Guayaquil Marathon
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| Guayaquil Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Logo for the Guayaquil Marathon. | |
| Date | October |
| Location | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Event type | road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 2005 |
| Course records | 2:19:027 (M; 2009-10-04, Reuben Kipkemoi); 2:41:40 (F; 2005-10-02, Sandra Ruales) |
| Official site | www.dm3.com |
The Guayaquil Marathon, or Maratón de Guayaquil, is an annual marathon road race which takes place every year in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on the first Sunday of October.
The race, which was first held in 2005, draws a 1000 participants mostly from Ecuador, runners from Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and The United States run every year.
The race starts 5:00 AM at 5 de Junio Bridge, in front of the Plaza Rodolfo Baquerizo, located at the Malecon del Estero Salado, being the start and also the finish point for 10K runners, Half Marathon runners and Full Marathon runners.
The course is 99% flat and visits many important spots of the city, featuring the 9 de Octubre Avenue, the Parque Centenario, the Parque Seminario, the Guayaquil Municipal Museum the Malecón 2000, a beautifull boardwalk overlooking the Guayas River, The Moorish Clock Tower, El Palacio Municipal, La Rotonda Monument, The Cerro Santa Ana Tunnels, the famous Barcelona Sporting Club Stadium, The Velero Bridge the Victor Emilio Estrada Avenue, Urdesa, The Kennedy Avenue, The Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola Avenue and back to the Plaza Rodolfo Baquerizo.
The Guayaquil Marathon is hosted by the Guayaquil Municipality and is certified by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS).
DM3 is the sports marketing company in charge of the organization of the race.
Men's Open Division
| Year | Winner | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Juan Carlos Cardona |  Colombia |
2:20:05 | Course Record |
| 2006 | Juan Carlos Cardona | Colombia |
2:23:18 | 2nd Victory |
| 2007 | Byron Piedra |  Ecuador |
2:20:58 | |
| 2008 | Byron Piedra | Ecuador |
2:20:42 | 2nd Victory |
| 2009 | Reuben Kipkemoi |  Kenya |
2:19:27 | Course Record |
| 2010 | Fabián Cajamarca | Ecuador |
2:25:52 | |
| 2011 | Marco Antonio Erazo | Ecuador |
2:25:43 | |
| 2012 | Dimas Quingaluisa | Ecuador |
2:26:21 | |
| 2013 | Dimas Quingaluisa | Ecuador |
2:22:38 | 2nd Victory |
| 2014 | Dimas Quingaluisa | Ecuador |
2:31:43 | 3rd Victory |
Women's Open Division
| Year | Winner | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sandra Ruales | Ecuador |
2:41:40 | Course Record |
| 2006 | Sandra Ruales | Ecuador |
2:45:58 | 2nd Victory |
| 2007 | Nancy Rosero | Ecuador |
2:49:30 | |
| 2008 | Sandra Ruales | Ecuador |
2:50:40 | 3rd Victory |
| 2009 | Sandra Ruales | Ecuador |
2:45:25 | 4th Victory |
| 2010 | Rose Jebet | Kenya |
2:45:35 | |
| 2011 | Nancy Osorio | Ecuador |
2:57:24 | |
| 2012 | Monica Cajamarca | Ecuador |
3:03:05 | |
| 2013 | Olga Tabla | Colombia |
2:50:32 | |
| 2014 | Carmen Molina | Ecuador |
3:12:04 |
Victories by nationality
| Country | Men's Open |
Women's Open |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador
|
7 | 8 | 15 |
| Colombia
|
2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kenya
|
1 | 1 | 2 |