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Portland Marathon
The 2006 Portland Marathon
DateOctober
LocationPortland, Oregon, United States
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon and half-marathon
Established1972
Official sitewww.portlandmarathon.com

The Portland Marathon Presented by OHSU Health is an annual sporting event which takes place on the first Sunday of October in Portland, Oregon, first held in 1972. The race consists of a full marathon and a half marathon. The race starts and ends at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park at Salmon Street and Naito Parkway, and includes several bridge crossings and multiple iconic landmarks in Portland. The field has reached over 15,000 runners.[1][2]

History

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The race has been held annually since 1972[3] and is one of the longest-running consecutive marathons in the United States. The inaugural race was held on Sauvie Island[3] and attracted 86 participants.

The race route underwent various alterations in the 1970s and 1980s before solidifying on a course that traveled clockwise from downtown Portland to the St. Johns Bridge via Highway 30, and then down the bluff on Willamette Blvd before finishing back in the downtown area.

In 1991, Japan's Hiromi Yokoyama set the women's course record with her time of 2:36:40 hours.[4]

In 1997, the men's course record of 2:17:21 hours was set by German runner Uli Steidl.[5] The oldest finisher was Mavis Lingren at age 90 in 1997.[5]

Following a misconduct investigation in 2018 by the Oregon Department of Justice related to long-time race management personnel, the City of Portland issued a Request for Proposals to solicit a new race production firm to take over management of the event.[6] In January 2019 the City selected Brooksee LLC, producers of the REVEL Race Series, as the new managers of the race.

It was announced in July 2019 that Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) will be the presenting sponsor of the event for multiple years.

The 2019 event featured an entirely revised route.

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of running the race virtually or transferring their entry to 2021 or 2022.[7]

Winners

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Winning Times 2007-2025
Ed. Year Men's Winner Time[a] Women's Winner Time[a] References
36th 2007  Carlos Siqueiros (USA) 2:25:27  Mayu Horiki (JPN) 2:53:47 [8]
37th 2008  John Ngigi (KEN) 2:31:25  Kami Semick (USA) 2:45:27 [9]
38th 2009  Jason Finch (USA) 2:24:13  Yuri Yoshizumi (JPN) 2:55:59 [10]
39th 2010  Eric Griffiths (USA) 2:28:42  Kami Semick (USA) 2:52:02 [11]
40th 2011  Ian Nurse (USA) 2:27:38  Marci Klimek (USA) 2:46:27 [12]
41st 2012  Jameson Mora (USA) 2:21:10  Colleen Little (USA) 2:51:35 [13]
42nd 2013  Jameson Mora (USA) 2:20:53  Rachel Jaten (USA) 2:42:13 [14]
43rd 2014  Makoto Ozawa (JPN) 2:23:58  Susan Smith (USA) 2:53:31 [15]
44th 2015  Jameson Mora (USA) 2:28:29  Susie Scott (USA) 2:51:23 [16]
45th 2016  Matthew Palilla (USA) 2:36:25  Kate Landau (USA) 2:38:45 [17]
46th 2017  Teppei Suegami (JPN) 2:23:43  Allison Goldstein (USA) 2:50:26 [18]
47th 2018  Tomonori Sakamoto (JPN) 2:25:02  Laura Lewis (USA) 3:21:40 [19][20]
48th 2019  Kallin Khan (USA) 2:25:16  Jamie Gibbs (USA) 2:48:01 [21]
—2020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[7]
49th 2021  Matt Spear (USA) 2:28:48  Kari Hamilton (USA) 2:53:38 [22]
50th 2022  Matt Spear (USA) 2:37:30  Lydia Tay (CAN) 2:53:38 [23]
51st 2023  Matt Spear (USA) 2:27:51  Rachele Biltoft (USA) 2:55:50 [24]
52nd 2024  Archibald Castell (SWE) 2:22:14  Rachel Peters (USA) 2:48:21 [25]
53rd 2025  Nic Maszk (USA) 2:26:52  Luciana Lenth (USA) 2:53:20 [26]
54th 2026  Connor Ford (USA) 2:27:14  Margaret Glad (USA) 2:52:32 [27]

Notes

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  1. 1 2 h:m:s

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Portland Marathon draws record field of nearly 15,000 runners". KGW.
  2. ↑ Mooney, Mary (2026-10-05). "Men's winner in Portland marathon was doing his first marathon ever". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2026-10-05.
  3. 1 2 staffreportsportland (2022-09-27). "Portland Marathon set for 50th running, plus course map and closures". The Portland Tribune. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Portland Marathon". www.arrs.run. Archived from the original on 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
  5. 1 2 Graves, Mark (October 9, 2016). "2016 Portland Marathon draws thousands of runners". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Oregonian/OregonLive, Eder Campuzano | The (2018-05-19). "2018 Portland Marathon is back, city taking bids for organizers". oregonlive. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  7. 1 2 "Portland Marathon canceled because of coronavirus, but you can still run a race". KATU. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
  8. ↑ "Kenyan wins brutal Chicago Marathon". Spokesman.com. 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  9. ↑ Daschel, Nick (2008-10-06). "Bend runner wins Portland Marathon while still warming up". oregonlive. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
  10. ↑ Barten, Kelly (2009-10-05). "Portland Marathon results and updates". oregonlive. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
  11. ↑ Barten, Kelly (2010-10-11). "2010 Portland Marathon results". oregonlive. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
  12. ↑ Barten, Kelly (2011-10-10). "2011 Portland Marathon results". oregonlive. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
  13. ↑ Heidelberger, Geli (2012-10-09). "2012 Portland Marathon and 10k results". oregonlive. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
  14. ↑ Verdecchia, Maryalicia (2013-10-07). "Press Release - Portland Marathon Winners Announced". oregonlive. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
  15. ↑ Gabrielson, Kjerstin (2014-10-06). "Portland Marathon 2014 recap: Here's to the cheerleaders (your photos)". oregonlive. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
  16. ↑ "Portland Marathon 2015". Portland Marathon. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  17. ↑ "Portland Marathon 2019". Portland Marathon. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  18. ↑ Sports, Oregonian (2017-10-08). "Portland Marathon 2017: Updates, results, photos". oregonlive. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  19. ↑ Pitawanich, Christine (2018-10-07). "Train delay doesn't dampen enthusiasm at rainy Portlandathon". KGW8. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  20. ↑ "Portlandathon Marathon Results" (PDF). Runwithpaula. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  21. ↑ "Portland Marathon 2019". Portland Marathon. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  22. ↑ "Portland Marathon 2021". Portland Marathon. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  23. ↑ "Portland Marathon 2022". Portland Marathon. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  24. ↑ "Portland Marathon 2023". Portland Marathon. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  25. ↑ "Portland Marathon 2024". Portland Marathon. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  26. ↑ "Portland Marathon 2025". Portland Marathon. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
  27. ↑ "Portland Marathon 2026". Portland Marathon. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
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