| Bucharest Marathon | |
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 Tekla Getu, winner of the 2011 marathon, running in the rain past a costumed person wearing sandals | |
| Date | October |
| Location | Bucharest,Romania |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Raiffeisen Bank |
| Established | 2008 (17 years ago) (2008) |
| Course records | Men's:2:10:51 (2019) Hosea KipkemboiWomen's:2:32:20 (2011)  Marina Kovaleva |
| Official site | Bucharest Marathon |
| Participants | 426 finishers (2021) 914 (2019) |
TheBucharest Marathon is an annualmarathon and sport event hosted by the city ofBucharest,Romania since 2008. It is organized by the Bucharest Running Club, and held during the second weekend of October. The marathon is categorized as aBronze Label Road Race byWorld Athletics.[1]
An annual marathon has been held in Bucharest as early as 1992.[2]
The first edition of the most recent version of the annual marathon was first held in 2008.[3]
In 2020, initially, the race was limited to 250 professional runners due to thecoronavirus pandemic, with all other entries automatically transferred to 2021, and all such registrants given the option of also running the race virtually and receiving a medal for free.[4][5][a] However, the day before the scheduled date, the marathon was cancelled due to a request from theMinistry of Youth and Sport sent to the organizers the night before, in reaction to rising numbers of coronavirus cases within the capital.[7][8][9]
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 Course map of full marathon in 2019[10] |
The course begins on Bulevardul Libertății east ofIzvor Park and heads briefly east onBulevardul Unirii pastPiața Unirii before returning to Parcul Izvor and then heading north toArcul de Triumf via Strada Berzei.[10] The course then turns around and heads back to Izvor Park viaCalea Victoriei.[10] The course then heads southwest pastPiața Constituției to run a loop on Șoseaua Panduri and Bulevardul Tudor Vladimirescu.[10] After returning to Piața Constituției, the course heads east again on Bulevardul Unirii, with a turnaround at the roundabout at Piața Alba Iulia and then a long loop on Splaiul Unirii, before returning to a finish at Piața Constituției.[10]
The event also includes ahalf marathon, a10K, and a marathon relay.[11] In addition, there are several races held the day before that are not electronically timed, including a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) race, a race for teens also of length 2.5 km (1.6 mi), and multiple races for kids.[12][13][14]
Key: Course record
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