Copenhagen Marathon 2022 saw on Sunday both race records being smashed by East African runners. In the men’s race, Berhane Tsegay of Eritrea crossed the finish line in 2:08,23 hours, cutting one and a half minute off the previous record from 2019, while Helah Jelegat Kiprop of Kenya in the women’s race took an even larger slice – 5:19 minutes, to be exact – off the record, winning in 2:24,10. Both times are as well new Danish All-Comers record. [Read more…]
CPH Half anticipating record breaking crowd in 2020
Copenhagen Half Marathon – With a sold out 2019 race and a World Record to top off what has been one of the most successful races in Denmark, the interest for the 2020 version is expected to be huge when the sign up process open up December 2nd. [Read more…]
Interview with Geoffrey Kamworor after WR
Denmark – Interview with Geoffrey Kamworor after his World Record in Copenhagen Half Marathon on Sunday 15th September 2019 [Read more…]
Geoffrey Kamworor sets WR at CPH Half
With a stunning solo run at Sunday’s Copenhagen Half Marathon, Geoffrey Kamworor, set a new world record clocking 58:01 minutes. By doing so, the 26-year-old Kenyan bettered the previous record set by his compatriot Abraham Kiptum in Valencia last year with 17 seconds. [Read more…]
Sondre Moen confirmed for CPH Half
A Nordic runner, who can keep up with the East-African runners? The answer is Norwegian Sondre Moen, who has been confirmed to line up at the CPH Half. [Read more…]
Course records at Copenhagen Marathon 2019
A line of records were all broken at Sunday´s Telenor 40th Copenhagen Marathon. Not only did Jackson Kibet Limo smash the course record in the Danish capital with a winning time of 2:09:54 hours; the 31-year-old Kenyan also produced the fastest time ever on Danish soil, lowering the previous best set in Odense back in 2012 with nearly two minutes. [Read more…]
Hassan sets record at Copenhagen Half
16th September 2018 – Sifan Hassan showed at Sunday’s Copenhagen Half Marathon (IAAF Gold Label Race) that she is not only a world-class runner on the track
In near perfect weather conditions, the 25-year-old from Holland lowered the European Record from 2007 with more than a minute, winning in 65:15 minutes – only 24 seconds short of a new World Record. [Read more…]
Hassan to debut at Copenhagen Half 2018
Copenhagen Half Marathon – One of the most dominant female mid- and long-distance runners for the past five years has been added to the CPH Half elite field. [Read more…]
World record attempt at Copenhagen Half
Denmark – It is said that Copenhagen is the place to run, if you want to set a new world record in the half marathon distance. When the race takes place on the 16th. of September the chase for a new world record is set for both men and women [Read more…]
Copenhagen Marathon 2018 Review
Rise and shine, Sunday, May 13! Telenor Copenhagen Marathon 2018 filled the streets in the inner city with thousands of recreational runners tailing the elite. Prior to the start, the organizers together with Telenor hosted a conference on Digital Running in order to present some of the recent findings on running and some forecasts for the future of running. [Read more…]