Media Maraton Internacional de Rionegro 2008
What is a Half marathon?
A half marathon is a road running event of 21.0975 km (13 mi 192½ yd)—half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcuts. If finisher medals are awarded, the medal or ribbon may differ from those for the full marathon. The half marathon is also known as a 21K, 21.1K or 13.1 miles, although these values are rounded and not formally correct.
A half marathon world record is officially recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The official IAAF world record for men is 58:01, set by Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya on September 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark,[4] and for women is 1:04:51, set by Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya on October 22, 2017, in Valencia, Spain. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily since 2003, partly because it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a marathon does. In 2008, Running USA reported that the half marathon is the fastest-growing type of race.
Editions:
2008
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City, Country:
Rionegro, Colombia
About:
Media Maraton Internacional de Rionegro
Rionegro is a municipality of Colombia, located in the department of Antioquia. It is found in the San Nicolás valley or also called Altiplano del Oriente, in the Oriente subregion, being the largest population, as well as the one that concentrates the economic movement of the subregion. Its official name is Ciudad Santiago de Arma de Rionegro. It limits to the north with the municipalities of Guarne and San Vicente, to the east with the municipalities of Marinilla and El Carmen de Viboral, to the south with the municipality of La Ceja, and to the west with the municipalities of El Retiro, Envigado and Medellín.
La Liga de Atletismo de Antioquia (The Antioquia Athletics League)
A little over a month ago, the sports authorities welcomed the notification from the Colombian Athletics Federation, which endorses this competition with the international character, which allows further growth.
“With pride and satisfaction we tell the people of Rio Negro and all the people of eastern Antioquia that our race already has the endorsement of international, so we can count on important athletes from different countries and the joy of continuing to position this competition and make it a great event for the region ”, said Ferney Cardona, director of the Sports Institute of Rionegro (Imer).
The main event is the 21-kilometer race, which will reward the winner, in both branches, with five million pesos, doubling last year’s award. The prize pool amounts to 55 million.
The cartel of illustrious athletes is headed by Colombians William Naranjo, Nicolás Herrera and José David Cardona, Venezuelan Dídimo Sánchez, Peruvian Juan Huamán, along with important Kenyan athletes; while the female branch will have, among others, the Ecuadorian Diana Landi and the Peruvian Zaida Ramos.
