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The Honda LA Marathon is an annual running event held each spring in Los Angeles, California
. The 26.219 mile (42.195 km) footrace, inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, has been contested every year since 1986. The 27th edition of the marathon is scheduled for March 18, 2012.
Seeking to capitalize on the euphoria and good will generated by the 1984 Olympics, and influenced by the growing popularity of big city marathons held in New York City and Chicago, the Los Angeles City Council sought proposals for staging a marathon. The City granted William Burke the rights to the race and the inaugural City of Los Angeles Marathon took place on March 9, 1986. The size of the field, 10,787 registrants (7,581 finishers), was the largest ever for a first-time marathon held on U.S. soil. The original course featured a loop configuration which started and finished near the historic Memorial Coliseum, the symbolic centerpiece of the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games. The winners of the men’s and women’s open divisions were Americans Ric Sayre (2:12:59) and Nancy Ditz (2:36:27).
The marathon course remained consistent until 1995, though there were some minor adjustments made to the original layout. In 1996, race organizers introduced a new downtown loop course, which began at the intersection of Figueroa Street and 8th Street and finished at the Los Angeles Central Library near the intersection of Flower Street and 5th Street. Over the next decade, organizers kept the locations for the start and finish essentially intact, but experimented with different course configurations in a highly publicized effort to produce a sub-2:10 marathon. The hope was that a faster race record would improve the event’s standing in the international running community and attract more registrants. The plan to create a faster course, which included eliminating a number of existing elevation gains, was successful and in 1999 Kenyan Simon Bor established a new mark of 2:09:25.
Despite Bor’s race record, the Honda LA Marathon struggled to distinguish itself in a distance running racing calendar that grew more and more crowded as there was an increased interest in the sport (there are now over 500 organized marathons every year). While other big city marathons such as New York, Chicago, Paris, Berlin and London continued to flourish and began to routinely draw fields in excess of 30,000 participants, the number of registrants in Los Angeles barely eclipsed 20,000.
In 2004, Chicago-based Devine Racing purchased the rights to the marathon. The new race organizers tweaked the course yet again in an effort to produce still faster winning times, and their efforts were rewarded in 2006 when Kenyan Benson Cherono (2:08:40) and Russian Lidiya Grigoyeva (2:25:10) broke the existing race records. The 2006 race also broke records for the number of registrants (25,947) and finishers (20,169).
In 2007, race organizers completely overhauled the course layout, turning the Honda LA Marathon into a point-to-point race which began near Universal Studios in Universal City and concluded at its customary Central Library finish line. In 2009, the course reverted back to its downtown loop layout. That same year, the new management team, in an effort to appease religious leaders of churches located near the route who for years had complained that street closures on race day negatively impacted their parishioners’ ability to attend Sunday service, changed the start date to Memorial Day on Monday, May 25th. The date change proved to be problematic as there was a 17% drop in participation, and the Los Angeles City Council quickly agreed to schedule the next race for the following March.
The 2010 silver anniversary edition of the race, and the “Stadium to the Sea” course, marked the first time that parts of the marathon were run outside the city limits of Los Angeles. While the new course still starts near downtown Los Angeles, it now runs through the eclectic communities of West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, West Los Angeles and Santa Monica.
There are currently 195 Legacy runners who have completed every edition of the Los Angeles Marathon.
After circulating around historic Dodger Stadium, the third oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball, the course negotiates past Chinatown and its famous Twin Dragon Towers Gateway, El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Park, the oldest section of the city, and two of the latest additions to the city’s cutting-edge architectural heritage: the Walt Disney Concert Hall, designed by Frank Gehry, and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, designed by Rafael Moneo. At mile 6, the course winds through the communities of Echo Park and Silver Lake before linking up to Sunset Boulevard, where it offers runners a picturesque view of the celebrated Hollywood sign.
For the next eight miles (13 km), the course guides runners past such other notable Hollywood landmarks as the Walk of Fame, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the Comedy Store, the House of Blues Sunset Strip and Whiskey A Go Go. After leaving West Hollywood, the course wends through the heart of Beverly Hills and straight down Rodeo Drive, one of the most affluent, highest profile shopping thoroughfares in the world.
