The Land Rover Malta Marathon of 2012
Malta marathon held from Mdina to Sliema
The Land Rover Malta Marathon was held today on Sunday the 26th of February, with a record participation of more than 2,500 athletes. There were three races: a full marathon, a half marathon and a walkathon, with the marathon covering a distance of 42.2km from Mdina all the way to Sliema.
The Land Rover Malta Marathon 2012 was dedicated to John Walsh, one of the co-founders of the race, who was also a member of the organising committee until his untimely death last year. Besides the usual trophies and awards being given to the winners, cash prizes were also given out to the faster runners.
There were a record number of Maltese runners when compared to the previous editions of the Malta Marathon, and the race included participants from the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Japan and the US amongst others.
The Land Rover Malta Marathon 2012 winners!
The Moroccan team dominated the race as Mohammed Hadjj and Abel Kerim took the first two places, while Maltese Martin Jonathan Balzan took the third place, all of them keeping their same ranking from last year’s race.
On the other hand, the women’s race was dominated by Maltese runners: Carmen Hili, Michelle Vella Woods and Rita Galea.
The half-marathon was won by Hungarian Jozsa Gabor, followed by Brithish Jerry Pennigton and Clive Gerada, a Maltese. Angele Sammut came first among the women followed by Romina Bezzina and Doreen Camilleri.
