The Castellón Marathon (Catalan: Marató Castelló;[a] Spanish: Maratón Castellón) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Castellón de la Plana, Spain, since 2010.[3][6][4][2] The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race.[1]
| Castellón Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | February[1][2] |
| Location | Castellón de la Plana, Spain |
| Event type | Road |
| World Athletics Cat. | Label |
| Distance | Marathon, 10K |
| Primary sponsor | BP, FACSA |
| Established | 2010[3][4] |
| Official site | Official website |
The marathon is held on the same day as the 10K Castellón (Catalan: 10K Castelló;[b] Spanish: 10K Castellón), a 10K race that is also a World Athletics Label Road Race.[1] Ethiopian runner Yalemzerf Yehualaw set a world record for the 10K run during this race in 2022, when she completed the course in a time of 29:14.[7][c]
Winners
editKey: Course record
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (min:sec) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2010 |  Solomon Tsige (ETH) |
2:10:37 | Almaz Alemu (ETH) |
2:31:27 |
| 2nd | 2011 |  Carles Castillejo (ESP) |
2:10:09 |  Jemima Sumgong (KEN) |
2:28:32 |
| 3rd | 2012 | Simon Kamama (KEN) |
2:11:32 | Leah Jerotich (KEN) |
2:42:14 |
| 4th | 2013 | Andualem Belay (ETH) |
2:11:59 | Marta Markos (ETH) |
2:36:14 |
| 5th | 2014 | Daniel Kosgei (KEN) |
2:10:13 | Magdalene Mukunzi (KEN) |
2:35:38 |
| 6th | 2015 | Tiruneh Chalachew (ETH) |
2:12:04 | Berhan Aregawi (ETH) |
2:36:31 |
| 7th | 2017 | Abraham Girma (ETH) |
2:12:18 | Genet Getaneh (ETH) |
2:36:49 |
| 8th | 2018 | Stephen Kiplimo (KEN) |
2:11:28 | Tigist Teshome (ETH) |
2:29:57 |
| 9th | 2019 | Andualem Belay (ETH) |
2:08:16 | Lemelem Berha (ETH) |
2:28:52 |
| 10th | 2020 | Lemi Dumecha (ETH) |
2:07:43 | Webalem Bazanew (ETH) |
2:27:39 |
| 11th | 2022 | Ronald Korir (KEN) |
2:09:25 | Betty Jepleting (KEN) |
2:28:06 |
| 12th | 2023 | Dadi Yami (ETH) |
2:11:15 |  Amina Bettiche (ALG) |
2:28:30 |
| 13th | 2024 |  Kibrom Weldemicael (ERI) |
2:07:25 | Dorine Murkomen (KEN) |
2:29:39 |
Wins by country
edit| Country | Men's | Women's | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia |
7 | 7 | 14 |
| Kenya |
4 | 5 | 9 |
| Algeria |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eritrea |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain |
1 | 0 | 1 |
Notes
edit- ^ It is also known as the "Marató BP Castelló" (stylized as "Marató bp Castelló") for sponsorship reasons.[5]
- ^ It is also known as the "10K FACSA Castelló" for sponsorship reasons.[5]
- ^ This world record was broken at the 2024 10K Valencia Ibercaja by Kenyan runner Agnes Ngetich, who finished with a time of 28:46.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "World Athletics Label Road Races | World Athletics | Ghostarchive". ghostarchive.org.
- ^ a b "Récord de España de 10k del incombustible Martín Fiz a los 60". February 25, 2024.
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20231128094402if_/https://arrs.run/MaraList/ML-2010.htm
- ^ a b "El 'poder africano' tratará de impedir la victoria de Chema". El Periódico Mediterráneo. December 4, 2010.
- ^ a b "Marató bp Castelló 2024". Maratón Castellón 2024.
- ^ "Ghebrezgiabhier, con récord de la prueba masculino, y Jerop ganan la maratón de Castellón". Mundo Deportivo. February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Yehualaw smashes world 10km record with 29:14 in Castellon | REPORTS | World Athletics".
- ^ "Ngetich smashes world 10km record with 28:46 in Valencia | REPORTS | World Athletics". web.archive.org.