Cologne Marathon Explained

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Date:	October
Location:	Cologne, Germany
Type:	Road
Distance:	Marathon
Record:	Marathon: Men: 2:07:37 (2012) Alfred Kering Women: 2:25:34 (2012) Helena Kirop Half Marathon: Men: 1:03:00 (2010) Leonard Langat Women: 1:08:51 (2008) Sabrina Mockenhaupt
Participants:	4,379 (2019)

The Cologne Marathon (Köln-Marathon) is an annual marathon held in Cologne, Germany. Since October 1997 the marathon has been held annually in early October, except for 2004, 2005 and 2014 when it was held in late September.

History

The inaugural race took place on as the "Ford Cologne Marathon" (German: Ford Köln-Marathon|links=no) with at least 13,000 registered runners, a world record for inaugural marathons at the time.^{[1] [2]}

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of obtaining a refund (minus an administration fee).^{[3] [4] [5]}

Course

Since 2013 the course starts at Ottoplatz in Deutz and leads the runners through the city of Cologne and finishes at Komödienstraße beneath the Cologne Cathedral.

The marathon time limit is 6 hours.

Events and categories

From the beginning there has also been a contest for inline skaters. They start ahead of the runners and try to finish the course in the time limit for skaters, which is 2:30 hours. This competition as well as all others including inline skates were ultimately held in 2013.

Since 1998 there has also been a contest for handcyclists.

In the last years it has been more and more difficult to utilize the starting field because of diverse interests. To countervail, the management of the marathon created new events and contests, which all take place at the same course on the same day.

Here is a list of all competitions:

• Marathon – 42.195km (26.219miles)
• Half marathon – 21.0975km (13.1094miles)
• Inline marathon – for skaters
• Handcyclist marathon
• Run 63km (39miles) – a full marathon plus a half marathon
• Run&Skate 63km (39miles) – first run a half marathon and afterwards skate a complete marathon
• Run&Skate 84km (52miles) – first skate, and then run with the peloton
• 105km (65miles) of Cologne – run 21km (13miles) (half marathon), skate 42km (26miles), run 42km (26miles)
• School Relay – schools may set up their own relay teams, the handover is at fixed points
• Cultural Relay – any group of people that is committed to any kind of cultural activity (e.g. carnival groups), may set up relay teams (again with fixed handovers). These teams are often dressed up specially.

Winners

Key: Course record (in bold)

Marathon

Ed.	Year	Men's winner	Time	Women's winner	Time	Rf.
1	1997		2:12:00		2:27:27
2	1998		2:10:57		2:29:39
3	1999		2:11:51		2:34:23
4	2000		2:15:51		2:28:42
5	2001		2:11:57		2:31:08
6	2002		2:10:52		2:31:29
7	2003		2:12:05		2:33:48
8	2004		2:10:22		2:32:06
9	2005		2:11:55		2:31:42
10	2006		2:11:24		2:28:30
11	2007		2:11:05		2:29:33
12	2008		2:10:03		2:29:39
13	2009		2:08:36		2:30:12
14	2010		2:14:15		2:46:05
15	2011		2:08:56		2:32:24
16	2012		2:07:37		2:25:34
17	2013		2:09:45		2:28:36
18	2014		2:10:26		2:35:36
19	2015		2:16:03		2:37:33
20	2016		2:08:39		2:32:16
21	2017		2:13:42		2:43:02
22	2018		2:16:57		2:46:03	^[6]
23	2019		2:15:19		2:31:18	^[7]
	2020	cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic<				-- although a virtual version of the race is planned, it is unclear if the fastest self-reported result should belong in this list -->

Half marathon

Year	Men's winner	Time	Women's winner	Time	Rf.
2006		1:11:43		1:10:09
2007		1:07:33		1:11:54
2008		1:08:08		1:08:51
2009		1:07:11		1:14:34
2010		1:03:00		1:12:56
2011		1:05:26		1:10:31
2012		1:07:20		1:16:43
2013		1:05:11		1:10:54
2014		1:03:26		1:17:42
2015		1:03:42		1:12:28
2016		1:04:49		1:15:11
2017		1:05:42		1:12:05
2018		1:05:20		1:09:31	^[8]
2019		1:05:43		1:15:18	^[9]
2020	cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic<				-- although a virtual version of the race is planned, it is unclear if the fastest self-reported result should belong in this list -->

