Overview
- Peru’s Ferdinand Cereceda took men’s gold in 2:16:38, with compatriot Ulises Martín Ambrocio claiming silver in 2:16:41 and Ecuador’s Fernando Moreno Tapia earning bronze in 2:18:17.
- Ecuador’s Silvia Patricia Ortiz Morocho won the women’s race in 2:34:54, while Peru’s Sheyla Eulogio secured silver in 2:35:10 and Zarita Suárez took bronze in 2:36:07.
- The marathon started at the Plaza Mayor of Lima on a 42.195 km out-and-back course along the Vía Expresa, with the women’s race at 5:30 a.m. and the men’s at 5:50 a.m.
- President José Jerí gave the official start of the 42K, following the Games’ inauguration the previous night at the Fortaleza del Real Felipe in Callao.
- ATU measures closed Metropolitano stations Colmena, Jirón de la Unión, Tacna and Ramón Castilla, diverted Route A via Alfonso Ugarte with a stop at Quilca–El Peruano, and limited Route C to Central; events run through December 7 with live coverage in Peru on Zapping.