From the 20 km of Madrid to a Half Marathon
2001The Agrupación Deportiva Marathon first held a 20 km race in Madrid on 9 April 1989, starting on the Paseo de la Castellana between Cibeles and Colón, with 1,120 entrants of whom 887 finished. In 2001 it became a half marathon, and more than 7,000 runners took part in that first edition. Abel Chimukoko of Kenya won in 1:03:22 and Estonia's Olympic athlete Jane Salumäe in 1:13:20.
