Guayaquil Marathon

The Guayaquil Marathon (Spanish: Maratón de Guayaquil) is a marathon race in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Held annually on the first Sunday of October, the race draws about 2000 runners. Most participants are from Ecuador; runners from Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, the United States, Kenya and other countries also register every year.

Guayaquil Marathon
First Logo of the Guayaquil Marathon.
DateOctober
LocationGuayaquil, Ecuador
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half Marathon, 10K
Primary sponsorMunicipality of Guayaquil
Established2005
Course recordsMen:
Reuben Ondari 2:19:27
Women:
Sandra Ruales 2:41:40
Official siteGuayaquil Marathon

The route both begins and ends at the 5 de Junio Bridge near the Plaza Rodolfo Baquerizo, located at the Malecon del Salado. The course is mostly flat and visits many important locations in the city, including Parque Centenario, the Iguana Park, the Guayaquil Municipal Museum, the Malecon 2000 that overlooks the Guayas river, the Cerro Santa Ana Tunnels, and the Barcelona Sporting Club Stadium, the Urdesa neighborhood. The race also includes a half marathon distance and a 10K run distance.

The Guayaquil Marathon is hosted by the government of Guayaquil municipality, and is certified by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS). DM3, a sports marketing company from Guayaquil, is in charge of the organization of the race since 2005.

Men's Open Division
YearWinnerCountryTimeNotes
2005Juan Carlos Cardona Colombia2:20:051st Victory
2006Juan Carlos Cardona Colombia2:23:182nd Victory
2007Bayron Piedra Ecuador2:20:581st Victory
2008Bayron Piedra Ecuador2:20:422nd Victory
2009Reuben Ondari Kenya2:19:27Course Record
2010Fabián Cajamarca Ecuador2:25:52
2011Marco Antonio Erazo Ecuador2:25:43
2012Dimas Quingaluisa Ecuador2:26:211st Victory
2013Dimas Quingaluisa Ecuador2:22:382nd Victory
2014Dimas Quingaluisa Ecuador2:31:433rd Victory
2015Dimas Quingaluisa Ecuador2:28:134th Victory
2016Bayron Gutiérrez Ecuador2:25:19
2017Geoffrey Kiptoo Kenya2:26:10
2018Christian Vásconez Ecuador2:24:14

Women's Open Division
YearWinnerCountryTimeNotes
2005Sandra Ruales Ecuador2:41:40Course Record
2006Sandra Ruales Ecuador2:45:582nd Victory
2007Nancy Rosero Ecuador2:49:30
2008Sandra Ruales Ecuador2:50:403rd Victory
2009Sandra Ruales Ecuador2:45:254th Victory
2010Rose Jebet Kenya2:45:35
2011Nancy Osorio Ecuador2:57:24
2012Monica Cajamarca Ecuador3:03:05
2013Olga Tabla Colombia2:50:32
2014Carmen Molina Ecuador3:12:04
2015Margaret Toroitich Kenya2:48:01
2016Angela Brito Ecuador2:51:22
2017Silvia Paredes Ecuador2:58:04
2018Silvia Paredes Ecuador2:52:272nd Victory

Victories by nationality
CountryMen's
Open		Women's
Open		Total
 Ecuador 10 11 21
 Kenya 2 2 4
 Colombia 2 1 3

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