From Beverly Hills, the course continues west to Century City, a commercial and residential district originally developed on land which comprised the backlot for 20th Century Fox studios. The “Stadium to the Sea” course includes six miles (10 km) along Historic Route 66, a celebrated national highway that for decades spanned 2451 miles (3,944.5 km) from Normal, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. It also traverses through the grounds of the Veterans Administration, a sprawling facility originally founded in 1887 which now houses, among other things, the VA’s West Los Angeles Healthcare System. After leading race participants into the community of Brentwood, the course continues along San Vicente Boulevard, a popular, pedestrian-friendly street which attracts runners of all abilities 365 days a year. The final three miles (5 km) of the marathon are set in Santa Monica, where the course eventually runs along scenic bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and it concludes on Ocean Avenue near the Santa Monica Pier and its stunning solar-powered Ferris wheel.
In 1987, six students at East Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights High School enrolled in a marathon training program offered by teacher Harry Shabazian. The Students Run L.A. organization has grown dramatically since its inception, and today thousands of students from throughout the Los Angeles Unified School District participate in the six month program that promotes physical fitness, discipline and goal setting. More than 33,000 students have been a part of Students Run L.A. and 90% of them have completed the marathon.
In 1987, race organizers experimented with creating a division for race walking, and in the early 1990’s they created a division for inline skating. While race walkers are still welcome in the marathon in an informal manner, inline skaters were only allowed to compete for one year.
In 1995, race organizers introduced the Los Angeles Bike Tour, a noncompetitive event in which cyclists were permitted to ride along a lengthy portion of the marathon course before the official start of the marathon. One of the regular participants of the bike tour was former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan. New management discontinued the bike tour in 2009 to return the focus of race day to the runners.
In 1996, the Honda LA Marathon was the first major U.S. marathon to adopt field-wide chip timing in which each participant’s performance is measured using a transponder and radio receivers located at the strategic points along the course. Chip timing is now a common feature at most organized marathons.
In 2002, race organizers offered participants the option of wearing personalized bib numbers so that their names would be prominently displayed for spectators viewing the race. Personalized bib numbers are now a familiar sight at many marathons.
In 2009, the Honda LA Marathon became the first big city marathon to fully adopt social media outlets such as Facebook, YouTube, RSS, Flickr and Twitter to not just promote the race, but to also allow participants to connect with one another and to be immediately alerted of all marathon-related developments.
participate in the six month program that promotes physical fitness, discipline and goal setting.
On March 4, 1990, two dozen teachers from around the city joined the three co-founders, with students from their respective schools, and together, they all ran in the Los Angeles Marathon V. In 1993, Students run LA spun off from LAUSD and became an independent 501(c)(3) organization. Today, that one teacher and his handful of students have grown to 500 teachers and 3000 students from 170 schools and community programs throughout Los Angeles.
Since 1989, more than 39,000 students have been served by SRLA. The growth of the program has only increased its success. Each year:
Inspired by the success of SRLA, a pilot project was begun with the Montreal Marathon and Students on the run (Étudiants dans la course) was created with the first objective to complete the September 2010 Montreal Marathon. There were 19 students to begin with and 12 completed the 2010 event. The program continues with a new group and a new objective, complete the 2011 event.
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Los Angeles, California
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. The 26.219 mile (42.195 km) footrace, inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, has been contested every year since 1986. The 27th edition of the marathon is scheduled for March 18, 2012.
History
The Honda LA Marathon’s roots can be traced back to the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, where United States Olympic Committee head Peter Ueberroth introduced a new way to fund and stage large-scale, international sporting events. The 1984 Games, the second to be hosted by Los Angeles, were a critical and financial success, generating a profit of $223 million and resurrecting the foundering Olympic movement.Seeking to capitalize on the euphoria and good will generated by the 1984 Olympics, and influenced by the growing popularity of big city marathons held in New York City and Chicago, the Los Angeles City Council sought proposals for staging a marathon. The City granted William Burke the rights to the race and the inaugural City of Los Angeles Marathon took place on March 9, 1986. The size of the field, 10,787 registrants (7,581 finishers), was the largest ever for a first-time marathon held on U.S. soil. The original course featured a loop configuration which started and finished near the historic Memorial Coliseum, the symbolic centerpiece of the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games. The winners of the men’s and women’s open divisions were Americans Ric Sayre (2:12:59) and Nancy Ditz (2:36:27).
