| Okanagan International Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Okanagan Marathon | |
| Date | October |
| Location | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Sun-Rype |
| Established | 1995 |
| Course records | Men: Larry Nightingale 2:27:03Women:  Noriko Kawaguchi 2:49:44 |
| Official site | Okanagan Marathon |
The Okanagan International Marathon is an annual marathon event held in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The race has been run each year since 1995 and is a Boston Marathon qualifying race.
The Okanagan International Marathon is as a major fundraiser for the interior of BC. Held in the fall in Kelowna and has a history of Boston qualifying times on a course, which attracts both the elite and recreational runner. To date the Okanagan International Marathon has donated in excess of $173,000 dollars to the Sunshine Foundation Dream for Kids. Growing from a small marathon with a group of dedicated runners the event today has over 3,400 participants. [1]
The event includes the Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K Family Fun Run/Walk as well as the BMO Kids run. On October 10, 2010, runners converged on Kelowna's City Park for the 42.2 km marathon, 21.1 km half-marathon and 10 km walk and run. [2]
| Edition | Year | Men's Winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's Winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1995 | Larry Nightingale (CAN) | 2:30:34 | Jan McKinnon (CAN) | 3:07:46 |
| 2nd | 1996 | Larry Nightingale (CAN) | 2:27:03 | Linda Marshall (CAN) | 3:20:37 |
| 3rd | 1997 |  Nigel Winfield (GBR) | 2:28:30 | Sandy Jacobson (CAN) | 2:49:53 |
| 4th | 1998 | Ryan Leef (CAN) | 2:38:20 | Noriko Kawaguchi (JPN) | 2:49:44 |
| 5th | 1999 | Donald Bambury (CAN) | 2:36:27 | Nathalie Butler (CAN) | 2:56:11 |
| 6th | 2000 | Donald Bambury (CAN) | 2:35:39 | Fariyal Samson (CAN) | 2:57:42 |
| 7th | 2001 | Marc Collie (CAN) | 2:38:36 | Petra Graen (CAN) | 3:00:40 |
| 8th | 2002 | Sergio Pio (CAN) | 2:45:05 | Julie Heidt (CAN) | 3:14:01 |
| 9th | 2003 | Sergio Pio (CAN) | 2:42:57 | Heidi Schmutzer (CAN) | 3:06:47 |
| 10th | 2004 | Sergio Pio (CAN) | 2:44:35 | Barb Scatchard (CAN) | 3:05:50 |
| 11th | 2005 | Marc Collie (CAN) | 2:42:08 | Kari Elliott (CAN) | 3:08:46 |
| 12th | 2006 | Trevor Haaheim (CAN) | 2:38:34 | Amanda McLeod (CAN) | 3:06:22 |
| 13th | 2007 | Scott Tremblay (CAN) | 2:38:27 | Amanda McLeod (CAN) | 3:14:23 |
| 14th | 2008 | Brian Torrance (CAN) | 2:39:56 | Gillian Moody (CAN) | 2:55:50 |
| 15th | 2009 | Brent Pickerl (CAN) | 2:51:54 | Paige Howat (CAN) | 3:11:50 |
| 16th | 2010 | Jack Cook (CAN) | 2:39:16 | Keddi-Anne Siterbino (CAN) | 3:00:05 |
| 17th | 2011 | James Curran (CAN) | 2:44:54 | Heather Johnson (CAN) | 3:10:20 |
| 18th | 2012 | James Curran (CAN) | 2:51:10 | Rhonda Loo (CAN) | 3:00:40 |
| 19th | 2013 | Brendan Lunty (CAN) | 2:30:29 | Allison Blackmore (GBR) | 3:06:07 |
| 20th | 2014 | Ryan Prachnau (CAN) | 2:39:36 | Danielle Bourgeois (CAN) | 3:02:47 |
| 21st | 2015 | Lewis Kelly (CAN) | 2:39:36 | Abigail Huyser (CAN) | 3:04:25 |
| 22nd | 2016 | Ryan Prachnau (CAN) | 2:39:49 | Kari Elliott (CAN) | 2:52:47 |
| 23rd | 2017 | David Eikelboom (CAN) | 2:34:27 | Claire Young (CAN) | 3:06:12 |
| 24th | 2018 | Curtis Sampson (CAN) | 2:52:59 | Cosette Lemelin (CAN) | 3:06:31 |
| 25th | 2019 | Vik Bains (CAN) | 2:38:12 | Kailyn Nelson (CAN) | 3:05:45 |
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