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San Francisco Marathon
DateJuly
LocationSan Francisco, CA
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half Marathon, Ultramarathon, 10k, and 5K
Established1977 (47 years ago) (1977)
Official sitewww.thesfmarathon.com

The San Francisco Marathon is an annual USATF-certified road running event held in San Francisco, California that includes a full marathon, two half marathons, an ultramarathon,[1] a 10k,[2] and a 5K.[3] With the exceptions of 1988 and 2020, the marathon has been held annually since 1977.[4] The marathon starts and finishes on the Embarcadero near the Ferry Building and crosses the Golden Gate Bridge.[5] It is a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon.[6]

History

The first San Francisco Marathon was organized by the Pamakids Runners Club.[7] Athol Barton, a taxicab driver from Reno, Nevada, won the inaugural on July 10, 1977 in a time of 2:24:59.[4][8] Fewer than 900 ran this inaugural race.[8] The event's all-time record for marathon finishers came in 1983 with 7,231.[9] An estimated 7,800 runners participated in the various events in 2004[10] and 11,290 in 2005.[11] This number had increased to approximately 19,000 in 2008[12] and 21,000 in 2009[13] The 2009 event was hosted by ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes and Runner's World columnist Bart Yasso.[3]

In 2005, 356 of the 4,873 finishers qualified for Boston.[14] Of the 4,021 finishers in 2006, 277 qualified.[15] 2010's race produced 462 qualifiers,[16] 468 runners qualified in 2011,[17] 377 qualified in 2012,[18] and 2016's race produced 296 qualifiers.[19] 2018's race produced 324 Boston Marathon qualifiers.[20]

The purse has also varied from year to year. In 1977, Barton took home a t-shirt for his efforts.[8] When Pete Pfitzinger won in 1986, he earned $5,000 and a new car.[8] Although many top runners were attracted to the $35,000 purse that was offered in 1998 ($10,000 for first place, $5,000 for second place, $2,500 for third place),[21] no prize money was offered from 1999 through 2001.[22][23][24] From 2002 to 2004, $10,000 was divided among the winners.[25][26][27] Prize money has not been offered since 2005, primarily due to lack of large sponsors.[28][29][30]

Olympic triathlete Greg Billington, who participated in the 2016 triathlon at the Rio Olympics, won the 2019 race, qualifying him for the U. S. Olympic Trials in the men's marathon in February 2020. No race was held in 2020 because of the global pandemic. Three weeks after winning the 2020 Summer Paralympics Men's Paratriathlon PTVI class as a guide, Billington repeated the San Francisco win in 2021.

Course

The current marathon course forms a loop that starts and finishes on the Embarcadero near the Ferry Building.[3] The course runs past many notable landmarks in San Francisco including Fisherman's Wharf, Aquatic Park, the Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, and AT&T Park.[31] The course briefly enters Marin County at the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge.[32]

The marathon course has undergone a number of changes since its inception.[4][8][25][33] In the late 1980s, the start was moved from Marin County to San Francisco.[34] In 1999, race organizers made a number of changes to make the course faster.[22] That year the course was altered to start and end near the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park and the run across the Golden Gate Bridge was eliminated.[22] Previous routes have taken the marathon along the Great Highway.[25] In 2002, the start/finish at Golden Gate Park was moved to the Embarcadero with a run across the Golden Gate Bridge.[35]

The first half marathon originally crossed the Golden Gate Bridge along the full marathon, but was eliminated in 2018 due to security and safety concerns. Previously, the full marathon and first half marathon ran on the roadbed of the bridge, shutting down automobile traffic for two lanes.[36]

In 2002, the San Francisco Marathon was the fictionalized backdrop for an episode of Monk entitled "Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man."[37]

Winners[4]

