The Dallas White Rock Marathon is a marathon that has taken place in December in Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas

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 since 1971. An official time from the Dallas White Rock Marathon can be used to qualify for the Boston Marathon

Boston Marathon

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. The course is both hilly and flat involving running through downtown Dallas as well as the area surrounding White Rock Lake

White Rock Lake

White Rock Lake is a reservoir located in east Dallas, Texas . The lake was formed by damming White Rock Creek, which today widens into the lake before continuing south out of the spillway and emptying into the Trinity River...

. In recent years, it has included the Mayor's 5K race, a five person relay, and a half-marathon in addition to the traditional marathon race. The main beneficiary of the race is Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Along with the Houston Marathon

Houston Marathon

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 and the Austin Marathon

Austin Marathon

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, the Dallas White Rock Marathon forms the first leg of the Marathons of Texas, a series of winter marathons held approximately one month apart from each other from December through February in Texas.

Results

	Dallas White Rock Male Marathon Winners
Year	Name	Age	Time	Pace	Country
2010	James Kirwa		2:18:37
2009	Edward Tabut	26	2:16:53	5:13	Kenya
2008	Henry Serem	31	2:22:07	5:25	Kenya
2007	James Koskei James Koskei James Koskei is a Kenyan runner.At the 1999 World Cross Country Championships he finished fifth in the short race, earning a place on the Kenyan team that won the team competition....	38	2:15:09	5:09	Kenya
2006	Moses Kororia	29	2:12:04	5:03	Kenya
2005	Pavel Andreyev	34	2:15:24	5:10	Uzbekistan
2004	Elly Rono Elly Rono Elly Rono is a former Kenyan long-distance runner. Rono attended the University of Southern Indiana where he was an NCAA Division II champion in cross country, the indoor 5,000 metres, and the outdoor 10,000 metres. He is a two-time winner of the California International...	27	2:14:00.2	5:07	Kenya
2003	Nephat Kinyanjui Nephat Kinyanjui Nephat Ngotho Kinyanjui is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road running events including the marathon. He is a three-time champion at the Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon and has also won marathons in Nashville, Dallas, and Beijing...	22	2:16:28	5:12	Kenya
2002	Ernie Caballero	36	2:33:13.30	5:51	United States
2001	Joel Ibarra	30	2:27:22.10	5:38	Mexico
2000	Joel Ibarra	29	2:26:27	5:35	Mexico
1999	Wayne Strohman	29	2:24:08	5:30	United States
1998	William Moore	37	2:20:37	5:22	United States

	Dallas White Rock Female Marathon Winners
Year	Name	Age	Time	Pace	Country
2010	Camille Herron		2:42:32
2009	Rose Jebet	26	2:48:21	6:26	Kenya
2008	Svetlana Ponomarenko Svetlana Ponomarenko Svetlana Ponomarenko is a Russian long-distance runner who competes professionally in marathon races. She has a best of 2:29:55 hours for the distance. She won six consecutive marathons—going unbeaten from 2006 to 2008—winning in Frankfurt, Dallas , Minneapolis, Nashville and Athens,...	39	2:37:14	6:00	Russia
2007	Emily Samoei		2:35:25	5:56	Kenya
2006	Svetlana Ponomarenko Svetlana Ponomarenko Svetlana Ponomarenko is a Russian long-distance runner who competes professionally in marathon races. She has a best of 2:29:55 hours for the distance. She won six consecutive marathons—going unbeaten from 2006 to 2008—winning in Frankfurt, Dallas , Minneapolis, Nashville and Athens,...	33	2:29:55	5:44	Russia
2005	Lioudmila Kortchaguina	34	2:30:03	5:44	Canada
2004	Liza Galvan Liza Hunter-Galvan Liza Marie Hunter-Galvan is a long-distance runner from New Zealand. She qualified to run the Women's Marathon in both the 2004 Athens Olympic Games as well as the 2008 Beijing Olympics...	24	2:38:23.1	6:03	New Zealand
2003	Lioudmila Kortchaguina	32	2:37:07	6:00	Canada
2002	Claudia Olivares	35	3:02:41.10	6:58	Mexico
2001	Dana Bullard	24	2:59:00.90	6:50	United States
2000	Riva Rahl	27	2:54:20	6:39	United States
1999	Lori Stich	29	2:52:44	6:36	United States
1998	Sheila M Carmody	31	3:04:34	7:03	United States
1997	Kathleen E. Ross	23	2:58:32	6:37	United States

• All winner information from ARRS
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Name history

• 2010: MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon
• 2009: MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon, presented by NexBank
• 2008: Dallas White Rock Marathon presented by NexBank
• 2007: Wellstone's Dallas White Rock Marathon
• 2006: Wellstone's Dallas White Rock Marathon
• 2005: White Rock Marathon

External links

• Official site
• Marathon Info