Dallas Marathon

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Dallas Marathon
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Dallas Marathon 2024
DateDecember
Location Dallas, Texas
Event type Road
Distance Marathon, Half Marathon, 5-Person Relay
EstablishedMarch 6, 1971(54 years ago) (1971-03-06)
Course recordsMen: 2:12:04 (2006)
Moses Kororia
Women: 2:29:55 (2006)
Svetlana Ponomarenkoi
Official site BMW Dallas Marathon

The Dallas Marathon (formerly known as the Dallas White Rock Marathon and also known as the BMW Dallas Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon road running event usually hosted in December by Dallas, Texas, and is Texas' oldest marathon,[ citation needed ] having been held every year since 1971 (with the exception of 2013 [a] and 2020 [b] ). The marathon begins and ends in Downtown Dallas and runs around White Rock Lake. The race weekend also includes a 5K, [c] a 10K, a half marathon, a 2-person half marathon relay, a 5-person full marathon relay, and a 50K ultramarathon.

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Dallas Marathon results can be used to qualify for the Boston Marathon.

Since naming a primary beneficiary in 1997, the Dallas Marathon has donated more than $3.8 million to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

History

Inspired by the American National Marathon in Galveston, Texas, Talmage Morrison, president of the Cross Country Club of Dallas, organized the inaugural "White Rock Marathon" on March 6, 1971. [5] Looping around White Rock Lake twice, the marathon had 82 participants and 61 finishers. [5]

In 1976, the race was moved from spring to the first Saturday in December because the new date historically offered good marathon-running weather. [5] As a result, the White Rock Lake Marathon was held twice that calendar year: once in February and once in December. [5]

The Dallas Marathon had been the first leg of the Marathons of Texas, a series of winter marathons held approximately one month apart from each other from December through February in Texas, along with the Houston Marathon and the Austin Marathon. [6]

In 2013, the race was cancelled the Friday before due to ice, with no refunds offered. [2]

In 2016, BMW signed on to become the title partner changing the official event name to the BMW Dallas Marathon. [7]

The 2020 race was cancelled & deferred to the weekend of May 2, 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. [1] [8] Entrants that year were given either refunds or deferred automatic entry to next year's.

In December 2023, over 30,000 runners participated in events, with the proceeds going to benefit the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. [9]

Course

External images
Searchtool.svg Course map of full marathon in 2004 [ usurped ] [10]
Searchtool.svg Course map of full marathon in 2019 [11]

Initial course

The first course ran around White Rock Lake twice, for 11.1 mi (17.9 km) each loop, and then went out 2 mi (3.2 km) and back. [5] This course was used from 1971 to 1973, when part of the road situated west of the lake was torn up four days after the marathon for capital improvement purposes. [5]

Three-loop course

The course was changed for the 1974 marathon to use a flat three-loop course situated on the eastern side of the lake. [12] This course was used for a few years. [12]

Current course

The current marathon course begins and ends at Dallas City Hall, and loops around White Rock Lake once. [13]

The half marathon course does not include the loop around the lake, while the 50K ultramarathon also includes an out-and-back leg on Santa Fe Trail. [13]

