Sunday December 15th, 2024
Taipei, Taiwan
Distance: Marathon
Offical Race Web Site
The Taipei Marathon is an annual marathon held in Taipei, Taiwan, on the third weekend in December. The event has an Elite Label from World Athletics and has been held annually since 1986.
It is the preeminent long-distance annual running event in Taiwan.
On December 22, 1985, the Chinese Taipei Athletics Association organized a road running demonstration event that served as a warm-up for the first Taipei International Marathon.
The first Taipei International Marathon begins on March 9, 1986, with over 2,000 participants, including elite athletes from seven nations, running through the streets of Taipei. All of the starting and finishing points are on Ketagalan Boulevard.
The Taipei International Marathon ran until 1989, when it was forced to halt due to the construction of the Taipei Metro. It has spawned a new marathon race, held on National Freeway 3, which is currently closed to traffic. After the Taipei International Marathon resumed, the event was renamed "Taipei Freeway Marathon" and relocated to National Freeway 1.
Taipei International Marathon returns on November 14, 2001, with the starting and finishing points relocated to Taipei City Hall Square. The event was renamed "ING Taipei International Marathon" until 2008 after ING Aetna Insurance became the title sponsor in 2003.
Fubon Financial Holding Co. became the sponsor of the Taipei International Marathon in 2009. This year's race has 12,100 participants, the highest number in the event's history. The running route has also changed significantly, with the addition of a section of riverside park from Nangang to Songshan in 2011.
Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Male | 2:11:41 | Brimin Misoi | ken | |
2nd Male | 2:11:54 | Gadisa Shume | ethi | |
3rd Male | 2:12:00 | Okubay Tsegay | eri | |
4th Male | 2:12:13 | Enyew Mekonnen | ethi | |
Female | 2:32:47 | Fozy Jemal | ethi | |
2nd Female | 2:32:53 | Careen Cheptoek | ken | |
3rd Female | 2:32:58 | Obse Abdeta | ethi | |
4th Female | 2:33:07 | Chaltu Kikabo | ethi |
Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
The marathon starts in front of Taipei City Hall and ends inside Taipei Stadium.
The course first heads west along Renai Road into the Zhongzheng District and wanders around the area for about 5 km (3 mi). Runners then head north along Zhongshan Road, and cross the Keelung River.
The marathon then roughly follows the river east until making a turnaround near the Nangang Exhibition Center, and then roughly follows the south side of the river back west to Yingfeng Dog Park. Afterward, the course heads south and then west, eventually joining up with Nanjing Road before finishing inside Taipei Stadium.