The Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon () is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance which takes place in November in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
The event was first organised in 1997 by the Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt. The race steadily increased in size in its first years, attaining 1000 entrants by 2000 and doubling this number three years later. The Fédération française d'athlétisme classed it as a national level race in 2006 and following the participation of 4000 runners from 26 countries, it was raised to international race status the following year.Boulogne-Billancourt Half-Marathon History (archived). Semi-marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt. Retrieved on 2011-11-22.
At the 2008 edition, Kenyan Nicholas Manza ran a race record time of 1:00:12 hours. A year later, Ethiopia's Firehiwot Dado became the first woman to complete the distance in under one hour and ten minutes, setting the women's course record of 1:09:26 hours. The 2011 race was the first run with IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status, marking it as one of the foremost races of its kind.Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2011-11-21). Merga and Tesema prevail in Boulogne-Billancourt Half. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-22.
The course for the race is a looped circuit that starts and finishes at the town hall. It follows a clockwise route along the river Seine, passing the Sèvres - Cité de la céramique, Pont de Saint-Cloud. It heads north towards the Longchamp Racecourse and has a short loop through the Bois de Boulogne, where it reaches the halfway mark. At this point the course loops back on itself and follows the Seine in a southerly direction until it finally ends up at the town hall finish point.Course . Semi-marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt. Retrieved on 2011-11-22.
Past winners
Key:
EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)1st19971:08:00 1:19:412nd19981:07:38 1:21:033rd19991:04:25 1:15:454th20001:04:55 1:15:155th20011:02:42 1:13:296th20021:02:46 1:12:537th20031:02:22 1:16:478th20041:01:51 1:14:169th20051:00:47 1:12:0010th20061:04:25 1:15:1811th20071:02:37 1:13:2712th20081:00:121:10:5313th2009 1:02:501:09:2614th20101:03:011:11:0115th20111:01:381:10:5716th20121:01:071:11:1117th20131:00:111:10:3318th20141:01:031:11:102015 Cancelled due to November 2015 Paris attacksSemi-Marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt cancelled due to terrorist outrage19th20161:02:041:10:2120th20171:01:131:08:2921st20181:00:551:10:4822nd20191:00:121:08:24
References
External links Official website