America's Finest City Half Marathon
America's Finest City Half Marathon | |
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Date | August |
Location | San Diego |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Half marathon |
Established | 1978 |
Official site | America's Finest City Half Marathon |
America's Finest City Half Marathon is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance 21.0975 kilometres (13.1094 mi) which is held in mid-August on the streets of San Diego, California. ("America's Finest City" is the official nickname of the city of San Diego.[1]) The race was inaugurated in 1978 and has been held every year since then. By 1985, more than 6000 professional and amateur runners were taking part in the race each year.[2] Both men and women are able to enter into the half marathon and shorter 5 kilometer fun run.[3]
The race is used to raise money for the
The course of the half marathon has a point-to-point format. It starts on the
Kenyan
A virtual race was held in 2020, and entrants were given the option to get either a refund or defer their entry to 2021.
Past half marathon winners
Key: Course record
Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) | |
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1st | 1978 | Ben Wilson (USA) | 1:06:36 | Marty Cooksey (USA) | 1:15:04 | |
2nd | 1979 | Gary Close (USA) | 1:06:36 | Kathy Mintie (USA) | 1:14:50 | |
3rd | 1980 † | Terry Cotton (USA) | 1:06:20 | Laurie Binder (USA) | 1:17:43 | |
4th | 1981 | Kirk Pfeffer (USA) | 1:02:55 | Elizabeth Baker (USA) | 1:17:02 | |
5th | 1982 | Domingo Tibaduiza (COL) | 1:03:46 | Laura DeWald (USA) | 1:16:55 | |
6th | 1983 | Rick Musgrave (USA) | 1:04:08 | Nancy Ditz (USA) | 1:14:31 | |
7th | 1984 | Ibrahim Kivina (TAN)
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1:03:36 | Carol McLatchie (USA) | 1:15:06 | |
8th | 1985 | Jerry Kiernan (IRL) | 1:03:15 | Laurie Binder (USA) | 1:17:43 | |
9th | 1986 | Joel Hernández (MEX) | 1:03:41 | Terry Adams (SUI) | 1:16:22 | |
10th | 1987 | Marty Froelick (USA) | 1:04:31 | Maria Trujillo (USA)
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1:15:17 | |
11th | 1988 | Carlos Retiz (MEX) | 1:03:40 | Sylvia Mosqueda (USA) | 1:11:31 | |
12th | 1989 | Alejandro Cruz (MEX)
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1:03:56 | Maria Trujillo (USA)
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1:13:41 | |
13th | 1990 | José Luis Chuela (MEX) | 1:04:38 | Laura LaMena (USA) | 1:13:00 | |
14th | 1991 | Rafael Muñoz (MEX) | 1:04:06 | Kathleen Bowman (USA) | 1:14:18 | |
15th | 1992 | Jose Marcos Camargo (BRA) | 1:08:36 | Laura LaMena (USA) | 1:16:23 | |
16th | 1993 | Alfredo Vigueras (USA) | 1:04:32 | Maria Trujillo (USA)
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1:16:17 | |
17th | 1994 | Patrick Muturi (KEN) | 1:03:33 | Roseli Machado (BRA) | 1:14:44 | |
18th | 1995 | Driss Dacha (MAR) | 1:05:11 | Lisa Ondieki (AUS)
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1:12:52 | |
19th | 1996 | John Kagwe (KEN) | 1:03:28 | Mari Tanigawa (JPN) | 1:13:11 | |
20th | 1997 | Patrick Muturi (KEN) | 1:02:51 | Maria Trujillo (USA)
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1:15:04 | |
21st | 1998 | Jonathan Ndambuki (KEN) | 1:03:16 | Taeko Terauchi (JPN) | 1:14:29 | |
22nd | 1999 | Simon Sawe (KEN) | 1:03:22 | Tina Connelly (CAN) | 1:14:04 | |
23rd | 2000 | Peter Githuka Mwangi (KEN) | 1:02:24 | Cristina Pomacu (ROM) | 1:10:44 | |
