Despite the rainy start of the day, over 9000 participants of more than a hundred nationalities showed up for their race.
About 1,400 of them took part in the marathon. In the marathon, the two top Kenyan runners Philip Koech and Dominic Mibei were the ones to watch out for. The duo chose the lead from the start. After a good three-quarters of the marathon, Mibei accelerated. He finished victorious on his marathon debut in a fine 2.14.13. His buddy Koech crossed the finish line a minute and a half later in 2.15.42. Third place went to Belgian François Clais.
A first for the Brussels Airport Marathon among the women: Tahnee Daman and Veerle Dhaese crossed the finish line side by side in exactly the same time (3.10.16). So we had two winners, who also ran the entire course together and turned out to be friends. This shows how beautiful a marathon can be! Third place went to Claire Hermange.
In line with tradition, the Brussels Airport Half Marathon was the most popular race: half of the participants chose to run the 21 kilometres. The win was for Frenchman Nicolas Fiessinger in 1.07.33, Inès Martin was the fastest woman in 1.26.46.
250 runners representing Brussels Airport
250 runners from 18 different airport companies took part in the Marathon, Half Marathon or Mini Marathon (10K). Curious to know how they did? You can check their times here.
Click here for a photo report of the event
Or relive the day with our aftermovie:
10,000 euros for the fight against Parkinson's
3,000 euros were raised among the participants for the Demoucelle Parkinson's Charity that funds research into a treatment for the disease. Brussels Airport Company upped this amount to 10,000 euros.