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Long-distance running event held every year in Ponce, Puerto Rico

Ponce Marathon
DateDecember, usually around the 12th
LocationPonce, Puerto Rico
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorPonce Municipal Government
BeneficiaryFederación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico
Established1949 (unofficially), 75 years ago
1970 (officially), 54 years ago
Course recordsMen's: 2:15:35 (1982)
Jorge "Peco" González
Women's: 2:51:54 (2021)
Beverly Ramos Morales
ParticipantsSome 150 athletes
Attendees: Over 10,000

The Ponce Marathon (Spanish: Maratón La Guadalupe de Ponce) is a long-distance running event held every year in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Established in 1970, it is the only Olympic marathon held in Puerto Rico.

The race has a length of 42.195 kilometers (26.219 miles) and takes place on a Sunday during the month of December. It starts at 5AM, and runs from the intersection of PR-12 and PR-14 to Parque de Bombas. It is managed by Secretaría de Recreación y Deportes (Secretariat of Recreation and Sports) of the municipality of Ponce. It is certified by Logistik Event Management, "the same organization that certifies the Boston Marathon."

The 40th edition of the marathon in 2010 was attended by over 10,000 people. Some 150 athletes participated in the event in 2013; by 2024 the number of participants was above 250. In 2010, the event received an award from the Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Athletic Federation) as the best athletic running event in Puerto Rico; it had attained a perfect 100-point score in all evaluation areas. The 53rd edition in 2024, had room for up to 500 runners, of which over 250 had already registered some three weeks in advance.

Overview

In addition to being the only one of the international marathons run over the distance of 42.195 kilometers and the national marathon of Puerto Rico, the marathon is the qualifying race for the Central American and Caribbean Games.

In addition to medals, Marathon organizers award cash prizes to winners, in both men and women categories, exceeding USD$30K. First place winners receive a $2,000 cash prize. The next five follow-up winners receive $1,000, $500, $400, $200 and $80 respectively. The Marathon also awards prizes to winners, both men and women, in these nine age categories: 20–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40–44, 45–49, 50–54, 55–59 and 60+. First, second and third-place winners in each of these categories receive $80, $50 and $25 prizes, respectively. Unlike other marathons, registration for La Guadalupe is free; registration generally takes place the day before the event (Saturday) at Parque de Bombas. The $2,000 cash prize is the highest cash prize paid out for any running event in Puerto Rico.

Route

The race starts at 5:00 am at PR-12 (Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros) at the intersection with PR-14 (Avenida Tito Castro/Avenida Betances) and heads south towards La Guancha. It makes 3 round trips on Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros and, on the fourth round, it then detours onto Avenida Las Americas (PR-163) heading west towards PR-123 (Avenida Hostos). At Avenida Hostos it turns right onto Calle Marina and heads north towards Plaza Las Delicias. The finish line will be at Calle Marina intersection with Calle Cristina, that is, right in front of Parque de Bombas in downtown Ponce. The race coincides with the Fiestas patronales de Ponce celebration. The 50th edition (2021) introduced a new route.

Results

1982 (12th edition)

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Jorge Luis "Peco" González Utuado 2:15:35

1983 (13th edition)

The event took place on 11 December.

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 César Mercado Unknown 2:17:32

1985 (15th edition)

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Eduardo Maldonado Unknown 2:17:42

1986 (16th edition)

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Eduardo Maldonado Unknown 2:15:48

1988 (18th edition)

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Luis E. Torres Unknown 2:17:22
2 Eduardo Maldonado Unknown 2:17:46

1991 (21st edition)

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 César Mercado Unknown Unknown

1992 (22nd edition)

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 César Mercado Unknown Unknown

1993 (23rd edition)

The event was cancelled due to scheduling conflict with the concurrent event of the Puerto Rico 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games celebrated this year in Ponce.

1994 (24th edition)

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 César Mercado Unknown Unknown

2002 (32nd edition)

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 César Mercado Unknown Unknown

2003 (33rd edition)

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 César Mercado Unknown Unknown

2004 (34th edition)

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 César Mercado Unknown Unknown

2006 (36th edition)

The event took place on 10 December.

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Luis Rivera Aibonito 2:24:08
2 Máximo Oliveras Toa Alta 2:36:49
3 José Rodríguez Canóvanas 2:37:42
Women's Division 1 Yolanda Mercado Bayamón 2:52:51
2 Maribel Burgos Carolina 3:04:01
3 Mónica Larson Arecibo 3:21:51

2007 (37th edition)

Prior to this year the marathon was essentially a men's-only event. Women could run it but they were not awarded prizes. Starting with the 2007 marathon, women runners were officially registered as competing runners and awarded prizes the same as men.

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Máximo Oliveras Corozal Unk
Women's Division 1 Luz E. Torres Guayanilla Unk

2008 (38th edition)

The event took place on 14 December.

