Location Ponce, Puerto Rico Established 1970 | Event type Road Distance Marathon | |
Date December, usually around the 12th Primary sponsor Ponce Municipal Government Beneficiary Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico | ||
The Ponce Marathon, officially, Maratón La Guadalupe de Ponce (English: La Guadalupe Ponce Marathon), is a long-distance running event held every year in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Established in 1970, it is the only Olympic marathon held in Puerto Rico.
Contents
- Overview
- Route
- 1983 13th edition
- 2006 36th edition
- 2008 38th edition
- 2010 40th edition
- 2011 41st edition
- 2012 42nd edition
- 2013 43rd edition
- References
The race is 42.195 kilometers (26.219 mi) in length and takes place on a Sunday during the month of December. It starts at 5am, and runs from the intersection of PR-12 and PR-14 to Parque de Bombas. It is managed by Secretaría de Recreación y Deportes (Department of Sports and Recreation) of the municipality of Ponce.
The 40th edition of the marathon in 2010 was attended by over 10,000 people. Some 150 athletes participate in the event each year. In 2010, the event received an award from the Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Athletic Federation) as the best athletic running event in Puerto Rico; it had attained a perfect 100-point score in all evaluation areas.
Overview
In addition to being one of the international marathons run over the distance of 42.195 kilometers and the national marathon of Puerto Rico, the marathon is the qualifying race for the Central American and Caribbean Games.
Route
The race starts at 5:00 am at PR-12 (Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros) at the intersection with PR-14 (Avenida Tito Castro/Avenida Betances) and heads south towards La Guancha. It makes 3 round trips on Avenida Santiago de los Caballeros and, on the fourth round, it then detours onto Avenida Las Americas (PR-163) heading west towards PR-123 (Avenida Hostos). At Avenida Hostos it turns right onto Calle Marina and heads north towards Plaza Las Delicias. The finish line will be at Calle Marina instersection with Calle Cristina, that is, right in front of Parque de Bombas in downtown Ponce.
1983 (13th edition)
The event took place on 11 December.
2006 (36th edition)
The event took place on 10 December.
2008 (38th edition)
The event took place on 14 December.
2010 (40th edition)
The event took place on 12 December.
2011 (41st edition)
The event took place on Sunday 11 December.
2012 (42nd edition)
The event took place on 9 December.
2013 (43rd edition)
The event took place on Sunday 8 December.