The Frederick Marathon was the flagship race of several races held in Frederick

Frederick, Maryland

Frederick is a city in north-central Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland. Frederick is an outlying community of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater...

, Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 known collectively as the Frederick Running Festival. The 7th annual marathon took place on May 2nd, 2010 and 706 participants finished. Carefirst (the mid-atlantic organization of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is a federation of 39 separate health insurance organizations and companies in the United States. Combined, they directly or indirectly provide health insurance to over 100 million Americans. The history of Blue Cross dates back to 1929, while the history of...

), sponsored the event.

In the 2010 race, Morton Caster of Westminster, Maryland

Westminster, Maryland

Westminster is a city in northern Maryland, United States. It is the seat of Carroll County. The city's population was 18,590 at the 2010 census. Westminster is an outlying community within the Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA, which is part of a greater Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV...

 won the men's race with a time of 2:44:57, while Becki Pierotti of Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 25,340 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.6% from the 2000 census count .-Greater Hazleton:...

 won the woman's race with a time of 3:14:49.

A notable result in the marathon's history is Michael Wardian's

Michael Wardian

Michael Wardian is an American marathoner and ultra-marathoner. He won the 2008, 2009 and 2010 US 50 km championships. In 2008, he won the U.S. National 100 km championship. Wardian also is the 2007 JFK 50 Mile winner, and won the National Marathon in Washington D.C...

 breaking the then world record for fastest marathon while pushing a baby stroller. Wardian accomplished this in 2007 with a time of 2:42:21. Wardian also owns the men's record for the race, with a 2:26:44 finish in 2006.

Other races that take place are a half-marathon, team relay race, 5K race

5000 metres

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, and kids fun run.

It was announced in October 2010 that the marathon was discontinued. The safety of marathon runners was cited as a primary factor. The Running Festival will continue, with a focus on the half marathon.

Men

• 2010 Morton Caster, 2:44:56
• 2009 Dickson Mercer, 2:37:03
• 2008 Brian Baillie, 2:34:49
• 2007 Christopher Zieman, 2:27:15
• 2006 Michael Wardian, 2:26:44 (Record)
• 2005 Michael Wardian , 2:29:13
• 2004 Jaime Dick, 2:50:08
• 2003 Maurits Van Der Veen, 2:37:11

Women

• 2010 Becki Pierotti, 3:14:49
• 2009 Denise Knickman, 3:02:20
• 2008 Melissa Tanner, 2:56:17
• 2007 Jenn Shelton
  Jenn Shelton
  Jenn Shelton is an American ultramarathoner. She has set course records in several of the most demanding American ultramarathons.Shelton attended the University of North Carolina where she played on the rugby team...
  
  , 2:53:44 (Record)
• 2006 Kristin Van Eron, 2:57:19
• 2005 Susan Graham-Gray, 2:56:58
• 2004 Susan Graham-Gray, 3:05:50
• 2003 Becki McClintock, 3:28:25