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Illinois Marathon Race Weekend

Saturday April 26th, 2025
Champaign, IL
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · Marathon Relay · 10K · 5K · 1 Mile
Offical Race Web Site

The Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon offers a beautiful, scenic tour of the University of Illinois campus, revitalized downtown streets, tree-lined residential neighborhoods, and an awesome paved park trail. Thousands of friendly, fun fans and volunteers from Champaign-Urbana line the course, exuding Midwest hospitality.

You'll find first-class race shirts, medals, food, and fanfare. Enjoy a spectacular finish at the 50-yard-line of the University's historic Memorial Stadium and attend the rockin'post race 28th-Mile Celebrate Victory Bash right outside the stadium. Live music, free beer, bragging rights.

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This looks like a really good Midwest marathon. Good course, prize money and fun!
Illinois Marathon Race Weekend, Race Date: 2024-04-27, Distance: Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 2:13:38 Darren Barnes
2nd Male 2:19:33 Thomas Strang
3rd Male 2:29:46 Jaime Marcos
4th Male 2:30:32 Dan Froeschle
Female 2:20:35 Nancy Barasch
2nd Female 2:21:28 BRITTANY WEDEKING
3rd Female 2:57:58 Alexis Dorsey
4th Female 2:59:03 Brisa McGrath
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 2:19:33 Thomas Strang
M 50-59 3:04:52 Christopher Allen
M 60-69 3:45:44 Jeffrey Taylor
M 70+ 4:47:01 Marlin Weekley
F 40-49 3:24:09 Kelly Cunningham
F 50-59 3:37:13 Suzanne Rinehart
F 60-69 5:15:17 Paula Rawlings
Illinois Marathon Race Weekend

Course Info

All of the races start and finish on campus of the University of Illinois — home of the Fighting Illinii.

The course Marathon

The race starts near State Farm Center, runs through campus, loops through Urbana, back through campus, out into Champaign, and finishes on the 50-yard line of Memorial Stadium.

Start near the State Farm Center, run through crowd-filled neighborhoods and tree-lined parks, and finish on the 50-yard line of historic Memorial Stadium. The maps show course routes; mile markers; hydration, gel, and medical stations; shelters; relay exchange zones; and maps to help residents and onlookers get around town.
  • Flat and fast courses… A beautiful, scenic tour of revitalized downtown streets, tree-lined residential neighborhoods and awesome, paved park trails
  • Thousands of friendly, fun fans and volunteers from Champaign-Urbana who exemplify Midwest hospitality
  • First-class race shirts, medals, food, and fanfare
  • Unforgettable finish line inside the Memorial Stadium.
  • Boston qualifier

    MARATHON PRIZE MONEY: $12,800 for 2020 (includes $500 bonus prize money each for first male and first female Illinois resident). Course record bonus is $500.

    HALF MARATHON PRIZE MONEY: $3,100 for 2020. Course record bonus is $200.

Bank of America Chicago

Sunday October 12th, 2025
Chicago, Illinois
Distance: Marathon
Offical Race Web Site

Running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon is the pinnacle of achievement for elite athletes and everyday runners alike. On race day, runners from all 50 states and more than 100 countries will set out to accomplish a personal dream by reaching the finish line in Grant Park.

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is known for its flat and fast course that starts and finishes in Grant Park and travels through one of the world’s most magnificent cities. The course has produced four world records, several national records and countless personal bests. Runners enjoy the support of 1.7 million spectators as they run through 29 neighborhoods.





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Bank of America Chicago, Race Date: 2024-10-13, Distance: Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 2:02:44 John Korir KEN
2nd Male 2:04:39 Huseydin Mohamed Esa ETH
3rd Male 2:04:50 Amos Kipruto KEN
4th Male 2:05:16 Vincent Ngetich KEN
Female 2:09:56 Ruth Chepngetich KEN
2nd Female 2:17:32 Sutume Asefa Kebede ETH
3rd Female 2:17:51 Irene Cheptai KEN
4th Female 2:20:22 Buze Diriba Kejela ETH
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 2:24:38 Mohamed, Mustafa SWE
M 50-59 2:33:01 Cardona Rios, Juan Carlos COL
M 60-69 2:48:29 Tayeri, Thomas USA
M 70+ 3:12:12 Butler, David GBR
F 40-49 2:30:12 Hall, Sara USA
F 50-59 2:56:11 McMahon, Margaret IRL
F 60-69 3:15:30 Waywell, Elizabeth CAN
F 70+ 3:47:00 Wasielewski, Grace USA
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8/27/2018*
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4/21/2025
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7/31/2025
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11/2/2025
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1/5/2018*
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2/15/2018*
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11/30/2025
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10/26/2025
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1/19/2018*
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10/12/2025
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11/2/2025
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5/4/2025
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2/1/2018*
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4/27/2025
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7/5/2025
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10/19/2025
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9/21/2025
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3/16/2025
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11/2/2025
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10/19/2025
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10/26/2025
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1/17/2018*
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6/21/2025
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12/14/2025
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10/5/2025
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2/23/2025
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2/23/2025
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3/16/2025
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1/26/2018*
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5/4/2025
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6/5/2025
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9/14/2025
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11/2/2025
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6/22/2025
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11/2/2025
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7/6/2025
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3/23/2025
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4/5/2025
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5/24/2025
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7/13/2025
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6/7/2025
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4/19/2025
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10/19/2025
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11/27/2025
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10/26/2025
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9/21/2025
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4/13/2025
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11/10/2018*
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9/7/2025
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11/30/2025
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10/11/2025
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9/1/2025
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4/4/2025
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9/14/2025
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4/22/2025
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10/5/2025
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2/23/2025
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9/6/2025
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11/9/2025
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5/4/2025
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4/6/2025
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4/19/2025
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8/24/2025
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9/28/2025
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4/6/2025
Berlin, Germany
5/4/2025
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4/27/2025
Vancouver, Canada
9/27/2025
Akron, Ohio
5/4/2025
Cardiff, United Kingdom
10/26/2025
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5/4/2025
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3/16/2025
Lille, France
5/4/2025
Belfast, Ireland
5/18/2025
Manchester, UK
9/7/2025
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7/27/2025
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3/2/2025
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3/8/2025
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2/23/2025
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3/23/2025
Chicago, Illinois
2/16/2018*
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2/23/2025
Daegu, South Korea
1/19/2018*
Alicante, Spain
2/2/2018*
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4/26/2025
Champaign, IL
1/18/2026
Naples, Florida
9/7/2025
London, UK
10/23/2025
Reykjavik, Iceland
10/19/2025
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11/10/2018*
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5/4/2025
Gaborone, Botsuana
10/5/2025
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11/1/2025
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5/18/2025
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5/11/2025
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1/18/2026
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7/6/2025
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9/28/2025
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10/5/2025
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10/12/2025
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4/27/2025
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11/8/2025
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11/9/2025
Riva Del Garda Italy
10/19/2025
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5/18/2025
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4/12/2025
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12/7/2025
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5/18/2025
Manchester, UK
10/5/2025
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5/4/2025
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11/2/2025
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5/31/2025
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6/29/2025
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5/17/2025
Helsinki, Finland
3/22/2025
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5/17/2025
Helsinki, Finland
11/24/2018*
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5/4/2025
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1/19/2018*
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2/7/2018*
Ein Bokek, Israel
2/16/2018*
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4/26/2025
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6/1/2025
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5/4/2025
Vise, Belgium
10/19/2025
Bar Harbor, Maine
3/22/2025
Limassol, Cyprus
12/6/2025
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1/26/2018*
Seville, Spain
2/9/2018*
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9/21/2025
Bengaluru, India
4/27/2025
Kansas City, Missouri
4/27/2025
Eugene, OR
1/4/2018*
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2/1/2018*
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3/21/2025
Jerusalem, Israel
4/13/2025
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4/6/2025
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3/15/2025
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5/5/2025
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12/26/2025
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7/13/2025
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10/5/2025
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10/25/2025
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4/28/2025
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4/27/2025
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10/19/2025
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11/27/2025
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12/14/2025
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5/24/2025
Manhattan, KS
4/12/2025
Fresno, Ca
2/2/2018*
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6/21/2025
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2/13/2018*
Armagh, Ireland
3/22/2025
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4/5/2025
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6/21/2025
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4/27/2025
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5/4/2025
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10/5/2025
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11/23/2025
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8/16/2025
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12/13/2025
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Boston Marathon

