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Salt Lake City Marathon
DateApril
Location Salt Lake City, Millcreek, and Holladay, Utah, U.S.
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Established2004 (20 years ago) (2004)
Course recordsM: 2:15:14
F: 2:30:08
Official site https://www.saltlakecitymarathon.com
Participants666 finishers (2019) [1]
~9,000 (all races) (2009)

The Salt Lake City Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run in Salt Lake City, Millcreek and Holladay, Utah. It was first held in 2004.

The race begins at the Olympic Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah, runs through the center of Salt Lake City, and ends at Library Square. A bike tour held on the same day uses the same course, but starts earlier in the morning. A half marathon also starts with the marathon.

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.

Prior to the 2009 event, reports surfaced that the winners from the 2008 race had not been paid their prize winnings. [2] [3] [4] 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. [5] The marathon was sold in 2014 to Lifetime Fitness and sold again in 2015 to High Altitude Events. [6]

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was first postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, before being cancelled altogether. [7] Registrants were first given the option of running the race virtually in 2020 or transferring their entry to 2021, before those that chose the latter option were then given the option of running the race virtually in 2021 or transferring their entry to 2022. [7]

Course

External image
image icon Course map of full and half in 2019 [8]

The course begins near the foothills of the city at the Olympic Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The marathon takes runners through the heart of Salt Lake City and the northern part of the Salt Lake Valley offering beautiful views of the local foothills and surrounding Wasatch mountains.

Starting at an elevation of just over 4,800 feet, the course winds its way from the foothills to the lower elevations with the half marathon course offering mostly flat, downhill running.

The half marathon and the full marathon are run simultaneously and share a common start line on the Olympic Legacy Bridge as the event begins.

The course will often follow the base of the Wasatch mountains into neighborhoods of neighboring Millcreek and Holladay as it winds through local Salt Lake streets and by nearby neighborhoods and local businesses towards major boulevards near the finish line in downtown Salt Lake City.

A bike tour follows the entire length of the marathon course and has a time limit of 1 hour and 45 minutes. [9]

Winners

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Ed. Year Male Winner Country Time Female Winner Country Time Rf.
1 2004 Gabriel Muchiri   Kenya 2:17:21 Lyudmila Korchagina   Russia 2:30:41 [10] [11]
2 2005 Araya Haregot   Ethiopia 2:15:14 Dorota Gruca   Poland 2:30:08 [12] [13]
3 2006 Joseph Nguran   Kenya 2:16:41 Ilona Baranova   Ukraine 2:38:04
4 2007 Nelson Lebo   Kenya 2:21:17 Maria Portilla   Peru 2:40:47
5 2008 Genna Tufa   Ethiopia 2:23:10 Maria Portilla   Peru 2:40:26
6 2009 Joseph Mutinda   Kenya 2:16:38 Nadezda Tuptova   Russia 2:47:49
7 2010 Fritz Van de Kamp   United States 2:30:30 Nikki Kimball   United States 3:15:36
8 2011 Jonathan Ndambuki   Kenya 2:25:56 Keri Cannon   United States 3:09:07
9 2012 Fritz Van de Kamp   United States 2:25:58 Devra Vierkant   United States 2:54:56
10 2013 Bryant Jensen   United States 2:30:14 Becky Sondag   United States 3:06:32
11 2014 Fritz Van de Kamp   United States 2:28:18 Melanie Burnham   United States 3:02:46
12 2015 Mike Nelson   United States 2:33:41 Nicole Lyons   United States 2:58:38
13 2016 Bryant Jensen   United States 2:32:41 Natalie Como   United States 3:00:21 [14] [15]
14 2017 Clinton Rhoton   United States 2:35:13 Kristen Olsen   United States 2:55:54 [16]
15 2018 Travis Fuller   United States 2:27:54 Jen Rock   United States 2:50:24 [17] [18]
16 2019 Chad Crockford   United States 2:38:17 Janel Zick   United States 2:56:38 [19]
2020 postponed due to coronavirus pandemic [7]
2021 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [7]
17 2022 Thomas George   United States 2:29:22 Brooke Croxall   United States 3:04:43
18 2023 Kevin Lynch   United States 2:21:41 Kristin Johnson   United States 3:07:18

References

  1. ^ "Salt Lake City Marathon Race Results 2019". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ KSL - Marathon may hit roadblock in South Salt Lake
  3. ^ Deseret News - Wire transfer keeps marathon on its feet
  4. ^ Salt Lake Tribune - Owner's legal problems not slowing Salt Lake City marathon registration
  5. ^ Salt Lake Tribune - Marathon: Utahns Fritz Van de Kamp, Devra Vierkant win
  6. ^ Donaldson, Amy (April 15, 2016). "Salt Lake Marathon changes hands — again — but it now belongs to the man who helped revive it". Deseret News. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "COVID-19 Updated | Salt Lake City Marathon". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Half Marathon Info". 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-01-03.
  9. ^ "Course". 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26.
  10. ^ "Top International Field Expected at Salt Lake City Marathon $125,000 …". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
  11. ^ https://archive.today/20201223073143/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/canada/lioudmila-kortchaguina-14267739
  12. ^ "Archived copy". results.racecenter.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
  13. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20201223124738if_/http://aims-worldrunning.org/articles/05_Jul_Sep_Salt_Lake.pdf [ bare URL PDF]
  14. ^ "Salt Lake City Marathon: Marathon Results". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Salt Lake Marathon features first-time female winner, repeat male win…". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
  16. ^ "First-time marathoner wins Salt Lake City Marathon". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
  17. ^ "2018 Salt Lake City Marathon and Half Event: Salt Lake City Marathon …". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
  18. ^ https://archive.today/20201223201224/https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/winners-of-the-2018-salt-lake-city-marathon/
  19. ^ "Lucky No. 19: Utah resident Janel Zick wins first-ever marathon at Sa…". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.

External links

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