The Napa Valley Marathon is an annual marathon, half marathon, and 5K in Napa County, California.[1] The USATF-certified marathon course begins in Calistoga at the northwestern tip of Napa County, and then traverses the Silverado Trail, ending in downtown Napa.[2][3] The race's course is primarily rolling hills or flat as it moves through rural California Wine Country.[4] The Napa Valley Marathon has been run in March since 1979, accepts only about 3,000 runners, and is widely considered one of the most scenic marathons in the United States.[5][6] The men's and women's winners of the race win their weight in wine.[7]

Napa Valley Marathon
DateMarch
LocationNapa County, CA
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half Marathon, and 5k
Established1979
Official sitehttps://napavalleymarathon.org/

List of marathon winners

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Year Men's Winner Time Women's Winner Time
2024[8]   Michael Vernau (USA) 2:33:07   Stephanie Finley (USA) 2:49:35
2023[9]   Nicholas Spector (USA) 2:18:28   Ann Centner (USA) 2:43:06
2022[10]   Mason Frank (USA) 2:17:55   Ann Centner (USA) 2:38:29
2020[11]   Ryan Smith (USA) 2:27:47   Anne Theisen (USA) 2:52:58
2019[12]   Sam Long (USA) 2:32:32   Liza Reichert (USA) 2:44:05
2018[13]   Andrew Bauer (USA) 2:24:04   Casey Crosson (USA) 2:50:49
2017[14]   Benjamin Heck (USA) 2:29:11   Erica Weitz (USA) 2:48:47

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". Napa Valley Marathon. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  2. ^ "What's Doing In The; Napa Valley". The New York Times. January 19, 2003.
  3. ^ Karp, Jason (2012-10-18). Running a Marathon For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-43210-5.
  4. ^ Malan, Denise (2014-04-01). The Runner's Bucket List: 200 Races to Run Before You Die. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-62368-825-7.
  5. ^ Richard Benyo; Joe Henderson (2002). Running Encyclopedia. Human Kinetics. ISBN 978-0-7360-3734-1. napa valley marathon.
  6. ^ "Top 10 Marathons Worth Traveling For". Forbes. Jan 29, 2014.
  7. ^ "Awards". napavalleymarathon.org.
  8. ^ "Race Results for March 3, 2024 Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon - SVE Timing". results.svetiming.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  9. ^ "Race Results for March 5, 2023 Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon - SVE Timing". results.svetiming.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  10. ^ "Race Results for March 6, 2022 Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon - SVE Timing". results.svetiming.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  11. ^ "Race Results for March 1, 2020 Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon - SVE Timing". results.svetiming.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  12. ^ "Race Results for March 3, 2019 41st Annual Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon - SVE Timing". results.svetiming.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  13. ^ "Live Results for Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon, Kiwanis 5K". results.chronotrack.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  14. ^ "Live Results for Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon, Kiwanis 5K". results.chronotrack.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
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