Brussels Marathon

The Brussels Marathon is an annual AIMS-certified marathon held in Brussels, Belgium, first held in 1984, and usually held in the autumn. Races of shorter distances are also held on the same day.

Brussels Marathon
Datelate October or early November
LocationBrussels Capital Region and Tervuren
DistanceMarathon, Half Marathon
Primary sponsorBrussels Airport
Established1984
Course recordsMen's: 2:10:59 (2004)
John Kelai
Women's: 2:32:16 (2004)
Jennifer Chesinon
Official siteBrussels Airport Marathon
Participants6,276 (2019)

History

The full race was first held in 1984.

Public controversy arose in social networks in 2017, where podium awards appeared and differed significantly between females and males. Following a change of sponsorship by Brussels Airport in 2018, the organisers (Golazo Sports) announced that awards would be aligned equally for both sexes. In 2018, the organisers defended the non-publication of full race results including category positions on the grounds of recent changes in European privacy laws, although inconsistent with standard practice as well as the publication of other race results by the same organiser.[1]

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2021.10.03 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all entries automatically remaining valid for 2021.[2]

Course

The marathon makes a loop, starting and ending in the City of Brussels, in the proximity of Brussels Park.[3] Initially the runners head eastwards, to Tervuren. Alongside the track, the participants pass several green areas: the Cinquantenaire Park, the Woluwe Park, the Capuchin Forest, the Royal Belgian Golf Club and the Bois de la Cambre. Since 2017, the course has started and finished in the Cinquantenaire Park, initially heading west anti-clockwise around the city, with the full marathon deviating out-and-back to Tervuren. Since 2018, the start and finish has coincided with the more renowned 20 km of Brussels held in May.

Additional distances

A half marathon, a Mini Marathon (6.5 km) and a Kids Run (1 km) are also held.[3]

Qualification

The full Brussels Marathon is open to runners 18 or older from any nation. Competitors for the half marathon have to be at least 16 years of age.

Attendance

More people participate in the half marathon than in the full marathon. As of 2014, the half marathon had its largest attendance in 2012 with 8006 participants, and the full Brussels Marathon had its largest attendance in 2010 with 2546 runners.[4]

Environmental impact

In response to increasing public concerns on the amount of unnecessary waste at such public sports events, the organisers are aiming at a plastic-free event from 2019 onwards, with drinking water served in cardboard cups, no goody bags and avoiding the need for aluminium foil protection after the race by ensuring participants' sports bags are readily accessible.

Winners

Key:   Current course record [4]

