Sunburst Marathon

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Sunburst Marathon
DateFirst Saturday of June
Location South Bend, Indiana
Event typeRoad
Distance Half Marathon, 10k, 5k, 5k Fitness Walk
Established1984
Course recordsMen: 2:23:31 (1987)
Robert Schlau
Women: 2:47:05 (1988)
Maria del Carmen Cardenas
Official site sunburstraces.org

Sunburst Races is a half marathon, 10k, 5k event located in South Bend, Indiana. It is held annually on the first Saturday in June. The races start in Downtown South Bend and finishes at the University of Notre Dame. The race is owned and managed by Beacon Health System [1] and supports the Beacon Children's Hospital. [2]

Contents

List of winners of the Sunburst Marathon [3]

Men's

YearWinnerCountryTimeNotes
1984Mike HaagFlag of the United States.svg United States2:35:55Course record
1985Juan ZetinaFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico2:26:30Course record
1986Sendot MendezFlag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico2:24:12Course record
1987Robert SchlauFlag of the United States.svg United States2:23:31Course record
1988Mark HelgsonFlag of the United States.svg United States2:25:22
1989Raymond RossFlag of the United States.svg United States2:31:29
1990Rick MulveyFlag of the United States.svg United States2:26:03
1991Robert YaraFlag of the United States.svg United States2:23:51
1992Robert YaraFlag of the United States.svg United States2:26:50Second Victory
1993David MullanFlag of the United States.svg United States2:25:11
1994Bob StolzFlag of the United States.svg United States2:27:00
1995No Marathon Contested
1996 Doug Curtis Flag of the United States.svg United States2:39:53
1997Roger ScottFlag of the United States.svg United States2:33:16
1998 Henno Haava Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia2:24:06
1999 Henno Haava Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia2:28:40Second Victory
2000Reta FeyissaFlag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia2:27:30
2001Simon CherokonyFlag of Kenya.svg Kenya2:24:05
2002Steve WilsonFlag of the United States.svg United States2:31:54
2003Chris KarasFlag of the United States.svg United States2:33:57
2004Mike AldrinkFlag of the United States.svg United States2:38:39
2005Rob HruskovichFlag of the United States.svg United States2:39:28
2006Justin GilletteFlag of the United States.svg United States2:30:33
2007Chad WareFlag of the United States.svg United States2:34:34
2008Justin GilletteFlag of the United States.svg United States2:30:33Second Victory
2009Justin BaumFlag of the United States.svg United States2:34:07
2010Luke DiehlFlag of the United States.svg United States2:48:45
2011Ryan GreutmanFlag of the United States.svg United States2:37:00
2012Justin GilletteFlag of the United States.svg United States2:30:09Third Victory
2013Scott BreedenFlag of the United States.svg United States2:36:49
2014Jason ParksFlag of the United States.svg United States2:35:51
2015Matt HoyesFlag of the United States.svg United States2:43:29
2016Nathan EllisFlag of the United States.svg United States2:38:40
2017Andy WilliamsFlag of the United States.svg United States2:30:00

Women's

YearWinnerCountryTimeNotes
1984Diane KuhlmanFlag of the United States.svg United States3:16:37Course record
1985Betty Hite-NelsonFlag of the United States.svg United States2:58:50Course record
1986Betty Hite-NelsonFlag of the United States.svg United States3:08:17
1987Chantal Maury-BestFlag of the United States.svg United States2:59:42
1988 Maria del Carmen Cardenas Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico2:47:05Course record
1989Cindy Barber-KeelerFlag of the United States.svg United States2:53:28
1990Cindy Barber-KeelerFlag of the United States.svg United States2:53:45
1991Bridget CollinsFlag of the United States.svg United States2:47:47
1992Bridget CollinsFlag of the United States.svg United States2:54:36Second Victory
1993Bridget CollinsFlag of the United States.svg United States2:54:18Third Victory
1994Kellie ZimmermanFlag of the United States.svg United States3:00:43
1995No Marathon Contested
1996Marybeth DillonFlag of the United States.svg United States3:11:38
1997Kathy CheesemanFlag of the United States.svg United States3:01:12
1998Bridget CollinsFlag of the United States.svg United States2:52:59Fourth Victory
1999Linda GrossmanFlag of the United States.svg United States2:57:05
2000Patricia BagleyFlag of the United States.svg United States3:05:42
2001Renee MangetteFlag of the United States.svg United States3:00:00
2002Renee DamstraFlag of the United States.svg United States2:59:24
2003Amanda KirbyFlag of the United States.svg United States3:03:07
2004Nancy SchubringFlag of the United States.svg United States3:12:38
2005Tamara WhittenFlag of the United States.svg United States3:27:02
2006Shannan RiederFlag of the United States.svg United States3:06:36
2007Shannan RiederFlag of the United States.svg United States3:18:23
2008Tracy WollschlagerFlag of the United States.svg United States3:06:41
2009Sarah PlaxtonFlag of the United States.svg United States2:56:45
2010Corey RandellFlag of the United States.svg United States3:04:58
2011Sarah KasabianFlag of the United States.svg United States3:09:22
2012Melissa GilletteFlag of the United States.svg United States3:03:40
2013Becky BoyleFlag of the United States.svg United States2:55:16
2014Kristen DietzFlag of the United States.svg United States3:17:58
2015Sarah OrenFlag of the United States.svg United States3:30:53
2016Elaine SchmeltzFlag of the United States.svg United States3:06:42
2017Emily WagonerFlag of the United States.svg United States3:19:43

See also

References

  1. "About the Sunburst Races". Sunburst Races. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. Dits, Joseph. "Sunburst Races in South Bend born from a passion for health". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  3. "Official Records | Sunburst Races |". Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.