Monday April 21st, 2025
Boston, Massachusetts
Distance: Marathon
Offical Race Web Site

Among the nation’s oldest athletic clubs, the B.A.A. was established in 1887, and, in 1896, more than half of the U.S. Olympic Team at the first modern games was composed of B.A.A. club members. The Olympic Games provided the inspiration for the first Boston Marathon, which culminated the B.A.A. Games on April 19, 1897. John J. McDermott emerged from a 15-member starting field to complete the course (then 24.5 miles) in a winning time of 2:55:10.

The Boston Marathon has since become the world’s oldest annually contested marathon. The addition of principal sponsor John Hancock Financial Services in 1986 has solidified the event’s success over the past 30 years and ensures it well into the future.

The 124th Boston Marathon was held on Monday, October 11, 2021. Normally it is held on Patriots’ Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and it did return to that date in 2022. The 2020 race was cancelled due to Covid-19. The Boston Marathon is sponsored by John Hancock.

To qualify for the Boston Marathon, athletes must meet time standards which correspond to their age and gender.

Past winners (since 1970):

Men

2024 -- Sisay Lemma, Ethiopia 2:06:17
2023 -- Evans Chebet, Kenya, 2:05:54
2022 -- Evans Chebet, Kenya, 2:06:51
2021 -- Benson Kipruto, Kenya, 2:09:51
2020 -- Race Cancelled
2019 -- Lawrence Cherono, Kenya, 2:07:57
2018 -- Yuki Kawauchi, Japan, 2:15:54
2017 -- Geoffrey Kirui, Kenya, 2:09:37
2016 -- Lemi Berhanu Hayle, Ethiopia, 2:12:45
2015 -- Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopia, 2:09:17
2014 -- Meb Keflezighi, United States, 2:08:37
2013 -- Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopia, 2:10:23
2012 -- Wesley Korir, Kenya, 2:12:40
2011 -- Geoffrey Mutai, Kenya, 2:03:02
2010 -- Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:05:52
2009 -- Deriba Merga, Ethiopia, 2:08:42
2008 -- Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:07:46
2007 -- Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:14:13
2006 -- Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:07:14
2005 -- Hailu Negussie, Ethiopia, 2:11:45
2004 -- Timothy Cherigat, Kenya, 2:10:37
2003 -- Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:10:11
2002 -- Rodgers Rop, Kenya, 2:09:02
2001 -- Lee Bong-ju, South Korea, 2:09:43
2000 -- Elijah Lagat, Kenya, 2:09:47
1999 -- Joseph Chebet, Kenya, 2:09:52
1998 -- Tanue Moses, Kenya, 2:07:34
1997 -- Aguta Lameck, Kenya, 2:10:34
1996 -- Tanui Moses, Kenya, 2:09:15
1995 -- Cosmas Ndeti, Kenya, 2:09:22
1994 -- Cosmas Ndeti, Kenya, 2:07:15
1993 -- Cosmas Ndeti, Kenya, 2:09:33
1992 -- Ibrahim Hussein, Kenya, 2:08:14
1991 -- Ibrahim Hussein, Kenya, 2:11:06
1990 -- Gelindo Bordin, Italy, 2:08:19
1989 -- Abebe Mekonnen, Ethiopia, 2:09:06
1988 -- Ibrahim Hussein, Kenya, 2:08:43
1987 -- Toshihiko Seko, Japan, 2:11:50
1986 -- Robert de Castella, Australia, 2:07:51
1985 -- Geoff Smith, United Kingdom, 2:14:05
1984 -- Geoff Smith, United Kingdom, 2:10:34
1983 -- Greg Meyer, United States, 2:09:00
1982 -- Alberto Salazar, United States, 2:08:52
1981 -- Toshihiko Seko, Japan, 2:12:11
1980 -- Bill Rodgers, United States, 2:12:11
1979 -- Bill Rodgers, United States, 2:09:27
1978 -- Bill Rodgers, United States, 2:10:13
1977 -- Jerome Drayton, Canada, 2:14:46
1976 -- Jack Fultz, United States, 2:20:19
1975 -- Bill Rodgers, United States, 2:09:55
1974 -- Neil Cusack, Ireland, 2:13:39
1973 -- Jon Anderson, United States, 2:16:03
1972 -- Olavi Suomalainen, Finland, 2:15:39
1971 -- Alvaro Mejia, Colombia, 2:18:45
1970 -- Ron Hill, United Kingdom, 2:10:30

