Seattle Marathon
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Seattle Marathon | |
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Date | Usually November |
Location | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Established | 1970 |
Official site | https://www.seattlemarathon.org |
Participants | 1,439 finishers (marathon) (2017)[1][2] |
The Seattle Marathon is an annual
History
The inaugural race took place on November 15, 1970.[3] It was organized by a group of friends from the University of Washington.[4] A total of 38 runners participated, with 31 running the full distance.[4][a]
The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[6][7] Entrants were given the option to defer their entry to 2021 or get refunded.
Course
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Course map of full marathon in 2007[8] | |
Course map of full marathon in 2018[9] |
Former course
A former course began on 5th Avenue N. between Harrison and Mercer Streets in front of the
Current course
The marathon course begins on 5th Avenue N and Harrison Street near the Space Needle, and ends in the nearby Memorial Stadium.[11]
The course first heads southwest into
Sponsorship
The marathon was previously sponsored by Amica Insurance.[citation needed]
The current title as sponsor as of 2023 is
Seattle Quadzilla
The Seattle Marathon is the last of a series of four marathons in four days referred to as the Seattle Quadzilla.[13][14] The race series also includes the Wattle Waddle Marathon on Thursday, the Wishbone Run on Friday, and the Seattle Ghost Marathon on Saturday.[13][15]
There were 24 finishers in 2010, the first year the series was held.[16][b]
Winners
Date | Male winner | Time | Female winner | Time | Rf. |
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November 15, 1970 | Evan Shull (USA) | 2:38:41 | none[c] | [3][17] | |
November 21, 1971 | Sean O'Riordan (IRL) | 2:31:09.8 | Suzanne Taylor (CAN) | 4:16:34 | [3] |
November 19, 1972 | Wolf Schamberger (CAN) | 2:35:45 | none[c] | [3][18] | |
December 1, 2019 | Cesar Mireles (USA) | 2:33:16 | Kristina Randrup (USA) | 3:03:59 | [19][20] |
2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | [6] | |||
December 15, 2021 | Alex Forte (USA) | 2:29:32 | Jordan Oakes (USA) | 2:56:45 | [21] |
November 26, 2022 | James Wenzel (USA) | 2:32:32 | Fawn Whiting (CAN) | 3:00:19 | [22] |
November 26, 2023 | Max Randal | 2:27:03 | Callahan McKenzie | 2:47:54 | [23] |
Notes
- ^ The Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS) records that only 21 runners finished.[5]
- ^ An additional two other runners had completed a version of the series that substituted the first and third races with ultramarathons.[16]
- ^ a b ARRS notes that no females finished, but it is unclear if any females started, or if only males were permitted to run.
References
- ^ "SHYAM SUBRAHMANYAM's Race Results". www.athlinks.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "MARIE SCHAFF's Race Results". www.athlinks.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Untitled". www.arrs.run. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "About — Seattle Marathon.org". www.seattlemarathon.org. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Ml_1970". www.arrs.run. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "H O M e | Seattle Marathon". www.seattlemarathon.org. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.seattlemarathon.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 18, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Event Guide 2018". indd.adobe.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Amica Insurance Seattle Marathon & Half Marathon — Seattle Marathon.org". www.seattlemarathon.org. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016.
- ^ a b c d https://web.archive.org/web/20201214041147if_/https://adobeindd.com/view/publications/27e4464f-6582-42f6-899f-f45f4bb50254/v3lj/publication-web-resources/image/FULL_MARATHON_COURSE_MAP_2018_8x11.png [bare URL image file]
- ^ "UW Medicine becomes title sponsor of Seattle Marathon". newsroom.uw.edu. March 23, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Seattle Quadzilla". seattlequadzilla.co. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Navy Lieutenant Competes in Quadzilla | Military.com". www.military.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Seattle Ghost – NW Endurance Events". www.nwenduranceevents.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20170628073721if_/http://seattlequadzilla.com/images/quadzilla2010.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ "Ml_1970". www.arrs.run. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Ml_1972". www.arrs.run. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "RESULTS | Seattle Marathon". www.seattlemarathon.org. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to nginx". online.flowpaper.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Awards". results.raceroster.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Results". results.raceroster.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Results". results.raceroster.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
Further reading
- Joel Steven Rouse "It's tough, wet and has no prize money, but diehards love Seattle Marathon", Seattle Post Intelligencer, November 30, 2002
- Jon Naito, "Seattle Marathon will be missing a Steidl: Uli won't go for ninth win in a row", Seattle Post Intelligencer, November 23, 2007
- Perry, N., "Just 1% of Marathon money goes to charity", The Seattle Times, November 26, 2007.
- Jeff Graham, "Married couple wins Seattle Marathon", Seattle Post Intelligencer, November 27, 2006
- David Andriesen, "This marathon is for Maniacs", Seattle Post Intelligencer, November 24, 2006
- Ronald Tillery, "Race Moves Downtown", Seattle Post Intelligencer, November 28, 1998
- "Runners beating path to Seattle Marathon: Foreign contingent growing for Sunday's 30th annual race", Seattle Post Intelligencer, November 25, 1999