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3M Half Marathon

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3M Half Marathon
3M Half Marathon now named Austin International Half
DateJanuary 19, 2025
LocationAustin, Texas
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf Marathon
Established1995
Official sitehttps://downhilltodowntown.com/

The 3M Half Marathon, now named the Austin International Half is an annual half marathon held in Austin, Texas, United States. The event will take place on January 19, 2025.

The 3M Half Marathon boasts one of the fastest 21.098 km (13.110 mi) courses in the country. Runners enjoy a point-to-point course with mostly downhill running. Starting in north Austin and finishing near the Texas State Capitol, the course has a net elevation drop of more than 300 feet. As a result, the event has adapted the tagline “Downhill to Downtown.” Because the net elevation drop exceeds a ration of 1:1,000, times recorded in the race are ineligible for world record consideration and for entry standards in World Athletics events.[1] High Five Events based out of Austin, produces the Austin International Half and the Austin Marathon.

Recognition

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  • Named “Best Schwag” by Runner’s World in 2008 for legendary goodie bag.[2]
  • Named “Best Road Race” in 2013,[3] 2016,[4] 2017[5] by AFM Annual "Best Of" Awards.
  • Named by Runner’s Word as one of The Year’s Best Half Marathons.[6]
  • Named Austin Race of the Year (15K & longer) by Austin runners in 2007 and 2002.
  • Selected by Competition Texas magazine as the top half marathon in 2006.

Winners 

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Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
2003  Andrew Letherby (USA) 1:03:31  Zivile Balciunaite (LIT) 1:13:18
2004  John Gwako (KEN) 1:02:14  Sylvia Mosqueda (USA) 1:09:53
2005  Brian Sell (USA) 1:02:59  Angélica Sánchez (MEX) 1:13:26
2006  Nicodemus Malakwen (KEN) 1:01:45  Soon Duk Kang (KOR) 1:10:02
2007  Alene Reta (ETH) 1:01:46  Kathy Butler (SCT) 1:11:12
2008  Ridouane Harroufi (MAR) 1:03:12  Jacqueline Nyetipei (KEN) 1:09:35
2009  Martin Fagan (IRE) 1:01:05  Belaynesh Gebre (ETH) 1:11:17
2010  Jordan Jones (USA) 1:09:08  Michelle Corkum (USA) 1:22:11
2011  Christian Hesch (USA) 1:07:40  Kelly Dworak (USA) 1:33:22
2012  Scott Rantall (USA) 1:07:13  Kelly Williamson (USA) 1:14:41
2013  Matt Davis (USA) 1:02:49  Kelly Williamson (2) (USA) 1:16:18
2014  Erik Stanley (USA) 1:06:38  Kelly Williamson (3) (USA) 1:16:34
2015  Will Nation (USA) 1:07:01  Allison Macsas (USA) 1:13:02
2016  Jared Carson (USA) 1:08:23  Kristen Zaitz (USA) 1:13:51
2017  Mark Pinales (USA) 1:06:51  Lauren Smith Stroud (USA) 1:17:07
2018  Joey Whelan (USA) 1:09:06  Jess Harper (USA) 1:15:45
2019  Michael Morris (USA) 1:07:19  Jess Harper (2) (USA) 1:14:23
2020  David Fuentes (USA) 1:06:31  Jess Harper (3) (USA) 1:13:41
2021 No Race held due to COVID-19
2022  Will Nation (2) (USA) 1:04:36  Sarah Jackson (USA) 1:15:47
2023  Joseph Gray (USA) 1:04:23  Allie Kieffer (USA) 1:16:24
2024  Jordan West (USA) 01:05:44  Katie Watson (USA) 01:15:44

References

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  1. ^ "Certified road events". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  2. ^ "The Roundup". Runner's World.
  3. ^ "The AFM Annual "Best Of" Awards 2013". Archived from the original on 2016-03-31.
  4. ^ "Austin Fit Magazine Best of 2016". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22.
  5. ^ "Austin Fit Magazine's Best of 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22.
  6. ^ "The Year's Best Half Marathons". Runner's World. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
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