Salt Lake City Marathon
Salt Lake City Marathon | |
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Logo for the Salt Lake City Marathon | |
Date | April 10th-24th |
Location | Salt Lake City, Millcreek and Holladay, Utah |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Established | 2004 |
Course records | 2:15:14(M) 2:30:07(F) |
Official site | [www.saltlakecitymarathon.com] |
The Salt Lake City Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run in Salt Lake City, Millcreek and Holladay, Utah.
The 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) course begins at the Olympic Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. It follows the base of the Wasatch Mountains into neighborhoods of neighboring Millcreek to downtown Holladay, returning to Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park and finishing at the Olympic Legacy Plaza in The Gateway downtown. A bike tour follows the entire length of the course, and a 5K and half marathon course each follow a portion of the full course, all ending at the Gateway.
History
The marathon was first organized in 2004 by Devine Racing, a Chicago-based race organization company.
In 2005, a bike tour was added. In 2006, a half-marathon was added, and the date of the race was moved from April to June. In 2007, the date was moved back to April. As of 2009 the event attracted nearly 9,000 participants, including all of the different distances. Prior to the 2009 event, reports surfaced that the winners from the 2008 race had not been paid their prize winnings.[1][2][3] Devine Racing reportedly made those payments prior to the 2009 race commencing.
In February 2012, the Salt Lake City Marathon was purchased from Devine by US Road Sports & Entertainment Group. The 2012 event saw "no major flaws" and plentiful water, toilets, and medical aid stations.[4]
Winners
Year | Male Winner | Country | Time | Notes | Female Winner | Country | Time | Notes | |
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2004 | Gabriel Muchiri | 2:17:21 | Lioudmila Kortchaguina | 2:30:41 | |||||
2005 | Araya Haregot | 2:15:14 | Course record | Dorota Gruca | 2:30:07 | Course record | |||
2006 | Joseph Nguran | 2:16:41 | Ilona Baranova | 2:38:04 | |||||
2007 | Nelson Lebo | 2:21:17 | Maria Portilla | 2:40:47 | |||||
2008 | Genna Tufa | 2:23:10 | Maria Portilla | 2:40:26 | |||||
2009 | Joseph Mutinda | 2:16:38 | Nadezda Tuptova | 2:47:49 | |||||
2010 | Fritz Van de Kamp | 2:30:30 | Nikki Kimball | 3:15:36 | |||||
2011 | Jonathan Ndambuki | 2:25:56 | Keri Cannon | 3:09:07 | |||||
2012 | Fritz Van de Kamp | 2:25:58 | Devra Vierkant | 2:54:56 | |||||
2013 | Bryant Jensen | 2:30:14 | Becky Sondag | 3:06:32 | |||||
2014 | Fritz Van de Kamp | 2:28:18 | Melanie Burnham | 3:02:46 | |||||
2015 | Mike Nelson | 2:33:41 | Nicole Lyons | 2:58:38 |
References
External links
- Official Site
- US Road Sports & Entertainment Group (Organizers)
- "The Salt Lake City Marathon". MarathonGuide.com.