The Marathon de La Rochelle is an annual road running event which takes place in late November in La Rochelle, France. It features a full 42.195 km marathon race as well a 10 km race for amateur runners, a half marathon for wheelchair athletes, and a recreational 4 km jog around the city's harbour.
Marathon de La Rochelle
The course goes through La Rochelle's historic port
Men: 2:07:13 (2011) John Komen Women: 2:23:38 (2021) Celestine Chepchirchir
Official site
Marathon de La Rochelle
Participants
6,611 finishers (2021) 5,167 (2019) 6,091 (2018)
The city of La Rochelle had its first marathon race in 1981. This competition, which featured winners such as Driss Dacha, lasted until 1989 (with shorter 20 km races occurring in 1983 to 1985). Following the absence of a race in 1990, the Marathon de La Rochelle was established in its place, having its first edition on 24 November, 1991.[1] The marathon is one of the most popular in France, having had a record high of 10,000 entrants and 8625 finishers at the 20th edition in 2010.[2] Among French races, only the Paris Marathon has had greater participation.
Following the sudden death of Serge Vigot, the race founder and president of the organising committee, during the 2005 Marrakech Marathon, the event was officially renamed the Marathon De La Rochelle - Serge Vigot in his honour.[3][2]
The course of the race is based on the streets of the central and historical port areas of the city. It has a double-looped figure-8 format and a flat race profile, which makes it easier for elite runners to record fast times.[5] The runners in the marathon are predominantly French, but the elite level races attract East African and other European athletes. The total annual prize money available is typically around 37,000€.[1]
The current men's and women's course records are held by Kenya's John Kipkorir Komen (2:07:13 hours) and Goitetom Haftu Tesema of Ethiopia (2:28:24 hours), respectively. The most successful athletes historically at the race are John Ngeny (who won three times straight from 2000 to 2002) and Elizabeth Chemweno (who won three times between 2005 and 2008).[1]
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The Marathon de La Rochelle is an annual road running event which takes place in late November in La Rochelle France It features a full 42 195 km marathon race as well a 10 km race for amateur runners a half marathon for wheelchair athletes and a recreational 4 km jog around the city s harbour Marathon de La RochelleThe course goes through La Rochelle s historic portDateLate NovemberLocationLa Rochelle FranceEvent typeRoadDistanceMarathonEstablished1991Course recordsMen 2 07 13 2011 John KomenWomen 2 23 38 2021 Celestine ChepchirchirOfficial siteMarathon de La RochelleParticipants6 611 finishers 2021 5 167 2019 6 091 2018 The city of La Rochelle had its first marathon race in 1981 This competition which featured winners such as Driss Dacha lasted until 1989 with shorter 20 km races occurring in 1983 to 1985 Following the absence of a race in 1990 the Marathon de La Rochelle was established in its place having its first edition on 24 November 1991 1 The marathon is one of the most popular in France having had a record high of 10 000 entrants and 8625 finishers at the 20th edition in 2010 2 Among French races only the Paris Marathon has had greater participation Following the sudden death of Serge Vigot the race founder and president of the organising committee during the 2005 Marrakech Marathon the event was officially renamed the Marathon De La Rochelle Serge Vigot in his honour 3 2 The race held IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status in 2011 4 The course of the race is based on the streets of the central and historical port areas of the city It has a double looped figure 8 format and a flat race profile which makes it easier for elite runners to record fast times 5 The runners in the marathon are