The marathon course remained consistent until 1995, though there were some minor adjustments made to the original layout. In 1996, race organizers introduced a new downtown loop course, which began at the intersection of Figueroa Street and 8th Street and finished at the Los Angeles Central Library near the intersection of Flower Street and 5th Street. Over the next decade, organizers kept the locations for the start and finish essentially intact, but experimented with different course configurations in a highly publicized effort to produce a sub-2:10 marathon. The hope was that a faster race record would improve the event’s standing in the international running community and attract more registrants. The plan to create a faster course, which included eliminating a number of existing elevation gains, was successful and in 1999 Kenyan Simon Bor established a new mark of 2:09:25.
Despite Bor’s race record, the Honda LA Marathon struggled to distinguish itself in a distance running racing calendar that grew more and more crowded as there was an increased interest in the sport (there are now over 500 organized marathons every year). While other big city marathons such as New York, Chicago, Paris, Berlin and London continued to flourish and began to routinely draw fields in excess of 30,000 participants, the number of registrants in Los Angeles barely eclipsed 20,000.
In 2004, Chicago-based Devine Racing purchased the rights to the marathon. The new race organizers tweaked the course yet again in an effort to produce still faster winning times, and their efforts were rewarded in 2006 when Kenyan Benson Cherono (2:08:40) and Russian Lidiya Grigoyeva (2:25:10) broke the existing race records. The 2006 race also broke records for the number of registrants (25,947) and finishers (20,169).
In 2007, race organizers completely overhauled the course layout, turning the Honda LA Marathon into a point-to-point race which began near Universal Studios in Universal City and concluded at its customary Central Library finish line. In 2009, the course reverted back to its downtown loop layout. That same year, the new management team, in an effort to appease religious leaders of churches located near the route who for years had complained that street closures on race day negatively impacted their parishioners’ ability to attend Sunday service, changed the start date to Memorial Day on Monday, May 25th. The date change proved to be problematic as there was a 17% drop in participation, and the Los Angeles City Council quickly agreed to schedule the next race for the following March.
The 2010 silver anniversary edition of the race, and the “Stadium to the Sea” course, marked the first time that parts of the marathon were run outside the city limits of Los Angeles. While the new course still starts near downtown Los Angeles, it now runs through the eclectic communities of West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, West Los Angeles and Santa Monica.
There are currently 195 Legacy runners who have completed every edition of the Los Angeles Marathon.
Course
The new “Stadium to the Sea” course not only includes a net elevation drop of 430 feet (131.1 m), but it also incorporates many iconic landmarks for which Los Angeles is world renowned.After circulating around historic Dodger Stadium, the third oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball, the course negotiates past Chinatown and its famous Twin Dragon Towers Gateway, El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Park, the oldest section of the city, and two of the latest additions to the city’s cutting-edge architectural heritage: the Walt Disney Concert Hall, designed by Frank Gehry, and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, designed by Rafael Moneo. At mile 6, the course winds through the communities of Echo Park and Silver Lake before linking up to Sunset Boulevard, where it offers runners a picturesque view of the celebrated Hollywood sign.
For the next eight miles (13 km), the course guides runners past such other notable Hollywood landmarks as the Walk of Fame, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the Comedy Store, the House of Blues Sunset Strip and Whiskey A Go Go. After leaving West Hollywood, the course wends through the heart of Beverly Hills and straight down Rodeo Drive, one of the most affluent, highest profile shopping thoroughfares in the world.
From Beverly Hills, the course continues west to Century City, a commercial and residential district originally developed on land which comprised the backlot for 20th Century Fox studios. The “Stadium to the Sea” course includes six miles (10 km) along Historic Route 66, a celebrated national highway that for decades spanned 2451 miles (3,944.5 km) from Normal, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. It also traverses through the grounds of the Veterans Administration, a sprawling facility originally founded in 1887 which now houses, among other things, the VA’s West Los Angeles Healthcare System. After leading race participants into the community of Brentwood, the course continues along San Vicente Boulevard, a popular, pedestrian-friendly street which attracts runners of all abilities 365 days a year. The final three miles (5 km) of the marathon are set in Santa Monica, where the course eventually runs along scenic bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and it concludes on Ocean Avenue near the Santa Monica Pier and its stunning solar-powered Ferris wheel.
The Challenge
In 2004, the Honda LA Marathon introduced a battle of the sexes competition called the “Challenge” to generate more interest in television viewership. In the “Challenge,” the elite women’s field was granted a 20:30 head start on the elite men’s field. The first marathoner to cross the finish line would earn a bonus of $50,000. Russian Tatyana Pozdniakova won the inaugural “Challenge” by beating Kenyan David Kirui by 3:54. The “Challenge” proved so successful that the amount of the bonus was increased first to $75,000 in 2005 and then to $100,000 in 2006, where it has remained ever since. Each year the time handicap of the “Challenge” is calculated using the differences in the lifetime best marathon times of the elite women and men participating in the LA field. Of the eight “Challenges” to date, a female has crossed the line first on four occasions and a male has crossed the line first on four occasions. The closest margin of victory in the “Challenge” was 16 seconds in 2006.Innovation
The Honda LA Marathon has always had a reputation for being creative and innovative with its race management.In 1987, six students at East Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights High School enrolled in a marathon training program offered by teacher Harry Shabazian. The Students Run L.A. organization has grown dramatically since its inception, and today thousands of students from throughout the Los Angeles Unified School District participate in the six month program that promotes physical fitness, discipline and goal setting. More than 33,000 students have been a part of Students Run L.A. and 90% of them have completed the marathon.
In 1987, race organizers experimented with creating a division for race walking, and in the early 1990’s they created a division for inline skating. While race walkers are still welcome in the marathon in an informal manner, inline skaters were only allowed to compete for one year.
In 1995, race organizers introduced the Los Angeles Bike Tour, a noncompetitive event in which cyclists were permitted to ride along a lengthy portion of the marathon course before the official start of the marathon. One of the regular participants of the bike tour was former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan. New management discontinued the bike tour in 2009 to return the focus of race day to the runners.
In 1996, the Honda LA Marathon was the first major U.S. marathon to adopt field-wide chip timing in which each participant’s performance is measured using a transponder and radio receivers located at the strategic points along the course. Chip timing is now a common feature at most organized marathons.
In 2002, race organizers offered participants the option of wearing personalized bib numbers so that their names would be prominently displayed for spectators viewing the race. Personalized bib numbers are now a familiar sight at many marathons.
In 2009, the Honda LA Marathon became the first big city marathon to fully adopt social media outlets such as Facebook, YouTube, RSS, Flickr and Twitter to not just promote the race, but to also allow participants to connect with one another and to be immediately alerted of all marathon-related developments.
Quick Facts
- As is the case with most large scale marathons, the Honda LA Marathon is as much about giving as it is running, and since its inception it has raised over $20 million for various charities throughout the community.
- Boxing great Muhammad Ali served as the honorary race starter for several years between 1989 and 2004.
- 1984 Olympian Joan Benoit Samuelson still holds the record for the fastest women’s marathon ever run in Los Angeles (2:24:51) which she accomplished during her gold medal winning performance.
- In addition to the $100,000 “Challenge” bonus, the purse for the 2011 Honda LA Marathon included $25,000 and a new Honda Insight EX sedan for the top male and female finishers.
- The most decorated performer in Honda LA Marathon history is Mexican Saul Mendoza who has won the Wheelchair Division seven times.
- The Honda LA Marathon Expo, staged at Dodger Stadium on the Friday and Saturday before marathon day, is one of the largest road racing expositions in the world.
- A 5K run/walk, a fixture on marathon weekend since 1990, draws in excess of 4,000 participants every year.
- Notable entertainment personalities who have participated in the Honda LA Marathon include Freddie Prinze Jr., Shia Labeouf, Gordon Ramsay, David James Elliot, Flea and Chris O’Donnell.
Students Run LA
In 1987, six students at East Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights High School enrolled in a marathon training program offered by teacher Harry Shabazian. The Students Run L.A. organization has grown dramatically since its inception, and today thousands of students from throughout the Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District is the largest public school system in California. It is the 2nd largest public school district in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population...
participate in the six month program that promotes physical fitness, discipline and goal setting.
On March 4, 1990, two dozen teachers from around the city joined the three co-founders, with students from their respective schools, and together, they all ran in the Los Angeles Marathon V. In 1993, Students run LA spun off from LAUSD and became an independent 501(c)(3) organization. Today, that one teacher and his handful of students have grown to 500 teachers and 3000 students from 170 schools and community programs throughout Los Angeles.