Women

2024 -- Hellen Obiri, Kenya 2:22:37
2023 -- Hellen Obiri, Kenya 2:21:38
2022 -- Peres Jepchirchir, Kenya, 2:21:01
2021 -- Diana Kipyoket, Kenya, 2:24:45
2020 -- Race Cancelled
2019 -- Worknesh Degefa, Ethiopia, 2:23:31
2018 -- Desiree Linden, USA, 2:39:54
2017 -- Edna Kiplagat, Kenya, 2:21:52
2016 -- Atsede Baysa, Ethiopia, 2:29:19
2015 -- Caroline Rotich, Kenya, 2:24:55
2014 -- Buzunesh Deba, Ethiopia, 2:19:59
2013 -- Rita Jeptoo, Kenya, 2:26:25
2012 -- Sharon Cherop, Kenya, 2:31:50
2011 -- Caroline Kilel, Kenya, 2:22:36
2010 -- Teyba Erkesso, Ethiopia, 2:26:11
2009 -- Salina Kosgei, Kenya, 2:32:16
2008 -- Dire Tune, Ethiopia, 2:25:25
2007 -- Lidiya Grigoryeva, Russia, 2:29:18
2006 -- Rita Jeptoo, Kenya, 2:23:38
2005 -- Catherine Ndereba, Kenya, 2:25:13
2004 -- Catherine Ndereba, Kenya, 2:24:27
2003 -- Svetlana Zakharova, Russia, 2:25:20
2002 -- Margaret Okayo, Kenya, 2:20:43
2001 -- Catherine Ndereba, Kenya, 2:23:53
2000 -- Catherine Ndereba, Kenya, 2:26:11
1999 -- Fatuma Roba, Ethiopia, 2:23:25
1998 -- Fatuma Roba, Ethiopia, 2:23:21
1997 -- Fatuma Roba, Ethiopia, 2:26:23
1996 -- Uta Pippig, Germany, 2:27:12
1995 -- Uta Pippig, Germany, 2:25:11
1994 -- Uta Pippig, Germany, 2:21:45
1993 -- Olga Markova, Russia, 2:25:27
1992 -- Olga Markova, Russia, 2:23:43
1991 -- Wanda Panfil, Poland, 2:24:18
1990 -- Rosa Mota, Portugal, 2:25:24
1989 -- Ingrid Kristiansen, Norway, 2:24:33
1988 -- Rosa Mota, Portugal, 2:24:30
1987 -- Rosa Mota, Portugal, 2:25:21
1986 -- Ingrid Kristiansen, Norway, 2:24:55
1985 -- Lisa Larsen Weidenbach, United States 2:34:06
1984 -- Lorraine Moller, New Zealand, 2:29:28
1983 -- Joan Benoit, United States, 2:22:43
1982 -- Charlotte Teske, West Germany, 2:29:33
1981 -- Alison Roe, New Zealand, 2:28:46
1980 -- Jacqueline Gareau, Canada 2:34:28
1979 -- Joan Benoit, United States, 2:35:15
1978 -- Gayle Barron, United States, 2:44:52
1977 -- Miki Gorman, United States, 2:48:33
1976 -- Kim Merritt, United States, 2:47:10
1975 -- Liane Winter, West Germany, 2:42:24
1974 -- Mike Gorman, United States, 2:47:11
1973 -- Jacqueline Hansen, United States, 3:05:59
1972 -- Nina Kuscsik, United States, 3:10:26
1971 -- Sara Berman, United States, 3:08:30 (Unofficial Era)
1970 -- Sara Berman, United States, 3:05:07 (Unofficial Era)





















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Jean Pommier
Boston is the most renown and illustrious marathon with amazing crowd support along a legendary point-to-point course. What more is there to say? It's the Boston Marathon.
Bob Anderson
I ran the Boston Marathon for the first time in 2013 when I turned 65. I had been around the marathon for years but never had a chance to participant. All I can say is that I felt like a rock star the whole way. The crowd support is amazing. This was the most exciting running experience I have ever had. I finished in 3:32:17.
Boston Marathon, Race Date: 2024-04-15, Distance: Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 2:06:17 Lemma, Sisay 34 ETH
2nd Male 2:06:58 Esa, Mohamed 23 ETH
3rd Male 2:07:22 Chebet, Evans 36 KEN
4th Male 2:07:40 Korir, John 28 KEN
Female 2:22:37 hellen obiri 35 KEN
2nd Female 2:22:45 sharon lokedi 30 KEN
3rd Female 2:23:21 edna kiplagat 44 KEN
4th Female 2:24:04 buze deriba 30 ETH
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 2:12:32 Kibet, Elkanah 43 USA
M 50-59 2:39:57 Sugathadasa, Gamini 52
M 60-69 2:48:45 Vilela, Fernando 63 BRA
M 70+ 3:26:59 Woodnutt, John 71 USA
F 40-49 2:23:21 edna kiplagat 44 KEN
F 50-59 2:56:36 Veneziano, Lisa 56 USA
F 60-69 3:11:06 Valencia, Dolores 63 USA
F 70+ 3:46:02 Ebbetts, Dawn 72 USA
Boston Marathon


2022 Women and Men Boston Marathon

Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya and Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia charged through Kenmore Square, in the shadow of Fenway Park, not far from the finish line. The rest of a decorated women’s field had splintered in their wake, and now Jepchirchir and Yeshaneh went back and forth, trading the lead several times as they staged a memorable duel.