24th | 2001 | Wilson Onsare (KEN) | 1:02:45 | Margaret Okayo (KEN) | 1:10:38 | |
25th | 2002 | Mbarak Hussein (KEN) | 1:03:00 | Sylvia Mosqueda (USA) | 1:12:34 | |
26th | 2003 | Kazuhiro Matsuda (JPN) | 1:03:57 | Silvia Skvortsova (RUS) | 1:14:24 | |
27th | 2004 | Joseph Matui Kiprono (KEN) | 1:04:25 | Alevtina Ivanova (RUS) | 1:15:01 | |
28th | 2005 | Nephat Kinyanjui (KEN) | 1:03:18 | Tatyana Chulakh (RUS) | 1:13:35 | |
29th | 2006 | Wilson Chebet Kwambai (KEN)
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1:02:38 | Tatyana Chulakh (RUS) | 1:14:12 | |
30th | 2007 | Nelson Kiplagat Birgen (KEN) | 1:04:25 | Hiromi Ominami (JPN) | 1:12:49 | |
31st | 2008 | Justin Young (USA) | 1:05:46 | Hiromi Ominami (JPN) | 1:12:47 | |
32nd | 2009 | Ernest Kiprugut Kebenei (KEN) | 1:04:01 | Belaynesh Zemedkun (ETH) | 1:10:49 | |
33rd | 2010 | Eskyas Sisay (ETH) | 1:03:58 | Belaynesh Zemedkun (ETH) | 1:10:28 | |
34th | 2011 | Tesfaye Sendiku Alemayehu (ETH) | 1:03:44 | Paula Whiting (NZL) | 1:16:47 | |
35th | 2012 | Weldon Kirui (KEN) | 1:03:18 | Mary Akor (USA) | 1:17:17 | |
36th | 2013 | Nelson Oyugi (KEN) | 1:01:59 | Wendy Thomas (USA) | 1:13:15 | |
37th | 2014 | Nelson Oyugi (KEN) | 1:05:17 | Lindsey Scherf (USA) | 1:14:33 | |
38th | 2015 | Kevin Kochei (KEN) | 1:04:19 | Janet Bawcom (USA)
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1:12:24 | |
39th | 2016 | Eliud Ngetich (KEN) | 1:04:10 | Jane Kibii (KEN) | 1:14:47 | |
40th | 2017 | Boniface Kongin (KEN) | 1:03:25 | Diana Kipyokei (KEN) | 1:11:02 | |
41st | 2018 | Juan Pacheco (MEX) | 1:05:37 | Jane Kibii (KEN) | 1:14:25 | |
42nd | 2019 | Daniel Teklebrhan (ERI) | 1:02:37 | Misaki Hayashida (JPN) | 1:13:45 | |
43rd | 2021 | Jason Intravaia (USA) | 1:06:48 | Nell Rojas (USA) | 1:11:43 | |
44th | 2022 | Chad Hall (USA) | 1:05:12 | Sophie Payne (USA) | 1:19:00 |
- † = The 1980 course was mis-marked and was around 800 metres longer than the true half marathon distance.
Statistics
Winners by country
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Multiple winners
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References
- ^ City of San Diego website
- ^ Scott, Steve (1985-08-26). Kiernan Beats Heat to Win AFC Half Marathon. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2010-09-23.
- ^ Frequently Asked Questions. America's Finest City Half Marathon. Retrieved on 2010-09-23.
- ^ Parenti, Jeffrey (1988-08-22). Fast Times at Half Marathon: Three Women Beat Record. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2010-09-23.
- ^ Geis, John (1990-08-18). Swai Hopes Comeback Trail Includes Victory in Half Marathon. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2010-09-23.
- ^ Geis, John (1992-08-15). Half Marathon Runs for Its Financial Life. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2010-09-23.
- ^ Oprah Enters a Half Marathon. The Tuscaloosa News (1993-08-18). Retrieved on 2010-09-23.
- ^ Malloy, Patrice (2010-08-16). Ethiopian Couple Wins America's Finest City Half Marathon Archived 2010-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Running USA/Cool Running. Retrieved on 2010-09-23.
- San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved on 2010-09-22.
- ^ Course Map. America's Finest City Half Marathon. Retrieved on 2010-09-23.
- ^ Top Times for the America's Finest City Half Marathon. America's Finest City Half Marathon. Retrieved on 2010-09-24.
- List of winners
- Leydig, Jack (2010-08-16). America's Finest City Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-09-23.