Des Moines Marathon
| Des Moines Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | Held in Mid October |
| Location | Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon/Half Marathon |
| Established | 2002 |
| Course records |
Men: 2:12:19 (2014) Philip Lagat Women: 2:32:28 (2014) Abnet Simegn |
| Official site |
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| Participants | 9,000+ |
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 held in 2002. More than 9,000 athletes participated in the 2013 races.
Men's Winners
| Year | Athlete | Country/State | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sawe, SimonSimon Sawe |  Kenya | 2:22:57 | |
| 2003 | Gatiha, WilsonWilson Gatiha |  United States | 2:26:04 | |
| 2004 | Nochevny, SergeySergey Nochevny |  Russia | 2:27:34 | |
| 2005 | Vanegas, DiegoDiego Vanegas | United States | 2:35:57 | |
| 2006 | Nyamboki, JaredJared Nyamboki | United States | 2:23:36 | |
| 2007 | Chepkwony, DavidDavid Chepkwony | United States | 2:22:57 | ties course record |
| 2008 | Kiprotich, GeoffreyGeoffrey Kiprotich | United States | 2:23:55 | |
| 2009 | Sawe, SimonSimon Sawe | Kenya | 2:24:50 | 2nd victory |
| 2010 | Kirwa, JamesJames Kirwa | Kenya | 2:14:20 | course record |
| 2011 | Kirwa, JamesJames Kirwa | Kenya | 2:12:54 | 2nd victory, course record |
| 2012 | Kirwa, JamesJames Kirwa | Kenya | 2:16:54 | 3rd victory |
| 2013 | Tuwei, DavidDavid Tuwei | Kenya | 2:17:23 | |
| 2014 | Lagat, PhilipPhilip Lagat | Kenya | 2:12:19 | course record |
| 2015 | Lagat, PhilipPhilip Lagat | Kenya | 2:21:02 | 2nd victory |
| 2016 | Kipyego, BoazBoaz Kipyego | Kenya | 2:16:36 | |
| 2017 |
Women's Winners
| Year | Athlete | Country/State | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hall, WendyWendy Hall | United States | 2:50:38 | |
| 2003 | Hall, WendyWendy Hall | United States | 2:49:46 | 2nd victory, female record |
| 2004 | Nielsen, ChristyChristy Nielsen | United States | 2:47:01 | female record |
| 2005 | Terris, WendyWendy Terris | United States | 2:55:50 | |
| 2006 | Friedman, RobynRobyn Friedman | United States | 2:42:19 | female record |
| 2007 | Gillette, MelissaMelissa Gillette | United States | 3:00:51 | |
| 2008 | Terris, WendyWendy Terris | United States | 2:49:37 | 2nd victory |
| 2009 | Friedman, RobynRobyn Friedman | United States | 2:41:28 | 2nd victory, female record |
| 2010 | Vinitskaya, AlenaAlena Vinitskaya | United States | 2:41:23 | female record |
| 2011 | Asfaw, AtalelechAtalelech Asfaw |  Ethiopia | 2:37:55 | female record |
| 2012 | Akor, MaryMary Akor | United States | 2:35:01 | female record |
| 2013 | Sokolova, NataliaNatalia Sokolova | Russia | 2:33:03 | female record |
| 2014 | Simegn, AbnetAbnet Simegn | Ethiopia | 2:32:28 | female record |
| 2015 | Degefa, BiruktaitBiruktait Degefa | Ethiopia | 2:33:00 | |
| 2016 | Kimaiyo, OlgaOlga Kimaiyo | Kenya | 2:34:10 | |
| 2017 |