# Yonkers Marathon

The Yonkers Marathon, is a marathon race held annually in Yonkers, New York. Founded in 1907, it is the second oldest marathon in the United States, after the Boston Marathon. It is held on the third Sunday in October. In addition to the marathon, there is a half marathon race and a 5K course. At the end of the race there is a gathering and festivities centered on Van de Donck Park.

## History

The first Yonkers Marathon was held on Thanksgiving Day 1907. From 1907 to 1945, the race was typically held in November. Johnny Hayes and Jim Crowley won the first two races. Sammy Mellor helped establish the Yonkers Marathon with Edward Wetmore Kinsley, and finished second in the event's first two runnings. In 1909 the race was sponsored by the Mercury Athletic Club.
From 1938 to 1965, and again in 1974, the Yonkers Marathon was recognised by the Amateur Athletic Union as the USA Marathon Championships, and in relevant years as a qualifying event for the US Olympic team.
The race has averaged roughly 200 finishers during the 2010s, double the number from the prior decade. The 2015 (90th anniversary) course was USA Track & Field certified and served as a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon.
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants automatically receiving refunds.
The 2022 edition saw 101 finishers and Juan Fernandez De Cordova won the event in 2 hours, 48 minutes and 3 seconds.
In 2023, 80 runners finished, led by Scottie Mitchell among the men with a time of 2 hours, 38 minutes and 48 seconds and Christine Honor among the women with 3 hours, 38 minutes and 56 seconds. The race in 2024 was completed by 166 competitors. Julio Sauce was the fastest man with a time of 2 hours, 59 minutes and 30 seconds while Cathrine Levine led the women with 3 hours, 22 minutes and 7 seconds.

## Course

The double-loop course of the Yonkers Marathon has been known as being tough and hilly; New York City Marathon founder Fred Lebow cited it as one of his favorite marathons. For its 90th running in 2015 the track had a newly designed course that added greater variety by eliminating the double-loop, and replacing it with a single-loop that followed a scenic route along the Hudson River, and then all over the city, past parks, past the Dunwoodie Golf Course (offering a glimpse of the distant New York City skyline), and through a variety of neighborhoods. In 2016 the course reverted to the double-loop.

## Winners

Key: (†) United States National Marathon Champion
Winners by year :
| Year | Men's Winner | Time | Women's Winner | Time |
| 1907 | John Hayes | 2:44:45 | | |
| 1908 | Jim Crowley | 2:49:16 | | |
| 1909 | Henry Jensen | 2:46:43 | | |
| 1910 | John J. Reynolds | 2:38:36 | | |
| 1911 | Sidney Hatch | 2:36:06 | | |
| 1913 | James Duffy | 2:39:29 | | |
| 1913 | Nick Gianakopulos | 1:23:42 | | |
| 1914 | William Galvin | 3:03:58 | | |
| 1915 | Harry Parkinson | 2:40:59 | | |
| 1916 | Willie Kyrönen | 2:51:58 | | |
| 1917 | Joe Giorgio | 2:59:51 | | |
| 1918 | Race canceled due to the great influenza epidemic. | Race canceled due to the great influenza epidemic. | Race canceled due to the great influenza epidemic. | Race canceled due to the great influenza epidemic. |
| 1919 | Yonkers Marathon not held again until 1935. | Yonkers Marathon not held again until 1935. | Yonkers Marathon not held again until 1935. | Yonkers Marathon not held again until 1935. |
| 1935 | Johnny Kelley | 2:38:43 | | |
| 1936 | Mel Porter | 2:41:34 | | |
| 1937 | Pat Dengis | 2:42:59 | | |
| 1938 | Pat Dengis$^†$ | 2:39:38 | | |
| 1939 | Pat Dengis$^†$ | 2:33:45 | | |
| 1940 | Gérard Côté | 2:34:06 | | |
| 1941 | Bernard Joseph Smith $^†$ | 2:36:06 | | |
| 1942 | Frederick McGlone $^†$ | 2:37:54 | | |
| 1943 | Gérard Côté | 2:38:35 | | |
| 1944 | Charles Robbins $^†$ | 2:40:48 | | |
| 1945 | Charles Robbins$^†$ | 2:37:14 | | |
| 1946 | Gérard Côté | 2:47:53 | | |
| 1947 | