The Tallahassee Marathon is a marathon held in Tallahassee, the state capital of Florida, since 1975.
| Tallahassee Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | February |
| Location | Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 1975 |
| Course records | Men: 2:19:11 (2015) Mark Chepses Women: 2:40:06 (2012) Leah Thorvilson |
| Official site | tallahasseemarathon.com |
| Participants | 172 finishers (2020)[1] |
This race is a USATF certified course and an official qualifier for the Boston Marathon.[2]
History
editThe marathon was first held in 1975 with just two participants.[3]
The 2021 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4][5]
The 2024 race included over 1,600 participants from 21 states and six countries.[6]
Course
editThe race starts in Downtown, moves through the Midtown district and through Myers Park. Later, the course passes Cascade Park and the Florida State University campus.
Winners
editMen's
edit| Year | Winner | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Michael Peck |  United States
|
2:46:53 | |
| 2001 | David Yon | United States
|
2:57:25 | |
| 2002 | Ronnie Godwin | United States
|
3:02:32 | |
| 2003 | Michael Western | United States
|
2:50:32 | |
| 2004 | Jack Mcdermott | United States
|
2:55:19 | |
| 2005 | Jeff Dobias | United States
|
2:43:38 | |
| 2006 | Michael Douma | United States
|
2:51:58 | |
| 2007 | Judson Cake | United States
|
2:28:15 | |
| 2008 | Scott Mullins | United States
|
2:24:00 | |
| 2009 | George Towett | United States
|
2:20:30 | |
| 2010 | James Cheruiyot | United States
|
2:26:50 | |
| 2011 | Esteban Vanegas | United States
|
2:28:38 | |
| 2012 | Solomon Kandie | United States
|
2:27:23 | |
| 2013 | Chris Zablocki | United States
|
2:23:25 | |
| 2014 | Bryan Morseman | United States
|
2:24:26 | |
| 2015 | Mark Chepses | United States
|
2:19:11 | |
| 2016 | Kennedy Kemei | United States
|
2:31:33 | |
| 2017 | Bryan Morseman | United States
|
2:27:11 | |
| 2018 | Bryan Morseman | United States
|
2:26:55 | |
| 2019 | Chris Zablocki | United States
|
2:34:41 | |
| 2020 | Bryan Morseman | United States
|
2:25:59 | |
| 2022 | Bryan Morseman | United States
|
2:28:45 | |
| 2023 | Hisato Suetsugu |  Japan
|
2:33:22 | |
| 2024[7] | Philip Quillen | United States
|
2:34:45 |
Women's
edit| Year | Winner | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kim Bruce | United States
|
3:18:18 | |
| 2005 | Lisa Purul | United States
|
3:24:24 | |
| 2006 | Teresa Lafleur | United States
|
3:32:11 | |
| 2007 | Valerie Gortmaker | United States
|
2:46:08 | |
| 2008 | Tamara Kozulina |  Ukraine
|
3:03:37 | |
| 2009 | Nina Kraft | United States
|
2:45:06 | |
| 2010 | Beth Moras | United States
|
3:18:32 | |
| 2011 | Karen Harvey | United States
|
2:43:33 | |
| 2012 | Leah Thorvilson | United States
|
2:40:06 | |
| 2013 | Nina Kraft | United States
|
2:52:46 | |
| 2014 | Esther Erb | United States
|
2:46:28 | |
| 2015 | Sarah Crouch | United States
|
2:46:58 | |
| 2016 | Tamara Kozulina | Ukraine
|
3:03:19 | |
| 2017 | Tamara Kozulina | Ukraine
|
3:09:25 | |
| 2018 | Tamara Kozulina | Ukraine
|
3:03:10 | |
| 2019 | Tamara Kozulina | Ukraine
|
3:04:00 | |
| 2020 | Debbie Greig |  Scotland
|
2:58:53 | |
| 2022 | Tamara Kozulina | Ukraine
|
3:24:14 | |
| 2023 | Purity Munene |  Kenya
|
2:51:31 | |
| 2024[7] | Gabrielle Suver | United States
|
2:54:08 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "RR Tallahassee Marathon 2020 | Gulfwinds". Archived from the original on 2020-10-11.
- ^ report, Democrat staff. "Here's what you need to know about Sunday's Tallahassee Marathon, road closures". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "About | Tallahassee Marathon & Half Marathon". Archived from the original on 2020-02-28.
- ^ "Tallahassee Marathon & Half Marathon". tallahasseemarathon.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "2021 Tallahassee Marathon canceled due to COVID-19". 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11.
- ^ "Tallahassee Marathon brings runners from around the world". WTXL ABC 27 Tallahassee News. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ a b "RR Tallahassee Marathon 2024 | Gulfwinds". Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Race Results | Tallahassee Marathon". tallahasseemarathon.com. Retrieved November 15, 2016.