The Salt Lake City Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run in Salt Lake City, Millcreek and Holladay, Utah. It was first held in 2004.
| Salt Lake City Marathon | |
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| Date | April |
| Location | Salt Lake City, Millcreek, and Holladay, Utah, U.S. |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 2004 |
| Course records | M: 2:15:14 F: 2:30:08 |
| Official site | https://www.saltlakecitymarathon.com |
| Participants | 666 finishers (2019)[1] ~9,000 (all races) (2009) |
The race begins at the Olympic Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah, runs through the center of Salt Lake City, and ends at Library Square. A bike tour held on the same day uses the same course, but starts earlier in the morning. A half marathon also starts with the marathon.
History
editThe marathon was first organized in 2004 by Devine Racing, a Chicago-based race organization company.
In 2005, a bike tour was added. In 2006, a half-marathon was added, and the date of the race was moved from April to June. In 2007, the date was moved back to April.
Prior to the 2009 event, reports surfaced that the winners from the 2008 race had not been paid their prize winnings.[2][3][4] Devine Racing reportedly made those payments prior to the 2009 race commencing.
In February 2012, the Salt Lake City Marathon was purchased from Devine by US Road Sports & Entertainment Group. The 2012 event saw "no major flaws" and plentiful water, toilets, and medical aid stations.[5] The marathon was sold in 2014 to Lifetime Fitness and sold again in 2015 to High Altitude Events.[6]
The 2020 in-person edition of the race was first postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, before being cancelled altogether.[7] Registrants were first given the option of running the race virtually in 2020 or transferring their entry to 2021, before those that chose the latter option were then given the option of running the race virtually in 2021 or transferring their entry to 2022.[7]
Course
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 Course map of full and half in 2019[8] |
The course begins near the foothills of the city at the Olympic Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The marathon takes runners through the heart of Salt Lake City and the northern part of the Salt Lake Valley offering beautiful views of the local foothills and surrounding Wasatch mountains.
Starting at an elevation of just over 4,800 feet, the course winds its way from the foothills to the lower elevations with the half marathon course offering mostly flat, downhill running.
The half marathon and the full marathon are run simultaneously and share a common start line on the Olympic Legacy Bridge as the event begins.
The course will often follow the base of the Wasatch mountains into neighborhoods of neighboring Millcreek and Holladay as it winds through local Salt Lake streets and by nearby neighborhoods and local businesses towards major boulevards near the finish line in downtown Salt Lake City.
A bike tour follows the entire length of the marathon course and has a time limit of 1 hour and 45 minutes.[9]
Winners
editKey: Course record (in bold)
References
edit- ^ "Salt Lake City Marathon Race Results 2019". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
- ^ KSL - Marathon may hit roadblock in South Salt Lake
- ^ Deseret News - Wire transfer keeps marathon on its feet
- ^ Salt Lake Tribune - Owner's legal problems not slowing Salt Lake City marathon registration
- ^ Salt Lake Tribune - Marathon: Utahns Fritz Van de Kamp, Devra Vierkant win
- ^ Donaldson, Amy (April 15, 2016). "Salt Lake Marathon changes hands — again — but it now belongs to the man who helped revive it". Deseret News. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "COVID-19 Updated | Salt Lake City Marathon". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Half Marathon Info". 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-01-03.
- ^ "Course". 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26.
- ^ "Top International Field Expected at Salt Lake City Marathon $125,000 …". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
- ^ https://archive.today/20201223073143/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/canada/lioudmila-kortchaguina-14267739
- ^ "Archived copy". results.racecenter.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20201223124738if_/http://aims-worldrunning.org/articles/05_Jul_Sep_Salt_Lake.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Salt Lake City Marathon: Marathon Results". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Salt Lake Marathon features first-time female winner, repeat male win…". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
- ^ "First-time marathoner wins Salt Lake City Marathon". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
- ^ "2018 Salt Lake City Marathon and Half Event: Salt Lake City Marathon …". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.
- ^ https://archive.today/20201223201224/https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/winners-of-the-2018-salt-lake-city-marathon/
- ^ "Lucky No. 19: Utah resident Janel Zick wins first-ever marathon at Sa…". Archived from the original on 23 December 2020.