Enschede Marathon | |
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Date | Mid-April |
Location | Enschede, Netherlands |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run, 5K run |
Established | 1991 |
Course records | Men's: 2:04:30 (2021) Eliud Kipchoge Women's: 2:21:10 (2022) Maurine Chepkemoi |
Official site | Enschede Marathon |
Participants | 274 finishers (2022) 45 finishers (2021) 133 finishers (2019) |
The Enschede Marathon is an annual marathon race held in the city of Enschede, Netherlands. The race is the distance of a typical marathon (42 km, 195 metres). It has been held annually since 1991, after being bi-annual for the previous 44 years. Until 2009 the race crossed the German border through the city of Gronau. There has been a women's competition since 1981.
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge is the current course record holder with his winning time of 2:04:30 hours from 2021.[1] Kenyan Maurine Chepkemoi holds the women's best mark for the course with her time of 2:21:10 hours from 2022.