The Udine Half Marathon (Italian: Maratonina Udine) is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance (21.1 km/13.1 mi) which takes place in late September in Udine, Italy.
| Udine Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Piazza Liberta is the race start and finish point | |
| Date | Late September |
| Location | Udine, Italy |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Primary sponsor | CiviBank |
| Established | 2000 |
| Course records | Men's: 59:06 (2013) Geoffrey MutaiWomen's: 1:07:23 (2003) Margaret Okayo |
| Official site | Udine Half Marathon |
| Participants | 1,071 (2019) |
The competition is organised by the Associazione Maratonina Udinese and was first held in 2000. It combines a mass race with elite level international participants. Around 1500 runners competed at the 2012 event and this grew to 2162 people the following year.[1][2] In addition to the main half marathon, there a number of other events held during the race weekend including separate divisions for handbikes and jogging strollers, a non-competitive 7-kilometre (4.3-mile) run called the STRAUdine, and nordic walking.[3]
The course for the race was used for the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships. This tournament produced the fastest men's and women's times for the half marathon ever run on Italian soil (58:59 minutes by Zersenay Tadese and 1:06:25 by Lornah Kiplagat).[4][5][6]
The course record holders are Geoffrey Mutai in the men's section (59:06 minutes) and Margaret Okayo in the women's section (1:07:23 hours).[7] Kenyan runners have dominated the elite race since its inauguration. All the men's winners have been from Kenya and Kenyan women have topped the podium on all but four occasions. Margaret Okayo won the competition three times in its first four years and Hungary's Anikó Kálovics has since matched that feat.
Past winners
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Key: Course record
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2000 | Japhet Kosgei (KEN)
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1:00:22 | Margaret Okayo (KEN)
|
1:09:03 |
| 2nd | 2001 | Japhet Kosgei (KEN)
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1:01:23 | Margaret Okayo (KEN)
|
1:08:51 |
| 3rd | 2002 | Patrick Ivuti (KEN)
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59:45 | Anne Jelagat (KEN)
|
1:08:58 |
| 4th | 2003 | James Kwambai (KEN)
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1:00:38 | Margaret Okayo (KEN)
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1:07:23 |
| 5th | 2004 | James Kwambai (KEN)
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1:00:22 | Hellen Cherono (KEN)
|
1:10:07 |
| 6th | 2005 | Robert Kipchumba (KEN)
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1:01:13 | Pamela Chepchumba (KEN)
|
1:09:09 |
| 7th | 2006 | Evans Cheruiyot (KEN)
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1:00:18 |  Anikó Kálovics (HUN)
|
1:10:33 |
| 8th | 2007 | Solomon Rotich (KEN)
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1:02:48 |  Nadia Ejjafini (ITA)
|
1:11:32 |
| 9th | 2008 | Benson Barus (KEN)
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59:41 | Anikó Kálovics (HUN)
|
1:10:08 |
| 10th | 2009 | Benson Barus (KEN)
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1:01:28 | Pasalia Kipkoech (KEN)
|
1:11:11 |
| 11th | 2010 | William Chebor (KEN)
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1:00:49 | Anikó Kálovics (HUN)
|
1:11:34 |
| 12th | 2011 | Stephen Kibet (KEN)
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1:00:20 | Pauline Njeri (KEN)
|
1:10:42 |
| 13th | 2012 | Robert Chemosin (KEN)
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1:00:23 | Georgina Rono (KEN)
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1:07:58 |
| 14th | 2013 | Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)
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59:06 | Goretti Chepkoech (KEN)
|
1:10:06 |
| 15th | 2014 | Ruggero Pertile (ITA)
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1:04:48 | Laila Soufyane (ITA)
|
1:13:20 |
| 16th | 2015 | Solomon Yego (KEN)
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1:00:04 | Violah Jepchumba (KEN)
|
1:09:29 |
| 17th | 2016 | Joash Koech (KEN)
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1:02:04 | Pauline Eyapan (KEN)
|
1:12:52 |
| 18th | 2017 | Noah Kigen (KEN)
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1:01:12 | Winfridah Moseti (KEN)
|
1:11:55 |
| 19th | 2018 | Moses Kemei (KEN)
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1:01:14 | Sara Dossena (ITA)
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1:10:10 |
| 20th | 2019 |  Noël Hitimana (RWA)
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1:00:37 | Winfridah Moseti (KEN)
|
1:09:07 |
References
edit- ^ 14th Udine Half Marathon 2013. Run International. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2013-09-22). Mutai warms up for New York with speedy victory in Udine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
- ^ Programma (in Italian). Maratonina Udine. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (2007-10-14). Tadese successfully defends in Udine – Men's Race Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
- ^ Martin, David (2007-10-14). 1:06:25 World Half Marathon Record for Kiplagat in Udine - Women's Race Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
- ^ All-Comers Records- Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2013-09-22). Mutai warms up for New York with speedy victory in Udine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.
- List of winners
- Albo d'Oro. Maratonina Udine (archived). Retrieved on 2013-10-05.