The Woodlands Marathon

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The Woodlands Marathon is a full-course marathon based in The Woodlands, Texas. The Woodlands Marathon course is USA Track and Field and IAAF certified, which makes it a qualifier for the Boston Marathon and is considered one of the top 25 fastest courses in the country. [1]

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In 2017, the marathon was cut short due to the course to be incomplete and shortened. The marathon was cut short by 0.8 miles as the lead motorcyclist lead the runners in the wrong direction. [2]

In 2021, the traffic impact made streets close down for the marathon course. [3]

Fidelity Investments was the title sponsor of the race until 2022 when Legacy Capital signed a deal to sponsor the event from 2022–2026. [4]

The Woodlands Marathon uses amateur radio operators to assist with communications throughout the race.

Results

Results for the Marathon are as follows:

Results for the Woodlands Marathon
YearMale Winner/TimesFemale Winner/TimesTotal number of runners
2012 [5] Jeffery Eggleston/2:15:41Camille Herron/2:37:18Males - 588 , Females - 421
2013 [6] Tirop Rich Kessio/2:26:30Mary Akor/2:41:16Males - 586 , Females - 324
2014 [7] Lamech Mosti/2:19:30Dehininet Jara/2:44:57Males - 721 , Females - 515
2015 [8] Phillip Lagat/2:19:21Frehiwot Goshu/2:43:52Males - 539 , Females - 355
2016 [9] Hillary Too/2:18:44Ayantu Dakebo/2:35:21Males - 529 , Females - 345
2017 [10] Sphamandla Nyembe/2:21:26Melissa Hopper/2:51:39Males - 598 , Females - 351
2018 [11] Calum Neff/2:30:15Camille Herron/2:52:38Males - 526 , Females - 288
2019 [12] Ryan Parrish/2:29:08Nicole Bitter/2:58:34Males - 619 , Females - 312
2020 [13] Benjamin Zywicki/2:26:24Emily Parker/2:44:32Males - 603 , Females - 311
2021 [14] Fernando Cabada/2:21:17Michelle Parks/2:38:39Males - 634 , Females - 310
2022 [15] Edward Kandie/2:27:40Hannah Miller/2:38:29Males - 568 , Females - 284
2023 [16] Jonathan Hiley/2:19:44Adriana Zuñiga/2:47:04Males - 576 , Females - 260
2024 [17] Dillon Breen/2:25:36Madeleine Rouse/2:56:41Males - 570 , Females - 286

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References

  1. ↑ "The Woodlands Marathon". visitthewoodlands.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Zickl, Danielle (7 March 2017). "Three Races End Up Short Due to On-Course Errors". Runner's World . Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ↑ Forward, Jeff (25 February 2021). "Double weekend events for Woodlands Marathon to close some roads". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. ↑ Maskulinski, Justin (30 April 2021). "RUNNING: The Woodlands Marathon announces new title sponsor". The Courier. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Live Results for 2012 Woodlands Marathon". results.chronotrack.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Woodlands Marathon". athlinks.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Woodlands Marathon 2014". marathonview.net. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "4th-Annual Woodlands Marathon continues success". Woodlands Online. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Summary By Year: Results for The Woodlands Marathon". www.marathonguide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.[ dead link ]
  10. ↑ "MCT: Marathon 2017". www.mychiptime.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "MCT: Marathon Searchable 2018". www.mychiptime.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "MCT: Marathon Results 2019". www.mychiptime.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "MCT: Marathon Results 2020". mychiptime.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "MCT: Marathon Results 2021". www.mychiptime.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "MCT: Marathon Results 2022". www.mychiptime.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "MCT: Marathon Results 2023". mychiptime.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "MCT: Marathon Results 2024". mychiptime.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.


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