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Annual national championships for marathon
USA Marathon Championships Location United States Event type Road Distance Marathon Established Men's race 1925 Women's race 1974
The USA Marathon Championships is the annual national championships for marathon running in the United States . The race serves as a way of designating the American national champion for the marathon. The men's race was first contested in 1925 and a women's race was added to the program in 1974.[ 1]
Since 1968, in years which the Summer Olympics are held the event serves as a way of selecting the athletes who will represent the United States at the Olympic Games , with the top three eligible finishers selected to be on the Olympic team and the fourth and fifth eligible finishers being designated as alternates. During these years, the race is more commonly referred to as the United States Olympic trials and it is much more competitive.[ 2]
Year
Location
Venue
American winner[ 3] [ 4]
Time
2024
Orlando, FL
US Olympic trials
Conner Mantz
2:09:05
2022
Sacramento, California
California International Marathon
Futsum Zienasellassie
2:11:01
2021
—
—
—
—
2020
Atlanta, GA
US Olympic trials
Galen Rupp (2)
2:09:20
2019
—
—
—
—
2018
Sacramento, California
California International Marathon
Brogan Austin
2:12:38
2017
Sacramento, California
California International Marathon
Tim Ritchie
2:11:56
2016
Los Angeles, California
US Olympic trials
Galen Rupp
2:11:12
2015
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Marathon
Jared Ward
2:12:56
2014
Minneapolis-Saint Paul , Minnesota
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Tyler Pennel
2:13:32
2013
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Nicholas Arciniaga
2:13:11
2012
Houston, Texas
US Olympic trials
Meb Keflezighi (2)
2:09:08
2011
—
—
—
—
2010
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Sergio Reyes
2:14:02
2009
New York, New York
ING New York City Marathon
Meb Keflezighi
2:09:15
2008
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Twin Cities Marathon
Fernando Cabada
2:16:31
2007
New York, New York
US Olympic trials
Ryan Hall
2:09:02
2006
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Twin Cities Marathon
Mbarak Hussein (2)
2:13:52
2005
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Twin Cities Marathon
Mbarak Hussein
2:18:28
2004
Birmingham, Alabama
US Olympic trials
Alan Culpepper
2:11:42
2003
Birmingham, Alabama
Mercedes-Benz Marathon
Ryan Shay
2:14:29
2002
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Twin Cities Marathon
Dan Browne
2:11:35
2001
New York, New York
New York City Marathon
Scott Larson
2:15:26
2000
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
US Olympic trials
Rod DeHaven
2:15:30
1999
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Marathon
Alfredo Vigueras
2:14:20
1998
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Marathon
Keith Brantly (2)
2:12:31
1997
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Marathon
Dave Scudamore
2:13:48
1996
Charlotte, North Carolina
US Olympic trials
Bob Kempainen
2:12:45
1995
Charlotte, North Carolina
USA NationsBank Marathon
Keith Brantly
2:14:27
1994
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Marathon
Paul Pilkington
2:12:13
1993
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Twin Cities Marathon
Ed Eyestone
2:14:34
1992
Columbus, Ohio
US Olympic trials
Steve Spence (2)
2:12:43
1991
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Marathon
Bill Reifsnyder (2)
2:12:39
1990
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Marathon
Steve Spence
2:12:17
1989
Jersey City, New Jersey
New Jersey Waterfront Marathon
Bill Reifsnyer
2:12:09
1988
Jersey City, New Jersey
US Olympic trials
Mark Conover
2:12:26
1987
Houston, Texas
Houston Marathon
Ric Sayre
2:13:54
1986
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Twin Cities Marathon
Bill Donakowski
2:10:41
1985
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Marathon
Ken Martin (2)
2:12:57
1984
Sacramento, California
California International Marathon
Ken Martin
2:11:24
1983
San Francisco, California
San Francisco Marathon
Peter Pfitzinger
2:14:45
1982
Syracuse, New York
—
Joel Menges
2:32:39
1981
Raleigh, North Carolina
—
Robert Johnson
2:29:14
1980
Cupertino, California
