Austin Marathon
The Ascension Seton Austin Marathon presented by Under Armour is an annual marathon held in Austin, Texas. The event features the Manzano Mile presented by Dole on Saturday and the Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K on Sunday morning. The 2020 Austin Marathon will take place on February 16, 2020.
Austin Marathon | |
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Austin Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K | |
Date | February 16, 2020 |
Location | Austin, Texas |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K |
Established | 1992 |
Official site | www |
The race begins at 7:00 a.m. and features a highly-competitive elite field. It is livestreamed by FloSports so spectators and loved ones around the globe can watch. Runners from all 50 states and 35 countries typically run the annual Austin Marathon.
The new Austin Marathon course, debuted in 2018, was designed to provide a better participant and spectator experience and allow enhanced traffic flow along the course, while still finishing with the picturesque Texas State Capitol as every runner’s backdrop. The first half of the Austin Marathon has remained unchanged. After Mile 12, half marathoners will head south to the finish line while marathoners continue east before turning north and running on Guadalupe St. through the heart of the University of Texas campus. The course will highlight Austin attractions like the University of Texas Tower and historic Hyde Park neighborhood, while taking marathoners on a tour of East Austin’s restaurants, murals, and landmarks.
The race starts at 2nd St. and Congress Avenue, several blocks south of the Texas State Capitol, and touches Austin landmarks and areas, such as downtown, the Colorado River, SoCo, Hyde Park, and the University of Texas at Austin campus, passing by Memorial Stadium. It also includes performances by live bands along the race route. The race ends near where it begins on Congress Avenue, just south of the Capitol.[1] The course is USATF certified.
Austin Gives Miles, the Official Charity Program of the Austin Marathon®, raised $1,187,000 in 2019. The 36 Central Texas nonprofit organizations accepted into the program worked to exceed the program’s fundraising goal while increasing awareness of their organization and recruiting race day volunteers.
The Austin Marathon injected $37.5 million into the Austin economy during the 2018 race weekend. The Austin Marathon was able to better calculate its economic impact by utilizing the faculty expertise at St. Edward’s University’s Bill Munday School of Business for the second year in a row. 2018's economic impact on the City of Austin is a $3.1 million (8 percent) increase from the 2017 event.
It was founded in 1991 by Motorola, who served as title sponsor for fifteen years.[2] The marathon was sponsored by AT&T in 2007 and 2008, but ran with no title sponsor in 2009.[3] From 2010 to 2013, the race was called the LIVESTRONG Austin Marathon. Freescale returned as presenting sponsor in 2014 and 2015. NXP Semiconductors and Freescale completed their merger in December 2015,[4] with NXP becoming the presenting sponsor for 2016 and 2017. Under Armour was the presenting sponsor of the 2018 Austin Marathon, but had no title sponsor. In 2019, an agreement was reached naming Ascension Seton the title sponsor. Under Armour also returned as presenting sponsor for the 2019 Austin Marathon. Both Ascension Seton (title) and Under Armour (presenting) will return as sponsors for the 2020 Austin Marathon.
Men's winners
DATE | NAME ATHLETE | COUNTRY | WINNING TIME |
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February 17, 2019 | Joey Whelan | 2:17:03 | |
February 18, 2018 | Joey Whelan | 2:21:37 | |
February 19, 2017 | Joe Thorne | 2:32:05 | |
February 14, 2016 | Hayato Sonodo | 2:23:30 | |
February 15, 2015 | Betram Keter | 2:16:21 | |
February 16, 2014 | |||
February 17, 2013 | Omar Martinez | 2:35:09 | |
February 19, 2012 | Edward Kiptum | 2:22:50 | |
February 20, 2011 | Keith Pierce | 2:29:25 | |
February 14, 2010 | Keith Pierce | 2:20:35 | |
February 15, 2009 | Jeremy Borling | 2:30:05 | |
February 17, 2008 | Jacob Frey | 2:20:38 | |
February 18, 2007 | Jynocel Basweti | 2:14:02 | |
February 19, 2006 | Mindaugas Pukstas | 2:13:43 | |
February 13, 2005 | Mikhail Khobotov | 2:12:38 | |
February 15, 2004 | Andrzej Krzyścin | 2:14:18 | |
February 16, 2003 | Andrzej Krzyścin | 2:12:40 | |
February 17, 2002 | Andrzej Krzyścin | 2:12:10 | |
February 18, 2001 | Mukhamet Nazipov | 2:11:14 | |
February 20, 2000 | Janko Benša | 2:14:18 | |
February 14, 1999 | Peter Fleming | 2:17:14 | |
February 15, 1998 | Abderrahim Benredouane | 2:16:45 | |
February 16, 1997 | Andrei Tarasov | 2:16:52 | |
February 18, 1996 | Dmitriy Kapitanov | 2:15:59 | |
March 5, 1995 | José Iniguez | 2:16:27 | |
March 6, 1994 | Doug Kurtis | 2:21:35 | |
March 7, 1993 | Brad Hawthorne | 2:17:53 | |
March 15, 1992 | Alberto Puente | 2:24:00 |
Women's winners
DATE | NAME ATHLETE | COUNTRY | WINNING TIME |
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February 17, 2019 | Heather Lieberg | 2:42:27 | |
February 18, 2018 | Allison Macsas | 2:43:11 | |
February 19, 2017 | Allison Macsas | 2:48:16 | |
February 14, 2016 | Chandi Moore | 3:02:39 | |
February 15, 2015 | Cynthia Jerop | 2:54:22 | |
February 16, 2014 | Marnie Staehly | 2:57:27 | |
February 17, 2013 | Mariko Neveu | 2:55:04 | |
February 19, 2012 | Shannon Bixler | 3:02:28 | |
February 20, 2011 | Desiree Ficker | 2:50:35 | |
February 14, 2010 | Elle Pishny | 2:53:16 | |
February 15, 2009 | Elle Pishny | 2:52:32 | |
February 17, 2008 | Lucy Hassell | 2:36:26 | |
February 18, 2007 | Moges Zebenaye | 2:39:46 | |
February 19, 2006 | Tatyana Pozdnyakova | 2:34:23 | |
February 13, 2005 | Tatyana Borisova | 2:31:01 | |
February 15, 2004 | Tatyana Borisova | 2:30:40 | |
February 16, 2003 | Sylvia Skvortsova | 2:37:22 | |
February 17, 2002 | Marian Sutton | 2:31:43 | |
February 18, 2001 | Elena Paramonova | 2:32:56 | |
February 20, 2000 | Tatyana Titova | 2:34:03 | |
February 14, 1999 | Lydia Grigoryeva | 2:35:38 | |
February 15, 1998 | Tamara Karlyakova | 2:37:55 | |
February 16, 1997 | Alla Doudayeva | 2:39:55 | |
February 18, 1996 | Svetlana Zakharova | 2:36:45 | |
March 5, 1995 | Andrea Bowman | 2:40:19 | |
March 6, 1994 | Irina Bondarchuk | 2:42:22 | |
March 7, 1993 | Lori Norwood | 2:47:08 | |
March 15, 1992 | Kay Jones | 3:13:13 |
References
- Official Austin Marathon website, accessed Jan. 24, 2012
- "Freescale drops marathon sponsorship". 2006-03-11. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- Monti, David (2006-08-17). "Athletics: Austin Marathon Lands AT&T Texas As Title Sponsor". Race Results Weekly. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- "NXP Semiconductors :: Financial Press Releases". investors.nxp.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- Mutinda, winner of 2014 Austin Marathon, sanctioned by USADA statesman.com 25 March 2015
External links
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