Pune International Marathon
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The Pune International Marathon is an annual marathon
foot-race held in Pune
, India. The first edition of the race was begun in 1983, and the 20th edition was held in 2005. It attracts many international participants, who compete with local and national runners in the distinct climate of the Indian subcontinent.
The event also organises a short celebrity run in which film personalities and national athletes participate and raise money for charitable causes.
Into its 21st year, this annual event attracted over 50,000 runners from India and around the world. Corporate participants also helped in this battle against HIV/AIDS by participating in the 4.5 km Race against Aids. All the money collected from this race is donated to Project Concern International – a widely respected NGO working towards HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention in Pune.
Pune Marathon 2010 was a silver jubilee edition of the event. The organisers had introduced Women's Full Marathon and Men's Half Marathon categories.
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
foot-race held in Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, India. The first edition of the race was begun in 1983, and the 20th edition was held in 2005. It attracts many international participants, who compete with local and national runners in the distinct climate of the Indian subcontinent.
The event also organises a short celebrity run in which film personalities and national athletes participate and raise money for charitable causes.
Into its 21st year, this annual event attracted over 50,000 runners from India and around the world. Corporate participants also helped in this battle against HIV/AIDS by participating in the 4.5 km Race against Aids. All the money collected from this race is donated to Project Concern International – a widely respected NGO working towards HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention in Pune.
Pune Marathon 2010 was a silver jubilee edition of the event. The organisers had introduced Women's Full Marathon and Men's Half Marathon categories.
Past winners
Key:| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Women's winner | Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
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| 1st | 1983 | 2:24:15 | — | — | |
| 2nd | 1984 | 2:33:59 | — | — | |
| 3rd | 1985 | 2:35:11 | 1:24:10 | ||
| 4th | 1986 | 2:31:28 | 1:17:09 | ||
| 5th | 1987 | 2:29:40 | 1:21:54 | ||
| 6th | 1989 | 2:31:47 | 2:58:39 | ||
| 7th | 1990 | 2:27:56 | 1:17:42 | ||
| 8th | 1991 | 2:23:46 | 2:57:34 | ||
| 9th | 1992 | 2:26:34 | 2:51:01 | ||
| 10th | 1993 | 2:23:23 | 2:47:46 | ||
| 11th | 1994 | 2:24:35 | 1:17:19 | ||
| 12th | 1996 | 2:13:00 | ? | ||
| 13th | 1997 (Jan) | 2:23:08 | 1:20:00 | ||
| 14th | 1997 (Dec) | 2:25:36 | 1:16:42 | ||
| 15th | 1999 | 2:22:54 | 1:29:49 | ||
| 16th | 2000 | 2:25:17 | 1:18:10 | ||
| 17th | 2002 | 2:23:20 | 1:15:52 | ||
| 18th | 2003 | 2:16:36 | 1:13:49 | ||
| 19th | 2004 | 2:21:22 | 1:11:59 | ||
| 20th | 2005 | 2:19:35 | 1:15:05 | ||
| 21st | 2006 | 2:18:23 | 1:13:20 | ||
| 22nd | 2007 | 2:17:32 | 1:11:30.4 | ||
| 23rd | 2008 | 2:17:45 | 1:10:17 | ||
| 24th | 2009 | 2:13:05 | 1:10:30 | ||
| 25th | 2010 | 2:13:20 | 2:38:41 | ||