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25-509: The city of La Rochelle had its first marathon race in 1981. This competition, which featured winners such as Driss Dacha , lasted until 1989 (with shorter 20 km races occurring in 1983 to 1985). Following the absence of a race in 1990, the Marathon de La Rochelle was established in its place, having its first edition on 24 November, 1991. The marathon is one of the most popular in France, having had

50-557: A Barcelonian permit, but was subsequently moved in Barcelona in 1980. The marathon eventually became known as the "Marathon Catalunya". After a number of intermediate name changes, the name was eventually changed to "Zurich Marató de Barcelona" in 2012. In 2010, Kenyan Jackson Kipkoech Kotut won the race in a time of 2:07:30 hours. This was a course record and also the fastest marathon ever run in Spain. Over 10,000 participants took part in

75-492: A bandana folded down), he completed at the 1991 Grandma's Marathon . The race from Two Harbors, Minnesota , to Duluth along the North Shore of Lake Superior had clear skies and 60-degree weather for runners such as American Doug Kurtis , Brazilian Jose Cesar de Souza , Soviet Igor Braslavskiy , Swiss World Marathon Cup competitor Richard Umberg , and others. The lead pack split apart after mile 16, with De Souza in

100-592: A record high of 10,000 entrants and 8625 finishers at the 20th edition in 2010. Among French races, only the Paris Marathon has had greater participation. Following the sudden death of Serge Vigot, the race founder and president of the organising committee, during the 2005 Marrakech Marathon , the event was officially renamed the Marathon De La Rochelle - Serge Vigot in his honour. The race held IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status in 2011. The course of

125-493: A time, he was coached by fellow Moroccan Kahlid Skah. He coached runners through Toronto -based Marathon Dynamics coaching. He lived and trained in several locations, including Boulder, Colorado , and Flagstaff, Arizona , (with Salah Hissou for a time) before moving back to Morocco. Barcelona Marathon The Zurich Barcelona Marathon ( Catalan : Marató Barcelona ), formerly the Marathon Catalunya and later

150-401: The 1992 winner ( David Tsebe ). The run brought him to the finish line in second place with a personal best time of 2:11:43. South African Xolile Yawa won. In the 1995 Chicago Marathon , Dacha ran 2:12:05 to finish fourth behind German winner Eamonn Martin . Dacha continued running competitively as he climbed the age categories, finishing in the top of many race results through

175-565: The 1993 Berlin Marathon . Dacha has placed in the top four of more than 20 major races. He has won six marathons. A major victory in his career came on 26 September 1993 when he finished second at the Berlin Marathon in 2:11:43. His professional career started in 1988 when he won the Marathon of Lyon . From 1987 to 1989, he ran four sub-2:20 marathons (twice in Reims Marathon , once at

200-533: The French Riviera Marathon , and once at Marrakech Marathon ). The fast times locked him in for Morocco 's World Marathon Cup team in 1989 along with Driss Lakkim, Nourredine Sobhi, and Rachid Tbahi. At Milan, Italy , they gathered in April with the best in the world to compete for individual and team places. Lakkim lead the team (he finished in 2:16:49 for 29th) as Ethiopian Metaferia Zeleke won. Dacha

225-800: The Marató de Catalunya , is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195 km (26.219 mi) usually held in March in Barcelona , Catalonia , Spain , and first held in 1978 in Palafrugell , Catalonia. The marathon is categorized as a Silver Label Road Race by World Athletics . The marathon was first started by a Catalan chemist, Ramón Oliu, after he had run the New York City Marathon in 1976 . Because there were no marathons in Catalonia at

250-579: The 1990 Paris Marathon in 2:17:16, not far behind Olympian Peter Daenens . He finished sixth at the Marrakech Marathon that year, trained more, and then lowered his marathon PR to 2:14:51 in a second-place finish at the Lille Marathon in France . He returned to Paris and Marrakech, running 2:17 at both, then placed third at the 1991 Barcelona Marathon . Wearing his trademark headband (this time

275-416: The event that year. The 2020 edition of the race was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic , with the event being rescheduled for 25 October 2020. Runners were also given the option of deferring their entry to the 2021 event, set to be held on 14 March 2021 instead of the revised 2020 date. On 14 August 2020 the event was again cancelled, and is now set to return on 7 November 2021. Entrants are given

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300-482: The finish line together, passing through at a tied 1:04:33. One winner had to be decided, and race officials determined that Viguera edged Dacha by an inch as he dove for the finish-line tape. Dacha would take second place and use the incident as fuel for his upcoming major marathon. The 1993 Berlin Marathon brought major contenders to Germany in late September. Dacha fended off Alfredo Shahanga of Tanzania and Czechoslovakian Karel David before moving ahead of

325-462: The finish line, Dacha was 46 seconds behind Mexican winner Sergio Jimenez. He finished out the year with another sub-2:14 race: The 1992 New York City Marathon . As apartheid sanctions were lifted for South African athletes, Willie Mtolo overcame a strange, rushed start to take the win and Dacha chased Italians Walter Durbano and Luca Barzaghi closely to finish eighth in 2:13:35. Dacha went back to both San Francisco and Cleveland

