Washington's Birthday Marathon is an annual marathon in the United States that has been held nearly every February since 1962.
| Washington's Birthday Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | Second Sunday of February |
| Location | Greenbelt, Maryland |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 1962 |
| Course records | Men: 2:22:14 (1978) Robert Doyle Women: 2:53:29 (1988) Rose Malloy |
| Official site | www |
It is held each year on the Sunday of Washington's Birthday Weekend and is conducted by the DC Road Runners Club.
The race was originally held in Arlington, Virginia, but after a few years, it was moved to Beltsville, Maryland. Finally, it was relocated to Greenbelt, Maryland. The Greenbelt course started and finished at the recreation center of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and consisted of three loops around the Beltsville Agricultural Research Farm. When NASA permanently closed access between the rec center and Good Hope Road, the race start was moved to Duvall High School, and finally to the Greenbelt Youth Center. The race continues to consist of three loops on the farm.[1]
A three-person relay is also held at the same time.
After the 2023 race, the DC Road Runners Club determined the course was not suitable, and the 2024 race was not held.[2]
Past winners
edit- Note: While the Washington's Birthday Marathon started in 1962, it was not until 1971 that women's finishes were recorded. In 1972 no female time was recorded. The marathon was cancelled in 2003, 2010, 2014, 2015, and 2022. The race was held virtually in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Source: Winners archive compiled by Jack Leydig, Juraj Gasparovic, George Banker, and Jay Jacob Wind.[3]
Key: Course record
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1962 |  Richard Haines (USA)
|
2:32:44 | ||
| 2nd | 1963 | Lou Castagnola (USA)
|
2:35:18 | ||
| 3rd | 1964 | Richard Haines (USA)
|
2:32:40 | ||
| 4th | 1965 | Robert Scharf (USA)
|
2:33:45 | ||
| 5th | 1966 | Robert Scharf (USA)
|
2:25:01 | ||
| 6th | 1967 | Lou Castagnola (USA)
|
2:22:45 | ||
| 7th | 1968 | Lou Castagnola (USA)
|
2:33:11 | ||
| 8th | 1969 | Thomas Ratliffe (USA)
|
2:27:48 | ||
| 9th | 1970 | John Loeschhorn (USA)
|
2:27:27 | ||
| 10th | 1971 | Jack Fultz (USA)
|
2:28:58 | Anna Mae Diehl (USA)
|
3:43:01 |
| 11th | 1972 | Marshall Adams (USA)
|
2:30:52 | ||
| 12th | 1973 | Marshall Adams (USA)
|
2:24:17 | Teri Johnson (USA)
|
3:57:40 |
| 13th | 1974 | Sheldon Karlin (USA)
|
2:26:59 | Katherine Switzer (USA)
|
3:14:40 |
| 14th | 1975 | Eddie Hereford (USA)
|
2:24:30 | Marilyn Bevans (USA)
|
3:04:32 |
| 15th | 1976 | Bill O'Brian (USA)
|
2:26:40 | Carolyn Hahn (USA)
|
3:25:40 |
| 16th | 1977 | Max White (USA)
|
2:27:21 | Ann Forshee (USA)
|
3:07:00 |
| 17th | 1978 | Robert Doyle (USA)
|
2:22:14 | Janet Norem (USA)
|
3:09:30 |
| 18th | 1979 | Chris Mason (USA)
|
2:26:41 | Val Hardin (USA)
|
3:09:39 |
| 19th | 1980 | Bruce Robinson (USA)
|
2:26:32 | Susan Crowe (USA)
|
3:06:52 |
| 20th | 1981 | Jim Ulvestad (USA)
|
2:28:38 | Laura DeWald (USA)
|
3:01:28 |
| 21st | 1982 | Terry Baker (USA)
|
2:26:19 | Vera Thornhill (USA)
|
3:07:58 |
| 22nd | 1983 | Timothy Tays (USA)
|
2:26:22 | Bunki Bankaitis-Davis (USA)
|
3:03:10 |
| 23rd | 1984 |  Gordon Minty (GBR)
|
2:35:06 | Suzanne Rohr (USA)
|
3:15:42 |
| 24th | 1985 | Steve Saul (USA)