Finally, with one last push, Jepchirchir lengthened her stride to create some separation as she sprinted to the finish, her narrow win coming 50 years after women first vied for Boston Marathon glory. Perhaps the only person surprised by the outcome was Jepchirchir herself.

“I was not expecting to win,” said Jepchirchir, the reigning Olympic champion. “But I’m feeling grateful, and now I can say that I believe in myself more.”

For the first time since 2019, the Boston Marathon returned to its traditional slot on the calendar. Until the coronavirus pandemic, the marathon had been staged every April since 1897. But in 2020, the racewas canceledfor the first time in its history. And last year, the race was pushedto October, when it competed for elite entrants with a cluster of other marathons.

No one shined brighter than Jepchirchir, 28, who finished in 2 hours 21 minutes 1 second, just four seconds ahead of Yeshaneh. Mary Ngugi of Kenya placed third after running a smart race: She knew enough to pace herself when Jepchirchir and Yeshaneh pounded the gas, blowing away the field.

“I’m glad I didn’t follow them and just die,” Ngugi said.

Establishing herself as the most formidable female marathoner on the planet, Jepchirchir has now won her last five marathons and three in the last eight months: Aftersurviving extraordinarily hot conditionsto win at the Tokyo Games in August, Jepchirchirwon the New York City Marathonin November. Now, after another triumph, she is already looking ahead.

“I still have more to do,” she said.

Kenyans swept the men’s podium. Evans Chebet, 33, won his first world marathon major when he broke clear of a large pack, finishing in 2:06:51. Lawrence Cherono was second, and Benson Kipruto, last year’s winner, was third.

The pack began to dissolve behind Chebet after he covered the 22nd mile in 4:27, a preposterous tempo. Crushing his opposition only seemed to spur him forward.

“My counterparts were nowhere close to me,” he said through a translator, “and that gave me the motivation and the determination to hit it off and seize the win.”

On Monday, fortune largely favored the brave — but not everyone. CJ Albertson, a 28-year-old Californian who trains for marathons by doing marathons, pushed the pace from the start.

“My only chance to really win or be up there in the top is to kind of break some people,” he said. “I had the mind-set that I’m invincible, and you kind of have to run like that.”

The problem: “There are limits,” he said.

Albertson faded to a 13th-place finish in 2:10:23, which was still a personal best. Scott Fauble, 30, was the top American man, in seventh. “I think I do well with hills,” he said.

Molly Seidel, a crowd favorite and a former Boston-area resident, struggled in her Boston debut, dropping out at Mile 16. Shesaid in a statementthat she had been dealing with a hip injury.

“I had to make the difficult call to stop at a medical tent to avoid really damaging anything,” she said.

Seidel,the bronze medalistin the women’s marathon at the Tokyo Games, was coming off a fourth-place finish at the New York City Marathon with broken ribs.

Nell Rojas was the fastest American woman, finishing 10th in 2:25:57.

2021 Women and Men Boston Marathon

Diana Kipyogei of Kenya pulled away from the pack late in Monday’s 125th Boston Marathon and crossed the finish line with a convincing victory. It is Kipyogei’s first Boston win and first win in a World Major.

Kipyogei broke the tape with an unofficial finish time of 2:24:45. The 27-year-old had only run two other marathons heading into Monday’s race, winning the 2020 Istanbul Marathon and placing third in the 2019 Ljubljani Marathon.

Kipyogei broke away from the pack at the 1:56 mark, and pulled away for good at the 22-mile mark. She crossed the line 24 seconds ahead of 2017 Boston winner Edna Kiplagat, who finished second at 2:25:09. Mary Ngugi (2:25:20) and Monicah Ngige (2:25:32) finished third and fourth, respectively, to give Kenya the top four finishers in the Women’s race.

Nell Rojas of Boulder, Colorado was the top American finisher, placing sixth with an unofficial finish of 2:27:12. Des Linden, who won the Boston Marathon in 2018, finished 17th in the Women’s field with a 02:35:25.Kenya’s Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon on Monday as the race returned from a 30-month absence and moved to the fall for the first time in its 125-year history.

Kipruto waited out an early breakaway by American CJ Albertson and took the lead as the race turned onto Beacon Street at Cleveland Circle. By the time he approached the 1 Mile to Go marker in Kenmore Square, he was in front by 12 seconds.

A winner in Prague and Athens who finished 10th in Boston in 2019, Kipruto finished in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 51 seconds to claim the $150,000 first prize. Lemi Berhanu, the 2016 winner, was second, 46 seconds behind; Anderson was 10th, 1:53 back.

2019 Women's Race

Worknesh Degefa Cruises To 123rd Boston Marathon Title

By Barbara Huebner

When she arrived in Boston last week, Worknesh Degefa’s marathon resume included one race: Dubai, which she has run the past three years. With the elevation profile of a dining room table, it does not seem the ideal training ground for Heartbreak Hill and its Newton brethren.

But Arsi, a zone of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia? That’s another matter. And that’s where Degefa trains, on hills that both mimic and dwarf the ones she tackled on Monday. Toss in the memory of last year’s TV coverage (“I put that video in my mind today”) and a 2:17:41 personal best, and the fastest woman in the 2019 Boston Marathon field – despite having never seen the course in person – needed only one more ingredient: nerve.

“I am ready to win,” said the 28-year-old, the fourth-fastest woman in history at the distance, at the pre-race press conference.

And that’s what she did, outlasting a late-race surge by 2017 Boston champion Edna Kiplagat to win in 2:23:31. Kiplagat finished as runner-up in 2:24:13, closing a gap that had grown to 2:59 by 30K to just 42 seconds. Third, and top American, was Jordan Hasay in 2:25:20.

Degefa took home $150,000 for the victory.

“I’m happy the race took place after the rain was done,” she said, referring to an early morning deluge. I’m so happy that I won. Today is the most wonderful.”