350-494: The first person with cerebral palsy to do so. The route starts and finishes at Plaça d'Espanya , at the foot of Montjuïc , in the Sants-Montjuïc district. It passes Camp Nou , back to Plaça d'Espanya, past Sagrada Família , near the beach in northeast, around the old city, back to the shore and back to Plaça d'Espanya. It has many straight parts separated by sharp street corners. The route feels flat, but looks more hilly on

375-556: The globe, including Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Monaco, Long Beach, Tampa, Toronto and others. In 2005, Runner's World named him as a contender for Master's Runner of the Year. After passing his 50th birthday, Dacha was still clocking fast times in the Master's category. Driss Dacha did not start running until he was 19. After high school, Dacha completed a physical education degree in Ireland . For

400-621: The heat. But he did finish, winning in 2:14:40, just short of the record. He did not run in the Olympics, however. Morocco only sent one runner to compete in the marathon, and that was Salah Qoqaïche , who finished sixth. Instead, Dacha ran the San Francisco Marathon in August, finishing in 2:17:30. He wore longer shorts and had a bottle problem that mixed up his race, though he still managed to stay ahead of Nivaldo Filho and Peter Renner . At

425-524: The lead. But Dacha dropped a 5:09 mile at mile 19 and fought through a side stitch to win and set a personal-record time (2:13:59). He finished top-10 in several other road races throughout 1991 and 1992, including a tactical, lead-changing New Haven Road Race , the Los Angeles Marathon , and a third-place finish (for $ 10,000) at windy and cool Twin Cities Marathon in 2:13:03, a minute behind

450-636: The neck-and-neck finish of Malcolm Norwood and Robert Kempainen . On a hot and windy day in Cleveland, Dacha prepared to race against Don Janicki , Simon Naali , and others in an international field. The first-place prize for the 1992 Cleveland Marathon was $ 25,000 and an extra $ 10,000 was set aside for breaking the course record. Dacha took control of the race after the half-marathon mark on course-record-breaking pace, but questioned whether or not he would finish by mile 17. The Barcelona Olympics were coming up that summer and he didn't want to push too hard in

475-458: The next year. In Cleveland, he finished seventh in 2:17:22 as Don Janicki set a course record. But in San Francisco, he led an international field with runners such as Agapius Masong through the hilly course. Instead of pulling away early, Dacha ran a tactical race, waiting until Sunset Boulevard (mile 22), to surge, and he crossed the tape uncontested in 2:20:02. The following month he

500-540: The option of free entry in the new date with the possibility of running the half-marathon event in October for free also, or taking a refund, though as of 21 August 2020 many entrants report not having received any information about how to select from the alternative options. In March 2023, Àlex Roca Campillo , an athlete with cerebral palsy completed the Barcelona Marathon in five hours, 50 minutes and 21 seconds, becoming

525-413: The race are John Ngeny (who won three times straight from 2000 to 2002) and Elizabeth Chemweno (who won three times between 2005 and 2008). Key:     Course record Driss Dacha Driss Dacha (born 29 December 1962) is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner who won several marathons and was named to the 1989 World Marathon Cup team for his country. He was the runner-up at

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550-633: The race is based on the streets of the central and historical port areas of the city. It has a double-looped figure-8 format and a flat race profile, which makes it easier for elite runners to record fast times. The runners in the marathon are predominantly French, but the elite level races attract East African and other European athletes. The total annual prize money available is typically around 37,000 € . The current men's and women's course records are held by Kenya's John Kipkorir Komen (2:07:13 hours) and Goitetom Haftu Tesema of Ethiopia (2:28:24 hours), respectively. The most successful athletes historically at

575-515: The time, Oliu decided to organize the first one in 1978. He held it in Palafrugell because he was unable to obtain a permit to hold it in Barcelona, and he named the race "Catalunya 78". This race also has the distinction of being the first popular marathon in Spain, as the Madrid Marathon was held later that same year. The marathon was held in Palafrugell again in 1979 due to a lack of

600-563: Was off his faster paces and finished 74th. Two weeks before the race, he had run another marathon (the Brest Marathon in France) and had won in 2:23:51. But he bounced back with a win at the 1989 Marathon de La Rochelle , which had been founded eight years earlier. Then at the Rome Marathon , he sped to a 2:16:54 personal best time in an eighth-place finish. A few months later he was 16th at

625-562: Was ready to run America's Finest City Half Marathon in San Diego and face off against the previous year's winner (and future US Half Marathon Champion ), Alfredo Viguera . The race was going Dacha's way through the 10K mark (which he passed in 28:29) though Brian Abshire and another runner were still with him. Then a blister formed on his left foot, hindering him slightly. He took the lead, but Viguera showed up on his shoulder at mile 11. They ran together, sprinted together, and—amazingly—crossed

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