Winners

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Ed.DateMale winnerTime [d] Female winnerTime [d] Rf.
11971.03.06Flag of the United States.svg Rick Richardson (USA)2:38:09.4Flag of the United States.svg Annabelle Corboy (USA)4:12:25
21972.03.04Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Hoffman (CAN)2:23:18Terry Lea Samuelson Stransky (USA)3:49:29
31973.03.03Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Comer (USA)2:37:45Flag of the United States.svg Patti Price (USA)4:27:45
41974.02.24Flag of the United States.svg Terry Ziegler (USA)2:19:18Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Loper (USA)3:13:48
51975.02.22Flag of the United States.svg Terry Ziegler (USA)2:26:07Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Loper (USA)3:00:54
61976.02.21Flag of the United States.svg Don Kennedy (USA)2:25:59Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Doolittle (USA)2:53:43 [12]
71976.12.04Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Wells  (USA)2:15:11Flag of the United States.svg Jean Ohly (USA)3:07:26
81977.12.03Flag of the United States.svg John Lodwick (USA)2:16:43Flag of the United States.svg Marianne Pugh (USA)2:56:55 [5]
91978.12.02Flag of the United States.svg Tom Marino (USA)2:18:55Flag of the United States.svg Karen Cramond (USA)2:48:36
101979.12.01Flag of the United States.svg  Kyle Heffner  (USA)2:14:30Flag of the United States.svg Toni Bernhard (USA)2:47:31
111980.12.06Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Wallace (AUS)2:15:19Flag of the United States.svg Martha Sartain (USA)2:41:14
121981.12.05Flag of the United States.svg David Milley (USA)2:16:13Flag of the United States.svg  Julie Brown  (USA)2:33:39
131982.12.04Flag of the United States.svg John Lodwick (USA)2:12:18.0Flag of the United States.svg Carol Urish (USA)2:47:21.2 [14]
141983.12.04Flag of the United States.svg  Kyle Heffner  (USA)2:13:48Flag of the United States.svg Sue Moen (USA)2:49:54
151984.12.02Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruce McKay (CAN)2:20:20Flag of the United States.svg Karen Lee Miller (USA)2:58:04
161985.12.08Flag of the United States.svg Ed Swiatocha (USA)2:17:42Flag of the United States.svg Carol Beck (USA)2:49:42
171986.12.14Flag of the United States.svg Ed Swiatocha (USA)2:22:40Flag of the United States.svg Hope Fullwood (USA)2:55:37
181987.12.06Flag of South Africa.svg Mike Moloto (RSA)2:22:42Flag of the United States.svg Charlene Soby (USA)2:55:45
191988.12.04Flag of Mexico.svg  Andrés Espinosa  (MEX)2:16:13Flag of the United States.svg Martha Ashley (USA)2:46:30
201989.12.03Flag of Mexico.svg  Andrés Espinosa  (MEX)2:16:19Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lisa Presedo (CAN)2:41:47
211990.12.02Flag of Mexico.svg Jose Peña (MEX)2:24:52Flag of the United States.svg Jeni Peters (USA)2:48:04
221991.12.01Flag of the United States.svg Jim Sterling (USA)2:25:53Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Murphy (USA)2:46:38
231992.12.06Flag of the United States.svg J.P. Worcester (USA)2:21:09Flag of the United States.svg Mary Level (USA)2:48:59
241993.12.05Flag of Mexico.svg Victor deJesus (MEX)2:17:23Flag of Mexico.svg Sonya Betancourt (MEX)2:39:23
251994.12.04Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Carlos Chavez (MEX)2:19:42Flag of the United States.svg Roxi Erickson (USA)2:43:28
261995.12.10Flag of Mexico.svg Victor deJesus (MEX)2:16:03Flag of Russia.svg Alevtina Naumova (RUS)2:39:49
271996.12.08Flag of Mexico.svg Gregorio Romo (MEX)2:30:57Flag of the United States.svg Shannon Compton (USA)2:58:34
281997.12.07Flag of Mexico.svg Emilio Gonzalez (MEX)2:26:06Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ena MacPherson (CAN)3:07:21
291998.12.13Flag of the United States.svg William Moore (USA)2:20:37Flag of the United States.svg Sheila Carmody (USA)3:04:34
301999.12.05Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Strohman (USA)2:24:08Flag of the United States.svg Lori Stitch (USA)2:54:44
312000.12.10Flag of Mexico.svg Joel Ibarra (MEX)2:26:27Flag of the United States.svg Riva Rahl (USA)2:54:20
322001.12.09Flag of the United States.svg Joel Ibarra (USA)2:27:23Flag of the United States.svg Dana Bullard (USA)2:59:01 [15]
332002.12.15Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Caballero (USA)2:33:13Flag of Mexico.svg Claudia Olivares (MEX)3:02:41
342003.12.14Flag of Kenya.svg  Nephat Kinyanjui Ngotho  (KEN)2:16:27Flag of Russia.svg  Lioudmila Kortchaguina  (RUS)2:37:06
352004.12.12Flag of Kenya.svg  Elly Rono Kiplomo  (KEN)2:14:01Flag of New Zealand.svg  Liza Hunter  (NZL)2:38:24
362005.12.11Flag of Russia.svg  Pavel Andreyev  (RUS)2:15:24Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lioudmila Kortchaguina  (CAN)2:30:03
372006.12.10Flag of Kenya.svg Moses Kororia (KEN)2:12:04Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Ponomarenko  (RUS)2:29:55
382007.12.09Flag of Kenya.svg  James Koskei Kimutai  (KEN)2:15:09Flag of Kenya.svg Emily Samoei Chepkemoi (KEN)2:35:25
392008.12.14Flag of Kenya.svg Henry Serem (KEN)2:22:07Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Ponomarenko  (RUS)2:37:14
402009.12.13Flag of Kenya.svg Edward Tabut Kiptum (KEN)2:16:53Flag of Kenya.svg Rose Chebet (KEN)2:48:21
412010.12.05Flag of Kenya.svg James Kirwa (KEN)2:18:37Flag of the United States.svg Camille Herron (USA)2:42:32
422011.12.04Flag of Kenya.svg John Itati Thuo (KEN)2:17:21Flag of Russia.svg Natalya Sergeyeva (RUS)2:35:19
432012.12.09Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Safronov (RUS)2:19:38Flag of Belarus.svg Nastassia Padalinskaya (BLR)2:43:55
—2013cancelled due to ice [2]
442014.12.14Flag of Kenya.svg Jonathan Cheruiyot Kimutai (KEN)2:17:11Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Shitaye Gemechu Debelu (ETH)2:46:46
452015.12.13Flag of the United States.svg Logan Sherman (USA)2:27:28Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Vest (USA)2:58:31
462016.12.11Flag of the United States.svg Keith Pierce (USA)2:29:28Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Snyder (USA)2:59:17
472017.12.10Flag of the United States.svg Keith Pierce (USA)2:27:16Flag of the United States.svg Chandler Self (USA)2:53:57
482018.12.09Flag of the United States.svg Colby Mehman (USA)2:22:40Flag of the United States.svg Anna Corrigan (USA)2:50:30
492019.12.15Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Sherf (USA)2:31:21Flag of the United States.svg Lexie Greitzer (USA)2:56:37
—2020postponed due to coronavirus pandemic [1]
502021.12.12Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Hale (USA)2:28:42Flag of Mexico.svg Solyenetzitl Castro Aguilar (MEX)2:52:20
512022.12.11Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Beckett (USA)2:27:01Flag of the United States.svg Megan Taylor (USA)2:45:54
522023.12.10Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Hale (USA)2:24:53Flag of the United States.svg Jillian Wolf (USA)2:51:47
532024.12.15Flag of the United States.svg Travis Dowd (USA)2:26:08Flag of the United States.svg Erin Woodward (USA)2:46:51 [16]

