The Limassol Marathon is part of an annual European race series which takes place in Limassol, Cyprus. It was first introduced in 2006. The event features a number of races over two days, including a marathon.
The marathon is recognized by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races and the International Association of Athletics Federations.Run Infinity: Limassol Marathon GSO Results
History In 2015, the Marathon attracted more than 10,000 participants from 50 countries, of whom about 15% came from abroad. Runners are mostly European however, participation from Japan, US, Brazil, Australia, China and Turkey is very common.Cyprus Mail: Limassol marathon growing in scope The oldest runner in 2015 was Cypriot Andreas Pampakas, aged 78 with children as young as 5 years old participating as well.President addresses runners in Limassol Marathon
The thirteenth run was held on 23 and 24 of March 2019.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 and 2021 in-person editions of the race were merged into one event scheduled for the weekend of , with all registrants given both the option of transferring their entry to a future event, as well as the option of also running the race virtually for free.
Course The XM Limassol Marathon course is of a low degree of difficulty. The start of the race is at the center of the city on the seafront of the Limassol promenade and follows the Mediterranean coastline along the beachfront, to the ruins of the ancient Royal City of Amathus and back to the city. The athletes head west to the Port of Limassol, passing by the streets “Christodoulou Hadjipavlou” and “Spyrou Araouzou” towards the roundabout at the Limassol Marina. The path continues towards the streets Kioproulouzate, Xelal Bazaar and the Avenue Franklin Roosevelt.
Roads are officially closed to traffic throughout the entire length of the race and medical support is offered along the race course.
Other races
Aside from the marathon, the event also features a half marathon, a 10 km energy Race, a 5 km city race, a 5 km corporate race and a youth raceLimassol MarathonDistance Running UK: Limassol Marathon GSO
The full marathon begins 2 hours before the 10K and 5k.Marathon Guide: Limassol Marathon GSO & Half Marathon, 10K, 5K Limassol, Cyprus EU
Management +Race DirectorsYearsNameCountry2006–2008George KaragiannisGreece2009–2017Vasilis VavalosGreece2018– todayConstandinos KivittisCyprus
Marketing
Limassol Marathon official song of the event is called Ladies & Gentlemen (Limassol Marathon Version) it was created in 2014 by the Greek music band S.M.Fusion and was released from the record company Sugar Faktory for the 10th edition of the Limassol Marathon.
In 2016, Argos Animal Sanctuary manager, Andrew Brown run the Marathon by wearing a dog costume in temperatures reaching 22 degrees as a PR stand to attract attention for the animal shelter.Animal lover to run marathon in dog costume
Winners
Key: Course record (in bold)
Ed. Year Men's winner Time Women's winner Time Ref. 2006 only local runners ran 2007 2008 2:18:39 3:32:46 2009 2:30:45 2:46:53 2010 2:13:29 2:38:56 2011 2:27:08 2:47:53 2012 2:29:32 2:47:32 2013 2:27:51 2:48:35 8 2014 2:17:22 3:21:01 9 2015 2:46:05 3:21:19 10 2016 2:41:47 3:12:40 2017 2:15:04 2:40:41 2018 2:18:28 2:44:26 2019 2:17:40 2:43:30 2020 merged with 2021 edition due to COVID-19 pandemic 2022 2:30:36 2:50:35 2023 Matthew Blunden 2:31:12 Maria Soteriou 3:05:04 2024 Yossi Gross 2:46:04 Sophie Poussard 3:29:50 2025 Giorgos Tofi 2:27:50 Eleni Ioannou 2:54:42
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