National Marathon Champions for the United States
Men (92 runnings) 03 Dec 2017 Sacramento CA 2:11:55.3a Timothy Ritchie (MA) 13 Feb 2016 Los Angeles CA 2:11:12 Galen Rupp (OR) 15 Mar 2015 Los Angeles CA 2:12:56a Jared Ward (UT) 05 Oct 2014 St Paul MN 2:13:32 Tyler Pennell (NC) 06 Oct 2013 St Paul MN 2:13:11 Nicholas Arciniaga (AZ) 14 Jan 2012 Houston TX 2:09:08 Mebrahtom Keflezighi-2 03 Oct 2010 St Paul MN 2:14:02 Sergio Reyes 01 Nov 2009 New York NY 2:09:15a Mebrahtom Keflezighi 05 Oct 2008 St Paul MN 2:16:32 Fernando Cabada 03 Nov 2007 New York NY 2:09:02a Ryan Hall 01 Oct 2006 St Paul MN 2:13:52 Mbarak Hussein-2 02 Oct 2005 St Paul MN 2:18:28 Mbarak Hussein 07 Feb 2004 Birmingham AL 2:11:42a Alan Culpepper 08 Feb 2003 Birmingham AL 2:14:29a Ryan Shay 29 Sep 2002 St Paul MN 2:11:35 Dan Browne 04 Nov 2001 New York NY 2:15:26a Scott Larson 07 May 2000 Pittsburgh PA 2:15:30 Rod DeHaven 02 May 1999 Pittsburgh PA 2:14:20 Alfredo Vigueras 03 May 1998 Pittsburgh PA 2:12:31 Keith Brantly-2 04 May 1997 Pittsburgh PA 2:13:48 Dave Scudamore 17 Feb 1996 Charlotte NC 2:12:45 Robert Kempainen 07 Jan 1995 Charlotte NC 2:14:27 Keith Brantly 06 Mar 1994 Los Angeles CA 2:12:13 Paul Pilkington 03 Oct 1993 St Paul MN 2:14:34 Ed Eyestone 11 Apr 1992 Columbus OH 2:12:43 Steven Spence-2 10 Nov 1991 Columbus OH 2:12:39 Bill Reifsnyder-2 11 Nov 1990 Columbus OH 2:12:17 Steven Spence 30 Apr 1989 East Rutherford NJ 2:12:09 Bill Reifsnyder 24 Apr 1988 Jersey City NJ 2:12:26 Mark Conover 18 Jan 1987 Houston TX 2:13:54 Ric Sayre 12 Oct 1986 St Paul MN 2:10:42 William Donakowski 05 May 1985 Pittsburgh PA 2:12:57 Ken Martin-2 02 Dec 1984 Sacramento CA 2:11:24a Ken Martin 24 Jul 1983 San Francisco CA 2:14:45 Peter Pfitzinger 16 May 1982 Syracuse NY 2:32:29 Joel Menges 10 May 1981 Raleigh NC 2:29:14 Robert Johnson 27 Jan 1980 Cupertino CA 2:13:54 Frank Richardson 20 Jan 1979 Houston TX 2:15:28 Thomas Antczak 21 Oct 1978 Niagara Falls CAN 2:17:21 Carl Hatfield 04 Dec 1977 Culver City CA 2:18:11 Edward Schelegle 16 Oct 1976 Crowley LA 2:15:15 Gary Tuttle-2 07 Dec 1975 Culver City CA 2:17:27 Gary Tuttle 02 Jun 1974 Yonkers NY 2:18:52.8 Ronald Wayne 17 Jun 1973 Burlingame CA 2:15:48 Douglas Schmenk 21 May 1972 Liverpool NY 2:24:42.8 Edmund Norris 06 Jun 1971 Eugene OR 2:16:48.6 Ken Moore 07 Jun 1970 Redfield IA 2:24:10.6 Robert Fitts 07 Dec 1969 Culver City CA 2:24:43 Tom Heinonen 18 Aug 1968 Alamosa CO 2:30:48.6 George Young 11 Jun 1967 Holyoke MA 2:40:07.4 Ron Daws 15 May 1966 Yonkers NY 2:22:50.8 