Since 1989, more than 39,000 students have been served by SRLA. The growth of the program has only increased its success. Each year:
- More than 95% of the students who start the marathon, finish the full 42.195 kilometres (26.2 mi) course
- More than 95% of the seniors who run the marathon graduate from high school
- More than 90% of SRLA graduating seniors have plans to attend college
Inspired by the success of SRLA, a pilot project was begun with the Montreal Marathon and Students on the run (Étudiants dans la course) was created with the first objective to complete the September 2010 Montreal Marathon. There were 19 students to begin with and 12 completed the 2010 event. The program continues with a new group and a new objective, complete the 2011 event.
Top finishers
Ages of top finishers in the Masters category are given in parentheses.Key:
| Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Men | Women | |||
| 2011 Results March 20, 2011 | |||||
| Open |  Markos GenetiMarkos Geneti Markos Geneti is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who previously competed in track running, but now is a road specialist.... |
2:06:35 | Buzunesh Deba |
2:26:34 | |
| Masters |  Juan Jose Ortiz Jauregui (44) |
2:44:10 |  Svetlana Ponomarenko (41) |
2:38:56 | |
| Wheelchair |  Krige Schabort |
1:33:15 |  Shirley Reilly |
1:57:25 | |
| 2010 Results March 21, 2010 | |||||
| Open |  Wesley Korir |
2:09:19 | Edna Kiplagat Edna Kiplagat Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She is the 2011 IAAF World Champion in the marathon. she established herself as an elite marathon runner with wins at the Los Angeles and New York City Marathons in 2010... |
2:25:38 | |
| Masters | Juan Ramirez (41) |
2:39:35 | Linda Somers Linda Somers Linda Somers-Smith is an American long-distance runner who is a two-time United States national champion in the marathon. Somers competed in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also won the 1992 Chicago Marathon and the 1993 California International Marathon... -Smith (48) |
2:36:33 | |
| Wheelchair | Krige Schabort |
1:31:51 | Amanda McGrory Amanda McGrory -Biography:At the age of five, Amanda contracted a rare virus which left her unable to walk. Her parents say she became depressed but that all changed after Amanda’s parents introduced her to the Variety Club Camp and Developmental Center. There, Amanda met other children with various disabilities... |
1:53:12 | |
| 2009 Results May 25, 2009 | |||||
| Open | Wesley Korir |
2:08:24 | Tatyana Petrova Tatyana Petrova Tatyana Valeriyevna Petrova is a Russian runner, who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase as well as the marathon.As a junior, Petrova finished nineteenth at the 2001 European Cross Country Championships and reached the finals of both the 3000 metres and 5000 metres at the 2002 World Junior... |
2:25:59 | |
| Masters | Martin Rindahl (45) |
2:43:17 | Carista Strickland (47) |
3:14:45 | |
| Wheelchair | Aaron Gordian |
1:31:19 | Amanda McGrory |
1:48:13 | |
| 2008 Results March 2, 2008 | |||||
| Open | Laban Moiben |
2:13:50 | Tatyana Aryasova |
2:29:09 | |
| Masters |  Fermin Sequen (40) |
2:34:34 | Tatiana Titova (42) |
2:51:32 | |
| Wheelchair | Saul Mendoza Saúl Mendoza Saúl Mendoza is a former wheelchair racer, who competed at the Olympic and Paralympic levels.He acquired polio when he was 6 months old, and he grew up playing different sports.... |
1:31:12 | Cheri Blauwet |
1:53:35 | |
| 2007 Results March 4, 2007 | |||||
| Open | Fred Mogaka |
2:17:14 | Ramilya Burangulova Ramilya Burangulova Ramilya Munavarovna Burangulova is a Russian marathon runner. She was born in Kandry-Kutuy, Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise-Personal bests:... |
2:37:54 | |
| Masters |  Yoshihisa Hosaka (58) |
2:49:06 | Ramilya Burangulova (45) |
2:37:54 | |
| Wheelchair |  Kurt Fearnley |
1:23:40 | Shelly Woods | 1:50:55 | |
| 2006 Results March 19, 2006 | |||||
