Des Moines Marathon
The IMT Des Moines Marathon is a marathon held annually in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. It serves as a qualifier for the Boston Marathon.
Race day features the IMT Des Moines Marathon and Half Marathon, Bankers Trust Marathon Relay presented by Iowa Games, and The Principal Financial Group 5K Road Race.
All races start and finish in the heart of downtown Des Moines on the Locust Street Bridge at 8 a.m.
"The IMT Des Moines Marathon is all about community; the community of volunteers, race committee, and the great city of Des Moines that embraces this awesome event. The IMT Des Moines Marathon is a perfect size event with 9,000 runners. Large enough that you have plenty of runners to run with but small enough that you feel like you're part of the IMT Des Moines Marathon family," Bart Yasso, Runner's World Chief Running Officer.
The first running of the Marathon was in 2002. More than 9,000 athletes participated in the 2013 races.
Men's Winners
| Year | Athlete | Country/State | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Simon Sawe |  Kenya | 2:22:57 | |
| 2003 | Wilson Gatiha |  United States | 2:26:04 | |
| 2004 | Sergey Nochevny |  Russia | 2:27:34 | |
| 2005 | Diego Vanegas | United States | 2:35:57 | |
| 2006 | Jared Nyamboki | United States | 2:23:36 | |
| 2007 | David Chepkwony | United States | 2:22:57 | ties course record |
| 2008 | Geoffrey Kiprotich | United States | 2:23:55 | |
| 2009 | Simon Sawe | Kenya | 2:24:50 | 2nd victory |
| 2010 | James Kirwa | Kenya | 2:14:20 | course record |
| 2011 | James Kirwa | Kenya | 2:12:54 | 2nd victory, course record |
| 2012 | James Kirwa | Kenya | 2:16:54 | 3rd victory |
| 2013 | David Tuwei | Kenya | 2:17:23 | |
| 2014 | Philip Lagat | Kenya | 2:12:19 | course record |
Women's Winners
| Year | Athlete | Country/State | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Wendy Hall | United States | 2:50:38 | |
| 2003 | Wendy Hall | United States | 2:49:46 | 2nd victory, female record |
| 2004 | Christy Nielsen | United States | 2:47:01 | female record |
| 2005 | Wendy Terris | United States | 2:55:50 | |
| 2006 | Robyn Friedman | United States | 2:42:19 | female record |
| 2007 | Melissa Gillette | United States | 3:00:51 | |
| 2008 | Wendy Terris | United States | 2:49:37 | 2nd victory |
| 2009 | Robyn Friedman | United States | 2:41:28 | 2nd victory, female record |
| 2010 | Alena Vinitskaya | United States | 2:41:23 | female record |
| 2011 | Atalelech Asfaw |  Ethiopia | 2:37:55 | female record |
| 2012 | Mary Akor | United States | 2:35:01 | female record |
| 2013 | Natalia Sokolova | Russia | 2:33:03 | female record |
| 2014 | Abnet Simegn | Ethiopia | 2:32:28 | female record |