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Malaga Half Marathon
Salida Málaga media maratón 2008.jpg
Kenyan runner Clement Koech (with bib number 1130), the eventual winner of the 2008 race, running with the lead pack at the race's start[1][2]
DateMarch[3][4]
LocationMálaga, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Established1991 (33 years ago) (1991)[5][4]
Official sitehttps://www.mediamaratonmalaga.com

The Malaga Half Marathon (Spanish: Media Maratón de Málaga[6] or Media Maratón Ciudad de Málaga[7][a]) is an annual road-based half marathon hosted by Málaga, Spain, since 1991.[5][4][13] The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race.[3]

A different half marathon race, called the "Generali Malaga Half Marathon" by its organizers, is held concurrently with the Malaga Marathon, which is generally scheduled later in the year.[14][15]: 6 

History

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The inaugural event was held on 2 June 1991.[5] A total of 312 people took part in the half marathon, which was won by Portuguese runner Fernando Fernández and Spanish runner Carmen Mingorance, with finish times of 1:03:25 and 1:16:17, respectively.[5][4]

The 30th edition of the race, originally scheduled for 22 March 2020, was postponed to 7 November 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[16][17][6][18] The race was held in November again for 2022, and then in October for 2023, before it was moved back to March for 2024.[4][19][12][20]

Course

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External images
image icon Course map of half marathon in 2021[21]
image icon Course map of half marathon in 2024[22]

The half marathon is held on a largely out-and-back course that runs near the coastline in a northeasterly direction before following it back southwest.[22] There is a short out-and-back leg between the 7 and 10 km (4 and 6 mi) marks where the course dips south to run on the peninsula where the Málaga Lighthouse [es] sits.[22] The course begins just south of the Estadio Ciudad de Málaga and finishes inside the stadium.[22]

Notes

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  1. ^ In Spanish, the race has also been spelt "Medio Maratón de Málaga"[8] or "Medio Maratón Ciudad de Málaga",[9] and has also been stylized "1/2 Maratón de Málaga".[10][11] For sponsorship reasons, the race is also known as the "TotalEnergies Malaga Half Marathon".[12]

References

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  1. ^ "El calor marca una prueba con el sempiterno dominio de un keniata".
  2. ^ "Récord de corredores en la Media Maratón - La Opinión de Málaga".
  3. ^ a b "World Athletics Label Road Races | World Athletics | Ghostarchive".
  4. ^ a b c d e "Media Maratón de Málaga 2024: Nueva fecha para el próximo año".
  5. ^ a b c d "LA I MEDIA MARATÓN "CIUDAD DE MÁLAGA"".
  6. ^ a b "La Media Maratón de Málaga 2021, en directo".
  7. ^ "Cuenta atrás para la XXXIII Media Maratón Ciudad de Málaga". March 6, 2024.
  8. ^ World, Por Runner's (September 14, 2022). "El Medio Maratón de Málaga estrena nuevo recorrido más rápido y pegado a la costa". Runner's World. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05.
  9. ^ "Los kenianos Toroitich y Kibiwott bajan de la hora en el medio maratón Ciudad de Málaga". MARCA. October 29, 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-04-07.
  10. ^ "TotalEnergies Media Maratón ciudad de Málaga".
  11. ^ Opinión, La (January 8, 2024). "El TotalEnergies 1/2 Maratón de Málaga, tercer mejor medio maratón de España". www.laopiniondemalaga.es. Archived from the original on 2024-02-17.
  12. ^ a b "Four records smashed in Malaga Half Marathon | Sur in English".
  13. ^ "Media Maratón de Málaga 2024: Una mañana de récords".
  14. ^ "Generali Maratón Málaga – AIMS race information".
  15. ^ "Runner's Guide" (PDF). 10 Dec 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on Mar 31, 2024.
  16. ^ "Media Maratón Caixabank ciudad de Málaga 2020".
  17. ^ "La organización de la Media Maratón de Málaga explica su cambio de fecha".
  18. ^ Baudet, Fernando (March 12, 2020). "La Media Maratón, aplazada". La Opinión de Málaga. Archived from the original on 2024-04-07.
  19. ^ "Récord en una Media Maratón de Málaga teñida de luto - La Opinión de Málaga".
  20. ^ "El tiempo de la excampeona olímpica Ruth Beitia en la Media Maratón de Málaga a los 44 años". Runner's World. March 16, 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-04-07.
  21. ^ "Media Maratón Caixabank ciudad de Málaga 2020".
  22. ^ a b c d "TotalEnergies Media Maratón ciudad de Málaga".
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