15h Edition of Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon

The 15h Edition of Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon has been successfully conducted on 29^th May,2017.

Photos: Sunil Sharma/ Purnima Shrestha and HIMEX

“This year Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon received more participants than ever and was concluded in a well managed manner through the support of locals.” organiser Shikhar Pandey

The categories of this year are Full Marathon Open, Full Marathon Open foreigner, Full Marathon Open Female and Half Marathon.

Full Marathon Open Winners are:

1. Mr. Suman Kulung – 3 hrs  43 min 57 sec
2. Mr. Surendra Basnet (Nepal Army)- 3 hrs 52 min 08 seconds
3. Mr. Bed Bahadur Sunuwar (Nepal Army)- 4 hrs 05 min 40 seconds

“In one of the most adventurous and extreme marathons in the world, I am happy to have set a record time. Hopefully, I can minimize the time in the future to beat my own record..” Mr Suman Kulung.

Ultra Marathon Open:

1. Mr. Tirtha Bahadur Tamang (Nepal Army) – 6 hrs 38 mins 56 seconds
2. Mr. Mohan Dev Joshi (Nepal Army) – 7 hrs 18 mins 16 seconds
3. Mr. Purna Tamang (Nepal Army) – 7 hrs 30 mins 00 seconds

“I have run Ultra Marathons in many countries and have won gold too. But, the feeling of running in the world’s highest marathon and finishing first on the Ultra Category tops any other medals I’ve ever achieved.” – Mr. Tirtha Bahadur Tamang

Full Marathon Open Foreigners:

1. Mr. Pitor Hercog from Poland – 4 hrs 38 mins 22 seconds
2. Mr. Robert Celinski from Poland – 4 hrs 48 mins 58 seconds
3. Mr. Fabrice Armand from France – 5 hrs 28 mins 30 seconds

“I am very pleased to have competed in Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon, finishing first in the Full Marathon Foreigners category. I realized foreigners need more than three months training in the Khumbu region to challenge Nepalese runners who are top notch.” – Pitor Hercog

Full Marathon Open Female:

1. Ms. Nirkala Rai – 04 hrs 51 mins and 33 seconds
2. Ms. Purnima Rai – 05 hrs 07 mins 26 seconds
3. Ms. Dawa Doma Sherpa – 05 hrs 37 mins 43 seconds

Half Marathon Open:

1. Mr. Chou Pin Chai from Taiwan – 2 hrs 18 mins 33 seconds
2. Mr. Aman Subba from India – 2 hrs 33 mins 15 seconds
3. Mr. Bruce Allen from USA – 2 hrs 41 mins 16 seconds

No of Participants

Male: 177

Female: 61

Total 238 Participants

Prize Money:

1)    Full Marathon Open – 42.195KM

1st – NPR 1,00,000/-

2nd – NPR 75,000/-

3rd – NPR  50,000/-

2) Full Marathon Open Foreigner – 42.195KM

1st – NPR 50,000/-

2nd – NPR 35,000/-

3rd – NPR  25,000/-

3) Full Marathon Open Female – 42.195KM

1st – NPR 50,000/-

2nd – NPR 35,000/-

3rd – NPR  25,000/-

4) Half Marathon Open – 21 KM

1st – NPR 50,000/-

2nd – NPR 35,000/-

3rd – NPR 25,000/-

5) Ultra Marathon – 60KM

1st – NPR 1,00,000/-

2nd – NPR 75,000/-

3rd – NPR  50,000/-