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23-670: The inaugural Dubai Marathon was held on 27 November 1998 . The marathon started outside the Al Wasl Club, and ended inside the Al Wasl Stadium. About 150 runners participated, with 48 of them finishing the race. The Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS) has no record of a marathon occurring in Dubai in 1999. The event changed management in 1999 for the second edition of the event and moved to January 2000 with no event in 1999 moving for better weather conditions when

46-577: A few blocks away from the coast, including on King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud Street (formerly Al Sufouh Road) and Jumeirah Beach Road. The course first heads briefly northwest before turning southwest for an out-and-back leg of roughly 6 km (3.7 mi) of length each way on King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud Street, running past the entrance to the Palm Jumeirah up to around the edge of Dubai Media City , and turning around before reaching

69-760: A further expansion took the total exhibition floorspace to 92,900 square meters with the addition of the Sheikh Saeed halls. In 2015, the DWTC Authority was established, making the district a free zone. In 2016 the addition of the Za’abeel Halls saw a further15,500 square meters of event space. Simultaneously, phase 1 of One Central, a commercial development in DWTC, was completed, including Offices 1 with 14,197 square meters of leasable space for businesses and multiple retail and F&B outlets. The same year marked

92-490: A race all finished in under two hours and twenty minutes. Aselefech Mergia finished with a time of 2:19:31 hours to win, setting an both a course record and an Ethiopian record and becoming the seventh fastest recorded woman. In her first marathon, runner-up Lucy Wangui Kabuu became the eighth fastest woman with a time of 2:19:34 hours, and Mare Dibaba became the 15th fastest woman, finishing in 2:19:52 hours. Fellow Ethiopians Bezunesh Bekele and Aberu Kebede moved up to

115-457: A shortage of accommodation in Qatar would mean that many football fans were planning to stay in Dubai during the football tournament, limiting accommodation and travel options for marathoners if the race were to be held during the tournament. The course used in the inaugural race in 1998 started outside the Al Wasl Club and ended inside the Al Wasl Stadium. The course start and finish was moved to

138-496: Is a convention and exhibition centre.   The Dubai World Trade Centre was originally a single tower, constructed in 1979, and has since been expanded into a business district built around an exhibition centre complex. Originally named the Sheikh Rashid Tower and designed by John R. Harris and Partners (JRHP), the tower was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II on February 26, 1979. Subsequent expansions included

161-566: Is an independent, non-profit organization that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics regarding road running races. The primary purpose of the ARRS is to maintain a valid list of world road records for standard race distances and to establish valid criteria for road record-keeping. The official publication of the ARRS is the Analytical Distance Runner . This newsletter contains recent race results and analysis and

184-409: Is distributed to subscribers via e-mail. The ARRS is the only organized group that maintains records on indoor marathons . Ken Young (November 9, 1941 - February 3, 2018) of Petrolia, California was a retired professor of atmospheric physics and former American record-holder in the indoor marathon who currently holds two of the top 10 marks in the event. Ted Haydon , a former track coach for

207-564: The Dubai World Trade Centre . During the marathon, runners crossed the Dubai Creek at one point by going under it via Al Shindagha Tunnel , and at another point by going over it via Al Garhoud Bridge . The marathon starts on Umm Suqeim Street, a few blocks southeast of Madinat Jumeirah , and finishes about a few hundred metres further southeast. The vast majority of the race is run entirely on D 94 road that runs

230-691: The University of Chicago Track Club and the United States in the 1968 Olympic Games , reportedly staged an indoor marathon for Young so that he could make an attempt at a world record in the indoor marathon. Young also earned a PhD in geophysical sciences with a minor in statistics , and taught at the University of Arizona . Young was the founder and director of the National Running Data Center (NRDC), self-described as "an independent, non-profit organization devoted to

253-443: The 16th and 17th fastest women of all time. The 2013 event, run under a heavy fog, was also very fast. The Ethiopian winner Lelisa Desisa , won in a sprint finish of the last 200 meters with a time of 2:04:45, leading four other runners who also finished in under 2 hours, 5 minutes. On the women's side, Ethiopian Tirfi Tsegaye won with a time of 2:23:23, sixteen seconds ahead of fellow Ethiopian Ehitu Kiros . The top four runners on

