San Francisco Marathon
San Francisco Marathon | |
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Date | June, July or August |
Location | San Francisco, CA |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Established | 1977 |
Official site | www |
The San Francisco Marathon is a series of USATF certified road running events held each June, July or August in San Francisco, California that include a full marathon, two half marathons, an ultramarathon,[1] and a 5K.[2] Except for in 1988, the marathon has been held annually since 1977.[3] The current marathon course forms a loop that starts and finishes on the Embarcadero near the Ferry Building.[2] The course runs past many notable landmarks in San Francisco including Fisherman's Wharf, Aquatic Park, the Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, and AT&T Park.[4] The course briefly enters Marin County at the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge.[5]
The first San Francisco Marathon was organized by the Pamakids Runners Club.[6] Athol Barton, a taxicab driver from Reno, Nevada, won the inaugural on July 10, 1977 in a time of 2:24:59.[3][7] Fewer than 900 ran this inaugural race.[7] The event's all-time record for marathon finishers came in 1983 with 7,231.[8] An estimated 7,800 runners participated in the various events in 2004[9] and 11,290 in 2005.[10] This number had increased to approximately 19,000 in 2008[11] and 21,000 in 2009[12] The 2009 event was hosted by ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes and Runner's World columnist Bart Yasso.[2]
The marathon course has undergone a number of changes since its inception.[3][7][13][14] In the late 1980s, the start was moved from Marin County to San Francisco.[15] In 1999, race organizers made a number of changes to make the course faster.[16] That year the course was altered to start and end near the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park and the run across the Golden Gate Bridge was eliminated.[16] Previous routes have taken the marathon along the Great Highway.[13] In 2002, the start/finish at Golden Gate Park was moved to the Embarcadero.[17]
The San Francisco Marathon is a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon.[18] In 2005, 356 of the 4,873 finishers qualified for Boston.[19] Of the 4,021 finishers in 2006, 277 qualified.[20]
The purse has also varied from year to year. In 1977, Barton took home a t-shirt for his efforts.[7] When Pete Pfitzinger won in 1986, he earned $5,000 and a new car.[7] Although many top runners were attracted to the $35,000 purse that was offered in 1998 ($10,000 for first place, $5,000 for second place, $2,500 for third place),[21] no prize money was offered from 1999 through 2001.[16][22][23] From 2002 to 2004, $10,000 was divided among the winners.[13][24][25] Prize money was not offered from 2005 to 2008, primarily due to lack of large sponsors.[26][27][28]
In 2002, the San Francisco Marathon was the fictionalized backdrop for an episode of Monk entitled "Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man."[29]
List of winners[3]
Date | Men | Country | Time | Women | Country | Time | Finishers |
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July 26, 2015 | Chris Mocko | United States | 2:26:22 | Anna Bretan | United States | 2:49:42 | 6026[30] |
July 27, 2014 | August Brautigam | United States | 2:32:17 | Anna Bretan | United States | 2:47:51 | 6580[31] |
June 16, 2013 | Francois Lhuissier | United States | 2:25:15 CR | Anna Bretan | United States | 2:42:26 CR | 5827[32] |
July 29, 2012 | Nathan Krah | United States | 2:26:44 | Devon Crosby-Helms | United States | 2:44:02 | 6494[33] |
July 31, 2011 | Michael Wardian | United States | 2:27:06 | Emily Field | United States | 2:50:24 | 6020[34] |
July 25, 2010 | Keith Bechtol | United States | 2:23:28 | Emily Hardin | United States | 2:51:54 | 5992[35] |
