The Empúries Marathon (Catalan: Marató d'Empúries) is a long-distance run (42.195 km) which takes place in Empúries, the ancient Greek and Roman colony, next Sant Martí d'Empúries and L'Escala in Girona (Catalonia). The first edition of the marathon was held in 2003 to mark the collaboration of the City of L'Escala with the Universal Forum of Cultures in Barcelona 2004.[1][2]
| Empúries Marathon | |
|---|---|
 2014 | |
| Date | April or May (since 2003) |
| Location | L'Escala, Catalonia |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon (42.195 km) |
| Established | 2003 |
| Course records | 2:23:45 (men) 3:02:01 (women) |
| Official site | [1] |
Organized by the L'Escala Town Council and with the support of the Catalan Athletics Federation, the Empúries Marathon is held annually in the month of April or May, along with two additional athletics races: the half-marathon and 10,000-meter race. With over 1,847 athletes for the three tests in 2013 edition, the start and finish are performed at the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia-Empúries, and, just before the race started, the runners cross the ancient Greek city of Empúries to the starting position.[3]
Winners
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List of the winners of the Empúries Marathon.
The current course records of 2:23:45 (men) and 3:02:01 (women) are set in 2012 by Sergio Enriquez Castells and in 2006 by Anna Rosa Moreno respectively.
Key: Course record
| Edition | Year | Winner male | Time (h:m:s) | Winner female | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2003[4] | Manuel López | 2h 56' 07" | Meritxell Portillo Araujo | 3h 22' 05" |
| II | 2004 | Albert Pascual | 2h 32' 44" | ||
| III | 2005[5] | Benito Ojeda Sanz | 2h 34' 58" | Meritxell Portillo Araujo | 3h 20' 54" |
| IV | 2006[6] | Victor González Guirao | 2h 24' 02" | Anna Rosa Moreno | 3h 02' 01" |
| V | 2007[7] | Benito Ojeda Sanz | 2h 31' 33" | Anna Rosa Moreno | 3h 07' 39" |
| VI | 2008[8] | Benito Ojeda Sanz | 2h 30' 54" | Anna Rosa Moreno | 3h 02' 36" |
| VII | 2009[9] | Ricard Verge Berrar | 2h 36' 52" | Annette Geiken | 3h 27' 18" |
| VIII | 2010[10] | Esteve Campmol Ametller | 2h 40' 50" | Anna Rosa Moreno | 3h 07' 50" |
| IX | 2011[11] | Ricard Verge Berrar | 2h 33' 39" | Isabel Olivan Moreno | 3h 16' 33" |
| X | 2012[12] | Sergio Enriquez Castells | 2h 23' 45" | Antonia Hermoso Pua | 3h 17' 20" |
| XI | 2013[13] | David Guiamet Redondo | 2h 37' 44" | Paula Salgado | 3h 09' 27" |
| XII | 2014[14] | David Guiamet Redondo | 2h 34' 43" | Mireia Sosa Perez | 3h 07' 05" |
| XIII | 2015[15] | Jordi Rabionet | 2h 41' 41" | Pilar Sànchez | 3h 09' 15" |
References
edit- ^ "L'Escala. Colaboración con el Forum 2004" (PDF). La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. 13 April 2003. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Empúries debuta como a escenario maratoniano" (PDF). La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. 7 June 2003. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "La XI Marató d'Empúries destinarà un euro de cada inscripció al Servei Local de Distribució d'Aliments". Ara (in Catalan). Barcelona. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Standings 2003 Atletisme.com". Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Standings 2005 Atletisme.cat". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Standings 2006 Atletisme.cat". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Standings 2007 Atletisme.cat". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Standings 2008 Atletisme.cat". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Standings 2009 Runedia
- ^ "Standings 2010 Atletisme.cat". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Classificacions 2011 Empordà Info[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Classificacions 2012 Federació Catalana d'Atletisme" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Guiamet venç a l'Escala". El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Girona. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Guiamet torna a guanyar la Marató d'Empúries". L'Esportiu (in Catalan). Girona. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "More than 1,700 participants in the Marathon d'Empúries". Empordà.info (in Catalan). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.