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276-578: The IAAF Officially Measured route was measured by Grade A Course Measurer, Paul Hodgson and became a fully recognised edition for results from 2000 when held starting and finishing outside the Al Wasl Club in Dubai on Friday, January 14, 2000. The 2000 edition of the marathon was held on 14 January ; the event has usually been held on a Friday in January since. In 2006, the marathon was postponed from 6 January to 17 February due to

299-418: The all-time top ten: runner-up Dino Sefir became the eighth fastest man with a time of 2:04:50 hours, while Markos Geneti became the ninth fastest with a time of 2:04:54 hours. Getaneh Molla became the 13th fastest man with a time of 2:04:56 hours, and Tadese Tola became the 16th fastest with a time of 2:05:10 hours. The women's side was also fast; for the first time in history, the top three runners of

322-646: The collection, analysis, publication and dissemination of long-distance running information." This group pioneered and developed road racing records in the United States. After the United States Congress passed the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 , The Athletics Congress (TAC), now known as USA Track & Field, replaced the Amateur Athletic Union as the national governing body for the sport of athletics . Although

345-651: The finish. As of 2020, the marathon course has a time limit of six hours. The event is organised by Pace Events FZ LLC, with a team of qualified Officials flown in each year from Newcastle in the UK to manage the course set up and implementation. and founded by Ahmad Al Kamali. In 2001, Samsung became the title sponsor for four years. In 2005, Standard Chartered became the title sponsor, and has been since, as of 2020. Key :       Course record (in bold) Association of Road Racing Statisticians The Association of Road Racing Statisticians

368-700: The inauguration of Halls 1 and 2 of the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) in 1988, followed by Hall 3. In 1996, Halls 4–8 expanded DWTC's exhibition space by approximately 27,870 square meters. In 2003, a major expansion saw the complex renamed the Dubai International Convention Exhibition Centre, along with a concourse connecting Halls 1 and 2, the Convention Tower, Novotel , and Ibis Hotels. In 2009,

391-416: The men's side and the top six on the women's side were all Ethiopians. In 2020, the race organizers stated that they would "not be staging a marathon/mass participation event of any format in Dubai in January 2021" due to the coronavirus pandemic . The 2022 edition of the race was postponed to 12 February 2023 due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted by Qatar , after marathon organizers realized that

414-406: The million dollar prize. The 2012 race proved to have one of the fastest finishing fields at that point: a record of four athletes finished in under two hours and five minutes. Ayele Abshero won with a course record time of 2:04:23 hours, which was the fourth fastest on the all-time lists and the fastest time ever run by an athlete running his first marathon. The other podium finishers also entered

437-495: The opening of the 588-room Ibis One Central hotel. In 2017, phase 2 of One Central was completed, featuring offices 2 and 3, offering over 69,000 square meters of combined leasable space for companies, along with numerous retail and F&B outlets and a rooftop restaurant space. In December 2018, One Central's phase 3, including Offices 4 and 5, was completed, providing more than 64,500 square meters of commercial space. Established in 2015, Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA)

460-411: The prizes for the 2008 race would be one million dollars offered for a world record and $ 250,000 for first place for both men and women, making this the long-distance running event with the greatest cash prizes in history. The 2008 race was won by Haile Gebrselassie with a time of 2:04:53. This was the second fastest recorded time for a marathon at that point, not fast enough to claim a world record or

483-535: The records maintained by Young and the NRDC were initially "unofficial", The Athletics Congress recognized them as its official records at their annual meeting in late 1979. In 1986, the official record-keeping for TAC was assumed by TACStats, later known as the Road Information Center. Dubai World Trade Centre The Dubai World Trade Centre ( DWTC ) ( Arabic : مركز دبي التجاري العالمي )

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506-478: The skyscrapers immediately southwest. After returning to Umm Suqeim Street, marathoners then continue northeast for two repetitions of an out-and-back leg of roughly 7.5 km (4.7 mi) of length each way on Jumeirah Beach Road, passing Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel , and turning around on Al Mehemal Street a few hundred metres past Sunset Mall. Afterward, the marathon turns back southeast onto Umm Suqeim Street for about 500 m (1,600 ft) for

529-407: The sudden death of Sheikh Maktoum , Emir of Dubai , on 4 January . The postponement meant that temperatures were higher than usual during the race, approaching 30 °C (86 °F). Winner Joseph Ngeny  [ nl ] was originally only meant to pace the first 30 km (19 mi), but broke away from the pack once race organizers gave approval. In April 2007, it was announced that

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