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Luis Rivera Aibonito 2:28.19
2 Miguel Solivan Aibonito 2:31.21
3 César Mercado Maricao 2:38.06
Women's Division 1 Irmalyn Falcón Toa Baja 2:58:03
2 Yolanda Mercado Bayamón 3:02.30
3 Sara Mary González Unknown 3:09.55

2009 (39th edition)

The event, which ordinarily takes place on a Sunday, this year took place on a Saturday (12 December). The goal was to have it coincide with Las Mañanitas to maximize the attendance to the Marathon. This year there was also a change to the route of the event.

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Miguel Solivan – 2:24:25

2010 (40th edition)

The event took place on 12 December.

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Luis Rivera Aibonito 2:22:47
2 Nelson Rodríguez Utuado 2:23.32
3 Eliezer Robles Lares 2:25.45
Women's Division 1A Yolanda Mercado Bayamón 2:56:26
1B Yolanda Mercado Bayamón 2:54:47
2 Erica Méndez San Germán 3:17:27
3 María Beltrán Bayamón 3:17.48

2011 (41st edition)

The event took place on Sunday 11 December.

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Eliezer Robles Lares 2:31:09
2 Jesús Morales Villalba 2:34:20
3 Nelson Rodríguez Utuado 2:36:22
Women's Division 1 Yolanda Mercado Bayamón 2:57:23
2 María E. Beltrán Bayamón 3:20:03
3 Liria García San Juan 2:20:42

2012 (42nd edition)

The event took place on 9 December.

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Eliezer Robles Lares 2:22.38
Women's Division 1 Angélica Torres Unknown Unknown

2013 (43rd edition)

The event took place on Sunday 8 December.

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Miguel Solivan Aibonito 2:26:38:09
Women's Division 1 Patricia Lázaro Guaynabo 3:09:47:58

2015 (45th edition)

The event took place on Sunday 8 December.

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Eliezer Robles Lares 2:36:55
Women's Division 1 Paola Rivera Puerto Rico 3:01:13

2017 (47th edition)

The event was cancelled due to the 20 September Hurricane Maria. The event had been scheduled for 10 December 2017.

2018 (48th edition)

The event took place on Sunday 9 December.

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Luis J. Rivera Aibonito 2:38:34
2 Josué Javier Ortiz Utuado 2:42:20
3 Rafael Hernández Vega Baja 2:46:35
4 Javier Torres Aibonito 2:51:17
5 Juan Pérez Morovis 2:56:16
6 Somelins Delgado Trujillo Alto 2:57:04
Women's Division 1 Karla M. Sanyet Ponce 3:25:34
2 Karla Espada Utuado 3:30:30
3 Blanca N. Ocasio Ponce 3:57:35
4 Moraima Cancel San Sebastián 4:06:26
5 Damaris Mendoza Caguas 4:31:49
6 Ilka Calvo San Juan 4:42:55

5K Run

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 José M. González Jayuya 16.15
2 Juan Villafaña Ponce 17:25
3 Damián Guadalupe Sabana Grande 17:43
Women's Division 1 Mariedalys Ortiz Aibonito 19:29
2 Karla Espada Villalba 19:39
3 Blanca N. Ocasio Peñuelas 20:37

2019 (49th edition)

The event took place on Sunday 15 December.

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Ramón Alicea Ponce 2:32:57
2 Josué Ortiz Utuado 2:40:00
3 Nelson Rodríguez Utuado 2:42:00
Women's Division 1 Yadira Rosario Cidra 3:18:37

5K Run

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 José González Jayuya 15:42
2 Ángel Cruz Aibonito 16:25
3 Erwin Rey Vega Baja 17:54
Women's Division 1 Alexandra Rodríguez Santa Isabel 20:16
2 Crystal Correo -Unk- 20:47
3 Manedalis Ortiz -Unk- 21:04

2020 (Cancelled)

The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico.

2021 (50th edition)

The event took place on Sunday, 12 December. Beverly Ramos Morales set a new record in the women's division.

Category Position Winner Origin Timing Ref
Men's Division 1 Alexander Torres Rojas Orocovis 2:32:32
Women's Division 1 Beverly Ramos Morales Trujillo Alto 2:51:54
Wheelchair 1 Jeffrey Kennedy Rio Grande -Unk-

2023 (52nd edition)

The event was scheduled for 17 December 2023. Due to a technical organizational error, runners ran a longer distance than the 42.195 kilometers required, and the Organizing Committee made changes so the error would not occur again; those changes were implemented the following year for the 53rd edition of the marathon.

2024 (53rd edition)

The event was scheduled for 15 December 2024. A runner-wearable chip was introduced this year that would make its recording of the runner's finish time the official mark for the runner. Each runner is outfitted with such chip

Notes

  1. Some historians, such as Carmelo Rosario Natal, state that official records mention this marathon at least as early as 1965. See Carmelo Rosario Natal, Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945–2002, Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. (Ponce, Puerto Rico) 2003. p. 89.

Footnotes

  1. Resultados P.R. reports this time as 2:54:47
  2. El Sol de Puerto Rico reports this time as 3:25:08

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