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Fort Lauderdale A1A Marathon

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The Ft. Lauderdale A1A marathon and Half Marathon began in 2006 when it was founded by Steve Tebon and Exclusive Sports Marketing.[1] Since then, it has grown to field more than 4,500 participants from over 40 US states and 12 countries to become one of the premier events in the state of Florida. The race is currently a Boston qualifier.

History

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The inaugural marathon, run on February 19, 2006, featured 332 runners, and was won by local Miami resident, Gabriel Rodriguez, in 2:39:05.[2]

Human interest stories

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In February 2023 Adam Gorlitsky set a Guinness World Record for fastest half-marathon using a robotic walking device. Gorlitsky, a paralyzed man, used a Rewalk ekoskelton to complete the half-marathon.[3]

List of winners

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Marathon

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Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
2024[4]  Logan Howard (USA) 2:30:22  Kaila Proulx (USA) 2:52:16
2019  Ross Lenehan (USA) 2:41:42  Kaitlyn Kelly (USA) 3:06:57
2018  Timothy Reimink (USA) 2:45:17  Brenna Merrill (USA) 3:08:48
2017  Kevin Brown (USA) 2:41:25  Erica Lech (USA) 3:10:32
2016  Bryan Huberty (USA) 2:36:44  Florencia Morales (USA) 2:54:45
2015  Ricky Montez (USA) 2:51:42  Julia Grechinenko (UKR) 3:02:29
2014  Janez Maroevic (CRO) 2:41:18  Elina Junnila (FIN) 2:51:27
2013  Tim McDuffee (USA) 2:40:41  Pamela Manely (USA) 3:00:18
2012  Tom Beekhuysen (USA) 2:54:13  Lisa Wessels (CAN) 3:10:48
2011  Jonathan Volpi (USA) 2:36:35  Carrie Pustilnik (USA) 3:00:11
2010  Bryan Huberty (USA) 2:44:02  Carrie Pustilnik (USA) 2:58:30
2009  Antonio Sousa (POR) 2:26:22  Mari Lee Baxter (USA) 3:24:10
2008  John Roberts (USA) 2:50:31  Cynthia Anderson (USA) 3:07:02
2007  Joel Cardoso (MEX) 2:54:32  Fiona Bilodeau (USA) 3:13:05
2006  Gabriel Rodríguez (USA) 2:39:05  Syl Corbett (USA) 3:09:23

Half marathon

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Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
2024[4]  Logan Broadbent (USA) 1:16:38  Erin Edminister (USA) 1:22:08
2019  Samuel Luttier (USA) 1:14:58  Melissa Perlman (USA) 1:24:50
2018  Jack McAfee (USA) 1:12:28  Rebecca O'Hanley (USA) 1:22:57
2017  Santiago Ascenso (BRA) 1:14:14  Ariane Monticeli (BRA) 1:21:01
2016  Fabian Anrig (SWI) 1:11:44  Emily Ney (USA) 1:26:42
2015  Mike Korir (KEN) 1:11:06  Nicole Chyr (USA) 1:21:01
2014  Soekeer Fajardo (CUB) 1:15:10  Maria Morales (ARG) 1:22:39
2013  Evan Dehart (USA) 1:12:20  Erika Huerta (USA) 1:21:17
2012  Mike Fisher (USA) 1:09:38  Maria Morales (USA) 1:26:09
2011  Anton Van Zyl (RSA) 1:13:31  Jennifer Jones (USA) 1:26:41
2010  Anton Van Zyl (RSA) 1:14:55  Jennifer Jones (USA) 1:27:09
2009  Jason Bodnar (USA) 1:11:43  Janine Peart (USA) 1:26:50
2008  Anton Van Zyl (RSA) 1:14:45  Amy Schneeberg (CAN) 1:26:46
2007  Anton Van Zyl (RSA) 1:11:42  Eilleen Turrene (USA) 1:25:36
2006  Anton Van Zyl (RSA) 1:12:16  Janine Peart (USA) 1:26:11

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Broward holds first beachfront marathon". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2006-02-20.
  2. ^ "A1A Marathon" (PDF). a1amarathon.com. 19 February 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. ^ Owen, Steve (2023-02-20). "Paralyzed man completes incredible feat; sets Guinness World Record during Fort Lauderdale Half-Marathon". WPLG. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  4. ^ a b "Athlinks". www.athlinks.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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