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Kansas City Marathon

The Kansas City Marathon is a 26.2-mile (42.2 km) race run the 3rd Saturday of every October in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, first held in 1979. It is the second largest marathon in Missouri, with 1227 finishers in 2019.[1] An official time from the Kansas City Marathon can be used to qualify for the Boston Marathon.

Kansas City Marathon
DateOctober
LocationKansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorGarmin
Established1979 (45 years ago) (1979)
Official sitehttps://sportkc.org/marathon
Participants1227 finishers (2019)[1]

It includes a 5K, 10K and half-marathon in addition to the traditional marathon race.

History

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The marathon was first held in 1979 as the Macy's Marathon.[2]

In 2005, the marathon was just under 0.4 mi (0.64 km) short.[2][3]

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2021, or entering a charity running program and obtaining a partial refund.[4][5]

Course

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While the course varies from year to year, it generally involves running from Crown Center through downtown, turning to Midtown to Westport.[6] From Westport it continues on to the Plaza out to Waldo, returning to the 18th and Vine district and ending on Main Street by Pershing.

Qualification

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Runners must be at least 16 years old to run the full marathon and at least 14 years old to run the half marathon. [7]

Winners

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Marathon

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Year Male Time Female Time Rf.
1979 Robert Busby 2:20:34 Andrea Ray 2:58:30
1980 Robert Busby (2) 2:20:49 Andrea Ray (2) 2:49:26
1981 Robert Busby (3) 2:23:43 Andrea Ray (3) 2:52:13
1982 Brian Franke 2:23:48 Andrea Ray (4) 2:53:26
1983 Michael Clay 2:20:43 Ellen Makarewicz 2:39:50
1984 Brian Franke (2) 2:20:12 Liz Bulman 2:48:02
1985
1986 Domenico Massari 2:24:01 Andrea Ray (5)
1987 Phillip Kauder 2:27:55 Lora Carr 3:07:55
1988 Demetrio Cabanillas 2:21:26 Annette Craighead 2:52:14
1989 Brad Hawthorne 2:23:09 Kathryn Evans 2:49:39
1990 Rolf Schmidt 2:20:30 Ann Ringlein 2:50:55
1991 Jerrold Wynia 2:20:19 Barbara Adkins 2:56:32
1992 Jerrold Wynia (2) 2:25:24 Tamara Karliakova 2:41:12
1993 John Hill 2:22:21 Barbara Rinne 2:54:29
1994 Paul Danger 2:32:11 Marla Rhoden 2:55:53
1995 Ladd McClain 2:25:37 Shari Wolwood 3:00:59
1996 Todd Beran 2:26:19 Lori Robertson 3:04:46
1997 Sean Birren 2:28:53 Jennifer Mullen 3:15:33
1998 Shawn Standridge 2:45:53 Jennifer Mullen (2) 3:18:46
1999 Phil Hudnall 2:28:17 Patricia Nelson 3:12:38
2000 Nate Stroot 2:38:36 Carol Baker 3:12:54
2001 marathon was not held [8]
2002 Michael Van Dusen 2:52:11 Lindsay Brogan 3:11:36
2003 Rikki Hacker 2:32:53 Jessica Grider 3:15:40
2004 marathon was not held [8]
2005 Shadrack Kimeli 2:42:50 Valerie Gortmaker 3:06:34
2006 Thad Bartram 2:40:01 Lisa Cowling 3:12:54
2007 Peter Sercer 2:30:41 Heidi Bryant 3:08:46
2008 Zachary Breitenstein 2:34:42 Rael Murrey 2:53:04
2009 Trey Vernon 2:34:46 Amy Bricco 3:14:12
2010 Moninda Marube 2:31:59 Ann Marie Chappell 2:50:22
2011 Jae Yung Hyung 2:28:41 Megan Earney 2:55:53
2012 Paul Hefferson 2:31:37 Julie Thorton 3:07:40
2013 Geoffery Kiprotich 2:25:56 Cheri Madsen 2:26:18
2014 Geoffery Kiprotich (2) 2:25:56 Madeline Glass 2:56:37
2015 Peter Kiplagat Chebet 2:29:11 Ashley Wickman 3:03:09
2016 Brian Lewis 2:43:26 Alice Anderson 3:04:18
2017 Luis Rivera 2:32:37 Brittany Charboneau 2:51:32 [2]
2018 Ron Malik 2:31:57 Emma Hauser 3:01:57
2019 Martin Erl 2:24:08 Michaela Parisi 2:59:47
2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [4]
2021 Nicholas Victor 2:25:39 Piper Parres 3:02:46
2022 Kyle Baldwin 2:42:58 Kaitlyn Shea 2:57:01
2023 Jason Fambrough 2:28:43 Samantha Farmer 2:48:28 [9]

Half marathon

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Year Male Time Female Time Rf.
2006 Mathew Chesang 1:08:05 Christine Ensian 1:21:04
2007 William K Serem 1:09:16 Nicole Cueno 1:18:45
2008 Richard Kandie 1:08:58 Ann Marie Chappell 1:18:06
2009 Matt Dunlavy 1:09:43 Nicki Klein 1:27:25
2010 Mathew Chesang (2) 1:09:20 Pip Taylor 1:22:25
2011 Mathew Chesang (3)) 1:10:13 Ajok Deng 1:23:26
2012 Benson Chesang 1:11:12 Kathryn Brake 1:26:57
2013 Geofrey Terer 1:08:47 Hayley Sutter 1:21:32
2014 Yusuf Kamel 1:08:25 Pasca Myers 1:16:15
2015 Nicholas Too 1:06:54 Jebichi Yator 1:16:18
2016 John Thompson 1:14:14 Sarah Madsen 1:29:10
2017 Austin Bogina 1:12:25 Amy Regan 1:18:51 [10][11][12]
2018 Joseph Morre 1:09:01 Stephanie Andre 1:18:35
2019 Joseph Morre (2) 1:06:36 Jessica Allen 1:19:14
2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [4]
2021 Joseph Morre (3) 1:09:32 Jessica Allen (2) 1:21:37
2022 Spencer Danielson 1:12:47 Chandler Carreon 1:23:36
2023 Noah Stevenson 1:09:15 Christina Sharp 1:25:52 [9]
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kansas City Marathon Race Results 2019".
  2. ^ a b c "Untitled".
  3. ^ "Kansas City Star | 09/28/2005 | Marathon comes up short". www.kansascity.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Kansas City Marathon — Kansas City Sports Commission & WIN for KC". Archived from the original on 2020-08-24.
  5. ^ "Kansas City Marathon canceled; racers can participate in 'Million Mile Challenge' for local charities". 24 August 2020.
  6. ^ Hernandez, Joseph (October 16, 2023). "Route maps: See which Kansas City roads will be closed for Saturday's Garmin KC Marathon".
  7. ^ "Marathon - FAQs". Kansas City Sports Commission & WIN for KC. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  8. ^ a b "untitled". www.arrs.run. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  9. ^ a b "Kansas City Marathon results: Here are the top finishers (plus a link to the full list)". The Kansas City Star. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  10. ^ "2017 Kansas City Marathon presented by Garmin - Half Marathon - Official Race Results at Online Race Results".
  11. ^ "Austin BOGINA | Profile | World Athletics".
  12. ^ "Amy REGAN | Profile | World Athletics".


 

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