| Open | Benson Cherono |
2:08:40 | Lidiya Grigoryeva |
2:25:10 | |
| Masters | Jose Ortiz Pina (43) |
2:33:23 |  Lyudmyla Pushkina (40) |
2:41:15 | |
| Wheelchair | Ernst Van Dyk |
1:24:48 | Shirley Reilly |
1:55:23 | |
| 2005 Results March 6, 2005 | |||||
| Open | Mark Saina |
2:09:35 | Lyubov Denisova Lyubov Denisova Lyubov Denisova is a Russian marathon runner that tested positive for an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio — the same finding that derailed 2006 Tour de France champion Floyd Landis.... |
2:26:11 | |
| Masters | Ezequiel Hernandez (41) | 2:45:01 | Tatyana Pozdnakova (50) |
2:31:05 | |
| Wheelchair | Kurt Fearnley |
1:30:11 | Cheri Blauwet |
1:51:45 | |
| 2004 Results March 7, 2004 | |||||
| Open | David Kirui |
2:13:41 | Tatyana Podznyakova |
2:30:17 | |
| Masters | Reynaldo Ramirez (40) |
2:35:38 | Tatyana Podznyakova (49) |
2:30:17 | |
| Wheelchair |  Joel Jeannot |
1:27:08 | Cheri Blauwet |
1:54:02 | |
| 2003 Results March 2, 2003 | |||||
| Open | Mark Yatich |
2:09:52 | Tatyana Podznyakova |
2:29:40 | |
| Masters | Robert Leonardo (40) |
2:40:46 | Tatyana Podznyakova (48) |
2:29:40 | |
| Wheelchair | Saúl Mendoza |
1:27:07 | Cheri Blauwet |
1:50:06 | |
| 2002 Results March 3, 2002 | |||||
| Open | Steven Ndungu |
2:10:27 | Lyubov Denisova Lyubov Denisova Lyubov Denisova is a Russian marathon runner that tested positive for an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio — the same finding that derailed 2006 Tour de France champion Floyd Landis.... |
2:28:49 | |
| Masters | Jose Díaz (46) |
2:41:07 | Tatyana Podznyakova (47) |
2:30:26 | |
| Wheelchair | Ernst Van Dyk |
1:28:44 | Ariadne Hernandez |
1:55:01 | |
| 2001 Results March 4, 2001 | |||||
| Open | Steven Ndungu |
2:13:13 | Elana Paramonova |
2:35:58 | |
| Masters | Raymond Baradas (41) |
2:38:43 | Teresa Boches-Saban (44) |
3:05:20 | |
| Wheelchair | Saúl Mendoza |
1:32:50 | Ariadne Hernandez |
2:04:30 | |
| 2000 Results March 5, 2000 | |||||
| Open | Benson Mutiisya Mbithi |
2:11:55 |  Jane SalumäeJane Salumäe Jane Salumäe is a retired female long-distance runner from Estonia, who twice competed in the Summer Olympics . She set her personal best in the marathon on May 11, 1997 in Turin.-Achievements:... |
2:33:33 | |
| Masters | Marco Ortíz (50) |
2:27:33 | Judy Maguire (41) |
2:58:21 | |
| Wheelchair | Saúl Mendoza |
1:42:33 | Jean Driscoll Jean Driscoll Jean Driscoll is an American wheelchair racer. She won the women's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon eight times, more than any other female athlete in any division. Her wins in Boston included seven consecutive first place finishes from 1990 to 1996... |
2:12:17 | |
| 1999 Results March 14, 1999 | |||||
| Open | Simon Bor |
2:09:25 |  Irina Bogacheva |
2:30:32 | |
| Masters | Federico Yax |
2:32:19 | Judy Maguire |
2:54:12 | |
| Wheelchair | Saúl Mendoza |
1:28:43 | Deanna Sodoma |
2:03:44 | |
| 1998 Results March 29, 1998 | |||||
| Open |  Zebedayo BayoZebedayo Bayo Zebedayo Bayo is a Tanzanian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.He won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 2000.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*10,000 metres - 28:21.60 min... |
2:11:21 | Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since... |
2:33:58 | |
| Masters |  Peter Rischl |
2:31:53 | Candy Clark |
3:08:56 | |
| Wheelchair | Saúl Mendoza |
1:29:57 | Kazu Hatanaka |
1:56:55 | |
| 1997 Results March 2, 1997 | |||||
| Open |  El-Maati Chaham |
2:14:16 | Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since... |
2:33:50 | |
| Masters | Yoshio Ishizuka |
2:36:14 | Philomena Chandra |
3:03:10 | |
| Wheelchair | Saúl Mendoza |
1:37:27 | Louise Sauvage Louise Sauvage Alix Louise Sauvage OAM is an Australian paralympic wheelchair racer.Sauvage is often regarded as the most renowned disabled sportswoman in Australia. She won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic games in front of a home crowd... |
