The Gaborone City Marathon (formerly Phakalane Gaborone Marathon) is a marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

 in Gaborone

Gaborone

' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....

, Botswana

Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...

. The marathon was established in 2009 and was first run on 18 April 2010. The marathon is governed by the International Association of Athletics Federations

International Association of Athletics Federations

The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...

 and the Botswana Athletics Association. It is open for to ages 19 and up. The marathon is the second of its kind in Botswana, after the Bosele Marathon in Selebi-Phikwe.

Route

The 42.2 kilometres (26.2 mi) race begins and ends at the Phakalane Golf Estate several miles northeast of Gaborone. The route starts southwest along the A1

A1 highway (Botswana)

The A1 highway in Botswana is a road connecting Ramokgwebana , passing through Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana, then Ramatlabama at the border with South Africa and continuing as the South African N18 to Mafikeng....

 highway towards Gaborone, moves anticlockwise around the city, passing the National Assembly of Botswana

National Assembly of Botswana

The National Assembly of Botswana is the legislature of the country's unicameral Parliament. It is advised by the House of Chiefs, which is not a house of Parliament....

, and ends at the Phakalane Golf Estate.

Fun Run

There is also a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) race open for ages 14 and up and a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) race open to all. These routes are entirely within the Phakalane Golf Estate.

Categories

The 42.2K race is divided by gender. Each gender race is divided into three categories based on age: open, veterans, and masters. The 10K marathon is also divided into categories based on age and gender: juniors, seniors, and veterans.

Results

The winner of each category of the marathon wins 10,000 Botswana pula

Botswana pula

The pula is the currency of Botswana. It has the ISO 4217 code BWP and is subdivided into 100 thebe. Pula literally means "rain" in Setswana, because rain is very scarce in Botswana - home to much of the Kalahari Desert - and therefore valuable. Pula also means "blessing" as rain is considered a...

, and the winner of each category of the 10K race wins P1,000.

Overall Winners of the Marathon Race

Position	#	Name	Gender	Age	Country	Time
1	257		male	29	Kenya	2:15:40
2	248		male	24	Lesotho	2:15:40
3	241		male	26	Lesotho	2:15:49
4	254		male	35	Kenya	2:19:11
5	1		male	30	South Africa	2:19:54
6	152		male	24	South Africa	2:20:09
7	179		male	30	South Africa	2:21:42
8	211		male	34	Zimbabwe	2:21:43
9	176		male	30	Botswana	2:22:30
10	265		male	24	Zambia	2:23:49

External links

• Official website
• Results of 2010 Marathons