Paul Masson Marathon
Frank Richardson
2:13:54
1979
Houston, Texas
Houston Maraton
Tom Antczak
2:15:28
1978
Niagara Falls, New York
Skylon International Marathon
Carl Harfield
2:17:21
1977
Culver City, California
Western Hemisphere Marathon
Edward Schelegle
2:18:11
1976
Crowley, Louisiana
—
Gary Tuttle (2)
2:15:15
1975
Culver City, California
Western Hemisphere Marathon
Gary Tuttle
2:17:21
1974
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Ronald Wayne
2:18:53
1973
Burlingame, California
—
Douglas Schmenk
2:15:48
1972
Liverpool, New York
—
Edmund Norris
2:24:43
1971
Eugene, Oregon
—
Kenny Moore
2:16:49
1970
Redfield, Iowa
—
Robert Fitts
2:24:11
1969
Culver City, California
Western Hemisphere Marathon
Tom Heinonen
2:24:43
1968
Alamosa, Colorado
US Olympic trials
George Young
2:30:48
1967
Holyoke, Massachusetts
—
Ron Daws
2:40:07
1966
Yonkers, New York
—
Norm Higgins
2:22:51
1965
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Garnett Williams
2:33:51
1964
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Buddy Edelen
2:24:26
1963
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
John J. Kelley (8)
2:25:18
1962
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
John J. Kelley (7)
2:27:40
1961
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
John J. Kelley (6)
2:26:54
1960
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
John J. Kelley (5)
2:20:14
1959
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
John J. Kelley (4)
2:21:55
1958
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
John J. Kelley (3)
2:21:01
1957
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
John J. Kelley (2)
2:24:56
1956
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
John J. Kelley
2:24:53
1955
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Nicholas Costes
2:31:13
1954
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Ted Corbitt
2:46:14
1953
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
John Lafferty
2:50:31
1952
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Victor Dyrgall (2)
2:38:39
1951
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Jesse Van Zant
2:37:12
1950
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
John A. Kelley (3)
2:45:56
1949
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Victor Dyrgall
2:38:50
1948
Queens, New York
Idlewild Marathon
John A. Kelley (2)
2:48:33
1947
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Ted Vogel
2:40:11
1946
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
John A. Kelley
2:50:29
1945
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Charles Robbins, Jr. (2)
2:37:14
1944
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Charles Robbins, Jr.
2:40:49
1943
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Frederick McGlone (2)
2:39:09
1942
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Frederick McGlone
2:37:54
1941
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Bernard Smith
2:36:07
1940
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Lou Gregory
2:35:10
1939
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Pat Dengis (3)
2:33:46
1938
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers Marathon
Pat Dengis (2)
2:39:39
1937
Washington, D.C.
—
Melvin Porter (3)
2:44:22
1936
Washington, D.C.
—
William McMahon
2:38:15
1935
Washington, D.C.
—
Pat Dengis
2:53:46
1934
Washington, D.C.
—
Melvin Porter (2)
2:48:04
1933
Washington, D.C.
—
Melvin Porter
2:53:46
1932
Washington, D.C.
—
Clyde Martak
2:58:18
1931
Baltimore, Maryland
—
William Agee
2:32:38
1930
Staten Island, New York
—
Karl Koski
2:25:22
1929
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Marathon
Clarence DeMar (4)
2:43:47
1928
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Marathon
Clarence DeMar (3)
2:37:08
1927
Baltimore, Maryland
—
Clarence DeMar (2)
2:40:23
1926
Baltimore, Maryland
—
Clarence DeMar
2:45:06
1925
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Marathon
Charles Mellor
2:33:01
Multiple winners of the men's USA Marathon Championships
Runner
Total
Years
John J. Kelley
8
1956, 1957, 1958,1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
Clarence DeMar
4
1926, 1927, 1928, 1929
Melvin Porter
3
1933, 1934, 1937
Pat Dengis
3
1935, 1938, 1939
John A. Kelley
3
1946, 1948, 1950
Frederick McGlone
2
1942, 1943
Charles Robbins, Jr.
