Zwolle Half Marathon Explained

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Date:June
Location:Zwolle, Netherlands
Type:road
Distance:Half Marathon
Sponsor:Scania AB
Est:2001
Participants:85 (2019)
Record:Men's: 1:00:37 (2017)
Richard Mengich
Women's: 1:08:22 (2011)
Flomena Chepchirchir

Zwolle Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running event held in Zwolle, Netherlands, in June. The race was first held in 2001 and attracts both amateur and professional runners. Over 3000 people took part in the 2008 edition of the race.[1]

Jason Mbote of Kenya is a four-time winner of the race and his partner Flomena Chepchirchir has three victories on the women's side.[2]

The course records were both set by Kenyans in 2011: Wilson Kipsang won the men's race in 60:49 minutes while Chepchirchir won her third title in a women's best of 1:08:22 hours.[3]

Past winners

Key:

class=unsortableEditionYearclass=unsortableMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)class=unsortableWomen's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st20011:02:331:12:33
2nd20021:02:551:10:17
3rd20031:03:591:13:44
4th20041:02:311:15:03
5th20051:03:311:13:46
6th20061:02:231:14:59
7th20071:02:521:14:05
8th20081:01:501:12:40
9th20091:02:031:12:37
10th20101:01:531:10:05
11th20111:00:491:08:22
12th20121:01:391:09:41
13th20131:01:191:10:14
14th20141:01:011:09:46
15th20151:01:221:11:10
16th20161:00:371:08:36
17th20171:01:341:10:38
18th20181:01:311:09:38
19th20191:00:241:09:29

References

List of winners

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://halvemarathonzwolle.nl/archief/2008 2008 editie
  2. Kenya's Mbote Wins Dutch Half Marathon Race.. The Nation. 13 June 2006. 23 April 2012.
  3. http://www.nusport.nl/overig/2543490/toptijden-in-halve-marathon-zwolle.html Toptijden in halve marathon Zwolle