Name history

Deaths

In 1986, Edwin Brown collapsed after mile 10. He was taken to Doctors Hospital and pronounced dead. He was 47. [22] [23]

On December 14, 2008, Erin Lahr collapsed and died during the race. She was 29. [24]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to an ice storm known locally to Dallas and Fort Worth citizens as "Icepocalypse 2013".
  2. ↑ Due to the coronavirus pandemic. [1]
  3. ↑ The race was formerly known as "Cigna Mayor's Race 5K Presented by Oncor", which The Dallas Morning News found "awkwardly named". [2] [3] The 5K is no longer named. [4]
  4. 1 2 h:m:s

References

  1. 1 2 3 "50th Anniversary of the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival Moved to April 30-May 2, 2021, Now Part of the New BMW Pegasus 50th Challenge Including a Chance to Win a New 2021 Special Edition BMW Car - runDallas". www.rundallas.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cancellation of Dallas Marathon leaves runners out in the cold". www.dallasnews.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "MetroPCS Dallas Marathon | Cigna Mayor's Race 5K Presented by Oncor". www.dallasmarathon.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Saturday Events - 10K, 5K, 2-Mile Walk & Kids Races - Events - runDallas". www.rundallas.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 https://web.archive.org/web/20191127161057if_/https://www.rundallas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1977_Results_Book.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  6. ↑ "Marathons of Texas". Marathons of Texas. Archived from the original on 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
  7. ↑ Marathon, BMW Dallas. "Good News: Dallas Marathon is Now the BMW Dallas Marathon". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  8. ↑ "BMW Dallas Marathon's 50th anniversary weekend rescheduled for April 30-May 2". www.dallasnews.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Butcher, Rebecca (2023-12-10). "30,000 people take part in BMW Dallas Marathon events that benefit Scottish Rite". FOX 4. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  10. ↑ "Run the Rock! Dallas White Rock Marathon - December 12, 2004". www.runtherock.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Numerous road closures afoot Sunday as Dallas Marathon makes its annual run". www.dallasnews.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  12. 1 2 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20191127161218if_/https://www.rundallas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1976-sp_Results_Book.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  13. 1 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20191214215446if_/https://www.rundallas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-DM-Graphical-Map-SUNDAY.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20191127161245if_/https://www.rundallas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1982_Results_Book.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  15. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20191127161105if_/https://www.rundallas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2001_Results_book.pdf#page=4 [ bare URL PDF ]
  16. ↑ producerDec. 15, Kellen BulgerAudience sports; read, 2024|Updated 12:56 p m CST|3 min (2024-12-15). "UT Southwestern student Travis Dowd wins 2024 BMW Dallas Marathon in his debut". Dallas News. Retrieved 2025-09-05.{{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ Nexbank on Bankrate, Marathon presented by Nexbank
  18. ↑ 2008 Dallas White Rock Marathon - Marathon - Marathon Results, Online Race Results.com, retrieved 2008-12-15, name, time, and pace only, search by participant to verify results
  19. ↑ 2007 Wellstone Dallas White Rock Marathon - Marathon Results, Online Race Results.com, retrieved 2008-12-15, name, time, and pace only, search by participant to verify results
  20. ↑ 2006 Wellstone Dallas White Rock Marathon - Marathon Results, Online Race Results.com, retrieved 2008-12-15, name, time, and pace only, search by participant to verify results
  21. ↑ 2005 White Rock Marathon - Marathon - Marathon Results, Online Race Results.com, retrieved 2008-12-15, name, time, and pace only, search by participant to verify results
  22. ↑ Vernon, Robert. "1986 Results Book" (PDF). rundallas.com. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Dallas White Rock Marathon: The Seventeenth Annual Running" [ permanent dead link ], December 1986.
  24. ↑ "29-year-old runner collapses and dies at Dallas marathon". chron.com. December 14, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
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