July 26, 2009 | Andrew Cook | United States | 2:26:32 | Yoko Shibui | Japan | 2:46:34 | 5101[36] |
August 3, 2008 | Chad Worthen | United States | 2:31:52 | Lauren Gustafson | United States | 2:52:33 | 4,354[37] 4,447[38] |
July 29, 2007 | Andrew Cook | United States | 2:25:57 | Yolanda Flamino | United States | 2:43:41 | 4,250[39] 4,275[40] |
July 30, 2006 | Andrew Cook | United States | 2:26:46 | Julia Stamps | United States | 2:54:55 | 4,021 [20][41] 4,062[40] |
July 31, 2005 | Tony Torres | United States | 2:31:57 | Sarah Hallas | United States | 2:56:55 | 4,869[40] 4,873[19][42] 4,918[10] |
August 1, 2004 | John Weru | Kenya | 2:33:41 | Susan Loken | United States | 2:50:21 | 2,665[40][43] |
July 27, 2003 | Patrick Kamau | Kenya | 2:35:11 | Lucy Carr | United States | 3:02:00 | 1,891[44] |
July 28, 2002 | Nate Bowen | United States | 2:31:46 | Magdalena Lewy | United States | 2:50:11 | 1,920[45] |
July 8, 2001 | Vytautas Ezerskis | Lithuania | 2:30:53 | Micha Lowe | United States | 3:12:10 | 2,249[46] |
July 9, 2000 | Michael Buchanan | United States | 2:32:49 | Lisa Murphy | United States | 3:08:15 | 2,345[47] |
July 11, 1999 | Brad Hawthorne | United States | 2:24:36 | Patti Smith | United States | 3:09:44 | |
July 12, 1998 | Hamid Oubadriss | France | 2:23:54 | Salina Chirchir | Kenya | 2:45:36 | |
July 13, 1997 | Hamid Miloudi | Algeria | 2:26:49 | Kristen Orre | United States | 3:02:33 | |
July 14, 1996 | Brad Lael | United States | 2:37:27 | Margee Brown | United States | 2:57:45 | |
July 9, 1995 | Hector Lopez | Mexico | 2:23:38 | Lisa Kelp | United States | 2:51:12 | |
July 31, 1994 | Patrick Muturi | Kenya | 2:17:34 | Karolina Szabo | Hungary | 2:44:34 | |
July 18, 1993 | Driss Dacha | Morocco | 2:20:02 | Tatiana Titova | Russia | 2:40:32 | |
August 30, 1992 | Sergio Jimenez | Mexico | 2:16:44 | Irina Bogachova | Kyrgyzstan | 2:36:54 | |
June 23, 1991 | Daniel Martinez | United States | 2:15:31 | Lesley Ann Lehane | United States | 2:35:33 | |
July 1, 1990 | Antonio Niemczak | Poland | 2:13:48 | Janis Klecker | United States | 2:39:52 | |
July 9, 1989 | Ernest Tjela | Lesotho | 2:15:01 | Stephanie Robertson | United States | 3:09:08 | |
1988 (not held) | |||||||
July 19, 1987 | Mehmet Terzi | Turkey | 2:14:07 | Eileen Claugus | United States | 2:39:02 | |
July 20, 1986 | Pete Pfitzinger | United States | 2:13:29 | Maria Trujillo | United States | 2:37:58 | |
July 21, 1985 | Ric Sayre | United States | 2:15:07 | Kersti Jakobsen | Denmark | 2:38:04 | |
August 9, 1984 | Simeon Kigen | Kenya | 2:10:18 | Katy Schilly | United States | 2:35:56 | |
July 24, 1983 | Pete Pfitzinger | United States | 2:14:45 | Janis Klecker | United States | 2:51:12 | 7,231[8] |
July 11, 1982 | Miguel Tibaduiza | Colombia | 2:14:32 | Nancy Ditz | United States | 2:44:34 | |
July 12, 1981 | Harold Schulz | United States | 2:15:17 | Laurie Binder | United States | 2:40:32 | |
July 13, 1980 | Antonio Ramirez | United States | 2:18:15 | Joann Dahlkoetter | United States | 2:36:54 | |
July 8, 1979 | John Moreno | United States | 2:18:54 | Carol Young | United States | 2:35:33 | |
July 9, 1978 | Steven Palladino | United States | 2:21:15 | Sue Petersen | United States | 2:39:52 | |
July 10, 1977 | Athol Barton | New Zealand | 2:24:59 | Tena Harms | United States | 3:09:08 |
- CR = course record since the addition of the Golden Gate Bridge out and back[48]
Country summary
Country | Male champions |
Female champions |
Total |
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United States | 23 | 32 | 55 |
Kenya | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Mexico | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Algeria | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Colombia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 |
France | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Lesotho | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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