Irish runner
Joe Cawley takes top place in the 2010 Cyprus Marathon
Sunday, 14th March 2010
More
than 450 runners took part in the 2010 Cyprus Marathon (Marathon, Half Marathon and
10km Road Race) which was organised successfully on Sunday 14th March 2010. The Marathon course started
from Petra
tou Romiou (Birthplace of Aphrodite
goddess of love and beauty) and
finished at the Pafos Mediaeval
Fort Square. The other two races (Half Marathon and 10 km Road Race) started and finished at the Pafos Mediaeval Fort Square. The
events were successfully organized by NIKI Sports Management. The
Marathon departed at 8:30 a.m. followed by the Half Marathon at 9:15 a.m. and the 10km at 9:30
a.m.
The
number of runners that participated indicated the big impact of the event, as most of the runners came from abroad,
especially to participate in the event. There were runners from more than
25 different countries such as England, Germany, Ireland,
France, Italy, Spain,
Hungary, Austria, Belgium,
Holland, Poland,
Lebanon, Jordan, Dubai, Russia, Scotland,
USA, Australia, Thailand,
Norway, Sweden, Finland,
Israel, Albania, Greece
and Cyprus. There were also quite a few runners who participated in the Marathon to raise money for charities. The Cyprus Marathon is now recognized
as the major race in Cyprus.
The Irish runner Joe Cawley won the 2010 Cyprus Marathon in a
time 2:51:22. The German runner Peter Neumann was second in
3:10:21. The American lady Jessica Walker was first in
the women category with a time 3:32:30. The Briton runner Charles Stephen with a time of 1:17:30 won
the Cyprus Half Marathon with Cypriot runner Michael Keenan in second place with
a time of 1:17:59. The British lady Sarah Hunter won the ladies race with the
time of 1:42:04. Second lady in
the Half Marathon distance was Una Murphy from Ireland
with a time 1:52:28. The male winner of the Cyprus
10km Road Race was German Enrico Schmoeller with
a time of 36:06 and the female
winner was British lady Emma Claydon with the time 40:25.
Each
participant who finished the Cyprus Marathon 2010 was given a quality, commemorative T-shirt and a medal. Awards were given to the first three runners in each of the 48
age group categories. After the races
the Organisers offered to all participants ample quantities of seasonal
fruit, beer, orange juices, electrolytes and mineral water. The runners and spectators were entertained
with Jazz Music by the ‘Jazz Society’ and enjoyed traditional Cypriot
and Greek dancing from the Dance Group ‘Chorevtiko Schima to Kastro’. It was a real running festival! Race results for all three races can be
viewed in the Web site http://www.cyprusmarathon.com/results10.htm
Race photos can be ordered from Fotokinisi (Tel: 26938635, Web site: http://www.fotokinisi.com
)
All
in all the city of Pafos
produced a spectacular event that heralded not just a few but hundreds of
winners. As the many finishers exited Pafos Mediaeval Fort square an
overwhelming sense of achievement radiated from the Fort. The Organisers
of the Cyprus Marathon 2010 express their sincere thanks to all the
sponsors of the race. The Cyprus Marathon was sponsored from Cyprus Tourism Organisation, Constantinou Bros Hotels, Constantinou
Bros Developers, CO-OP Bank of Strovolos, Cyprus Airways, SpiderNet – The internet
company, Laser Graphics Ltd, KEO PLC, The Gallery (art+graphic design), Pafos
Municipality and FOTOKINISI. NIKI sports Management
would like to thank each and every one who was involved, in any capacity, in
this, the running of the Cyprus Marathon 2010. Preparations
have already begun for the 2011 Cyprus Marathon, which will be held on Sunday 13th March 2011.
Happy running,
Stavros Kakourides
Race Director