Salt Lake City Marathon
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The Salt Lake City Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run entirely within Salt Lake City, Utah
.
The 42.195 kilometres (26.2 mi) course begins at the Olympic Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah
. It follows the base of the Wasatch Mountains before turning into the city's neighborhoods, passing through Liberty Park
and finishing at the Olympic Legacy Plaza in the Gateway District
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.
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. Devine Racing reportedly made those payments prior to the 2009 race commencing.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
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The 42.195 kilometres (26.2 mi) course begins at the Olympic Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
. It follows the base of the Wasatch Mountains before turning into the city's neighborhoods, passing through Liberty Park
Liberty Park
Liberty Park is a popular public urban park in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the city's second-largest public park, at , being surpassed only by Sugarhouse Park which has...
and finishing at the Olympic Legacy Plaza in the Gateway District
Gateway District
The Gateway District is a large open air retail, residential and office complex in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The complex is centered around the historic Union Pacific Depot in downtown Salt Lake City...
downtown. A bike tour follows the entire length of the course, and a 5K and half marathon
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
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. Devine Racing reportedly made those payments prior to the 2009 race commencing.
Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Country | Time | Notes | Female Winner | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Gabriel Muchiri | 2:17:21 | Lioudmila Kortchaguina | 2:30:41 | ||||
| 2005 | Araya Haregot | 2:15:14 | Course record | Dorota Gruca Dorota Gruca Dorota Gruca, married Giezek is a Polish marathon runner, who is a three-time national champion in the women's 5.000 metres.... |
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 Nikki Kimball Nikki Kimball is an American distance runner specializing in the Ultramarathon. She ran her first 100-mile race at the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run in 2004, and was the female winner. She was the winning female at Western States again in 2005 and 2007, becoming only the third woman to win... |
3:15:36 |