St. Michaels Half Marathon

The St. Michaels Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road race. The race is competed at the amateur level.[3] Although the event does not have a title sponsor, Nationwide is considered the primary sponsor.[4] The race is organized by the St. Michaels Running Festival, which also hosts 10 km and 5 km runs.[5] The Festival attracted over 1,500 runners in its opening year, and approximately 3,000 in its second edition.[6]

St. Michaels Half Marathon
DateMay
LocationSt. Michaels, Maryland
Event typeRoad race
DistanceHalf marathon
Primary sponsorNationwide
EstablishedMay 19, 2012[1][2]
Course records1:08:13 (male)
1:26:11 (female)
1:21:38 (Under-19 male)
1:28:58 (Under-19 female)
Official site[1]

Course

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St. Michaels Half Marathon is a USATF certified course, measuring exactly 13.1 miles.[3][7] The course is relatively flat, with grades varying between +4% and -4%, while the average elevation is 10 feet above sea level.[8] The maximum recorded elevation is 18 feet on Martingham Dr., however, the lowest is reportedly at sea level.[8] The marathon takes place primarily in downtown St. Michaels, Maryland, although, the race for a time ventures out of the city.[8] The 2013 event started on Seymour Ave., and finished on Maryland 33 or North Talbot St.[8]

List of winners

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Key:   Course record   Participants record

Date Men Time Men Under-19 Time Women Time Women Under-19 Time Finishers
May 19, 2012   Peyton Hoyal 1:12:53   Nathaniel Miranda 1:35:40   Taylor Gupton 1:34:49   Jennifer Lingg 1:40:23 419[9]
May 18, 2013   Thomas Worob 1:08:58   Colin Chartier[note 1] 1:26:16   Sarah Grigsby 1:28:26   Katy Wilson 1:49:13 1,182[10]
May 17, 2014   David Raley 1:21:17   Ben Cambon 1:26:55   Bridget Holt 1:27:44   Kathryn Gearhart 1:28:58 1,260[11]
May 16, 2015   Peyton Hoyal 1:08:13   Hussein Abduelwahab 1:44:07   Jillian Pollack 1:27:30   Ellie Sears 1:59:53 1,496[12]
May 21, 2016   Peyton Hoyal 1:10:37   Andrew Stag 1:21:38   Angela Hartman 1:26:11   Samantha Kaeser 1:55:14 1,553[13]

Notes

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  1. ^ Since they podiumed, Steve Sloan of Maryland and Kepano Ream of Virginia were disqualified from the Under-19 classification. Thus, Colin Chartier – who finished third in the ranking – won the title.

References

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