Bengaluru Marathon Explained

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Date:October
Location:Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Distance:Marathon
Est:
(Crossover era)

(NEB Sports era)
Record:Crossover era:
Men: 2:22:32 (2007)
Eston Nyaga
Women: 2:45:34 (2005)
Marashet Jimma

The Bengaluru Marathon is an annual marathon running event held in Bengaluru, India.

History

Crossover era

The inaugural marathon was held on as the "Lipton Bangalore International Marathon".[1] [2] Organized by Crossover Consulting, the full marathon race had about 200 participants, with about 400 runners joining the half marathon, and 15,000 taking part in the 7km (04miles) Celebration Run. The marathon was won by Kennedy Chinna Ramu, a local 28-year-old man, with a time of 2:23:46, nearly five minutes faster than the runner-up.[3]

The second marathon was scheduled for 17 September 2006. The winners were, in the full marathon men's division, H A Chinnappa, with a time of 2:35:19, in the full marathon women's division, Deepthi Ashok, with a time of 4:13:13, in the half marathon men's division, Irappa D Akki, with a time of 1:04:21, and in the half marathon women's division, K B with a time of 1:23:55.

The third edition of the marathon was held as the "BSNL Bangalore International Marathon" on .[4] [5] Many marathoners, including the lead runners, had to run from barking dogs and take involuntary breaks due to traffic.

The Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS) has no record of a marathon occurring in Bengaluru in 2008.[6]

NEB Sports era

The first marathon of the current era was held on as the "Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon".[7] It was organized by NEB Sports and members of the running community of Bengaluru.

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to due to the coronavirus pandemic.[8] [9]

Course

The marathon is a double-loop course that begins and ends in Sree Kanteerava Stadium. The course makes extensive use of Cubbon Park as well as Mahatma Gandhi Road and Cubbon Road.[10]

Winners

Key: Course record (in bold)

Crossover era

Ed.! Year! Men's Winner! Time! Women's Winner! Time! class="unsortable"
Rf.
120052:23:462:45:34
220062:25:194:13:13
320072:22:32none[11] [12]

NEB Sports era

Ed.! Year! Men's Winner! Time! Women's Winner! Time! class="unsortable"
Rf.
120142:25:513:16:18
220152:24:222:56:36
320162:29:102:59:37
420172:24:563:07:54
520182:35:203:11:53
620192:35:273:24:10 [13] [14]
72020 postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
82022Scheduled for 9 January 2022 but cancelled due to the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2005 AIMS Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200201020607/http://aims-worldrunning.org/results-new/2005_05.htm. 1 February 2020.
  2. Web site: The great race: Tech City on the run. 14 April 2005. The Times of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713235645/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/The-great-race-Tech-City-on-the-run/articleshow/1077200.cms. 13 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Ramu overcomes Ethiopian challenge . 16 May 2005 . Avinash . Nair . The Hindu . https://archive.today/20201216100256/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/ramu-overcomes-ethiopian-challenge/article27367759.ece . 16 December 2020 . dead.
  4. Web site: Telgi, aides sentenced | Bengaluru News - Times of India . . https://archive.today/20201216090502/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Dogs-traffic-halt-marathoners/articleshow/2626623.cms . 16 December 2020 . dead.
  5. Web site: Ngirnyaga from Kenya, who won the BSNL Bangalore International Marath… . https://archive.today/20201216090557/https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=15840737 . 16 December 2020 . dead.
  6. Web site: Ml_2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20200608085158/https://arrs.run/MaraList/ML_2008.htm. 8 June 2020.
  7. Web site: Bengaluru Marathon . 17 April 2014 . 17 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140417005807/http://www.bengalurumarathon.in/ . live .
  8. Web site: Bengaluru Marathon 2020 . https://archive.today/20201108104814/https://bengalurumarathon.in/ . 8 November 2020 . dead.
  9. Web site: Bengaluru Marathon 2021 . https://archive.today/20201216120650/https://bengalurumarathon.in/ . 16 December 2020 . dead.
  10. Web site: Bengaluru Marathon-2019 . https://archive.today/20201216054154/https://bengalurumarathon.in/2019route.html . 16 December 2020 . dead.
  11. Web site: December 2007 AIMS Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200201022512/http://aims-worldrunning.org/results-new/2007_12.htm. 1 February 2020.
  12. https://archive.today/20201216085340/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/eston-nyaga-014209470<!-- source is used for proper spelling of name -->
  13. Web site: AIMS | Race results for 2019 . aims-worldrunning.org . 26 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20201216172719/https://aims-worldrunning.org/results/archive/2019.html . 16 December 2020 . dead.
  14. https://archive.today/20201216172343/https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/bijay-laxmi-triumph-in-bengaluru-marathon-768290.html<!-- source is used for countries represented -->

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