The Humarathon is an annual

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event which takes place between

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and

Vitry-sur-Seine Vitry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. Name Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin ''Vitriacum'', and before that ''Victoria ...

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every

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(usually April). First held in 1986,Civai, Franco et al (2012-04-16)
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. Retrieved on 2013-04-10. the race settled on the Ivry- to Vitry-sur-Seine route in the

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in 1988. The competition also includes a

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in its programme of events. From its first edition, the race attracted international athletes and the winning times throughout its running have been of a high standard. The course records were both set in 2011: Dino Sefir set the men's best of 59:42 minutes and

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improved the women's record to 1:08:07 hours. The

questions the validity of these marks, indicating a short course or wind-assistance, and recognises the best times for the race as

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's 1996 run of 1:00:31 hours and

Mary Keitany Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (born 18 January 1982) is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner. She is the world record holder in a women-only marathon, having won the 2017 London Marathon in a time of 2:17:01. As of November 2022, she pla ...

's 2007 time of 1:08:36 hours. The half marathon has a clockwise, circular route which starts near the Parc des Cormailles, heads east to follow the

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southwards, goes west through the town of Vitry, turns north on Boulevard de Stalingrad, and then returns east to the Town Hall at Ivry. Around 2000 runners took part in the half marathon event in 2012. Among the athletes to have competed and won at the race are 1996 Olympic marathon champion

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, the 2002 European Championships marathon winner

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, 2004 World Half Marathon Champion

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, half marathon

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holder Mary Keitany, two-time World Half Marathon runner-up

Hendrick Ramaala Hendrik Ramaala (born 2 February 1972) is a South African long-distance runner. Biography Education Ramaala is a law graduate from the University of the Witwatersrand. He matriculated at St. Bede's secondary school in Ga Molepo area, Polokwane ...

and three-time

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winner

Sammy Kitwara Sammy Kirop Kitwara (born 26 November 1986 in Sagat, Marakwet District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running events. He is coached by Moses Kiptanui. As of January 2020 he is the 12th fastest half marathon runner in ...

. In 2016 the half-marathon was cancelled to allow the organisers to focus on the charitable aspects of the event.

Past winners

Key:

References

;List of winners *Civai, Franco et al. (2012-04-16)
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. Retrieved on 2013-04-10.

External links

Official website
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