Marathon
Date Race nameMenCountryTime[lower-alpha 1]WomenCountryTime[lower-alpha 1] Finishers
30 September 1984 Brussels Dirk Vanderherten 2:18:46 Mia Pauwels 2:44:43 1815
29 September 1985 Brussels Dirk Vanderherten 2:18:36 Agnes Pardaens 2:46:37 1441
28 September 1986 Brussels Dirk Vanderherten 2:15:32 Francine Peeters 2:42:02
27 September 1987 Brussels Rudi Dirickx 2:18:05 Nelly Aerts 2:33:33 1439
11 September 1988 Brussels Vesa Kähkölä 2:16:53 Francine Peeters 2:44:12 1161
24 September 1989 Brussels Pavel Klimeš 2:16:46 Nelly Aerts 2:36:49 1271
30 September 1990 Spa Brussels Csaba Szűcs 2:17:36 Valentina Lunyegova 2:40:00
15 September 1991 Brussels Anatoly Karipanov 2:18:04 Irina Sklyarenko 2:41:32
13 September 1992 Brussels Anatoly Karipanov 2:16:43 Mária Starovská 2:42:13
12 September 1993 Brussels Ronny Ligneel 2:16:14 Véronique Collard 2:44:29
18 September 1994 Reebok Brussels Vincent Rousseau 2:12:59 Karin Bøgh Andersen 3:03:02
1995 to 2003 not held
10 October 2004 ING BrusselsJohn Kelai2:10:59Jennifer Chesinon2:32:16 1801
28 August 2005 ING BrusselsSamson Kosgei2:12:01Rose Nyangancha2:37:48 784
27 August 2006 ING BrusselsStephen Loruo2:11:26Irene Mogaka2:42:53 819
14 October 2007 ING BrusselsJonathan Kiptoo2:12:16Kimaiyo Yepyator2:41:20 1433
5 October 2008 BrusselsRik Ceulemans2:19:29Anne Zijderveld3:15:51 1149
4 October 2009 BrusselsAbraham Potongole2:15:13Virginie Soenen3:07:12 1569
10 October 2010 BrusselsLevy Matebo2:13:30Mariska Dute2:59:16 1998
2 October 2011 BrusselsPaul Kiprop2:14:51Mariska Dute3:00:01 1553
7 October 2012 BrusselsJoseph Mutai2:16:41Claire Macht3:06:15 1709
6 October 2013 BrusselsSamson Bungei2:15:49Maja Glesti3:10:21 1794
5 October 2014 Belfius BrusselsFlorent Caelen2:16:31Louise Deldicque2:56:26 1885
4 October 2015 Belfius BrusselsGeoffrey Kipkoech2:14:39Soetkin Demey3:05:31 2011
2 October 2016 Belfius BrusselsEric Kering2:16:51Virginie Vandroogenbroeck2:53:42 1427
1 October 2017 Belfius BrusselsStephen Kiplagat2:11:44Christelle Lemaire3:10:42 1437
28 October 2018 Brussels AirportLaban Cheruiyot2:24:20Kabiratou Nassam2:57:59
6 October 2019 Brussels AirportMichael Chege2:17:53Kabiratou Nassam2:54:48 1343
2020 postponed due to coronavirus pandemic

Half marathon
Edition Year Men's winner Time[lower-alpha 1] Women's winner Time[lower-alpha 1]
110 October 2004
228 August 2005 Guy Fays (BEL)1:06:45 Claudia Stalder (BEL)1:23:42
327 August 2006 Guy Fays (BEL)1:07:16 Catherine Lallemand (BEL)1:18:53
414 October 2007 Jason Mayeroff (USA)1:07:03 Anne-Marie Dupont (BEL)1:28:08
55 October 2008 Guy Fays (BEL)1:08:41 Blanka Paulů (CZE)1:26:25
64 October 2009 Guy Fays (BEL)1:12:16 Catherine Lallemand (BEL)1:20:49
710 October 2010 Abdeljebbar Sihammane (MAR)1:09:24 Ysabelle Vuillard (BEL)1:22:36
82 October 2011 Alexander Rodríguez (BEL)1:08:36 Claire Nuytens (BEL)1:27:42
97 October 2012 Abdeljebbar Sihammane (MAR)1:09:49 Hasna Bahom (MAR)1:19:05
106 October 2013 Abdeljebbar Sihammane (MAR)1:09:50 Petra Fašungová (SVK)1:22:39
115 October 2014 Lander Van Droogenbroeck (BEL)1:08:35 Alexandra Tondeur (BEL)1:21:57
124 October 2015 Lander Van Droogenbroeck (BEL)1:09:04 Nina Lauwaert (BEL)1:23:53
132 October 2016 Lander Van Droogenbroeck (BEL)1:08:57 Kabiratou Nassam Alassani (BEN)1:20:27
141 October 2017 Josh Bull (GBR)1:08:07 Sophie Hardy (BEL)1:18:47
1528 October 2018 Maxime Delvoie (BEL)1:09:58 Charlotte Monfils (BEL)1:23:58
166 October 2019 Nick Earl (GBR)1:07:16 Sonja Vernikov (GER)1:20:52
2020postponed due to coronavirus pandemic

Notes
  1. (h:m:s)

See also

References
  1. "GDPR". Running Geek BE. Retrieved 4 Nov 2018.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200711200458/https://brusselsairportmarathon.be/en/faq/
  3. "Parcours". Belfius Brussels Marathon 2014. Retrieved 27 Sep 2014.
  4. "Uitslagen". Belfius Brussels Marathon 2014. Retrieved 27 Sep 2014.
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