Indianapolis Monumental Marathon

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Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
DateNovember
Location Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Event typeRoad
Distance Marathon, half marathon, 5K
Primary sponsor CNO Financial Group
Established2008;16 years ago (2008)
Course recordsMen: 2:15:41 (2023)
Flag of the United States.svg Lyle O'Brien
Women: 2:35:36 (2023)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Hannah
Official site monumentalmarathon.com
Participants15,000 (2023)

The Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (also known as the CNO Financial Group Indianapolis Monumental Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual road marathon usually held in early November in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The marathon was first held in 2008 and includes a half marathon and 5K run. Since 2016, it has been the only full fall marathon run in Indianapolis. In 2015, it claimed to have become one of the 20 largest marathons in the U.S. [1]

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History

Runner nearing the finish of the Monumental Marathon Runner finishing the 2023 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon.jpg
Runner nearing the finish of the Monumental Marathon

The Monumental Marathon was established by Carlton Ray in 2008. [2] [3] [4] Just over 1,100 runners completed the race's inaugural running, while almost 2,000 completed the race the following year. Nearly 3,000 runners completed the half marathon in 2009. Beginning in 2010, a 5k race was offered as well.[ citation needed ] In 2014, Runners World named the race as one of the nine best, new U.S. marathons. [5]

In 2015, the Monumental Marathon purchased the Indianapolis Marathon and converted it into a half marathon, operating as the Indy Half Marathon at Fort Ben. Prior to the purchase, the Monumental Marathon was reported to be in the top 25 marathons in the United States. [5]

In 2017, Jed Cornforth was appointed as executive director of the event, replacing the prior director, Blake Boldon, who left the event to direct the Drake Relays. [6]

Runners on the Monumental Marathon course at Butler University. Runners in Monumental Marathon 2022.jpg
Runners on the Monumental Marathon course at Butler University.

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, [7] with all registrants given the option of running the race virtually or transferring their entry to 2021. An e-mail address was provided for registrants to request a refund, without any additional details regarding a refund policy. [8]

Course

The course for the Monumental Marathon begins and ends near the Indiana Statehouse in downtown Indianapolis. The Monumental Half Marathon is run concurrently with the full marathon. The two races follow identical routes for the first six or so miles, split, then re-converge for the last 3 mi (4.8 km) of the course.[ citation needed ]

Winners

Key:    Course record

YearMaleTimeFemaleTimeRf.
2008Richard Kandie2:22:24Zeddy Chepkoech2:40:28 [9]
2009Mathew Chesang2:21:00Molly Brown-Boulay3:07:28 [10]
2010Leornard Mucheru2:17:58Jackie Dikos2:45:25 [11]
2011Hillary Cheruiyot2:22:20Mandy Grantz2:42:36 [12]
2012Aleksey Alexandrova2:18:44Whitney Bevins-Lazzara2:45:23 [13]
2013David Tuwei2:16:40Colleen Dereuck2:39:22 [14]
2014Michael Eaton2:19:38Alana Hadley2:38:34 [15] [16]
2015Jesse Davis2:17:59Nicole Michmerhuizen2:41:37 [17]
2016Japhet Kipkoech2:18:30Andie Cozzarelli2:38:47 [18]
2017Japhet Kipkoech (2)2:18:34Laura Portis2:41:35 [19]
2018Aaron Fletcher2:17:23Laurie Knowles2:37:50 [20]
2019Nate Guthals2:17:15Dot McMahan2:35:36 [21]
2020Event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [7]
2021Ian Carter2:16:24Christina Murphy2:37:57 [22]
2022Jacob Heslington2:18:56Jennifer Pope2:37:22 [23]
2023Lyle O'Brien2:15:39Rachel Hannah2:35:12 [24]

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