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Barcelona Half Marathon

eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona by Brooks or Barcelona Half Marathon is an annual half marathon arranged in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Organised by RPM Sports and ASO, it is held in February and in 2023 attracted 21,477 runners, with 33% of the registered participants coming from abroad representing 101 nationalities.[1] The half marathon is categorized by World Athletics as a Gold Label road race since 2018.

Barcelona Half Marathon
DateFebruary
LocationBarcelona, Spain
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Primary sponsoreDreams, Brooks
Established1991 (34 years ago) (1991)
Course recordsMen's: 56:42 WR (2025)
Uganda Jacob Kiplimo
Women's: 1:04:13 (2025)
Kenya Joyciline Jepkosgei
Official siteBarcelona Half Marathon
Participants17,578 finishers (2023)

Over the course of its history, three world records have been set at the Barcelona Half Marathon. In 2014, Kenya's Florence Kiplagat broke the world record for the women's half marathon in a time of 1:05:12. She beat by 38 seconds the previous mark of compatriot Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, set at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in 2011.[2] A year later, Kiplagat lowered her world record with a time of 1:05.09.[3] In 2025, Jacob Kiplimo set a new world record of 56:42.[4]

Course

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STARTING LINE: Pg. Pujades → P. Picasso → Av. Marqués Argentera → P. Isabel II → P. Colon → Josep Carné → Pl. Drassanes → Paral.lel → Entença → Gran Via → Bailén → Ronda Sant Pere → P. Sant Joan → P. Lluís Companys → B. Muñoz → Pallars → Llacuna → Perú → Josep Pla → Gran Via → Rambla Prim → Diagonal towards Llobregat → Espronceda → Diagonal towards Besós → Plaça llevant → P. Taulat → Selva de Mar → P. Garcia Faria → P. Calvell → Av. Litoral → Port Olímpic → Arquitecte Sert → Salvador Espriu → Marina → Pujades. FINISH LINE: Pg. Pujades

List of winners

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Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
– 1991–1996 Winners not available
7th 1997   Kamal Ziani (MAR) 1:04:14   Ana Isabel Alonso (ESP) 1:12:18
8th 1998   Gideon Koech (KEN) 1:04:24   Mónica Pont (ESP) 1:12:27
9th 1999   Eliud Kimaiyo (KEN) 1:04:00   Eva Sanz (ESP) 1:14:15
10th 2000   Abel Antón (ESP) 1:03:11   Eva Sanz (ESP) 1:13:47
11th 2001   Michael Sarwath (TAN) 1:03:50   Eva Sanz (ESP) 1:12:52
12th 2002   Antoni Peña (ESP) 1:04:37   María Abel (ESP) 1:16:20
13th 2003   Benito Ojeda (ESP) 1:05:53   Esther Solera (ESP) 1:16:23
– 2004 Winners not available
15th 2005   Edwin Koech (KEN) 1:03:04   Isabel Eizmendi (ESP) 1:13:01
16th 2006   Philip Kanda (KEN) 1:05:03   Louise Brown (GBR) 1:19:37
17th 2007   Jacob Yator (KEN) 1:01:10   Estela Navascués (ESP) 1:14:56
18th 2008   Jacob Yator (KEN) 1:01:19   Joan Aiyabei (KEN) 1:11:02
19th 2009   Alex Kirui (KEN) 1:02:25   Dergenesh Shisraw (ETH) 1:11:19
20th 2010   Eric Kogo (KEN) 1:03:10   Joyce Chepkirui (KEN) 1:12:31
21st 2011   Peter Kosgei (KEN) 1:02:19   Samantha Amend (GBR) 1:17:43
22nd 2012   Alex Kirui (KEN) 1:00:28   Lineth Chepkurui (KEN) 1:11:49
23rd 2013   Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 1:00:04   Atsede Bayisa (ETH) 1:07:33
24th 2014   Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 1:00:52   Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 1:05:12
25th 2015   Tadesse Abraham (SUI) 1:00:42   Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 1:05:09
26th 2016   Vincent Kipruto (KEN) 1:02:54   Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 1:09:19
27th 2017   Leonard Langat (KEN) 1:00:52   Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 1:08:15
28th 2018   Mule Wasihun (ETH) 59:44   Tejitu Daba (BHR) 1:08:36
29th 2019   Eric Kiptanui (KEN) 1:01:04   Roza Dereje (ETH) 1:06:01
30th 2020   Victor Chumo (KEN) 59:58   Ashete Bekere (ETH) 1:06:37
31st 2021   Haftu Teklu (ETH) 59:39   Sandrafelis Tuei (KEN) 1:07:12
32nd 2022   Haftu Teklu (ETH) 59:06   Margaret Kipkemboi (KEN) 1:05:26
33rd 2023   Charles Langat (KEN) 58:53   Irine Kimais (KEN) 1:04:37
34th 2024   Kibiwott Kandie (KEN) 59:22   Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 1:04:29
35th 2025   Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 56:42 WR   Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 1:04:13

Wins by country

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Country Men's Women's Total
  Kenya 18 12 30
  Spain 3 9 12
  Ethiopia 3 4 7
  United Kingdom 0 2 2
  Bahrain 0 1 1
  Morocco 1 0 1
  Switzerland 1 0 1
  Tanzania 1 0 1
  Uganda 1 0 1

References

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  1. ^ "The 33rd eDreams Mitja Marató Barcelona arrives with more than 21,000 people registered and an elite of prestige". edreamsmitjabarcelona.com. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ Minshull, Phil (16 February 2014). "Florence Kiplagat flies to half marathon world record of 1:05:12 in Barcelona". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ Minshull, Phil; Mulkeen, Jon (15 February 2015). "Kiplagat breaks world half-marathon record in Barcelona". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. ^ Kim, Juliana (2025-02-16). "Jacob Kiplimo sets new half marathon record, finishes in under 57 minutes". NPR. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
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