# Kansas City Marathon

The Kansas City Marathon is a 26.2-mile (42.2 km) race run the 3rd Saturday of every October in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, first held in 1979. It is the second largest marathon in Missouri, with 1227 finishers in 2019. An official time from the Kansas City Marathon can be used to qualify for the Boston Marathon.
It includes a 5K, 10K and half-marathon in addition to the traditional marathon race.

## History

The marathon was first held in 1979 as the Macy's Marathon.
In 2005, the marathon was just under 0.4 mi (0.64 km) short.
The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2021, or entering a charity running program and obtaining a partial refund.

## Course

While the course varies from year to year, it generally involves running from Crown Center through downtown, turning to Midtown to Westport. From Westport it continues on to the Plaza out to Waldo, returning to the 18th and Vine district and ending on Main Street by Pershing.

## Qualification

Runners must be at least 16 years old to run the full marathon and at least 14 years old to run the half marathon.

## Winners
### Marathon

| Year | Male | Time | Female | Time |
| 1979 | Robert Busby | 2:20:34 | Andrea Ray | 2:58:30 |
| 1980 | Robert Busby (2) | 2:20:49 | Andrea Ray (2) | 2:49:26 |
| 1981 | Robert Busby (3) | 2:23:43 | Andrea Ray (3) | 2:52:13 |
| 1982 | Brian Franke | 2:23:48 | Andrea Ray (4) | 2:53:26 |
| 1983 | Michael Clay | 2:20:43 | Ellen Makarewicz | 2:39:50 |
| 1984 | Brian Franke (2) | 2:20:12 | Liz Bulman | 2:48:02 |
| 1985 | | | | |
| 1986 | Domenico Massari | 2:24:01 | Andrea Ray (5) | |
| 1987 | Phillip Kauder | 2:27:55 | Lora Carr | 3:07:55 |
| 1988 | Demetrio Cabanillas | 2:21:26 | Annette Craighead | 2:52:14 |
| 1989 | Brad Hawthorne | 2:23:09 | Kathryn Evans | 2:49:39 |
| 1990 | Rolf Schmidt | 2:20:30 | Ann Ringlein | 2:50:55 |
| 1991 | Jerrold Wynia | 2:20:19 | Barbara Adkins | 2:56:32 |
| 1992 | Jerrold Wynia (2) | 2:25:24 | Tamara Karliakova | 2:41:12 |
| 1993 | John Hill | 2:22:21 | Barbara Rinne | 2:54:29 |
| 1994 | Paul Danger | 2:32:11 | Marla Rhoden | 2:55:53 |
| 1995 | Ladd McClain | 2:25:37 | Shari Wolwood | 3:00:59 |
| 1996 | Todd Beran | 2:26:19 | Lori Robertson | 3:04:46 |
| 1997 | Sean Birren | 2:28:53 | Jennifer Mullen | 3:15:33 |
| 1998 | Shawn Standridge | 2:45:53 | Jennifer Mullen (2) | 3:18:46 |
| 1999 | Phil Hudnall | 2:28:17 | Patricia Nelson | 3:12:38 |
| 2000 | Nate Stroot | 2:38:36 | Carol Baker | 3:12:54 |
| 2001 | marathon was not held | marathon was not held | marathon was not held | marathon was not held |
| 2002 | Michael Van Dusen | 2:52:11 | Lindsay Brogan | 3:11:36 |
| 2003 | Rikki Hacker | 2:32:53 | Jessica Grider | 3:15:40 |
| 2004 | marathon was not held | marathon was not held | marathon was not held | marathon was not held |
| 2005 | Shadrack Kimeli | 2:42:50 | Valerie Gortmaker | 3:06:34 |
| 2006 | Thad Bartram | 2:40:01 | Lisa Cowling | 3:12:54 |
| 2007 | Peter Sercer | 2:30:41 | Heidi Bryant | 3:08:46 |
| 2008 | Zachary Breitenstein | 2:34:42 | Rael Murrey | 2:53:04 |
| 2009 | Trey Vernon | 2:34:46 | Amy Bricco | 3:14:12 |
| 2010 | Moninda Marube | 2:31:59 | Ann Marie Chappell | 2:50:22 |
| 2011 | Jae Yung Hyung | 2:28:41 | Megan Earney | 2:55:53 |
| 2012 | Paul Hefferson | 2:31:37 | Julie Thorton | 3:07:40 |
| 2013 | Geoffery Kiprotich | 2:25:56 | Cheri Madsen | 2:26:18 |
| 2014 | Geoffery Kiprotich (2) | 2:25:56 | Madeline Glass | 2:56:37 |
| 2015 | Peter Kiplagat Chebet | 2:29:11 | Ashley Wickman | 3:03:09 |
| 2016 | Brian Lewis | 2:43:26 | Alice Anderson | 3:04:18 |
| 2017 | Luis Rivera | 2:32:37 | Brittany Charboneau | 2:51:32 |
| 2018 | Ron Malik | 2:31:57 | Emma Hauser | 3:01:57 |
| 2019 | Martin Erl | 2:24:08 | Michaela Parisi | 2:59:47 |
| 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
| 2021 | Nicholas Victor | 2:25:39 | Piper Parres | 3:02:46 |
| 2022 | Kyle Baldwin | 2:42:58 | Kaitlyn Shea | 2:57:01 |
| 2023 | Jason Fambrough | 2:28:43 | Samantha Farmer | 2:48:28 |
| 2024 | Jacob Cofer | 2:28:30 | Mary Katherine Andrews | 2:47:48 |

### Half marathon

| Year | Male | Time | Female | Time |
| 2006 | Mathew Chesang | 1:08:05 | Christine Ensian | 1:21:04 |
| 2007 | William K Serem | 1:09:16 | Nicole Cueno | 1:18:45 |
| 2008 | Richard Kandie | 1:08:58 | Ann Marie Chappell | 1:18:06 |
| 2009 | Matt Dunlavy | 1:09:43 | Nicki Klein | 1:27:25 |
| 2010 | Mathew Chesang (2) | 1:09:20 | Pip Taylor | 1:22:25 |
| 2011 | Mathew Chesang (3)) | 1:10:13 | Ajok Deng | 1:23:26 |
| 2012 | Benson Chesang | 1:11:12 | Kathryn Brake | 1:26:57 |
| 2013 | Geofrey Terer | 1:08:47 | Hayley Sutter | 1:21:32 |
| 2014 | Yusuf Kamel | 1:08:25 | Pasca Myers | 1:16:15 |
| 2015 | Nicholas Too | 1:06:54 | Jebichi Yator | 1:16:18 |
| 2016 | John Thompson | 1:14:14 | Sarah Madsen | 1:29:10 |
| 2017 | Austin Bogina | 1:12:25 | Amy Regan | 1:18:51 |
| 2018 | Joseph Morre | 1:09:01 | Stephanie Andre | 1:18:35 |
| 2019 | Joseph Morre (2) | 1:06:36 | Jessica Allen | 1:19:14 |
| 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
| 2021 | Joseph Morre (3) | 1:09:32 | Jessica Allen (2) | 1:21:37 |
| 2022 | Spencer Danielson | 1:12:47 | Chandler Carreon | 1:23:36 |
| 2023 | Noah Stevenson | 1:09:15 | Christina Sharp | 1:25:52 |