Austin Marathon
| Austin Marathon | |
|---|---|
| [[File:Austinmarathon.jpg|]] | |
| Date | February |
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 1992 |
| Official site | austinmarathon.com |
The Austin Marathon is an annual marathon held in Austin, Texas. Freescale Semiconductor, spun off from Motorola's semiconductor products sector in 2006, founded the marathon in 1991 and served as title sponsor for fifteen years.[1] The marathon was sponsored by AT&T in 2007 and 2008, but ran with no title sponsor in 2009.[2]
As with many marathons, a Health and Fitness Expo precedes the event, where runners pick up their race packets. The Expo is held in the Palmer Events Center on the Friday and Saturday before the race, and typically involves over ninety vendors who set up tables and booths, to promote or sell athletic products. Motivational speakers get runners and their families excited about the race.
The 2012 race starts on Congress Avenue, just a few blocks north of the Texas State Capitol, and touches well-known Austin landmarks and areas, such as downtown, the Colorado River, the 78704 zip code, Hyde Park, and the University of Texas at Austin campus, passing by Memorial Stadium. The race ends near where it begins on Congress Avenue.[3]
Befitting the city that prides itself on being "The Music Capital of the World," the Austin marathon includes performances by live bands and even a beer stop in the later stages of the race for marathoners who want to drown their pain or perhaps get a head start on celebrating.
Along with the Dallas White Rock Marathon and the Houston Marathon, the Austin Marathon forms the final leg of the Marathons of Texas, a series of winter marathons held approximately one month apart from each other from December through February in Texas.[4]
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[edit] Men's winners
| DATE | NAME ATHLETE | COUNTRY | WINNING TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2012 | Edward Kiptum |  Kenya |
2:22:50 |
| February 20, 2011 | Keith Pierce |  United States |
2:29:25 |
| February 14, 2010 | Keith Pierce | United States |
2:20:35 |
| February 15, 2009 | Jeremy Borling | United States |
2:30:05 |
| February 17, 2008 | Jacob Frey | United States |
2:20:38 |
| February 18, 2007 | Jynocel Basweti | Kenya |
2:14:02 |
| February 19, 2006 | Mindaugas Pukstas |  Lithuania |
2:13:43 |
| February 13, 2005 | Mikhail Khobotov |  Russia |
2:12:38 |
| February 15, 2004 | Andrzej Krzyścin |  Poland |
2:14:18 |
| February 16, 2003 | Andrzej Krzyścin | Poland |
2:12:40 |
| February 17, 2002 | Andrzej Krzyścin | Poland |
2:12:10 |
| February 18, 2001 | Mukhamet Nazipov | Russia |
2:11:14 |
| February 20, 2000 | Janko Benša |  Yugoslavia |
2:14:18 |
| February 14, 1999 | Peter Fleming |  Scotland |
2:17:14 |
| February 15, 1998 | Abderrahim Benredouane |  Morocco |
2:16:45 |
| February 16, 1997 | Andrei Tarasov | Russia |
2:16:52 |
| February 18, 1996 | Dmitriy Kapitanov | Russia |
2:15:59 |
| March 5, 1995 | José Iniguez |  Mexico |
2:16:27 |
| March 6, 1994 | Doug Kurtis | United States |
2:21:35 |
| March 7, 1993 | Brad Hawthorne | United States |
2:17:53 |
| March 15, 1992 | Alberto Puente | Mexico |
2:24:00 |
[edit] Women's winners
| DATE | NAME ATHLETE | COUNTRY | WINNING TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2012 | Shannon Bixler | United States |
3:02:28 |
| February 20, 2011 | Desiree Ficker | United States |
2:50:35 |
| February 14, 2010 | Elle Pishny | United States |
2:53:16 |
| February 15, 2009 | Elle Pishny | United States |
2:52:32 |
| February 17, 2008 | Lucy Hasell |  England |
2:36:26 |
| February 18, 2007 | Moges Zebenaye |  Ethiopia |
2:39:46 |
| February 19, 2006 | Tatyana Pozdnyakova |  Ukraine |
2:34:23 |
| February 13, 2005 | Tatyana Borisova |  Kyrgyztan |
2:31:01 |
| February 15, 2004 | Tatyana Borisova | Kyrgyztan |
2:30:40 |
| February 16, 2003 | Sylvia Skvortsova | Russia |
2:37:22 |
| February 17, 2002 | Marian Sutton | England |
2:31:43 |
| February 18, 2001 | Elena Paramonova | Russia |
2:32:56 |
| February 20, 2000 | Tatyana Titova | Russia |
2:34:03 |
| February 14, 1999 | Lydia Grigoryeva | Russia |
2:35:38 |
| February 15, 1998 | Tamara Karlyakova | Russia |
2:37:55 |
| February 16, 1997 | Alla Doudayeva |  Belarus |
2:39:55 |
| February 18, 1996 | Svetlana Zakharova | Russia |
2:36:45 |
| March 5, 1995 | Andrea Bowman | United States |
2:40:19 |
| March 6, 1994 | Irina Bondarchuk | Russia |
2:42:22 |
| March 7, 1993 | Lori Norwood | United States |
2:47:08 |
| March 15, 1992 | Kay Jones | United States |
3:13:13 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Freescale drops marathon sponsorship". 2006-03-11. http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=157185. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ Monti, David (2006-08-17). "Athletics: Austin Marathon Lands AT&T Texas As Title Sponsor". Race Results Weekly. http://www.runnersweb.com/running/news/rw_news_20060817_RRW_Austin.html. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ Official Austin Marathon website, accessed Jan. 24, 2012
- ^ "Marathons of Texas". Marathons of Texas. http://www.marathonsoftexas.com/. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
