IN PHOTOS: 10,000 run Copenhagen Marathon
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Published: 24 May, 2015 CET.
Updated: Sun 24 May 2015 16:34 CET
Nearly 10,000 runners were treated to sunny skies and pleasant temperatures as they ran 42.195 kilometres through the Danish capital during Sunday’s Copenhagen Marathon.
The 36th annual Copenhagen Marathon took over the city's streets on Sunday when 9,752 runners pounded the pavement on a course that took them through the inner city and the districts of Nørrebro, Østerbro and Vesterbro.
The race was won by Moraccan Hassane Ahouchar with a time of 2:15:24, while Kenya’s Nancy Jebet Koech took the women’s title with a time of 2:33:42. Three Danes finished in the top ten, led by Thorkild Sundstrup’s 2:24:41.
The other winners of the day were of course each of the 9,214 runners who was able to cross the finish line. Click here for photos from the race.
Photo: Nikolai Linares/Scanpix
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The 36th annual Copenhagen Marathon took over the city's streets on Sunday when 9,752 runners pounded the pavement on a course that took them through the inner city and the districts of Nørrebro, Østerbro and Vesterbro.
The race was won by Moraccan Hassane Ahouchar with a time of 2:15:24, while Kenya’s Nancy Jebet Koech took the women’s title with a time of 2:33:42. Three Danes finished in the top ten, led by Thorkild Sundstrup’s 2:24:41.
The other winners of the day were of course each of the 9,214 runners who was able to cross the finish line. Click here for photos from the race.
Photo: Nikolai Linares/Scanpix
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