Glass City Marathon
| Glass City Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Location | Toledo, Ohio |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 1971 |
| Course records | Men: 2:21:05 (2015) Peter Chebet Women: 2:41:25(2022) Sydney Devore |
| Official site | http://www.glasscitymarathon.org |
The Glass City Marathon is a marathon located in Toledo, Ohio. The race is typically held in April.
The race was established in 1971, starting and ending at the University of Toledo.
This race is a USATF certified course and an official qualifier for the Boston Marathon.
The race typically draws more than 1,000 competitors for the marathon race alone. Other events include the half-marathon and 5K.
List of winners of the Glass City Marathon
[edit]Men's
[edit]| Year | Winner | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Gary Bryan |  United States
|
2:29:31 | |
| 1991 | Glenn Miller | United States
|
2:36:27 | |
| 1992 | Tom Wilhelm | United States
|
2:32:02 | |
| 1993 | Bill Valenzano | United States
|
2:34:11 | |
| 1994 | Tom Fries | United States
|
2:28:17 | |
| 1995 | Gary Purse | United States
|
2:33:36 | |
| 1996 | Jim Yeomans | United States
|
2:39:03 | |
| 1997 | Jeffrey Martin | United States
|
2:32:14 | |
| 1998 | Andrew Jones | United States
|
2:33:25 | |
| 1999 | Barry Lewis | United States
|
2:40:35 | |
| 2000 | Patrick Benedict | United States
|
2:38:14 | |
| 2013 | Evan Gaynor | United States
|
2:21:19 | |
| 2014 | Geoffrey Kiprotich |  Kenya
|
2:24:02 | |
| 2015 | Peter Chebet | Kenya
|
2:21:05 | |
| 2016 | Robert Gititu | United States
|
2:27:24 | |
| 2017 | Evan Gaynor | United States
|
2:23:56 | Second victory |
| 2018 | Aaron Cooper |  Canada
|
2:20:58 | |
| 2019 | Elijah Rugut | United States
|
2:21:56 | |
| 2020 | Held virtually due to COVID-19 | |||
| 2021 | Ryan Corby | United States
|
2:21:46 | |
| 2022 | Tom Slattery | United States
|
2:21:38 | |
| 2023[1] | Jason Salyer | United States
|
2:20:27 | Course Record |
| 2024[2] | Derek Stone | United States
|
2:28:30 | |
Women's
[edit]| Year | Winner | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sarah Davis | United States
|
2:54:50 | |
| 1991 | Susan Hickey | United States
|
3:06:21 | |
| 1992 | Penny Grandstaff | United States
|
3:05:27 | |
| 1993 | Marybeth Dillon | United States
|
2:59:22 | |
| 1994 | Jill Ortman | United States
|
3:04:15 | |
| 1995 | Cindy Shipman | United States
|
2:57:33 | |
| 1996 | Serena Fraser | United States
|
3:10:47 | |
| 1997 | Rebecca Hayward | United States
|
3:13:16 | |
| 1998 | Karen McCracken | United States
|
3:10:52 | |
| 1999 | Karen McCracken | United States
|
3:09:53 | Second victory |
| 2000 | Laura Bell | United States
|
2:57:44 | |
| 2013 | Laura Gillette | United States
|
3:04:00 | |
| 2014 | Katie Kay | United States
|
2:56:26 | |
| 2015 | Samantha Bluske | United States
|
2:47:19 | |
| 2016 | Laura Berry | United States
|
2:58:07 | |
| 2017 | Emma McCarron | United States
|
2:50:12 | |
| 2018 | Maura Lemon | United States
|
2:45:37 | |
| 2019 | Amy Manning | United States
|
2:52:52 | |
| 2020 | Held virtually due to COVID-19 | |||
| 2021 | Grace McCarron | United States
|
2:46:24 | |
| 2022 | Sydney Devore | United States
|
2:41:25 | |
| 2023[1] | Rachel Hannah | Canada
|
2:40:12 | Course Record |
| 2024[2] | Kathleen Lawrence | Canada
|
2:53:57 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "MERCY HEALTH GLASS CITY MARATHON". MERCY HEALTH GLASS CITY MARATHON. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ a b "2024 Glass City Marathon: Results from Sunday's races". The Blade. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Marathon History". glasscitymarathon.org. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ "Glass City Marathon and Half Marathon". marathonguide.com. Retrieved November 15, 2016.