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H.C. Andersen Marathon
DateLate September
LocationOdense, Denmark
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon
Established2000
Course recordsMen's: 2:10:37 (2012)
Kenya Luka Chelimo
Women's: 2:30:49 (2019)
Kenya Jerubet Perez
Official siteOfficial website
Participants881 finishers (2021)
1,236 (2019)

The H.C. Andersen Marathon (HCA Marathon) is a marathon in Odense, Denmark, which was established in 2000. From 2006 onwards, the event has included a half marathon and from 2017 a 10K race "Run the last 10".

HCA Marathon is named after the Danish fairy-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen.

HCA Marathon is the world's fastest marathon in 2019. On average the runners finish the marathon in just 3:51:22 which is just 8 minutes 50 second a mile. HCA Marathon is also the marathon with the cleanest air in the world.

Course

The race is held on a round course, starting and finishing at Odense Idrætspark. The course is run twice, and the finish is in the athletics stadium.

Statistics

Course records

  • Men: 2:10.37 Luka Chelimo (KEN), 2012
  • Women: 2:30:48 Jerubet Perez (KEN), 2019

Winners

Date Men's Winner Nation Time Women's winner Nation Time
October 15, 2000 Daniel Cheribo  Kenya 2:14:17 Gitte Karlshøj  Denmark 2:35:39
October 14, 2001 Witalij Melzajew  Ukraine 2:18:14 Gitte Karlshøj  Denmark 2:32:41
October 13, 2002 Andrei Tarassow  Russia 2:20:59 Karina Szymańska  Poland 2:33:20
October 12, 2003 Alexei Chlochlow  Russia 2:19:33 Gitte Karlshøj  Denmark 2:34:57
October 10, 2004 Daniel Too  Kenya 2:13:57 Gitte Karlshøj  Denmark 2:45:46
September 25, 2005 Josephat Rop  Kenya 2:14:49 Irina Songerlainen  Russia 2:41:25
September 17, 2006 Daniel Too  Kenya 2:15:49 Lene Duus  Denmark 2:40:41
September 23, 2007 Jonah Kemboi  Kenya 2:15:05 Irina Songerlainen (2)  Russia 2:42:15
September 21, 2008 Benjamin Serem  Kenya 2:14:44 Tatjana Mironowa  Russia 2:42:00
September 20, 2009 Jonah Kemboi  Kenya 2:15:32 Gitte Karlshøj  Denmark 2:51:30
September 19, 2010 Raymond Kandie  Kenya 2:10.41 Sviatlana Kouhan  Belarus 2:33:18
September 23, 2012 Luka Chelimo  Kenya 2:10:37 Emely Chepkorir  Kenya 2:34:48
September 22, 2013 Julius Mutai  Kenya 2:15:12 Annemette Aagaard  Denmark 2:52:19
September 28, 2014 James Cheboi  Kenya 2:17:16 Hellen Kimutai  Kenya 2:40:50
October 4, 2015 Julius Karinga  Kenya 2:11:21 Mulunesh Zewdu  Ethiopia 2:34:10
October 2, 2016 Fikadu Debele  Ethiopia 2:15:21 Roza Dereje  Ethiopia 2:31:16
October 1, 2017 Paul Chege  Kenya 2:14:37 Louise Batting  Denmark 2:38:52
September 30, 2018 Paul Matheka  Kenya 2:13:18 Bulbula Abebech  Ethiopia 2:42:23
September 29, 2019 Meseret Aragaw  Ethiopia 2:16:27 Jerubet Perez  Kenya 2:30:48
September 26, 2021 Martin Olesen  Denmark 2:22:57 Lene Broberg  Denmark 2:56:05
September 25, 2022 Michael Fogh  Denmark 2:30:29 Charlotte Kjærulff  Denmark 3:00:38
September 24, 2023 Martin Olesen  Denmark 2:27:58 Line Askheim  Norway 2:53:21
September 29, 2024 Jonas Nielsen  Denmark 2:23:26 Bouchra Eriksen  Denmark 2:53:56

References

  1. "Hans Christian Andersen marathon in Odense Denmark". The H of the A to Z of marathons. Time-to-Run. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  2. "Die Strecke". Course. H.C. Andersen Marathon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  3. ^ "Hans Christian Andersen Marathon, Denmark". Race Results. AIMS. 10 October 2004. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  4. "Tatyana Mironova wins at Hans Christian Andersen Marathon". Russian Athletics News. RusAthletics. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 2010-03-03.

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