1:49:22 | |
| 1996 Results March 3, 1996 | |||||
| Open |  Jose Luis Molina |
2:13:23 | Lyubov Klochko Lyubov Klochko Lyubov Klochko is a retired female long-distance runner from Ukraine. She set her personal best in the women's marathon in 1988.-Achievements:-References:*... |
2:30:30 | |
| Masters | Hugo Juárez |
2:33:26 | Lorraine Gersitz |
3:11:50 | |
| Wheelchair | Heinz Frei |
1:27:10 | Jean Driscoll Jean Driscoll Jean Driscoll is an American wheelchair racer. She won the women's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon eight times, more than any other female athlete in any division. Her wins in Boston included seven consecutive first place finishes from 1990 to 1996... |
1:46:09 | |
| 1995 Results March 5, 1995 | |||||
| Open |  Rolando VeraRolando Vera (athlete) Rolando Patricio Vera Rodas is a retired long-distance runner from Ecuador, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He reached the top ten of the 10,000 metres at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics... |
2:11:39 | 1 Nadia Prasad |
2:29:48 | |
| Masters | John Bednarksi |
2:36:40 | Alfreda Iglehart |
3:13:29 | |
| Wheelchair | Paul Wiggins |
1:36:06 | Jean Driscoll Jean Driscoll Jean Driscoll is an American wheelchair racer. She won the women's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon eight times, more than any other female athlete in any division. Her wins in Boston included seven consecutive first place finishes from 1990 to 1996... |
1:52:51 | |
| 1994 Results March 6, 1994 | |||||
| Open | Paul Pilkington |
2:12:13 | Olga Appell Olga Appell Olga Appell is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. She ran at the 1992 Summer Olympics the following year, but failed to finish the race... |
2:28:12 | |
| Masters | Gregg Horner |
2:34:20 |  Emma Scaunich |
2:37:05 | |
| Wheelchair | Phillipe Couprie |
1:34:52 |  Connie HansenConnie Hansen Connie Hansen is a noted Danish Paralympian. She competed in athletics at the Summer Paralympics three times, in 1984, 1988 and 1992, and won a total of nine gold medals, four silvers, and one bronze. She was inducted to the Paralympic Hall of Fame in 2008.-External links:... |
1:48:58 | |
| 1993 Results March 7, 1993 | |||||
| Open |  Joselido Rocha |
2:14:28 | Lyubov Klochko Lyubov Klochko Lyubov Klochko is a retired female long-distance runner from Ukraine. She set her personal best in the women's marathon in 1988.-Achievements:-References:*... |
2:39:48 | |
| Masters | Dennis Bock |
2:36:32 | Candy Dodge |
3:03:10 | |
| Wheelchair | Jan Mattern |
1:32:15 | Connie Hansen Connie Hansen Connie Hansen is a noted Danish Paralympian. She competed in athletics at the Summer Paralympics three times, in 1984, 1988 and 1992, and won a total of nine gold medals, four silvers, and one bronze. She was inducted to the Paralympic Hall of Fame in 2008.-External links:... |
1:51:26 | |
| 1992 Results March 1, 1992 | |||||
| Open |  John TreacyJohn Treacy John Treacy is a former Irish athlete and Olympic medalist, who represented Ireland at four Olympic Games between 1980 and 1992.- Career :... |
2:12:29 |  Madina BiktagirovaMadina Biktagirova Madina Biktagirova is a former long-distance runner who competed for Belarus, then Russia.She represented Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 5th place. Biktagirova set her personal best in 1997, clocking 2:24:46. She also competed at the 1992 and the 1996 Summer... |
2:26:23 | |
| Masters | Manuel García Pérez |
2:25:35 | Sandra Marshall |
3:02:47 | |
| Wheelchair | Jim Knaub |
1:40:53 | Connie Hansen Connie Hansen Connie Hansen is a noted Danish Paralympian. She competed in athletics at the Summer Paralympics three times, in 1984, 1988 and 1992, and won a total of nine gold medals, four silvers, and one bronze. She was inducted to the Paralympic Hall of Fame in 2008.-External links:... |
1:56:17 | |
