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Gold Coast Airport Marathon

Jul 01, 2012

3.7

Organizer`s website

Where

Gold Coast, Australia

Start time

06:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

July 01, 2012 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 06:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. ALEMAYEHU SHUMYE 02:10:35

2. ROBERT MWANGI 02:12:19

3. ERNEST KEBENEI 02:12:49

Top 3 Women

1. KAORI YOSHIDA 02:30:36

2. MADOKA OGI 02:33:48

3. HELLEN KIMUTAI 02:36:45

Top 3 Men

1. ALEMAYEHU SHUMYE 02:10:35

2. ROBERT MWANGI 02:12:19

3. ERNEST KEBENEI 02:12:49

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Reviews

3.7

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By: Ali K.

Posted: July 07, 2024

The crowd support is fantastic!

For the average runner this course is harder than you think. The heat came quickly (up to about 20 degrees Celsius) after the sunrise, and the last 5K's into a headwind was pretty savage. Although some of the scenery was spectacular---running alongside the beaches, some parts of the course were really narrow and that meant there was a fair bit of dodging other runners until the race thinned out in the second half. There were also really long stretches---several K's---of running in the same direction, which became quite monotonous (and tough when the winds sprang up). On the flipside, the crowds were energetic and fun. Overall, a solid marathon experience, but, if you are just a general runner, don't be fooled by talk of 'easy and fast'.

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The Gold Coast Airport Marathon provided participants the vehicle to raise a record-breaking $472,592 for various charities close to their hearts as well as the event's official charity, Cancer Council Queensland.

General News

Aug 22, 2012

Ethiopian Shumye Wins Gold Coast Marathon

Alemayeho Shumye just missed the course record by winning the Gold Coast Marathon with a time of 2 hours 10 minutes and 35 seconds.

General News The Age.com

Jul 01, 2012

Ethiopia and Japan Double at Record-Breaking Gold Coast Airport Marathon

Alemayehu Shumye became the first Ethiopian man to win the Gold Coast Airport Marathon clocking 2:10:35, just missing out on the race record by a meagre 35 seconds.

General News

Jul 01, 2012

Europeans Mark Rise Of Gold Coast Marathon

The Gold Coast Marathon has long attracted Japanese runners and even throngs of Africans. The arrival of runners from Europe has signaled a new rise of the popular marathon down under.

General News Gold Coast.com.au

Jun 29, 2012