36th WINNER Tiberias Marathon/ISR on 10.01.2013 – 2000 Runners barrier – 4 last course record holders will run in the 36th edition

Tiberias WINNER marathon marked another historic note as the first ever marathon in Israel with more then 2000 runners at the marathon race.

At its 36th edition Tiberias marathon will be the first marathon in Israel to top the 2000 participants. After last years 1400 runners crossing the finish line, this year many more are expected to do it. More then 200 women will constitute about 12% from the total number of runners.

The organizing committee is proud to host this year runners from 25 countries (Argentina, Austria, Great Britain, Canada, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kenya, New Zeland, Norway, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Singapore, Switzerland, USA, Uganda, Ireland, Ethiopia, Tanzania, France and Poland), among them approximately 200 elite runners.

4 last course record holders will run in the 36th edition

 
As the winners prize money became very significant this year, more than 20 elite runners with a under 2:10h marathon PB will run in this year Tiberias marathon

Among the elite runners that will participate at the 36th Tiberias WINNER marathon, about 25 are a sub 2:10h PB. Another fuct worth mentioning is that the 4 last course record holders will be back to this yaer marathon. Franchmen Patrick Twambe, the 35th edition winner and the record holder of the 2:07:30h finished 2nd at the 34th edition and won the last marathon, earning the place at the London 2012 Olympic games representing France.

After setting his PB in Tiberias Twambe did not end the Olympic marathon and the near Tiberias marathon will be his second after the life time best.

Kenyan Jackson kipkoech Kotut won the 2009 Tiberias marathon setting, then, a new course record of 2:08:07h. A year later (2010) Kotut set his PB of 2:07:30 at the Barcelona marathon.

A year before Kotut's winning, Kenyan Leonard mucheru Maina set a new course record of 2:10:32h at his second back to back win in Tiberias. Mucheru Maina was already well known as in the 30th edition (2007) he came to the 29th marathon as Mushir salem Jabbar representing Bahrain. As Jabbar goal was to do his job well as a pacemaker, he ended his first life marathon as the winner, clocking 2:13:13 only to receive a few months later an official note from the Bahrainian government announcing him that his Bahrainian citizenship is no longer in valid.

As mentioned, he came back a year later as Leonard Mucheru, representing Kenya, and declared: "Politics should not put barriers for a sportsmen to participate in any event, anywhere in the world". This kind of declaration is well represents the 2 times Tiberias WINNER marathon. At the last 2 Tiberias marathon (2011 & 2012) Mucheru failed at his attempt to set a new course record – a very changeble fact for this year edition.

The 4th course record holder that will run at the 36th Tiberias WINNER marathon is the 2 times past winner, Ethiopian Moges taye Mamo. In the 26th Tiberias marathon (2003) Moges won with a new record of 2:12:45, breaking his own previous 5 years earlier (21st edition 1998 Tiberias marathon) record by 6 seconds.

 

Information for the runner

 

The 36th Tiberias WINNER marathon organizing committee, the Israel Athletic Association (IAA) and Tiberias municipality are glad to welcome/congratulate you for registering to this year Tiberias marathon which will take part on January 10th 2013. The event will host more than 4000 participants, among them more than 2000 marathon runners. Each and every one of the participants can be proud of being part of a historic event in the Israeli sport events, as this marathon will be the first in Israel with more than 2000 runners participates.

While finishing the last physical and mental preparations for the big event, we ask to remind you some the important issues. Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 2nd 2013, the early kit distribution will begin, both for the marathon and the 10k road race, at the IAA offices at the Hadar yosef athletics stadium (10 Shitrit st., Tel Aviv). The distribution will take place on Wednesday (2.1.13) and Thursday (3.1.13) on 14:00-20:00h, and on Friday (4.1.13) on 14:00-10:00.

We remind you that the kit will be given only to the men/women named as registered after he/she will present an official identifying document.

The kit distribution will continue at Tiberias Leonardo Plaza hotel, beginning Tuesday (8.1.13) under the same distribution regulations presented above.

The Tiberia distribution schedule:

Tuesday, January 8th 2013, 16:00-21:00
Wednesday, January 9th 2013, 09:00-21:00
Thursday, January 10th 2013, 06:30-08:00
The distribution to the 10k road race will continue until 13:30h.

Main event schedule:

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
From 19:00h pasta dinner only for the marathon runners at the Leonardo club hotel ground floor (Entrance will be possible only by presenting the pasta invitation from the kit bag). The 35th Tiberias WINNER marathon film will be broadcast on a large screen during the pasta dinner.
From 20:00h "Tiberium" audiovisual show behind Leonardo plaza hotel.

Thursday, January 10th, 2013

08:40 Start control (Bib's 1-199 will stand at the start line while the other participants will be at the back according to the official marshals instructions. It's important to remember that in addition to the starting time each participant will receive the Net. Result from the second she/he will cross the start line).
09:00 Start of the 36th Tiberias WINNER international marathon
11:30 Men medal ceremony (international + Israeli championships)
12:00 Women medal ceremony (international + Israeli championships)
14:45 Start of the 10k road race
15:00 Official closing of the marathon and award ceremony at the Leonardo club hotel
16:00 Official closing of the 10k road race and award ceremony at the Leonardo club hotel.

The organizing committee of the 36th Tiberias Winner Marathon, wish you successful run.

 

Saturday, 05 January 2013, 20:22

By: Organizing committee