Des Moines Marathon
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The IMT Des Moines Marathon is a marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

 held annually in downtown Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

. It serves as a qualifier for the Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest...

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The first running of the Marathon was in 2002.

Men's Winners

Year Athlete Country/State Time Notes
2002 Sawe, SimonSimon Sawe  2:22:57 course record
2003 Gatiha, WilsonWilson Gatiha  2:26:04
2004 Nochevny, SergeySergey Nochevny  2:27:34
2005 Vanegas, DiegoDiego Vanegas  2:35:57
2006 Nyamboki, JaredJared Nyamboki  2:23:36
2007 Chepkwony, David David Chepkwony  2:22:57 ties course record
2008 Kiptrotich, Geoffrey Geoffrey Kiprotich  2:23:55
2009 Sawe, SimonSimon Sawe  2:24:50 2nd victory
2010 Kirwa, JamesJames Kirwa  2:14:20 course record

Women's Winners

Year Athlete Country/State Time Notes
2002 Hall, WendyWendy Hall  2:50:38 female record
2003 Hall, WendyWendy Hall  2:49:46 2nd victory, female record
2004 Nielsen, ChristyChristy Nielsen  2:47:01 female record
2005 Terris, WendyWendy Terris  2:55:50
2006 Friedman, RobynRobyn Friedman  2:42:19 female record
2007 Gillette, MelissaMelissa Gillette  3:00:51
2008 Terris, WendyWendy Terris  2:49:37 2nd victory
2009 Friedman, RobynRobyn Friedman  2:41:28 2nd victory, female record
2010 Vinitskaya, AlenaAlena Vinitskaya 2:41:23 female record
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