| 1991 Results March 3, 1991 | |||||
| Open | Mark Plaatjes Mark Plaatjes Mark Plaatjes was the marathon champion at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart.Born in South Africa under apartheid, Plaatjes won two national titles at the marathon and two at cross country... |
2:10:29 | Cathy O'Brien Cathy O'Brien (athlete) Cathy O'Brien is a retired female long-distance runner from the United States. She set her personal best in the women's marathon in 1991 while winning the Los Angeles Marathon. She is married to Michael O'Brien and has two kids, Patrick Finbar O'Brien born Apirl 2, 1999 and Andrew Joseph O'Brien... |
2:29:38 | |
| Masters |  John Campbell (42) |
2:14:33 | Priscilla Webb | 2:40:20 | |
| Wheelchair | Jim Knaub |
1:40:43 | Connie Hansen Connie Hansen Connie Hansen is a noted Danish Paralympian. She competed in athletics at the Summer Paralympics three times, in 1984, 1988 and 1992, and won a total of nine gold medals, four silvers, and one bronze. She was inducted to the Paralympic Hall of Fame in 2008.-External links:... |
1:57:11 | |
| 1990 Results March 4, 1990 | |||||
| Open |  Pedro Ortíz |
2:11:54 | Julie Isphording Julie Isphording Mary Julie Isphording is a retired female long-distance runner from the United States. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There she did not reach the finish... |
2:32:25 | |
| Masters | John Campbell (41) |
2:20:15 | Graziela Striuli |
3:26:48 | |
| Wheelchair | Moustapha Badid |
1:45:40 | Ann Cody-Morris |
2:03:49 | |
| 1989 Results March 5, 1989 | |||||
| Open |  Art BoileauArt Boileau Arthur Boileau is a long-distance runner, who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California he finished in 44th and four years later in Seoul, South Korea he placed 28th. He is a two-time winner of the Los... |
2:13:01 |  Zoya IvanovaZoya Ivanova Zoya Ivanova is a retired long-distance runner from Kazakhstan, who represented the Soviet Union in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.... |
2:34:42 | |
| Masters | John Campbell (40) |
2:17:51 | Carol Mather |
3:02:57 | |
| Wheelchair | Jim Knaub |
1:46:52 | Candace Cable-Brookes |
2:07:03 | |
| 1988 Results March 6, 1988 | |||||
| Open | Martín Mondragón Martín Mondragón Martín Mondragón is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, who won the 1988 edition of the Los Angeles Marathon. Virtually unknown before the race, the 34 year old set the course record and his personal record at 2:10:19 after a battle with Mark Plaatjes, which positioned the L.A... |
2:10:19 | Blanca Jaime Blanca Jaime Blanca Jaime is a retired female long-distance runner from Mexico. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where she finished in 43rd place in the women's marathon, clocking a total time of 2:43:00.-Achievements:-References:*... |
2:36:11 | |
| Masters | Bob Schlau |
2:19:27 | Harolene Walters |
2:54:18 | |
| Wheelchair | Bob Molinatti |
1:56:35 | Candace Cable-Brookes |
2:19:38 | |
| 1987 Results March 1, 1987 | |||||
| Open | Art Boileau |
2:13:08 | Nancy Ditz Nancy Ditz Nancy Jane Ditz-Mosbacher is a former American long-distance runner who is a United States national champion in the marathon. Ditz competed in the marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics.... |
2:35:24 | |
| Masters | Victor Mora García |
2:19:44 | Barbara Fituze |
2:47:21 | |
| Wheelchair | Ted Vance |
1:54:06 | Candace Cable-Brookes |
2:05:45 | |
| 1986 Results March 9, 1986 | |||||
| Open | Ric Sayre |
2:12:59 | Nancy Ditz Nancy Ditz Nancy Jane Ditz-Mosbacher is a former American long-distance runner who is a United States national champion in the marathon. Ditz competed in the marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics.... |
2:36:27 | |
| Masters |  Kjell-Rick Stahl |
2:19:20 | Harolene Walters |
2:57:26 | |
| Wheelchair | Bob Molinatti |
2:16:36 | Candace Cable-Brookes |
2:23:10 | |
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