The Cologne Marathon (Köln-Marathon) is an annual marathon held in Cologne, Germany. Since October 1997 the marathon has been held annually in early October, except for 2004, 2005 and 2014 when it was held in late September.
Exiting Ottoplatz [de] shortly after the start in 2015
Running through a crowd in 2004
Passing runners on Salierring, 2008
Running along the Rhine on Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer [de], with Colonia-Haus and the Zoo Bridge [de] visible in the background, 2011
Helena Loshanyang Kirop is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. Her personal best for the distance is 2:23:37 hours and she has won the Prague International Marathon and Venice Marathon.
Kirop running at the 2008 Berlin Marathon, where she came third.