NLB 28. The Ljubljana Marathon was a marathon of records

The Slovenian capital hosted the NLB 28th Ljubljana Marathon. Slovenian long-distance runners set a series of records.

Winners in the elite Marathon men category are the Ethiopian Molla, Marathon women Kenyan Tele with a new course record. Primož Kobe fulfilled his prediction - he set a new Slovenian course record of 2:18:21. Jakob Medved and Liza Šajn also set Slovenian records for U-23 category at Half Marathon. The men's and women's course records were also broken in the 10 km, set by Vid Botolin and Klara Lukan.

13,044 runners took part in the Sunday runs, who set out on 10, 21 and 42 km long courses. Together with the participants of Saturday's children's runs, more than 21,242 participants of the NLB 28th Ljubljana Marathon ran on the streets of Ljubljana this weekend.

Winners of the NLB 28th Ljubljana Marathon:

Heineken 0.0 Marathon

Men: Getaneh Molla Tamire (ETH); 2:06:29

Women: Joyce Chepkemoi Tele (KEN); 2:20:17, course record

National Marathon Championships

Men: Primož Kobe; 02:18:21

Women: Anja Fink Malenšek; 2:39:10

Half Marathon Generali ZAME

Men: Jakob Medved; 1:07:16, Slovenian record for younger members

Women: Liza Šajn; 1:12:17, Slovenian record for younger members

Garmin run 10 km

Men: Vid Botolin; 29:54

Women: Klara Lukan; 31:49

Results of the NLB 28th Ljubljana Marathon.

Participation in the NLB 28th Ljubljana Marathon:

42 km (marathon): 2,239,

21 km (half marathon): 5,408,

10 km: 5,397

Total Sunday: 13,044

Total Saturday: 8,198

Total both days: 21,242