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Siberian International Marathon

Siberian International Marathon (SIM; Russian: Сибирский международный марафон) is a marathon road race held in Omsk, Russia, since 1990 as part of the City Days festivities. It takes place during the week of St. Ilya's Day, the patron saint of Omsk, in early August. The winter half-marathon is during the January 7 Orthodox Christmas week.

Siberian International Marathon
Aleksei Tishchenko promoting the 2010 Siberian International Marathon
DateFirst Saturday in August
LocationOmsk, Siberia, Russia
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, 10K run
Established1990
Course recordsMen's: 2:13:03 (1993)
Russia Eduard Tukhbatullin
Women's: 2:30:21 (2002)
Russia Albina Mayorova
Official siteSiberian International Marathon
Participants378 finishers (2021)
462 finishers (2019)

The race date was moved forward a week in 2012 so that the start time exactly coincided with that of the 2012 Olympic men's marathon held in London.[1] It was delayed until September in 2013 due to the 2013 World Championships in Athletics being held in Moscow during that period.

It was organised in 1990 by Dmitri Khodko and Sergei Govrilov as an attempt to open Omsk to foreigners. The foreign participation was headed by Claude Fisicaro, an Australian living in London, through a running club called World Runners, who ran in aid of ending hunger. Later directors of the Los Angeles Marathon and the New York City Marathon actively participated in the early years of the Siberian International Marathon. The first marathon was attended by 1800 athletes, including 32 foreigners from 9 countries one of which was British MP John Austin-Walker, and a Kenyan marathon runner who due to flight difficulty arrived the morning of the marathon. Since the early 1990s, the marathon has attracted thousands of participants each year and the number is growing annually.

It is designated as an World Athletics Bronze Label Road Race, making it the only such competition in the country to hold World Athletics status.[2] In spite of its international nature, only one foreign athlete (Cosmas Musyoka of Kenya) topped the podium at the competition between 1990 and 2010.

The 2020 and 2022 races were held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, respectively.

Events

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The events for the Siberian International Marathon include:

  • Marathon (42 km 195m - distance is certified by the AIMS). First ten women and men receive monetary prizes.
  • Wheelchair marathon (42 km 195m). First ten women and men receive monetary prizes.
  • Marathon relay (42 km 195m; six participants; legs of 5, 10, 5, 10, 5, and 7.195 kilometer). First three male and female teams receive monetary prizes.
  • Speedskating marathon (42 km 195m). Marathon on in-line skates. First three receive monetary prizes.

Past winners

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NOTE: no race in 2020 nor 2022.

 
Nadezhda Wijenberg won the women's race in 1994.

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 1990   Yuri Porotov (URS) 2:17:48   Galina Kuragina (URS) 2:42:13
2nd 1991   Rustam Shagiev (URS) 2:16:54   Natalia Repeshko (URS) 2:38:46
3rd 1992   Nikolay Kerimov (RUS) 2:17:28   Lutsia Belyayeva (RUS) 2:32:15
4th 1993   Eduard Tukhbatullin (RUS) 2:13:03   Elena Razdrogina (RUS) 2:38:20
5th 1994   Rustam Shagiev (RUS) 2:17:05   Nadezhda Wijenberg (RUS) 2:33:49
6th 1995   Yakov Tolstikov (RUS) 2:14:37   Alina Ivanova (RUS) 2:32:21
7th 1996   Anatoliy Archakov (RUS) 2:15:20   Elena Razdrogina (RUS) 2:35:16
8th 1997   Vladimir Epanov (RUS) 2:15:54   Elvira Kolpakova (RUS) 2:35:22
9th 1998   Vladimir Netreba (RUS) 2:19:15   Alina Ivanova (RUS) 2:31:44
10th 1999   Mikhail Khobotov (RUS) 2:15:14   Anfisa Kosacheva (RUS) 2:35:09
11th 2000   Mikhail Khobotov (RUS) 2:18:05   Irina Timofeyeva (RUS) 2:34:07
12th 2001   Eduard Tukhbatullin (RUS) 2:20:43   Irina Safarova (RUS) 2:33:08
13th 2002   Cosmas Musyoka (KEN) 2:17:38   Albina Ivanova (RUS) 2:30:21
14th 2003   Mikhail Khobotov (RUS) 2:17:40   Anfisa Kosacheva (RUS) 2:40:16
15th 2004   Mikhail Khobotov (RUS) 2:14:44   Liliya Yadzhak (RUS) 2:39:53
16th 2005   Mikhail Khobotov (RUS) 2:20:23   Liliya Yadzhak (RUS) 2:39:14
17th 2006   Sergey Lukin (RUS) 2:16:41   Liliya Yadzhak (RUS) 2:38:40
18th 2007   Sergey Lukin (RUS) 2:18:39   Iraida Pudorkina (RUS) 2:39:00
19th 2008   Andrey Bryzgalov (RUS) 2:15:29   Liliya Yadzhak (RUS) 2:33:41
20th 2009   Sergey Lukin (RUS) 2:15:06   Yevgenia Danilova (RUS) 2:34:52
21st 2010   Oleg Marusin (RUS) 2:17:06   Marina Kovalyova (RUS) 2:39:45
22nd 2011   Keyo Kiplimo (KEN) 2:14:25   Nina Podnebesnova (RUS) 2:37:22
23rd 2012   Nikolay Grigorov (RUS) 2:49:06   Volha Mazuronak (BLR) 2:44:47
24th 2013   Ketema Nigusse (ETH) 2:13:23   Yevgenia Danilova (RUS) 2:31:50
25th 2014   John Kyui (KEN) 2:14:50   Purity Kimetto (KEN) 2:38:53
26th 2015   Laban Moiben (KEN) 2:18:18   Albina Mayorova (RUS) 2:34:14
27th 2016   Andrey Bryzgalov (RUS) 2:21:34   Marina Kovalyova (RUS) 2:36:13
28th 2017   Andrey Leyman (RUS) 2:18:58   Irina Yumanova (RUS) 2:39:20
29th 2018   Andrey Leyman (RUS) 2:17:03   Yevdokiya Bukina (RUS) 2:36:25
30th 2019   Andrey Leyman (RUS) 2:19:56   Yevdokiya Bukina (RUS) 2:35:50
31st 2021   Aleksey Reunkov (RUS) 2:15:39   Marina Kovalyova (RUS) 2:29:11
32nd 2023   Eric Kering (KEN) 2:15:03   Alina Prokopeva (RUS) 2:35:42
33rd 2024   John Rotich (KEN) 2:17:04   Aleksandra Morozova (RUS) 2:34:34

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Heat takes a heavy toll in Omsk". World Athletics. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Danilova and Nigusse win Siberian International Marathon". World Athletics. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
List of winners
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