2
1944, 1945
Victor Dyrgall
2
1949, 1952
Gary Tuttle
2
1975, 1976
Ken Martin
2
1984, 1985
Bill Reifsnyder
2
1989, 1991
Steve Spence
2
1990, 1992
Keith Brantly
2
1995, 1998
Mbarak Hussein
2
2005, 2006
Meb Keflezighi
2
2009, 2012
Galen Rupp
2
2016, 2020
Year
Location
Venue
American winner[ 5] [ 4]
Time
2024
Orlando, FL
US Olympic trials
Fiona O'Keeffe
2:22:10
2022
Sacramento, California
California International Marathon
Paige Stoner
2:26:02
2021
—
—
—
—
2020
Atlanta, Georgia
US Olympic trials
Aliphine Tuliamuk
2:27:23
2019
—
—
—
—
2018
Sacramento, California
California International Marathon
Emma Bates
2:28:18
2017
Sacramento, California
California International Marathon
Sara Hall
2:28:10
2016
Los Angeles, California
US Olympic trials
Amy Cragg
2:28:20
2015
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Marathon
Blake Russell
2:34:57
2014
Minneapolis-Saint Paul , Minnesota
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Esther Erb
2:34:01
2013
Minneapolis-Saint Paul , Minnesota
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Annie Bersagel
2:30:53
2012
Houston, Texas
US Olympic trials
Shalane Flanagan
2:28:38
2011
—
—
—
—
2010
New York City, New York
ING New York City Marathon
Shalane Flanagan
2:28:40
2009
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
Ilsa Paulson
2:31:49
2008
Boston, Massachusetts
US Olympic trials
Deena Kastor (3)
2:28:35
2007
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Marathon
Deena Kastor
2:35:09
2006
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Twin Cities Marathon
Marla Runyan
2:32:17
2005
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Twin Cities Marathon
Nicole Aish
2:40:21
2004
St. Louis, Missouri
US Olympic trials
Colleen De Reuck
2:28:25
2003
St. Louis Missouri
Michelob Ultra USA Championship
Sara Wells
2:35:37
2002
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Twin Cities Marathon
Jill Gaitenby
2:36:10
2001
New York City, New York
New York City Marathon
Deena Drossin
2:26:58
2000
Columbia, South Carolina
US Olympic trials
Christine Clark
2:33:31
1999
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Twin Cities Marathon
Kim Pawelek
2:37:57
1998
Houston, Texas
Methodist Healthcare Houston Marathon
Gwyn Coogan
2:33:37
1997
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia Marathon
Julia Kirtland
2:27:46
1996
Columbia, South Carolina
US Olympic trials
Jenny Spangler
2:29:54
1995
Columbia, South Carolina
USA Championships
Debbi Kilpatrick-Morris
2:34:42
1994
Duluth, Minnesota
Grandma's Marathon
Linda Somers (2)
2:33:42
1993
Sacramento, California
California International Marathon
Linda Somers
2:34:11
1992
Houston, Texas
US Olympic trials
Janis Klecker (2)
2:30:12
1991
Long Beach, California
Long Beach Marathon
Maria Trujillo
2:35:39
1990
Duluth, Minnesota
Grandma's Marathon
Jane Welzel
2:33:35
1989
Sacramento, California
California International Marathon
Nan Doak-Davis
2:33:11
1988
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
US Olympic trials
Margaret Groos
2:29:50
1987
Duluth, Minnesota
Grandma's Marathon
Janis Klecker
2:36:12
1986
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Twin Cities Marathon
Kim Rosenquist
2:32:31
1985
Sacramento, California
California International Marathon
Nancy Ditz
2:31:36
1984
Sacramento, California
California International Marathon
Katy Schilly
2:32:40
1983
Los Angeles, California
Avon International Marathon
Julie Brown (2)
2:26:26
1982
San Francisco, California
Avon International Marathon
Laurie Binder
2:39:46
1981
Ottawa, Canada
Avon International Marathon
Nancy Conz
2:36:46
1980
Cupertino, California
Paul Masson Marathon
Susan Munday
2:43:17
1979
Houston, Texas
Houston Marathon
Susan Petersen
2:46:17
1978
New York City, New York
New York City Marathon
Marty Cooksey
2:41:49
1977
Minneapolis, Minnesota
City of Lakes Marathon
Leal-Ann Reinhart
2:46:34
1976
Culver City, California
Western Hemisphere Marathon
Julie Brown
2:45:33
1975
New York City, New York
New York City Marathon
Kim Merritt
2:46:15
1974
San Mateo, California
West Valley Marathon
Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry
2:55:18
Men's USA Marathon Championships event record
Year
Location
Venue
Runner
Time
2007
New York, New York
US Olympic trials
Ryan Hall
2:09:02
General
1974–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field
1925-1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field