The Bucharest Marathon is an annual marathon and sport event hosted by the city of Bucharest, Romania since 2008. It is organized by the Bucharest Running Club, and held during the second weekend of October. The marathon is categorized as a Bronze Label Road Race by World Athletics.
History
An annual marathon has been held in Bucharest as early as 1992.
The first edition of the most recent version of the annual marathon was first held in 2008.Aleargă TU pentru Ei!
In 2020, initially, the race was limited to 250 professional runners due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all other entries automatically transferred to 2021, and all such registrants given the option of also running the race virtually and receiving a medal for free. However, the day before the scheduled date, the marathon was cancelled due to a request from the Ministry of Youth and Sport sent to the organizers the night before, in reaction to rising numbers of coronavirus cases within the capital.
Course
The course begins on Bulevardul Libertății east of Izvor Park and heads briefly east on Bulevardul Unirii past Piața Unirii before returning to Parcul Izvor and then heading north to Arcul de Triumf via Strada Berzei. The course then turns around and heads back to Izvor Park via Calea Victoriei. The course then heads southwest past Piața Constituției to run a loop on Șoseaua Panduri and Bulevardul Tudor Vladimirescu. After returning to Piața Constituției, the course heads east again on Bulevardul Unirii, with a turnaround at the roundabout at Piața Alba Iulia and then a long loop on Splaiul Unirii, before returning to a finish at Piața Constituției.
Other races
The event also includes a half marathon, a 10K, and a marathon relay. In addition, there are several races held the day before that are not electronically timed, including a race, a race for teens also of length , and multiple races for kids.
Winners
Key: Course record
Ed. Year Men's winner Country Time Women's winner Country Time Rf. 1 2008 Francis Maundu 2:15:48 Valentina Delion 2:49:52 2 2009 Eric Yator 2:20:35 Daniela Cârlan 2:44:49 3 2010 Duncan Koech 2:13:59 Sviatlana Kouhan 2:35:13 4 2011 Tekla Getu 2:17:21 Marina Kovaleva 2:32:20 5 2012 Felix Kangogo 2:15:19 Almaz Negede 2:38:09 6 2013 Victor Chelogoi 2:14:05 Tigist Worku 2:37:28 7 2014 Michael Kipyego 2:13:37 Paula Todoran 2:41:23 8 2015 Patrick Kimeli 2:13:16 Zeritu Wakjira 2:48:53 9 2016 James Barmasai 2:15:05 Zeritu Wakjira 2:40:33 10 2017 Duncan Koech 2:13:13 Almaz Gelana 2:42:06 ECS Eventi results 11 2018 Hosea Kipkemboi 2:11:31 Almaz Gelana 2:41:29 ECS Eventi 12 2019 Hosea Kipkemboi 2:10:51 Sophia Chesire 2:33:36 ECS Eventi results – 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 in Romania 13 2021 Ivan Siuris 2:20:29 Adela Paulina Baltoi 2:47:25 14 2022 Alexandru Corneschi 2:16:35 Adela Paulina Baltoi 2:48:08 15 2023 Chaboud Mohamed 2:17:19 Serkalem Mengiste Mekonnen 2:37:44 16 2024 Nicolae Soare 2:16:35 Sana Achahbar 2:39:03 17 2025 Nicolae Soare 2:11:58 Beatrice Cherono 2:44:51
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References
External links Official website