The Enschede Marathon is an annual
marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...
race held in the city of
Enschede
Enschede (; known as in the local Twents dialect) is a municipality and city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region. The eastern parts of the urban area reaches the border of the German city of Gronau ...
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. 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. The race crosses the German border through the city of
Gronau. There has been a women's competition since 1981.
Kenyan
Eliud Kipchoge
Eliud Kipchoge ( ; born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized at the 5000 metre distance. Widely regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time, he is the 2016 and 2020 ...
is the current course record holder with his winning time of 2:04:30 hours from 2021.
Kenyan
Maurine Chepkemoi holds the women's best mark for the course with her time of 2:21:10 hours from 2022.
Past winners
Key:
Men
Women
References
;List of winners
*Malcolm Heyworth & Wim van Hemert (2011-04-18)
Enschede Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians
The Association of Road Racing Statisticians is an independent, non-profit organization that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics regarding road running races. The primary purpose of the ARRS is to maintain a valid list of world road record ...
. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
External links
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{{Marathons in the Netherlands
Marathons in the Netherlands
Spring (season) events in the Netherlands
1947 establishments in the Netherlands
Recurring sporting events established in 1947
Sports competitions in Enschede