The marker for Mile 5 had not yet been reached when Degefa began to put it all together. After pedestrian early miles of 5:47, 5:43 and 5:40,

Degefa threw down a 5:23, followed by a 5:16 and then a 5:12 – the fastest of the day – as she sensed the need to get away early from veteran strategists such as Kiplagat, 2012 champion Sharon Cherop and defending champion Des Linden.

“If I stayed longer, at the finish maybe I would not make it. I knew I had some speed,” Degefa explained.

At first, Cherop and Mare Dibaba, the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist who has twice finished second here, gave chase, but they were reeled in by the pack before 20K while Degefa continued to build her lead.

“You know [Degefa’s] ability,” said Linden, who would finish fifth in 2:27:00 and tried to keep Hasay from getting too anxious. “You know what she’s done in Dubai [2:19:53 and 2:22:36 in addition to her PB] but you wonder how it translates to this course. And you wonder when she starts putting down those super quick miles. You say, ‘all right, this is her race to lose.’”

Degefa hit the halfway point in a dazzling 1:10:40, 2:27 ahead of a huge pack with the hills looming. That lead grew to almost three minutes and was still 2:26 at 35K, but the runner who had looked unbreakable a while back was beginning to show some cracks. At one point in the Newton Hills, she had crossed herself twice, looked over her shoulder, glanced at her watch. She was slowing down, and she knew it.

Meanwhile, Kiplagat had thought that if they kept increasing their pace together, the pack might catch Degefa before the finish line. She realized, however, that time was running out, so she mounted a solo pursuit. It was as futile as it was valiant, but Kiplagat was not sorry she tried.

“It was good for me because I was able to be second, and I am happy about it,” said the indefatigable 39-year-old Kiplagat, a two-time IAAF World Champion.

Hasay, 28, was top American in her comeback from a pair of stress fractures in her left heel, the first of which had caused her to withdraw from Boston last year the day before the race. She had not run a marathon since the Chicago Marathon in 2017, where her 2:20:57 made her the second-fastest American woman in history.

“Once Edna made that strong move I just tried to close hard,” Hasay said. “I was in fourth, so I was just proud to catch back up to third and get the Americans on the podium again.”

Winning the masters division was Kate Landau of Jacksonville, Florida, in 2:31:56, while Joan Benoit Samuelson, the two-time Boston champion and 1984 Olympic gold medalist, succeeded in her goal of running within 40 minutes of her 1979 winning time 40 years ago (2:35:15), coming across the line in 3:04:00.

2019 Men's Race

Lawrence Cherono Wins 2019 Boston Marathon Title With Last Second Surge

BY JAMES O’BRIEN

In one of the most exciting finishes in Boston Marathon history, three men took the famous turn on Hereford Street in tandem, setting the stage for a memorable sprint down Boylston Street. The 123rd Boston Marathon would turn out to be a kicker’s classic, as Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono edged Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa by two seconds at the line, 2:07:57 to 2:07:59, using every ounce of energy to break the tape. Kenneth Kipkemoi finished third in 2:08:07.

Although Cherono came into the race as the fastest man in the field, courtesy of his 2:04:06 course record in Amsterdam last year, he could never have been deemed a demonstrative favorite given the depth of assembled talent that included five Boston champions. After splits of 15:10, 30:21 and 64:28 for 5K, 10K and half way, more than 20 men still were in contention at the midway point. The rolling hills and steadily increasing humidity could have been expected to take a progressive toll as the race transitioned into Newton, but no one relented.

On the first of the three infamous Newton hills, Geoffrey Kirui took the initiative, then a mile later it was American Scott Fauble moving towards the front. Fauble later commented: “It was such a surreal experience to lead a race that I grew up watching.”

The gloves finally came off at 21 miles, when the leaders had been trimmed to seven: Fauble, Kirui, Desisa, Cherono, Kipkemoi, Philemon Rono, and Felix Kandie. Kirui appeared particularly comfortable, as did Kipkemboi, despite having lost 100 meters earlier in the race when he was forced to stop to adjust his shoe. With five miles still to run, the outcome remained impossible to determine.

With the Newton hills behind them, Kirui assumed control. Increasing the tempo gradually, the 2017 champion covered mile 23 to 24 in a withering 4:31. Talam was dropped; ironically, it was a move that also proved Kirui’s undoing.

Passing Fenway Park and entering Kenmore Square, the group was down to three: Kipkemoi, Cherono and Desisa. As Kipkemoi and Cherono battled shoulder to shoulder, Desisa held his favored position -- tucked in behind, waiting to unleash the kick that has proved so effective so often.

Making the right turn onto Hereford Street in unison, Desisa injected an increase in pace that brought him from third to first inches ahead of the battling Kenyans. Swinging left onto Boylston Street with the finish line visible in the distance, Desisa surged again with hopes of solidifying his third title.

Shoulder to shoulder along the finishing straight, Desisa reached out as if to claw his way to the crown. Yet with mere feet remaining, Cherono found a reserve of speed that Desisa just could not match. Desisa almost stumbled across the line, but Cherono forged ahead, opening a two second margin and claiming the gold olive wreath in 2:07:57.

“I am so grateful, so happy,” stated the newly crowned winner, whose victory was his first in an Abbott World Marathon Majors event. “To me, I am poor in finishing races. But today, I did a fantastic job. It was very nice for me.”

Cherono’s effort showed, as he had to be held on each side as he made the champion’s walk to the awards platform. Despite the pain, Cherono couldn’t help but smile and laugh as he clutched the winner’s trophy.

“[At] 40K we were two and three people. So it was no man’s race to win,” he recounted. “But to me I keep on forecasting and the end I matched the winner. So I am grateful and so happy.”

Desisa took second in 2:07:59, with Kipkemoi rounding out the podium in 2:08:07. When asked if he was surprised he lost in a sprint, Desisa shook his head and said “For me it is the first time.”

Top American honors went to Fauble, finishing in 2:09:09 just ahead of Jared Ward (2:09:25). The masters division title was earned by Abdi Abdirahman in 2:18:56.



