Des Moines 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+

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

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

The marathon was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the race celebrated its 20th anniversary with IMT DSM Marathon designed medals.

Men's winners

Year Athlete Country/state Time Notes
2002 Simon Sawe  Kenya 2:22:57
2003 Wilson Gatiha  United States 2:26:04
2004 Sergey Nochevny  Russia 2:27:34
2005 Diego Vanegas  United States 2:35:57
2006 Jared Nyamboki  United States 2:23:36
2007 David Chepkwony  United States 2:22:57 tied course record
2008 Geoffrey Kiprotich  Kenya 2:23:55
2009 Simon Sawe  Kenya 2:24:50 2nd victory
2010 James Kirwa  Kenya 2:14:20 course record
2011 James Kirwa  Kenya 2:12:54 2nd victory, course record
2012 James Kirwa  Kenya 2:16:54 3rd victory
2013 David Tuwei  Kenya 2:17:23
2014 Philip Lagat  Kenya 2:12:19 course record
2015 Philip Lagat  Kenya 2:21:02 2nd victory
2016 Boaz Kipyego  Kenya 2:16:36
2017 Luke Kibet  Kenya 2:21:32
2018 Enock Birir  Kenya 2:23:39
2019 William Mutai  Kenya 2:23:01
2020 N/A Not held due to COVID-19
2021 David Too  Kenya 2:16:19
2022 Sammy Rotich  Kenya 2:19:28
2023 Abraham Kipkemei  Kenya 2:25:24
2024 Kallin Carolus Khan[2] 2:22:59

Women's winners

Year Athlete Country/state Time Notes
2002 Wendy Hall  United States 2:50:38
2003 Wendy Hall  United States 2:49:46 2nd victory, female record
2004 Christy Nielsen  United States 2:47:01 female record
2005 Wendy Terris  United States 2:55:50
2006 Robyn Friedman  United States 2:42:19 female record
2007 Melissa Gillette  United States 3:00:51
2008 Wendy Terris  United States 2:49:37 2nd victory
2009 Robyn Friedman  United States 2:41:28 2nd victory, female record
2010 Alena Vinitskaya  Belarus 2:41:23 female record
2011 Atalelech Asfaw  Ethiopia 2:37:55 female record
2012 Mary Akor  United States 2:35:01 female record
2013 Natalia Sokolova  Russia 2:33:03 female record
2014 Abnet Simegn  Ethiopia 2:32:28 female record
2015 Biruktait Degefa  Ethiopia 2:33:00
2016 Olga Kimaiyo  Kenya 2:34:10
2017 Joan Massah  Kenya 2:42:43
2018 Joan Massah  Kenya 2:46:19 2nd victory
2019 Hirut Guangul  Ethiopia 2:39:50
2020 N/A Not held due to COVID-19
2021 Hirut Guangul  Ethiopia 2:36:05 2nd victory
2022 Damaris Areba  Ethiopia 2:32:33
2023 Leah Rotich  Kenya 2:42:41
2024 Angela Chaney[2]  United States 2:52:29

References

  1. ^ "Race Weekend | IMT Des Moines Marathon". Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  2. ^ a b "Des Moines Marathon - 2024 - IMT Des Moines Marathon - Official Race Results at Online Race Results". OnlineRaceResults.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.


Stub icon

This article about marathons or long-distance running is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Flag of IowaSport icon

This article related to sports in Iowa is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.