predominantly French but the elite level races attract East African and other European athletes The total annual prize money available is typically around 37 000 1 The current men s and women s course records are held by Kenya s John Kipkorir Komen 2 07 13 hours and Goitetom Haftu Tesema of Ethiopia 2 28 24 hours respectively The most successful athletes historically at the race are John Ngeny who won three times straight from 2000 to 2002 and Elizabeth Chemweno who won three times between 2005 and 2008 1 Contents 1 Past winners 1 1 Wins by country 2 References 3 External linksPast winners editKey Course record Edition Year Men s winner Time h m s Women s winner Time h m s 1st 1991 nbsp Herve Bouffaux FRA 2 23 18 nbsp Claudine Golfieri FRA 2 53 322nd 1992 nbsp El Hadi Moumou FRA 2 20 31 nbsp Galina Ikonnikova RUS 2 42 543rd 1993 nbsp Nourredine Sobhi FRA 2 19 19 nbsp Anuța Cătună ROM 2 37 024th 1994 nbsp Gilles Diehl FRA 2 19 27 nbsp Natalia Charanova RUS 2 44 525th 1995 nbsp Andrey Tarasov RUS 2 17 11 nbsp Annie Coathalem FRA 2 40 446th 1996 nbsp Viktor Rogovoy UKR 2 16 14 nbsp Irina Permitina RUS 2 38 397th 1997 nbsp Igor Osmak UKR 2 17 10 nbsp Marina Ivanova RUS 2 42 228th 1998 nbsp Viktor Rogovoy UKR 2 15 43 nbsp Marina Ivanova RUS 2 38 349th 1999 nbsp Aleksandr Krestyaninov UKR 2 15 45 nbsp Evelyne Murat FRA 2 41 5410th 2000 nbsp John Ngeny KEN 2 18 35 nbsp Valentina Lunyegova RUS 2 40 0311th 2001 nbsp John Ngeny KEN 2 16 19 nbsp Valentina Enachi MDA 2 35 4212th 2002 nbsp John Ngeny KEN 2 17 11 nbsp Valentina Enachi MDA 2 38 5513th 2003 nbsp Elijah Yator KEN 2 11 34 nbsp Helena Javornik SLO 2 31 5414th 2004 nbsp Stephen Rerimoi KEN 2 16 08 nbsp Halina Karnatsevich BLR 2 39 2415th 2005 nbsp Eliud Kurgat KEN 2 12 17 nbsp Elizabeth Chemweno KEN 2 34 5016th 2006 nbsp Peter Biwott KEN 2 14 01 nbsp Elizabeth Chemweno KEN 2 37 5817th 2007 nbsp Johnstone Chebii KEN 2 14 17 nbsp Flora Kandie KEN 2 37 1218th 2008 nbsp Amersisa Ketema ETH 2 14 21 nbsp Elizabeth Chemweno KEN 2 34 5219th 2009 nbsp Oleksandr Sitkovskyy UKR 2 10 27 nbsp Getnet Selomie ETH 2 33 2820th 2010 nbsp Haile Haja ETH 2 09 44 nbsp Goitetom Haftu ETH 2 28 2421st 2011 nbsp John Komen KEN 2 07 13 nbsp Ture Chaltu ETH 2 36 0422nd 2012 nbsp Ishhimael Chemtan KEN 2 09 12 nbsp Zherfe Boku ETH 2 32 5923rd 2013 nbsp Isaac Kosgei KEN 2 12 28 nbsp Zherfe Boku ETH 2 38 0024th 2014 nbsp Afewerk Mesfin ETH 2 12 16 nbsp Peninah Arusei KEN 2 33 1025th 2015 nbsp Norbert Kigen KEN 2 09 25 nbsp Bekelech Daba ETH 2 32 1126th 2016 nbsp Emmanuel Oliaulo KEN 2 10 46 nbsp Jane Moraa KEN 2 30 5127th 2017 nbsp Workneh Tesfa ETH 2 11 07 nbsp Susan Kipsang KEN 2 30 5728th 2018 nbsp Alex Saekwo KEN 2 13 23 nbsp Beth Muthoni KEN 2 40 0829th 2019 nbsp Emmanuel Oliaulo KEN 2 08 22 nbsp Marion Kibor KEN 2 29 5130th 2021 nbsp Edwin Soi KEN 2 09 16 nbsp Celestine Chepchirchir KEN 2 23 38Wins by country edit Country Men s race Women s race Total nbsp Kenya 16 10 26 nbsp Ethiopia 4 6 10 nbsp France 4 3 7 nbsp Russia 1 6 7 nbsp Ukraine 5 0 5 nbsp Moldova 0 2 2 nbsp Belarus 0 1 1 nbsp Romania 0 1 1 nbsp Slovenia 0 1 1References edit a b c Festou Michel et al 2011 11 27 La Rochelle Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians Retrieved on 2011 11 27 a b Previous Editions Marathon de la Rochelle Retrieved on 2011 11 30 Deces du vice president du tribunal de Rochefort lors du marathon de Marrakech in French Marathons 2005 01 17 Retrieved on 2011 11 30 Vazel Pierre Jean 2011 11 28 Komen breaks La Rochelle record with 2 07 13 IAAF Retrieved on 2019 04 03 Vazel Pierre Jean 2011 11 26 Kenyans ready to steal the show in La Rochelle PREVIEW IAAF Retrieved on 2019 04 03 List of winnersFestou Michel et al 2011 11 27 La Rochelle Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians Retrieved on 2011 11 27 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marathon de La Rochelle amp oldid 1158033700, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