MyBESTRuns.com Races with Prize Money

Note: Race dates marked * are unconfirmed. Please confirm dates before making travel plans.

Date
Location
Race Name
Prize Money
10/12/2025
Chicago, Illinois
8/27/2018*
Budapest, Hungary
4/21/2025
Boston, Massachusetts
7/31/2025
Eugene, Oregon
11/2/2025
New York, New York
1/5/2018*
Xiamen, Fujian, China
3/2/2025
Tokyo, Japan
12/13/2025
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3/16/2025
Seoul, Korea
2/15/2018*
Lagos, Nigeria
11/30/2025
Shanghai, China
10/26/2025
Valencia, Spain
1/19/2018*
Mumbai, India
10/12/2025
New Delhi, India
11/2/2025
Hangzhou, China
5/4/2025
Prague, CZECH
2/1/2018*
Ras Al Khaimah, AE
4/27/2025
London, England
7/5/2025
Hayward Field, Eugene
4/5/2025
Washington, DC
3/9/2025
Nagoya, Japan
10/19/2025
Toronto, Ontario, CA
5/24/2025
Ottawa, Canada
9/21/2025
Berlin, Germany
3/1/2025
Rome, Italy
4/27/2025
Bengaluru, India
11/2/2025
Istanbul, Turkey
2/9/2018*
Hong Kong
1/11/2026
Houston, Texas
12/8/2018*
Guangzhou, China
6/8/2025
Durban, South Africa
3/16/2025
New Taipei, Taiwan
5/26/2025
Boulder, Colorado
11/2/2025
Beijing, CN
6/19/2025
Reykjavik, Iceland
10/19/2025
Atlanta, GA
10/26/2025
Dublin, Ireland
1/17/2018*
Doha, Qatar
6/21/2025
Duluth, Minnesota
12/14/2025
Honolulu, Hawaii
10/5/2025
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5/10/2025
Grand Rapids, MI
3/9/2025
Lisbon, Portugal
2/23/2025
Guadalajara, Mexico
2/23/2025
Sevilla, Spain
3/16/2025
Los Angeles, California
1/26/2018*
Marrakech, Morocco
5/4/2025
Spokane, Washington
6/5/2025
Knysna, ZA
8/2/2025
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
9/14/2025
Copenhagen, Denmark
11/2/2025
Soweto, ZA
6/22/2025
Boston, MA
11/2/2025
Porto, Portugal
7/6/2025
Gold Coast, Australia
3/23/2025
Milan, Italy
4/5/2025
Charleston, South Carolina
5/25/2025
Okpekpe, Nigeria
5/24/2025
Ottawa, CAN
7/13/2025
Utica, New York
3/1/2025
Jacksonville, Florida
6/7/2025
Manhattan, NY
4/19/2025
Boston, MA
10/19/2025
Detroit, Mich
11/27/2025
Manchester, CT
10/26/2025
Venice, Italy
9/21/2025
Manitou Springs, Colo
4/13/2025
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
11/10/2018*
Boston, Massachusetts
9/7/2025
Minsk, Belarus
11/30/2025
Beirut, Lebanon
10/11/2025
Boston, MA
9/1/2025
New Haven, Connecticut
4/4/2025
Ouarzazate, Morocco
9/14/2025
Providence, Rhode Island
4/22/2025
Des Moines, Iowa
10/5/2025
Cardiff, Wales
2/23/2025
Kilimanjaro, TZ
9/6/2025
Interlaken, Switzerland
11/9/2025
Monterey, CA
5/4/2025
Vancouver, Canada
4/6/2025
Carlsbad, California
4/19/2025
New Orleans, Louisiana
8/24/2025
Larne, Northern Ireland
9/28/2025
London, England
4/6/2025
Berlin, Germany
5/4/2025
Lincoln, NE
4/27/2025
Vancouver, Canada
9/27/2025
Akron, Ohio
5/4/2025
Cardiff, United Kingdom
10/26/2025
Nairobi, KE
5/4/2025
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3/16/2025
Lille, France
5/4/2025
Belfast, Ireland
5/18/2025
Manchester, UK
9/7/2025
Newcastle upon Thyne, U.K.
7/27/2025
Santa Cruz, California
3/2/2025
Atlanta, GA
3/8/2025
Comarca Lagunera, MX
2/23/2025
Tampa, Florida
3/23/2025
Chicago, Illinois
2/16/2018*
Austin, Texas
2/23/2025
Daegu, South Korea
1/19/2018*
Alicante, Spain
2/2/2018*
Miami, Florida
4/26/2025
Champaign, IL
1/18/2026
Naples, Florida
9/7/2025
London, UK
10/23/2025
Reykjavik, Iceland
10/19/2025
Cape Town, ZA
11/10/2018*
Schenectady, New York
5/4/2025
Gaborone, Botsuana
10/5/2025
Channel islands, Jersey
11/1/2025
Manhattan, NY
5/18/2025
Green Bay, Wisconsin
5/11/2025
Copenhagen, Denmark
1/18/2026
Phoenix, Arizona
7/6/2025
Queensland, Australia.
5/25/2025
Traverse City, MI
9/28/2025
Inverness, United Kingdom
10/5/2025
Chester, United Kingdom
10/12/2025
Schenectady, New York
4/27/2025
Brooklyn, NY
11/8/2025
Indianapolis, IN
11/9/2025
Riva Del Garda Italy
10/19/2025
Atlantic City, NJ
5/18/2025
Riga,Lavtia
4/12/2025
Richmond, Virginia
12/7/2025
Negril, Jamaica
5/18/2025
Manchester, UK
10/5/2025
Long Beach, CA
5/4/2025
Newport Beach, CA
11/2/2025
Brussels, Belgium
5/31/2025
Fargo, North Dakota
6/29/2025
Missoula, Montana
5/17/2025
Helsinki, Finland
3/22/2025
Mobile, Alabama
5/17/2025
Helsinki, Finland
11/24/2018*
Panama, PA
5/4/2025
Quebec City, Quebec Canada
1/19/2018*
Bermuda
2/7/2018*
Ein Bokek, Israel
2/16/2018*
Verona, Italy
4/26/2025
St. Louis, Missouri
6/1/2025
Jennings Beach, Fairfield, CT
5/4/2025
Vise, Belgium
10/19/2025
Bar Harbor, Maine
3/22/2025
Limassol, Cyprus
12/6/2025
New York City, NY
1/26/2018*
Seville, Spain
2/9/2018*
Encinitas California
9/21/2025
Bengaluru, India
4/27/2025
Kansas City, Missouri
4/27/2025
Eugene, OR
1/4/2018*
Central Park, NY
2/1/2018*
Huntsville, Texas
3/21/2025
Jerusalem, Israel
4/13/2025
Lincolnshire, united kingdom
4/6/2025
Cape Town, ZA
3/15/2025
Washington DC
5/5/2025
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
12/26/2025
Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
7/13/2025
Alberta, Canada
10/5/2025
Minster, OH
10/25/2025
snowdonia, welsh
4/6/2025
Atlantic City, NJ
4/28/2025
Manhattan, NY
4/27/2025
Rockville, MD
10/19/2025
Montreal, Canada
6/8/2025
Manitou Springs, CO
11/27/2025
Berwick, PA
12/14/2025
Phoenix, Az
5/24/2025
Manhattan, KS
4/12/2025
Fresno, Ca
2/2/2018*
Watford, United Kingdom
6/21/2025
Saint Anton am Arlberg, Austria
2/13/2018*
Armagh, Ireland
3/22/2025
Vancouver, Canada
4/5/2025
Agoura Hills, CA
6/21/2025
Tromso, Norway
4/27/2025
Statford, United Kingdom
3/8/2025
Rome, GA
5/4/2025
Birmingham, UK
10/5/2025
Isle of Wight, UK
11/23/2025
Glen Ridge, NJ
8/16/2025
Turku, Finland
8/17/2025
East Lothian, United Kingdom
12/13/2025
Palo Alto, California
8/3/2025
San Francisco, CA
3/22/2025
Brisbane California
USATF Outdoor Championships