Norm Higgins 23 May 1965 Yonkers NY 2:33:50.6 Gar Williams 24 May 1964 Yonkers NY 2:24:25.6 Leonard Edelen 26 May 1963 Yonkers NY 2:25:17.6 Johnny J Kelley-8 13 May 1962 Yonkers NY 2:27:39.8 Johnny J Kelley-7 21 May 1961 Yonkers NY 2:26:53.4 Johnny J Kelley-6 22 May 1960 Yonkers NY 2:20:13.6 Johnny J Kelley-5 24 May 1959 Yonkers NY 2:21:54.4 Johnny J Kelley-4 18 May 1958 Yonkers NY 2:21:00.4 Johnny J Kelley-3 19 May 1957 Yonkers NY 2:24:55.2 Johnny J Kelley-2 30 Sep 1956 Yonkers NY 2:24:52.2 Johnny J Kelley 22 May 1955 Yonkers NY 2:31:12.4 Nicholas Costes 16 May 1954 Yonkers NY 2:46:13.9 Ted Corbitt 17 May 1953 Yonkers NY 2:50:31 John Lafferty 18 May 1952 Yonkers NY 2:38:24.4 Victor Dyrgall-2 27 May 1951 Yonkers NY 2:37:12.5 Jesse VanZant 21 May 1950 Yonkers NY 2:45:55.3 Johnny A Kelley-3 15 May 1949 Yonkers NY 2:38:48.9 Victor Dyrgall 12 Sep 1948 Yonkers NY 2:48:32.3 Johnny A Kelley-2 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY 2:40:11 Ted Vogel 27 Oct 1946 Yonkers NY 2:50:28.2 Johnny A Kelley 11 Nov 1945 Yonkers NY 2:37:14 Charles Robbins-2 12 Nov 1944 Yonkers NY 2:40:48.6 Charles Robbins 07 Nov 1943 Yonkers NY 2:39:08.5 Frederick McGlone-2 08 Nov 1942 Yonkers NY 2:37:54 Frederick McGlone 09 Nov 1941 Yonkers NY 2:36:06.3 Bernard Joseph Smith 10 Nov 1940 Yonkers NY 2:35:10 Lou Gregory 12 Nov 1939 Yonkers NY 2:33:45.2 Pat Dengis-3 06 Nov 1938 Yonkers NY 2:39:38.2 Pat Dengis-2 12 Jun 1937 Washington DC 2:44:42 Mel Porter-3 30 May 1936 Washington DC 2:38:14.2 William McMahon 01 Jun 1935 Washington DC 2:53:53 Pat Dengis 09 Jun 1934 Washington DC 2:48:04 Mel Porter-2 17 Jun 1933 Washington DC 2:53:46 Mel Porter 20 Aug 1932 Washington DC 2:58:18 Clyde Martak 16 May 1931 Baltimore MD 2:32:38 William Agee 23 Mar 1930 Staten Island NY 2:33:20 Max Lamp 19 Apr 1929 Boston MA 2:37:22.2a Al Michelsen 19 Apr 1928 Boston MA 2:37:07.8a Clarence DeMar-3 26 Mar 1927 Baltimore MD 2:43:40.8a Clarence DeMar-2 15 May 1926 Baltimore MD 2:45:05.2 Clarence DeMar 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA 2:33:00.6 Charles Mellor
Non-champion winners
2015 2:07:43 Daniel Kiprop Limo (KEN)
2001 2:07:43 Tesfaye Jifar (ETH)
1934 2:43:26.6 Dave Komonen-2
1933 2:53:43 Dave Komonen (FIN)
1930 2:25:21.1 Yrjo Korholin-Koski (FIN)
1929 2:33:08 Johnny Miles (ON/CAN)
Course lengths: 1980 41.722 km 1979 ~41.4 km 1965 42.115 km 1960 ~42.0 km 1959 ~42.0 km 1958 ~42.0 km 1957 ~42.0 km 1956 ~42.0 km 1955 ~42.0 km 1931 ~38.8 km 1930 ~38.5 km 1925 ~39.7 km
