H.C. Andersen Marathon Explained

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Date:	Late September
Location:	Odense, Denmark
Type:	Road
Distance:	Marathon, Half marathon
Est:	2000
Record:	Men's: 2:10:37 (2012) Luka Chelimo Women's: 2:30:49 (2019) Jerubet Perez
Participants:	881 finishers (2021) 1,236 (2019)

The H.C. Andersen Marathon (HCA Marathon) is a marathon in Odense, Denmark, which was established in 2000.^[1] From 2006 onwards, the event has included a half marathon and from 2017 a 10K race "Run the last 10".

HCA Marathon is named after the Danish fairy-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen.

HCA Marathon is the world's fastest marathon in 2019. On average the runners finish the marathon in just 3:51:22 which is just 8 minutes 50 second a mile. HCA Marathon is also the marathon with the cleanest air in the world. https://thesolesupplier.co.uk/news/up-for-a-challenge-these-are-the-worlds-best-marathon-courses/

Course

The race is held on a round course, starting and finishing at Odense Idrætspark. The course is run twice, and the finish is in the athletics stadium.^[2]

Statistics

Course records

Men: 2:10.37 Luka Chelimo (KEN), 2012
Women: 2:30:48 Jerubet Perez (KEN), 2019

Winners

Men's Winner	Time	Women's winner	Nation	Time
Daniel Cheribo	2:14:17			2:35:39
	2:18:14	Gitte Karlshøj		2:32:41
	2:20:59			2:33:20
	2:19:33	Gitte Karlshøj		2:34:57
	2:13:57^[3]	Gitte Karlshøj		2:45:46
	2:14:49			2:41:25
Daniel Too	2:15:49			2:40:41
	2:15:05	Irina Songerlainen (2)		2:42:15
	2:14:44			2:42:00^[4]
Jonah Kemboi	2:15:32	Gitte Karlshøj		2:51:30
Raymond Kandie	2:10.41	Sviatlana Kouhan		2:33:18
Luka Chelimo	bgcolor=#A9F5A9	2:10:37	Emely Chepkorir		2:34:48
Julius Mutai	2:15:12	Annemette Aagaard		2:52:19
James Cheboi	2:17:16	Hellen Kimutai		2:40:50
Julius Karinga	2:11:21	Mulunesh Zewdu		2:34:10
Fikadu Debele	2:15:21	Roza Dereje		2:31:16
Paul Chege	2:14:37	Louise Batting		2:38:52
Paul Matheka	2:13:18	Bulbula Abebech		2:42:23
Meseret Aragaw	2:16:27	Jerubet Perez		bgcolor=#A9F5A9	2:30:48
Martin Olesen	2:22:57	Lene Broberg		2:56:05

External links

Official Site
H. C. Andersen Marathon on marathoninfo.free.fr

Notes and References

Web site: Hans Christian Andersen marathon in Odense Denmark . The H of the A to Z of marathons . Time-to-Run . 2010-03-03 .
Web site: Die Strecke . Course . H.C. Andersen Marathon . 2010-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130905121228/http://www.hcamarathon.dk/H.C.Andersen-Marathon-Course . 2013-09-05.
Web site: Hans Christian Andersen Marathon, Denmark . Race Results . AIMS . 10 October 2004 . 2010-03-03 .
Web site: Tatyana Mironova wins at Hans Christian Andersen Marathon . Russian Athletics News . RusAthletics . 22 September 2008 . 2010-03-03 .