Thursday July 31st, 2025
Eugene, Oregon
Distance: · Track · 1500m · 5000m · 10000m
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USATF Outdoor Championships, Race Date: 2022-06-26, Distance: 1500m
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 3:45.86 Cooper Teare USA
2nd Male 3:46.01 Jonathan Davis USA
3rd Male 3:46.07 Josh Thompson USA
4th Male 3:46.15 Eric Holt USA
Female 4:03.29 Sinclaire Johnson USA
2nd Female 4:04.52 Cory McGee USA
3rd Female 4:05.14 Elle St Pierre USA
4th Female 4:05.40 Karissa Schweizer USA
Division Time Name Age Home
USATF Outdoor Championships, Race Date: 2022-06-26, Distance: 5000m
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 13:03.86 Grant Fisher USA
2nd Male 13:06.70 Woody Kincaid USA
3rd Male 13:08.63 Abdihamid Nur USA
4th Male 13:11.81 Conner Mantz USA
Female 15:49.15 Elise Cranny USA
2nd Female 15:49.32 Karissa Schweizer USA
3rd Female 15:49.42 Emily Infeld USA
4th Female 15:52.57 Weini Kelati USA
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MyBESTRuns.com Races with Prize Money

Note: Race dates marked * are unconfirmed. Please confirm dates before making travel plans.

