Des Moines Marathon

The IMT Des Moines Marathon is a marathon held annually in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. It serves as a qualifier for the Boston Marathon.

Des Moines Marathon
DateMid-October
LocationDes Moines, Iowa, United States
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon/half marathon
Established2002
Course recordsMen: 2:12:19 (2014)
Philip Lagat
Women: 2:32:28 (2014)
Abnet Simegn
Official sitewww.desmoinesmarathon.com
Participants9,000+

Race weekend features the Mercy Live Up Loop 5-Mile Run & 1-Mile Walk and Mercy Children's Hospital & Clinics 1-Mile Youth Run and Jingle Jog on Saturday followed by the IMT Des Moines Marathon & Half Marathon, Bankers Trust Marathon Relay and Principal 5K Road Race on Sunday.[1]

All races start and finish in the heart of downtown Des Moines and feature scenic courses boasting the Des Moines skyline, city parks and residential neighborhoods.

"The IMT Des Moines Marathon is all about community; the community of volunteers, race committee, and the great city of Des Moines that embraces this awesome event. The IMT Des Moines Marathon is a perfect size event with 9,000 runners. Large enough that you have plenty of runners to run with but small enough that you feel like you're part of the IMT Des Moines Marathon family," said Bart Yasso, Runner's World Chief Running Officer.

The first running of the marathon was held in 2002. More than 9,000 athletes participated in the 2013 races.

Men's winners
YearAthleteCountry/stateTimeNotes
2002Simon Sawe Kenya2:22:57
2003Wilson Gatiha United States2:26:04
2004Sergey Nochevny Russia2:27:34
2005Diego Vanegas United States2:35:57
2006Jared Nyamboki United States2:23:36
2007David Chepkwony United States2:22:57tied course record
2008Geoffrey Kiprotich United States2:23:55
2009Simon Sawe Kenya2:24:502nd victory
2010James Kirwa Kenya2:14:20course record
2011James Kirwa Kenya2:12:542nd victory, course record
2012James Kirwa Kenya2:16:543rd victory
2013David Tuwei Kenya2:17:23
2014Philip Lagat Kenya2:12:19course record
2015Philip Lagat Kenya2:21:022nd victory
2016Boaz Kipyego Kenya2:16:36
2017Luke Kibet Kenya2:21:32
2018Enock Birir Kenya2:23:39
2019William Mutai2:23:01
2020

Women's winners
YearAthleteCountry/stateTimeNotes
2002Wendy Hall United States2:50:38
2003Wendy Hall United States2:49:462nd victory, female record
2004Christy Nielsen United States2:47:01female record
2005Wendy Terris United States2:55:50
2006Robyn Friedman United States2:42:19female record
2007Melissa Gillette United States3:00:51
2008Wendy Terris United States2:49:372nd victory
2009Robyn Friedman United States2:41:282nd victory, female record
2010Alena Vinitskaya Belarus2:41:23female record
2011Atalelech Asfaw Ethiopia2:37:55female record
2012Mary Akor United States2:35:01female record
2013Natalia Sokolova Russia2:33:03female record
2014Abnet Simegn Ethiopia2:32:28female record
2015Biruktait Degefa Ethiopia2:33:00
2016Olga Kimaiyo Kenya2:34:10
2017Joan Massah Kenya2:42:43
2018Joan Massah Kenya2:46:192nd victory
20192:39:50
2020
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References
  1. "Race Weekend | IMT Des Moines Marathon". Retrieved 2019-02-19.


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