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Enschede Marathon

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Enschede Marathon
John Kelai winning the marathon of 2005
DateMid-April
LocationEnschede, Netherlands
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon, 10K run, 5K run
Established1991
Course recordsMen's: 2:04:30 (2021)
Kenya Eliud Kipchoge
Women's: 2:21:10 (2022)
Kenya Maurine Chepkemoi
Official siteEnschede Marathon
Participants274 finishers (2022)
45 finishers (2021)
133 finishers (2019)

The Enschede Marathon is an annual marathon race held in the city of Enschede, Netherlands. The race is the distance of a typical marathon (42 km, 195 metres). It has been held annually since 1991, after being bi-annual for the previous 44 years. Until 2009 the race crossed the German border through the city of Gronau. There has been a women's competition since 1981.

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge is the current course record holder with his winning time of 2:04:30 hours from 2021.[1] Kenyan Maurine Chepkemoi holds the women's best mark for the course with her time of 2:21:10 hours from 2022.

Past winners

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Key:   Course record

References

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  1. ^ "Kipchoge clocks world-leading 2:04:30 in Enschede". worldathletics.org. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Enschede Marathon afgelast wegens coronavirus". enschedemarathon.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
List of winners
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