Date Men Country Time Women Country Time Finishers
2020 not held[38]
July 28, 2019 Gregory Billington  United States 2:25:25 Nina Zarina  Authorised Neutral Athletes 2:47:01 5226[39]
July 29, 2018 Jorge Maravilla  United States 2:27:56 Bonnie Tran  United States 2:54:09 5242[40]
July 23, 2017 Jorge Maravilla  United States 2:28:23 Devin McMahon  United States 2:52:49 6510[41]
July 31, 2016 Max Haines-Stiles  United States 2:30:42 Tori Tyler  United States 2:49:51 6270[42]
July 26, 2015 Chris Mocko  United States 2:26:22 Anna Bretan  United States 2:49:42 6026[43]
July 27, 2014 August Brautigam  United States 2:32:17 Anna Bretan  United States 2:47:51 6580[44]
June 16, 2013 Francois Lhuissier  France 2:25:15 CR Anna Bretan  United States 2:42:26 CR 5827[45]
July 29, 2012 Nathan Krah  United States 2:26:44 Devon Crosby-Helms  United States 2:44:02 6494[46]
July 31, 2011 Michael Wardian  United States 2:27:06 Emily Field  United States 2:50:24 6020[47]
July 25, 2010 Keith Bechtol  United States 2:23:28 Emily Hardin  United States 2:51:54 5992[48]
July 26, 2009 Andrew Cook  United States 2:26:32 Yoko Shibui  Japan 2:46:34 5101[49]
August 3, 2008 Chad Worthen  United States 2:31:52 Lauren Gustafson  United States 2:52:33 4,354[50] 4,447[51]
July 29, 2007 Andrew Cook  United States 2:25:57 Yolanda Flamino  United States 2:43:41 4,250[52] 4,275[53]
July 30, 2006 Andrew Cook  United States 2:26:46 Julia Stamps  United States 2:54:55 4,021[15][54] 4,062[53]
July 31, 2005 Tony Torres  United States 2:31:57 Sarah Hallas  United States 2:56:55 4,869[53] 4,873[14][55] 4,918[11]
August 1, 2004 John Weru  Kenya 2:33:41 Susan Loken  United States 2:50:21 2,665[53][56]
July 27, 2003 Patrick Kamau  Kenya 2:35:11 Lucy Carr  United States 3:02:00 1,891[57]
July 28, 2002 Nate Bowen  United States 2:31:46 Magdalena Lewy  United States 2:50:11 1,920[58]
July 8, 2001 Vytautas Ezerskis  Lithuania 2:30:53 Micha Lowe  United States 3:12:10 2,249[59]
July 9, 2000 Michael Buchanan  United States 2:32:49 Lisa Murphy  United States 3:08:15 2,345[60]
July 11, 1999 Brad Hawthorne  United States 2:24:36 Patti Smith  United States 3:09:44
July 12, 1998 Hamid Oubadriss  France 2:23:54 Salina Chirchir  Kenya 2:45:36
July 13, 1997 Hamid Miloudi  Algeria 2:26:49 Kristen Orre  United States 3:02:33
July 14, 1996 Brad Lael  United States 2:37:27 Margee Brown  United States 2:57:45
July 9, 1995 Hector Lopez  Mexico 2:23:38 Lisa Kelp  United States 2:51:12
July 31, 1994 Patrick Muturi  Kenya 2:17:34 Karolina Szabo  Hungary 2:44:34
July 18, 1993 Driss Dacha  Morocco 2:20:02 Tatiana Titova  Russia 2:40:32
August 30, 1992 Sergio Jimenez  Mexico 2:16:44 Irina Bogachova  Kyrgyzstan 2:36:54
June 23, 1991 Daniel Martinez  United States 2:15:31 Lesley Ann Lehane  United States 2:35:33
July 1, 1990 Antonio Niemczak  Poland 2:13:48 Janis Klecker  United States 2:39:52
July 9, 1989 Ernest Tjela  Lesotho 2:15:01 Stephanie Robertson  United States 3:09:08
1988 not held
July 19, 1987 Mehmet Terzi  Turkey 2:14:07 Eileen Claugus  United States 2:39:02
July 20, 1986 Pete Pfitzinger  United States 2:13:29 Maria Trujillo  United States 2:37:58
July 21, 1985 Ric Sayre  United States 2:15:07 Kersti Jakobsen  Denmark 2:38:04
August 19, 1984 Simeon Kigen  Kenya 2:10:18 Katy Laetsch  United States 2:35:56
July 24, 1983 Pete Pfitzinger  United States 2:14:45 Janis Klecker  United States 2:35:44 7,231[9]
July 11, 1982 Miguel Tibaduiza  Colombia 2:14:32 Nancy Ditz  United States 2:44:05
July 12, 1981 Harold Schulz  United States 2:15:17 Laurie Binder  United States 2:38:04
July 13, 1980 Antonio Ramirez  United States 2:18:15 Joann Dahlkoetter  United States 2:43:20
July 8, 1979 John Moreno  United States 2:18:54 Carol Young  United States 2:49:46
July 9, 1978 Steven Palladino  United States 2:21:15 Sue Petersen  United States 2:50:15
July 10, 1977 Athol Barton  New Zealand 2:24:59 Tena Harms  United States 2:53:20
  • CR = course record since the addition of the Golden Gate Bridge out and back[61]
Countries Winners Represented
Country Male Female Total
 United States 25 34 59
 Kenya 4 1 5
 Mexico 2 0 2
 Algeria 1 0 1
 Colombia 1 0 1
 Denmark 0 1 1
 France 1 0 1
 Hungary 0 1 1
 Japan 0 1 1
 Kyrgyzstan 0 1 1
 Lesotho 1 0 1
 Lithuania 1 0 1
 Morocco 1 0 1
 New Zealand 1 0 1
 Poland 1 0 1
 Turkey 1 0 1
 Russia 0 1 1
 Authorised Neutral Athletes 0 1 1

NOTE: Due to World Athletics policies, the 2019 win by Zarina is legally listed as an Authorised Neutral Athlete because of policies related to Doping in Russia.

Notes

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