Salt Lake City Marathon

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Salt Lake City Marathon
Logo for the Salt Lake City Marathon
Date and location	June Salt Lake City, Utah
Race type	road
Distance	Marathon
Established	2004
Record	2:15:14(M) 2:30:07(F)
Official site	www.saltlakecitymarathon.com

The Salt Lake City Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run entirely within Salt Lake City, Utah.

The 26.2 mile course begins at the Olympic Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah. It follows the base of the Wasatch Mountains before turning into the city's neighborhoods, passing through Liberty Park and finishing at the Olympic Legacy Plaza in the Gateway District downtown. A bike tour follows the entire length of the course, and 5K and half marathon courses that each follow a portion of the full course, all ending at the Gateway.

[edit] History

The marathon was first organized in 2004 by Devine Racing, a Chicago-based race organization company that is responsible for several other races, including the Los Angeles Marathon and the Las Vegas Marathon.

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, attracting over 11,000 participants. For 2007 the date will be once again moved, back to April.

[edit] Winners

Year	Male Winner	Time	Notes	Female Winner	Time	Notes
2004	Gabriel Muchiri	2:17:21		Lioudmila Kortchaguina	2:30:41
2005	Araya Haregot	2:15:14	Course record	Dorota Gruca	2:30:07	Course record
2006	Joseph Nguran	2:16:41		Ilona Baranova	2:38:04
2007	Nelson Lebo	2:21:17		Maria Portilla	2:40:47