Date
Location
Race Name
Prize Money
10/12/2025
Chicago, Illinois
8/27/2018*
Budapest, Hungary
4/21/2025
Boston, Massachusetts
7/31/2025
Eugene, Oregon
11/2/2025
New York, New York
1/5/2018*
Xiamen, Fujian, China
3/2/2025
Tokyo, Japan
12/13/2025
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3/16/2025
Seoul, Korea
2/15/2018*
Lagos, Nigeria
11/30/2025
Shanghai, China
10/26/2025
Valencia, Spain
1/19/2018*
Mumbai, India
10/12/2025
New Delhi, India
11/2/2025
Hangzhou, China
5/4/2025
Prague, CZECH
2/1/2018*
Ras Al Khaimah, AE
4/27/2025
London, England
7/5/2025
Hayward Field, Eugene
4/5/2025
Washington, DC
3/9/2025
Nagoya, Japan
10/19/2025
Toronto, Ontario, CA
5/24/2025
Ottawa, Canada
9/21/2025
Berlin, Germany
3/1/2025
Rome, Italy
4/27/2025
Bengaluru, India
11/2/2025
Istanbul, Turkey
2/9/2018*
Hong Kong
1/11/2026
Houston, Texas
12/8/2018*
Guangzhou, China
6/8/2025
Durban, South Africa
3/16/2025
New Taipei, Taiwan
5/26/2025
Boulder, Colorado
11/2/2025
Beijing, CN
6/19/2025
Reykjavik, Iceland
10/19/2025
Atlanta, GA
10/26/2025
Dublin, Ireland
1/17/2018*
Doha, Qatar
6/21/2025
Duluth, Minnesota
12/14/2025
Honolulu, Hawaii
10/5/2025
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5/10/2025
Grand Rapids, MI
3/9/2025
Lisbon, Portugal
2/23/2025
Guadalajara, Mexico
2/23/2025
Sevilla, Spain
3/16/2025
Los Angeles, California
1/26/2018*
Marrakech, Morocco
5/4/2025
Spokane, Washington
6/5/2025
Knysna, ZA
8/2/2025
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
9/14/2025
Copenhagen, Denmark
11/2/2025
Soweto, ZA
6/22/2025
Boston, MA
11/2/2025
Porto, Portugal
7/6/2025
Gold Coast, Australia
3/23/2025
Milan, Italy
4/5/2025
Charleston, South Carolina
5/25/2025
Okpekpe, Nigeria
5/24/2025
Ottawa, CAN
7/13/2025
Utica, New York
3/1/2025
Jacksonville, Florida
6/7/2025
Manhattan, NY
4/19/2025
Boston, MA
10/19/2025
Detroit, Mich
11/27/2025
Manchester, CT
10/26/2025
Venice, Italy
9/21/2025
Manitou Springs, Colo
4/13/2025
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
11/10/2018*
Boston, Massachusetts
9/7/2025
Minsk, Belarus
11/30/2025
Beirut, Lebanon
10/11/2025
Boston, MA
9/1/2025
New Haven, Connecticut
4/4/2025
Ouarzazate, Morocco
9/14/2025
Providence, Rhode Island
4/22/2025
Des Moines, Iowa
10/5/2025
Cardiff, Wales
2/23/2025
Kilimanjaro, TZ
9/6/2025
Interlaken, Switzerland
11/9/2025
Monterey, CA
5/4/2025
Vancouver, Canada
4/6/2025
Carlsbad, California
4/19/2025
New Orleans, Louisiana
8/24/2025
Larne, Northern Ireland
9/28/2025
London, England
4/6/2025
Berlin, Germany
5/4/2025
Lincoln, NE
4/27/2025
Vancouver, Canada
9/27/2025
Akron, Ohio
5/4/2025
Cardiff, United Kingdom
10/26/2025
Nairobi, KE
5/4/2025
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3/16/2025
Lille, France
5/4/2025
Belfast, Ireland
5/18/2025
Manchester, UK
9/7/2025
Newcastle upon Thyne, U.K.
7/27/2025
Santa Cruz, California
3/2/2025
Atlanta, GA
3/8/2025
Comarca Lagunera, MX
2/23/2025
Tampa, Florida
3/23/2025
Chicago, Illinois
2/16/2018*
Austin, Texas
2/23/2025
Daegu, South Korea
1/19/2018*
Alicante, Spain
2/2/2018*
Miami, Florida
4/26/2025
Champaign, IL
1/18/2026
Naples, Florida
9/7/2025
London, UK
10/23/2025
Reykjavik, Iceland
10/19/2025
Cape Town, ZA
11/10/2018*
Schenectady, New York
5/4/2025
Gaborone, Botsuana
10/5/2025
Channel islands, Jersey
11/1/2025
Manhattan, NY
5/18/2025
Green Bay, Wisconsin
5/11/2025
Copenhagen, Denmark
1/18/2026
Phoenix, Arizona
7/6/2025
Queensland, Australia.
5/25/2025
Traverse City, MI
9/28/2025
Inverness, United Kingdom
10/5/2025
Chester, United Kingdom
10/12/2025
Schenectady, New York
4/27/2025
Brooklyn, NY
11/8/2025
Indianapolis, IN
11/9/2025
Riva Del Garda Italy
10/19/2025
Atlantic City, NJ
5/18/2025
Riga,Lavtia
4/12/2025
Richmond, Virginia
12/7/2025
Negril, Jamaica
5/18/2025
Manchester, UK
10/5/2025
Long Beach, CA
5/4/2025
Newport Beach, CA
11/2/2025
Brussels, Belgium
5/31/2025
Fargo, North Dakota
6/29/2025
Missoula, Montana
5/17/2025
Helsinki, Finland
3/22/2025
Mobile, Alabama
5/17/2025
Helsinki, Finland
11/24/2018*
Panama, PA
5/4/2025
Quebec City, Quebec Canada
1/19/2018*
Bermuda
2/7/2018*
Ein Bokek, Israel
2/16/2018*
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2/9/2018*
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10/5/2025
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8/17/2025
East Lothian, United Kingdom
12/13/2025
Palo Alto, California
8/3/2025
San Francisco, CA
3/22/2025
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TCS New York City Marathon

Sunday November 2nd, 2025
New York, New York
Distance: Marathon
Offical Race Web Site

The first New York City Marathon, organized in 1970 by Fred Lebow and Vince Chiappetta, was held entirely in Central Park. Of 127 entrants, only 55 men finished; the sole female entrant dropped out due to illness. Winners were given inexpensive wristwatches and recycled baseball and bowling trophies. The entry fee was $1 and the total event budget was $1,000.

In 1976, Lebow and 2,090 entrants took the New York City Marathon to the streets of the five boroughs in a moving celebration of sport and diversity. The course included five bridges, and winners Bill Rodgers and Miki Gorman shattered the event records.

Two years later, at the 1978 New York City Marathon, Grete Waitz of Norway, a track Olympian who’d never run farther than 12 miles, won the race in a world-record 2:32:30. Rodgers overcame 75-degree temperatures to become the race’s first three-time winner, and he added a fourth the next year, when Waitz broke her own world record.

The 2013 New York City Marathon returned the event to its place as New York City’s best day. A record 50,000+ runners finished the race, the most in any marathon ever. The 2014 TCS New York City Marathon again had a record number of finishers: 50,530.








2023 new course record





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This race is run through all five boroughs, has spectators cheering you on the whole 26.2 miles. The energy is amazing and it is truly a once in a lifetime experience.
TCS New York City Marathon, Race Date: 2024-11-03, Distance: Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 2:07:39 Abdi Nageeye ned
2nd Male 2:07:45 Evans Chebet ken
3rd Male 2:08:00 Albert Korir ken
4th Male 2:08:12 Tamirat Tola ethi
Female 2:24:35 Sheila Chepkirui ken
2nd Female 2:24:49 Hellen Obiri ken
3rd Female 2:25:21 Vivian Cheruiyot ken
4th Female 2:25:58 Eunice Chumba brn
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 2:13:27 Elkanah Kibet Colorado Springs,CO
M 50-59 2:31:47 Thierry Guibault FRA
M 60-69 2:40:28 Gianluca Maiorano ITA
M 70+ 3:22:16 Wolfgang Richard Braun GER
F 40-49 2:25:21 Vivian Cheruiyot KEN
F 50-59 2:59:00 Anna Bridge Sunnyside, NY
F 60-69 3:13:28 Odete Braga POR
F 70+ 3:57:36 Edith Clare Wall AUS
TCS  New York City Marathon


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Copenhagen, Denmark
11/2/2025
Soweto, ZA
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3/23/2025
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