The Malaga Half Marathon (Spanish: Media Maratón de Málaga[6] or Media Maratón Ciudad de Málaga[7][a]) is an annual road-based half marathon hosted by Málaga, Spain, since 1991.[5][4][13] The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race.[3]

A different half marathon race, called the "Generali Malaga Half Marathon" by its organizers, is held concurrently with the Malaga Marathon, which is generally scheduled later in the year.[14][15]: 6 

History

The inaugural event was held on 2 June 1991.[5] A total of 312 people took part in the half marathon, which was won by Portuguese runner Fernando Fernández and Spanish runner Carmen Mingorance, with finish times of 1:03:25 and 1:16:17, respectively.[5][4]

The 30th edition of the race, originally scheduled for 22 March 2020, was postponed to 7 November 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[16][17][6][18] The race was held in November again for 2022, and then in October for 2023, before it was moved back to March for 2024.[4][19][12][20]

Course

The half marathon is held on a largely out-and-back course that runs near the coastline in a northeasterly direction before following it back southwest.[22] There is a short out-and-back leg between the 7 and 10 km (4 and 6 mi) marks where the course dips south to run on the peninsula where the Málaga Lighthouse [es] sits.[22] The course begins just south of the Estadio Ciudad de Málaga and finishes inside the stadium.[22]

Notes

  1. ^ In Spanish, the race has also been spelt "Medio Maratón de Málaga"[8] or "Medio Maratón Ciudad de Málaga",[9] and has also been stylized "1/2 Maratón de Málaga".[10][11] For sponsorship reasons, the race is also known as the "TotalEnergies Malaga Half Marathon".[12]

References

  1. ^ "El calor marca una prueba con el sempiterno dominio de un keniata".
  2. ^ "Récord de corredores en la Media Maratón - La Opinión de Málaga".
  3. ^ a b "World Athletics Label Road Races | World Athletics | Ghostarchive".
  4. ^ a b c d e "Media Maratón de Málaga 2024: Nueva fecha para el próximo año".
  5. ^ a b c d "LA I MEDIA MARATÓN "CIUDAD DE MÁLAGA"".
  6. ^ a b "La Media Maratón de Málaga 2021, en directo".
  7. ^ "Cuenta atrás para la XXXIII Media Maratón Ciudad de Málaga". March 6, 2024.
  8. ^ World, Por Runner's (September 14, 2022). "El Medio Maratón de Málaga estrena nuevo recorrido más rápido y pegado a la costa". Runner's World. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05.
  9. ^ "Los kenianos Toroitich y Kibiwott bajan de la hora en el medio maratón Ciudad de Málaga". MARCA. October 29, 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-04-07.
  10. ^ "TotalEnergies Media Maratón ciudad de Málaga".
  11. ^ Opinión, La (January 8, 2024). "El TotalEnergies 1/2 Maratón de Málaga, tercer mejor medio maratón de España". www.laopiniondemalaga.es. Archived from the original on 2024-02-17.
  12. ^ a b "Four records smashed in Malaga Half Marathon | Sur in English".
  13. ^ "Media Maratón de Málaga 2024: Una mañana de récords".
  14. ^ "Generali Maratón Málaga – AIMS race information".
  15. ^ "Runner's Guide" (PDF). 10 Dec 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on Mar 31, 2024.
  16. ^ "Media Maratón Caixabank ciudad de Málaga 2020".
  17. ^ "La organización de la Media Maratón de Málaga explica su cambio de fecha".
  18. ^ Baudet, Fernando (March 12, 2020). "La Media Maratón, aplazada". La Opinión de Málaga. Archived from the original on 2024-04-07.
  19. ^ "Récord en una Media Maratón de Málaga teñida de luto - La Opinión de Málaga".
  20. ^ "El tiempo de la excampeona olímpica Ruth Beitia en la Media Maratón de Málaga a los 44 años". Runner's World. March 16, 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-04-07.
  21. ^ "Media Maratón Caixabank ciudad de Málaga 2020".
  22. ^ a b c d "TotalEnergies Media Maratón ciudad de Málaga".

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