Niagara Falls International Marathon

Niagara Falls International Marathon
Date October
Location Buffalo, USA–Niagara Falls, Canada
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Established 1974
Official site Niagara Falls International Marathon

The Niagara Falls International Marathon is an annual marathon running competition from Buffalo, New York, United States to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as the Skylon International Marathon (Jesse Kregal, Founder and Race Director), it was first held in 1974, then had a ten-year break from 1987 to 1996 before being relaunched in 1997. The course records are held by Peter Pfitzinger, who ran 2:17:10 in 1980, and Nicole Stevenson of Canada, whose time of 2:37:09 in 2004 is the women's record.[1]

It is one of the few marathons in the world that starts in one country and finishes in another. Some other marathons cross international borders but return to the start, like the Monaco Marathon and the Unionsmarathon. The Niagara Falls International Marathon passes a border control, while the mentioned European borders have no border control thanks to the Schengen Union. The participants of the Niagara Falls Marathon have to show passport or NEXUS card at the start, which will be given back at the finish line or kept by the racer during the race.[2]

Course

The marathon begins in Buffalo, New York at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. The first 6.5 kilometers (4.0 mi) are along the historic parkways of Buffalo before crossing the Peace Bridge into Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. The remainder of the route is in Canada. After a very brief segment following the Queen Elizabeth Way, the route curves south and then north again along the Niagara Parkway, a landscaped road which winds along the Niagara River. Kilometer 42, the end of the race, faces the Niagara Falls on the U.S.-Canada international border in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 1974 Russell Pate (USA)2:22:53  Ellen Turkel (USA)2:58:16
2nd 1975 Marty Sudzina (USA)2:23:16  Eleanor Thomas (CAN)3:16:18
3rd 1976 William Stewart (USA)2:24:01  Patricia Hall (CAN)2:58:49
4th 1977 Richard Hughson (CAN)2:20:31  Susan Kahler (USA)3:00:11
5th 1978 Carl Hatfield (USA)2:17:21  Jacqueline Gareau (CAN)2:57:01
6th 1979 David M. Smith (USA)2:17:30  Virginia Kraft (USA)2:52:18
7th 1980 Pete Pfitzinger (USA)2:17:10  Leslie Watson (GBR)2:54:57
8th 1981 Terrence Stanley (USA)2:18:50  Nancy Mieszczak (USA)2:40:48
9th 1982 Terrence Stanley (USA)2:22:18  Heather Clemenson (CAN)2:58:49
10th 1983 Bernard Prabucki (USA)2:21:28  Vicki Scanlon (CAN)2:56:38
11th 1984 Richard Mannen (CAN)2:19:40  Deborah Dye (USA)2:55:18
12th 1985 Mark Coleman (USA)2:30:29  Charlene MacDonald (CAN)3:07:20
13th 1986 Kazuya Nishimoto (JPN)2:17:35  Maria Grazia Navacchia (ITA)2:50:49
1987–96 did not held
14th 1997 Glen Marttila (CAN)2:37:53  Katie Dosser (CAN)2:55:41
15th 1998 Brett Forgesson (BER)2:39:59  Glenda Morris (CAN)3:06:31
16th 1999 Smartex Tambala (MAW)2:29:13  Eriko Asai (JPN)2:50:48
17th 2000 Joseph Maina (KEN)2:21:45  Danuta Bartoszek (CAN)2:38:29
18th 2001 Jean-Paul Niyonsaba (BDI)2:24:28  Danuta Bartoszek (CAN)2:46:42
19th 2002 Shingirai Badza (ZIM)2:27:53  Cindy Keeler (USA)2:50:18
20th 2003 Wilson Komen (KEN)2:23:13  Leslie Carson (CAN)2:54:25
21st 2004 Moses Cheserek (KEN)2:22:22  Nicole Stevenson (CAN)2:37:08
22nd 2005 Matthew McInnes (CAN)2:18:12  Nicole Stevenson (CAN)2:46:41
23rd 2006 Simon Njoroge (KEN)2:18:12  Elena Rozhko (UKR)2:43:16
24th 2007 Thomas Omwenga (KEN)2:33:12  Louise Voghel (CAN)3:02:36
25th 2008 Matt Loiselle (CAN)2:27:33  Elizabeth Primrose (CAN)2:55:26
26th 2009 Andrew Smith (CAN)2:27:53  Tara Quinn-Smith (CAN)2:46:40
27th 2010 Steve Bohan (CAN)2:27:48  Jill Gamble (CAN)2:56:10
28th 2011 Brendan Kenny (CAN)2:28:47  Meggan Franks (CAN)2:52:17
29th 2012 Benard Arasa (KEN)2:26:04  Paula Wiltse (CAN)2:51:57
30th 2013 Lucas McAneney (CAN)2:22:41  Paula Wiltse (CAN)2:48:54
31st 2014 Lucas McAneney (CAN)2:27:58  Stephanie Strittmatter (CAN)2:58:02
32nd 2015 Taylor Kraayenbrink (CAN)2:30:55  Paulina Golic (POL)2:53:11
33rd 2016 David Savard-Gagnon (CAN)2:30:32  Lindsay Moreau (CAN)3:17:28
34th 2017 Stuart Galloway (CAN)2:57:07  Al Tufano (USA)3:29:14

See also

References

  1. ↑ Niagara Falls International Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2011-10-23). Retrieved on 2011-10-25.
  2. ↑ Frequently Asked Questions


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