|
2:34:16 | Margaret Horioka (USA)
|
3:07:19 |
| 25th | 1986 | Charles Trayer (USA)
|
2:30:52 | Margaret Horioka (USA)
|
3:14:12 |
| 26th | 1987 | James Hage (USA)
|
2:28:59 | Margaret Horioka (USA)
|
3:09:13 |
| 27th | 1988 | James Hage (USA)
|
2:28:18 | Rose Malloy (USA)
|
2:53:29 |
| 28th | 1989 | John McGrail (USA)
|
2:30:25 | Ruth Riemenschneider (USA)
|
3:07:25 |
| 29th | 1990 | Jack Cleland (USA)
|
2:41:48 | Renee Butler (USA)
|
3:11:04 |
| 30th | 1991 | John Ausherman (USA)
|
2:39:34 | Hiroko Smith (USA)
|
3:30:07 |
| 31st | 1992 | Drew Rogers (USA)
|
2:40:13 | Judith Bugyi (USA)
|
3:14:33 |
| 32nd | 1993 | Ric Banning (USA)
|
2:46:46 | Claudia Ciavarella (USA)
|
3:13:17 |
| 33rd | 1994 | Alan Ruben (USA)
|
2:37:54 | Bonnie Barnard (USA)
|
3:02:19 |
| 34th | 1995 | Dominique LaLuz (USA)
|
2:46:41 | Sandi Glass (USA)
|
3:11:29 |
| 35th | 1996 | Tim Dunlap (USA)
|
2:43:25 | LeAnn Myhre (USA)
|
3:25:54 |
| 36th | 1997 | Paul Petersen (USA)
|
2:43:23 | Sheila Gallop (USA)
|
3:27:50 |
| 37th | 1998 | Guy Gordon (USA)
|
2:37:44 | Joanna Tomazic (USA)
|
3:18:31 |
| 38th | 1999 | Michael Rodgers (USA)
|
2:44:30 | Lisa Bandiera (USA)
|
3:09:30 |
| 39th | 2000 | John Weaver (USA)
|
2:57:57 | Lisa Bandiera (USA)
|
3:29:12 |
| 40th | 2001 | Todd Fach (USA)
|
2:44:14 | Sarah McCarney (USA)
|
3:33:22 |
| 41st | 2002 | Jonathan Dietrich (USA)
|
2:51:20 | Lisa Bandiera (USA)
|
3:35:24 |
| 43rd | 2004 | Joseph Filteau (USA)
|
3:10:10 | Morgan Windram (USA)
|
3:18:34 |
| 44th | 2005 | Joseph Lacovara-Switzer (USA)
|
2:49:25 | Marie Sandrock (USA)
|
3:18:12 |
| 45th | 2006 |  Rainer Koch (GER)
|
2:57:57 | Sarah Morrissey (USA)
|
3:28:33 |
| 46th | 2007 | Luke Merkel (USA)
|
2:53:21 | Patricia Zerfas (USA)
|
3:30:22 |
| 47th | 2008 | Christopher Hamley (USA)
|
2:42:15 | Lydia Decker (USA)
|
3:17:42 |
| 48th | 2009 | Frank Leiter (USA)
|
2:51:31 | Anya Oleynik (USA)
|
3:10:32 |
| 49th | 2010 | (cancelled because of snow) | |||
| 50th | 2011 | Karsten Brown (USA)
|
2:46:46 | Lisa Bandiera (USA)
|
3:30:45 |
| 51st | 2012 | Bill Uher (USA)
|
2:47:13 | Kristi Hunt (USA)
|
3:32:22 |
| 52nd | 2013 | Miles Aitken (USA)
|
3:08:43 | Amanda An (USA)
|
3:35:02 |
| 53rd | 2014 | (cancelled because of snow) | |||
| 54th | 2015 | James Downey and Miguel Perez (USA)
(cut to 9.7 miles because of snow) |
1:04:33 | Brenda Hodge (USA)
|
1:10:38 |
| 55th | 2016 | Stephen Varney (USA)
|
3:02:49 | Caroline Ferrell (USA)
|
3:54:16 |
| 56th | 2017 | Mark Carter (USA)
|
2:58:04 | Toni Diegoli (USA)
|
3:28:20 |
| 57th | 2018 | Jeffrey Redfern (USA)
|
2:41:16 | Kayla Campasino (USA)
|
3:04:32 |
| 58th | 2019 | Masashi Shirotake (USA)
|
2:33:57 | Christine Westcott (USA)
|
3:19:16 |
| 59th | 2020 | Jeremy Ardanuy (USA)
|
2:26:53 | Elena Makarevich (USA)
|
3:15:58 |
| 60th | 2021 | (virtual because of COVID-19 pandemic) | |||
| 61st | 2022 | (canceled because of COVID-19 pandemic) | |||
| 62nd | 2023 | Christopher Collins | 2:50:49 | Elena Makarevich (USA)
|
3:12:09 |
References
edit- ^ "George Washington Birthday Marathon". www.dcroadrunners.org. Archived from the original on 2007-02-08.
- ^ "Home". George Washington's Birthday Marathon & Relay. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Washington's Birthday Marathon". www.arrs.run. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
External links
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