Development of starting field

Date	finished			fraction
	Total	Men	Women	Men	Women
align=right		align=right	11,221	align=right	9,571	align=right	1,650	align=right	85%	align=right	15%
align=right		align=right	8,572	align=right	7,408	align=right	1,164	align=right bgcolor=#A9F5A9	86%	align=right	14%
align=right		align=right	10,896	align=right	9,217	align=right	1,679	align=right	85%	align=right	15%
align=right		align=right	12,720	align=right	10,799	align=right	1,921	align=right	85%	align=right	15%
align=right		align=right	13,056	align=right	10,974	align=right	2,082	align=right	84%	align=right	16%
align=right		align=right bgcolor=#A9F5A9	14,224	align=right bgcolor=#A9F5A9	11,775	align=right bgcolor=#A9F5A9	2,449	align=right	83%	align=right	17%
align=right		align=right	13,867	align=right	11,452	align=right	2,415	align=right	83%	align=right	17%
align=right		align=right	12,960	align=right	10,646	align=right	2,314	align=right	82%	align=right	18%
align=right		align=right	10,856	align=right	8,859	align=right	2,006	align=right	82%	align=right	18%
align=right		align=right	10,469	align=right	8,412	align=right	2,057	align=right	80%	align=right bgcolor=#A9F5A9	20%
align=right		align=right	9,680	align=right	7,824	align=right	1,866	align=right	81%	align=right	19%
align=right		align=right	7,553	align=right	6,131	align=right	1,422	align=right	81%	align=right	19%
align=right		align=right	7,847	align=right	6,370	align=right	1,477	align=right	81%	align=right	19%
align=right		align=right	5,468	align=right	4,414	align=right	1,054	align=right	81%	align=right	19%
align=right		align=right	5,469	align=right	4,382	align=right	1,087	align=right	80%	align=right bgcolor=#A9F5A9	20%
align=right		align=right	4,807	align=right	3,953	align=right	855	align=right	82%	align=right	18%
align=right		align=right	5,132	align=right	4,116	align=right	1,016	align=right	80%	align=right bgcolor=#A9F5A9	20%

External links

• Cologne Marathon
• Marathon Info
• Course maps from 1997 to 2016

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1997 fand der 1. Ford Köln-Marathon statt . https://archive.today/20201213061544/https://www.laufen-in-koeln.de/lik4.php?aid=A-3489 . 13 December 2020 . dead.
2. Web site: 20 years of RheinEnergieMarathon Cologne - registration opened | Gene… . https://archive.today/20201213060642/https://koeln-marathon.de/en/20-years-of-rheinenergiemarathon-cologne-registration-opened/ . 13 December 2020 . dead.
3. Web site: Generali Cologne Marathon cancelled | Generali Cologne Marathon . https://archive.today/20201213055317/https://koeln-marathon.de/en/generali-cologne-marathon-cancelled/ . 13 December 2020 . dead.
4. Web site: Reimbursement of the entry fee | Generali Cologne Marathon . https://archive.today/20201213055517/https://koeln-marathon.de/en/reimbursement-of-the-entry-fee/ . 13 December 2020 . dead.
5. Web site: Auch Köln-Marathon 2020 abgesagt | RUNNer's WORLD . www.runnersworld.de . 27 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20201213055141/https://www.runnersworld.de/news-fotos/koeln-marathon-2020-abgesagt/ . 13 December 2020 . dead.
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20201213134150if_/https://my1.raceresult.com/73298/RRPublish/pdf.php?name=01_Ergebnisse%7CEinzel_Ergebnisliste+MW&contest=1&lang=en
7. Web site: 2019 results | Generali Cologne Marathon . koeln-marathon.de . 27 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20201213115515/https://koeln-marathon.de/en/results/2019-results/%231_6C2959 . 13 December 2020 . dead.
8. Web site: 2018 results | Generali Cologne Marathon . koeln-marathon.de . 27 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20201213142054/https://koeln-marathon.de/en/results/2018-results/%232_D2644B . 13 December 2020 . dead.
9. Web site: 2019 results | Generali Cologne Marathon . koeln-marathon.de . 27 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20201213130231/https://koeln-marathon.de/en/results/2019-results/%232_D2644B . 13 December 2020 . dead.