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Baltimore Marathon 
Runners at the 2009 Baltimore MarathonDate Mid-October Location Baltimore, Maryland Event type Road Distance Marathon Established 2001 Course records 2:11:54(M) 2:32:09 (F) Official site www.thebaltimoremarathon.com The Baltimore Marathon is the flagship race of several races held in Baltimore, Maryland known collectively as the Baltimore Running Festival. The 10th annual marathon took place on October 16, 2010 and the Festival drew a record 22,281 participants. Under Armour, the Baltimore-based athletic apparel company, sponsors the event.
The event continues to draw record participants every year, making it one of the fastest growing marathons in the United States.[1] In 2010, David Rutoh from Kenya won the men's race with a time of 2:13:11. Olena Shurkhno of Ukraine won the women's race with a time of 2:32:17.
The marathon begins at the Camden Yards sports complex and travels through many diverse neighborhoods of Baltimore, including the scenic Inner Harbor waterfront area, historic Federal Hill, Fells Point, and Canton, Baltimore. The race then proceeds to other important focal points of the city such as Patterson Park, Clifton Park, Lake Montebello, the Charles Village neighborhood and the western edge of downtown. After winding through 42.195 kilometres (26.219 mi) of Baltimore, the race ends at virtually the same point at which it starts.
The male and female winners of the 2010 race each won $23,000. Other races that take place are a half-marathon, team relay race, 5K race, and kids fun run.
The competition was first held in 2001, but the city has featured marathon races prior to the current incarnation: the Maryland Marathon was held from 1973 to 1980 and this evolved into the Baltimore City Marathon, which was held from 1981 to 1989.[2]
Past winners
Key: Course record
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References
- ^ Brtalik, Gene (2008-09-29). "Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival Eclipses 17,000 Runner Mark". http://www.runwashington.com/news/sep08baltimorefestival.html. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Baltimore Marathon" Association of Road Racing Statisticians October 18, 2010 http://www.arrs.net/HP_BltMa.htm. Retrieved September 24, 2011
- List of winners
- John Roemer IV, Jack Leydig (2010-10-18). Baltimore Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians . Retrieved on 2011-10-14.
External links
- Official website
- Coverage at The Baltimore Sun
Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s) 1st 1973 
Victor Nelson (USA)2:22:56.6 Kathrine Switzer (USA)3:10:37 2nd 1974 
Ron Hill (GBR)2:17:23 Kathrine Switzer (USA)3:05:51 3rd 1975 John Vitale (USA)2:17:02 
Liane Winter (GER)2:53:23.2 4th 1976 Bill Rodgers (USA)2:14:23 Lisa Matovcik (USA)3:03:23 5th 1977 Garry Bjorklund (USA)2:13:47 Marilyn Bevans (USA)2:51:18 6th 1978 Jeff Bradley (USA)2:19:36.2 Kathy Heckman (USA)2:55:35 7th 1979 Jeff Foster (USA)2:19:26 Marilyn Bevans (USA)2:54:35 8th 1980 
Jerome Drayton (CAN)2:19:45 Jean Kerr (USA)2:49:13 9th 1981 Christopher Stewart (GBR)2:19:55 Kathy Heckman (USA)2:49:12 10th 1982 Terry Rauch (USA)2:26:22 Vera Thornhill (USA)3:06:38 11th 1983 (Apr) Matt Tobin (USA)2:23:05 Margaret Rosasco (USA)3:03:44 12th 1983 (Nov) David Shafer (USA)2:20:08 Pat Wilkerson (USA)2:49:23 13th 1985 Zdzislaw Szmit (USA)2:17:47 Nancy Kelly (USA)2:53:51 14th 1986 Steve Molnar (USA)2:27:34 Rose Malloy (USA)2:55:45 15th 1987 Gordon Christie (CAN)2:24:49 Christine Gibbons (USA)2:51:49 16th 1988 Tom Stevens (USA)2:22:42 Marianne Dickerson (USA)2:41:05 17th 1989 Robert Yara (USA)2:29:07 Cathy Ventura-Merkel (USA)3:02:25 — 1990–2000 Not held — Not held — 18th 2001 
Luka Cherono (KEN)2:19:46 
Elvira Kolpakova (RUS)2:52:08 19th 2002 Eric Kimaiyo (KEN)2:17:44 Elvira Kolpakova (RUS)2:50:01 20th 2003 Eric Kimaiyo (KEN)2:18:41 Elvira Kolpakova (RUS)2:48:50 21st 2004 John Itati (KEN)2:14:51 Ramilya Burangulova (RUS)2:40:21 22nd 2005 
Mykola Antonenko (UKR)2:15:40 Ramilya Burangulova (RUS)2:42:00 23rd 2006 
Yerefu Birhanu (ETH)2:16:27 Rimma Dubovik (UKR)2:35:45 24th 2007 John Itati (KEN)2:16:24 Gladys Asiba (KEN)2:36:27 25th 2008 Julius Kipyego Keter (KEN)2:11:56 
Maria Portilla (PER)2:36:32 26th 2009 Alphonse Yatich Kibor (KEN)2:14:04 
Yuliya Arzipova (KGZ)2:32:09 27th 2010 David Ruto Kipkorir (KEN)2:13:11 Olena Shurkhno (UKR)2:32:17 28th 2011 Stephen Muange (KEN)2:15:16 Olena Shurkhno (UKR)2:29:11 Categories:- Marathons in the United States
- Sports in Baltimore, Maryland
- Recurring sporting events established in 2001
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