Lausanne Marathon


The Lausanne Marathon or Marathon of Lausanne is an annual marathon race held in the Swiss city of Lausanne since 1993. This road running takes place in autumn and the 20 km of Lausanne takes place in spring.
Parallel to the marathon, a half-marathon, a 10 km, a 10 km walking and Nordic walking, and a mini-marathon race of 4 km are organised. The Lausanne Marathon is one of the rare Swiss races that organises a half-marathon for wheelchairs and handcycles.
The Lausanne Marathon is one of the largest annual sporting events of the Canton de Vaud, and attracts up to 2,500 tourists each year. In 2009, a record 10,658 runners participated.

History

The first edition was held in 1993, with the inauguration of the Olympic Museum. Ethiopia's Tesfaye Eticha won the men's competition for a record seventh time.

Route

The race starts in Lausanne, Place de Milan, and then follows the road along the Lake Léman until La Tour-de-Peilz, before returning to Lausanne via the same route. The arrival is located in front of the Olympic Museum fountain. The half-marathon starts from La Tour-de-Peilz and ends in Lausanne.

Past winners

Key:
EditionYearMen's winnerTime Women's winnerTime
27th27 October 20192:22:112:42:30
26th28 October 20182:22:162:43:14
25th22 October 20172:22:582:40:28
24th30 October 20162:17:062:42:41
23rd25 October 20152:17:082:31:24
22nd26 October 20142:18:382:51:54
21st27 October 20132:29:022:44:29
20th28 October 20122:32:072:41:37
19th30 October 20112:19:372:47:36
18th31 October 20102:20:02.42:54:10.0
17th25 October 20092:21:00,22:54:59,0
16th26 October 20082:16:04,92:46:22,6
15th21 October 20072:12:17.92:47:10.8
14th22 October 20062:14:39.02:39:42.8
13th23 October 20052:12:41.03:01:02.8
12th24 October 20042:13:37.82:37:25.3
11th26 October 20032:10:04.72:34:39.7
10th20 October 20022:11:22.82:29:03.2
9th21 October 20012:12:38.62:39:42.7
8th22 October 20002:16:252:38:42
7th24 October 19992:12:482:37:35
6th18 October 19982:16:342:38:08
5th19 October 19972:16:042:42:39
4th13 October 19962:15:402:42:31
3rd15 October 19952:18:372:33:35
2nd16 October 19942:16:102:41:38
1st26 June 19932:19:512:42:06