Portland Marathon

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Portland Marathon
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The 2006 Portland Marathon
DateOctober
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
Event type Road
Distance Marathon and half-marathon
Established1972
Official site www.portlandmarathon.com

The Portland Marathon Presented by OHSU Health is an annual sporting event which takes place on the first Sunday of October in Portland, Oregon, first held in 1972. The race consists of a full marathon and a half marathon. The race starts and ends at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park at Salmon Street and Naito Parkway, and includes several bridge crossings and multiple iconic landmarks in Portland. The field has reached over 10,000 runners.

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History

The race has been held annually since 1972 and is one of the longest-running consecutive marathons in the United States. The inaugural race was held on Sauvie Island and attracted 86 participants.

The race route underwent various alterations in the 1970s and 1980s before solidifying on a course that traveled clockwise from downtown Portland to the St. Johns Bridge via Highway 30, and then down the bluff on Willamette Blvd before finishing back in the downtown area.

In 1991, Japan's Hiromi Yokoyama set the women's course record with her time of 2:36:40 hours. [1]

In 1997, the men's course record of 2:17:21 hours was set by German runner Uli Steidl. [2] The oldest finisher was Mavis Lingren at age 90 in 1997. [2]

Following a misconduct investigation in 2018 by the Oregon Department of Justice related to long-time race management personnel, the City of Portland issued a Request for Proposals to solicit a new race production firm to take over management of the event. In January 2019 the City selected Brooksee LLC, producers of the REVEL Race Series, as the new managers of the race.

It was announced in July 2019 that Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) will be the presenting sponsor of the event for multiple years.

The 2019 event featured an entirely revised route.

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of running the race virtually or transferring their entry to 2021 or 2022. [3] [4]

Winners

Ed.YearMen's WinnerTime [a] Women's WinnerTime [a]
36th2007Flag of the United States.svg  Carlos Siqueiros  (USA)2:25:27Flag of Japan.svg  Mayu Horiki  (JPN)2:53:47
37th2008Flag of Kenya.svg  John Ngigi  (KEN)2:31:22Flag of the United States.svg  Kami Semick  (USA)2:45:24
38th2009Flag of the United States.svg  Jason Finch  (USA)2:24:13Flag of Japan.svg  Yuri Yoshizumi  (JPN)2:55:59
39th2010Flag of the United States.svg  Eric Griffiths  (USA)2:28:44Flag of the United States.svg  Kami Semick  (USA)2:52:04
40th2011Flag of the United States.svg  Ian Nurse  (USA)2:27:38Flag of the United States.svg  Marcella Klimek  (USA)2:46:27
41st2012Flag of the United States.svg  Jameson Mora  (USA)2:21:09Flag of the United States.svg  Colleen Little  (USA)2:51:35
42nd2013Flag of the United States.svg  Jameson Mora  (USA)2:20:54Flag of the United States.svg  Rachel Jaten  (USA)2:42:15
43rd2014Flag of Japan.svg  Makoto Ozawa  (JPN)2:23:57Flag of the United States.svg  Susan Smith  (USA)2:53:30
44th2015Flag of the United States.svg  Jameson Mora  (USA)2:28:29Flag of the United States.svg  Susie Scott  (USA)2:51:23
45th2016Flag of the United States.svg  Matthew Palilla  (USA)2:36:25Flag of the United States.svg  Kate Landau  (USA)2:38:45
46th2017Flag of the United States.svg  Teppei Suegami  (USA)2:23:41Flag of the United States.svg  Allison Goldstein  (USA)2:50:25
47th2018Flag of Japan.svg  Tomonori Sakamoto  (JPN)2:25:02Flag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Enge  (USA)3:07:46
48th2019Flag of the United States.svg  Kallin Khan  (USA)2:25:15Flag of the United States.svg  Jamie Gibbs  (USA)2:48:00
—2020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [3]
49th2021Flag of the United States.svg  Matt Spear  (USA)2:28:48Flag of the United States.svg  Kari Hamilton  (USA)2:53:38
50th2022Flag of the United States.svg  Matt Spear  (USA)2:37:30Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lydia Tay  (CAN)2:53:38
51st2023Flag of the United States.svg  Matt Spear  (USA)2:27:51Flag of the United States.svg  Rachele Biltoft  (USA)2:55:50
52nd2024Flag of Sweden.svg  Archibald Castell  (Sweden)2:22:14Flag of the United States.svg  Rachel Peters  (USA)2:48:21

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Portland Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2011-10-11). Retrieved on 2011-10-28.
  2. 1 2 Graves, Mark (October 9, 2016). "2016 Portland Marathon draws thousands of runners". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Portland Marathon".
  4. ↑ "Portland Marathon canceled because of coronavirus, but you can still run a race | KATU".


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