Women (44 runnings) 03 Dec 2017 Sacramento CA 2:28:09.8a Sara Hall (CA) 13 Feb 2016 Los Angeles CA 2:28:20 Amy (Hastings) Cragg (RI) 15 Mar 2015 Los Angeles CA 2:34:57 Blake Russell (CA) 05 Oct 2014 St Paul MN 2:34:01 Esther Erb (NC) 06 Oct 2013 St Paul MN 2:30:53 Anne Bersagel 14 Jan 2012 Houston TX 2:25:38 Shalane Flanagan-2 07 Nov 2010 New York NY 2:28:40a Shalane Flanagan 04 Oct 2009 St Paul MN 2:31:49 Ilsa Paulson 20 Apr 2008 Boston MA 2:29:35 Deena (Drossin) Kastor-3 16 Apr 2007 Boston MA 2:35:09 Deena (Drossin) Kastor-2 01 Oct 2006 St Paul MN 2:32:17 Marla Runyan 02 Oct 2005 St Paul MN 2:40:21 Nicole Aish 03 Apr 2004 St Louis MO 2:28:25 Colleen deReuck 05 Apr 2003 St Louis MO 2:35:37 Sara Wells 29 Sep 2002 St Paul MN 2:36:10 Jill Gaitenby 04 Nov 2001 New York NY 2:26:58a Deena (Kastor) Drossin 26 Feb 2000 Columbia SC 2:33:31 Christine Clark 03 Oct 1999 St Paul MN 2:37:56 Kim Pawelek 18 Jan 1998 Houston TX 2:33:37 Gwyn Coogan 08 Feb 1997 Columbia SC 2:37:46 Julia Kirtland 10 Feb 1996 Columbia SC 2:29:54 Jenni Spangler 11 Feb 1995 Columbia SC 2:34:42 Debbi Kilpatrick-Morris 18 Jun 1994 Duluth MN 2:33:42a Linda Somers-2 05 Dec 1993 Sacramento CA 2:34:11a Linda Somers 26 Jan 1992 Houston TX 2:30:12 Janis Klecker-2 05 May 1991 Long Beach CA 2:35:39 Maria Trujillo 23 Jun 1990 Duluth MN 2:33:25a Jane Welzel 03 Dec 1989 Sacramento CA 2:33:11a Nanette Doak-Davis 01 May 1988 Pittsburgh PA 2:29:50 Margaret Groos 20 Jun 1987 Duluth MN 2:36:12a Janis Klecker 12 Oct 1986 St Paul MN 2:32:31 Kim Rosenquist-Jones 08 Dec 1985 Sacramento CA 2:31:36a Nancy Ditz 02 Dec 1984 Sacramento CA 2:32:40a Katy Schilly-Laetsch 05 Jun 1983 Los Angeles CA 2:26:26a Julie Brown-2 06 Jun 1982 San Francisco CA 2:39:45.5 Laurie Binder 23 Aug 1981 Ottawa CAN 2:36:46.0 Nancy Conz 27 Jan 1980 Cupertino CA 2:43:17 Susan Munday 20 Jan 1979 Houston TX 2:46:17 Sue Petersen 22 Oct 1978 New York NY 2:41:49 Marty Cooksey 23 Oct 1977 Minneapolis MN 2:46:34 Leal-Ann Reinhart 05 Dec 1976 Culver City CA 2:45:32.2 Julie Brown 28 Sep 1975 New York NY 2:46:14.8 Kim Merritt 10 Feb 1974 San Mateo CA 2:55:18 Judy Ikenberry
Course lengths: 1980 41.722 km 1979 ~41.4 km
Non-champion winners 2015 2:34:10 Ogla Kimaiyo Cherono (KEN) 2010 2:28:20 Edna Kiplagat Ngeringwony (KEN) 2007 2:29:18 Lidiya Grigoryeva (RUS)
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Men
(1925-date)
8
Johnny J Kelley
1956-63
Women
(1974-date)
3
Deena Drossin-Kastor
2001,2007-08
Last Updated on 05 Dec 2017
Contributors: Marty Post (2), Malcolm Heyworth, Andy Milroy (3)