Английская Википедия:Big Five Marathon

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Шаблон:Morefootnotes Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use South African English Шаблон:Infobox athletics race The Big Five Marathon is a marathon race situated on the savannahs of South Africa. The race gets its name from the famous animals of Africa referred to as The Big Five Game: lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo. The course of The Big Five Marathon runs through the private game reserve Entabeni in the Limpopo Province, situated between Johannesburg and the Kruger National Park. Even though the course runs directly through a lion territory, safety problems will not be an issue as the route is watched by helicopters and armed rangers. The course of the marathon is atypical for its magnificent savannah scenery among the wildlife of South Africa as well as for its toughness. Even though the marathon is taking place in the wintertime, the sun can be brutal on the open savannahs. In addition to this, the course will be ascending quite a lot from beginning to end.

History

The Big Five Marathon appeared for the first time in 2005, and has been held annually since then.

In 2007 The Big Five Marathon was held on 30 June. The overall winner was American Jerry Spears, who finished by 3:18:13, 24 minutes before the runner-up crossed the line. Among the women 45-year-old Lynn Biesheuvel, also from South Africa, was the fastest by 4:17:31.

In 2008, The Big Five Marathon happened on 28 June. The winner of the marathon was 28-year-old Hylton Dunn from South Africa, who finished by 3:55:06. The fastest woman in the field was 32-year-old Canadian Heather White, who crossed the finish line after 4:42:42. In the half marathon distance, two South Africans took home the gold: Wihan Swanepoel (1:53:18) and Lynn Biesheuvel (2:03:48) won in the men's and women's contests, respectively.

The Big Five Marathon 2009 had the same male marathon winner as last year, South African Hylton Dunn, who even cut 25 minutes off his finish time from last year's and finished by 3:30:06. In the women's marathon field Australian Richeller Turner crossed the finish line as the first one after 4 hours, 43 minutes and 6 seconds of running. The half marathon winners were South African Wihan Swanepoel (1:44:20) and South African Kim Laxton (1:44:20). A total of 115 runners crossed the finish line in the two distances.

Past results

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Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2005 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:49:38 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:22:15
2nd 2006 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:35:59 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:47:01
3rd 2007 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:18:13 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:17:31
4th 2008 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:55:56 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:42:42
5th 2009 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:30:06 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:43:06
6th 2010 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:16:01 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:06:14
7th 2011 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:36:04 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:47:07
8th 2012 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:48:18 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:01:13
9th 2013 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:50:45 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:26:31
10th 2014 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:23:37 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:12:57
11th 2015 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:24:52 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:03:33
12th 2016 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:53:18 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:45:24
13th 2017 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:28:03 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:00:23
14th 2018 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:35:49 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:10:10
15th 2019 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:40:13 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:06:49
16th 2021 Шаблон:Flagathlete 3:38:41 Шаблон:Flagathlete 4:47:46

References

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External links

Additional info on the official Big Five Marathon website