Tommaso in Piazza del Grano.[4] Along its very flat, southerly route, it passes the towns of Conegliano, Susegana, Nervesa della Battaglia, Spresiano and Villorba.[5] The course is certified by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.[6]

The race attracts domestic elite level marathon runners, other European athletes and also Moroccan, Ethiopian and Kenyan runners. The course records were set in 2007, with Benjamin Pseret holding the men's best time of 2:10:18 and Shitaye Gemechu holding the women's record of 2:28:03 hours.

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the event likely being rescheduled for 2020.09.20.[7]

Past winners edit

Key:   Course record   Country's championship race

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2004   Fabio Rinaldi (ITA) 2:11:48   Hafida Izem (MAR) 2:37:58
2nd 2005   Denis Curzi (ITA) 2:11:37   Alemu Zinash (ETH) 2:40:53
3rd 2006   Rachid Kisri (MAR) 2:10:34   Deborah Toniolo (ITA) 2:28:31
4th 2007   Benjamin Pseret (KEN) 2:10:18   Shitaye Gemechu (ETH) 2:28:03
5th 2008   Denis Curzi (ITA) 2:13:27   Helena Javornik (SLO) 2:28:36
6th 2009   Migidio Bourifa (ITA) 2:14:14   Laura Giordano (ITA) 2:35:36
7th 2010   Ottaviano Andriani (ITA) 2:12:49   Amelework Fekadu (ETH) 2:33:09
8th[8] 2011   Naseef Ahmed (MAR) 2:13:57   Martina Celi (ITA) 2:36:14
9th 2012   Michael Chemchir (KEN) 2:15:06   Daniela Cârlan (ROM) 2:39:20
10th 2013   Said Boudalia (ITA) 2:20:38   Josephine Wangoi (KEN) 2:39:20
11th 2014   Simon Rugut (UGA) 2:16:32   Laura Giordano (ITA) 2:46:36
12th 2015   Stefano La Rosa (ITA) 2:12:02   Laura Giordano (ITA) 2:39:29
13th 2016   Yohannes Semereab (ERI) 2:17:32   Marija Vrajić (CRO) 2:40:41
14th 2017   Stefano La Rosa (ITA) 2:12:26   Lucy Liavoga (KEN) 2:52:12
15th 2018   Gilbert Chumba (KEN) 2:12:19   Medina Armino (ETH) 2:33:17
16th 2019   Gilbert Chumba (KEN) 2:13:10   Nancy Jelagat (KEN) 2:36:22

References edit

  1. ^ Rinaldi and Izem win inaugural Treviso Marathon titles. IAAF (2004-03-15). Retrieved on 2011-05-02.
  2. ^ Zorzi, Alberto (2007-03-26). Course records fall in Treviso. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-02.
  3. ^ Zorzi, Alberto (2009-03-30). Bourifa and Giordano take Treviso Marathon wins. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-02.
  4. ^ Percorso (in Italian). Treviso Marathon. Retrieved on 2011-05-02.
  5. ^ Race Course. Treviso Marathon (2011). Retrieved on 2011-05-02.
  6. ^ Directory. AIMS (2011). Retrieved on 2011-05-02.
  7. ^ "Treviso Marathon changes date: It will be probably held in September – Maratona di Treviso".
  8. ^ March 2011 AIMS Results. AIMS (2011). Retrieved on 2011-05-02.

External links edit

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