Taroko Gorge International Marathon

The Taroko Gorge Marathon is an annual marathon running race held in Taroko National Park in Taiwan. It is organised by the Chinese Taipei Road Running Association.

The race is held in November each year and the marathon and half-marathon had a combined 10,500 runners in 2011.[1] It usually sells out within a week or two.

Winners

Key:       Course record

Men

Year Athlete Country Time[2]
2009 James Cheruiyot Meli  Kenya 2:24:20
2010 蔣介文  Chinese Taipei 2:27:41
2011 Kogei Hosea Kipyego  Kenya 2:21:39

Women

Year Athlete Country Time[2]
2009 Esther Wanjiku Mutuku  Kenya 2:53:24
2010 李筱瑜  Chinese Taipei 3:09:03
2011 Emily Chepkemoi Samoei  Kenya 2:52:36

References

http://www.sportsnet.org.tw/en/

  1. ↑ "Taroko Gorge Marathon to add 500 runners this Nov". The China Post. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 "歡迎來到中華民國路跑協會網站". Retrieved 22 July 2012.


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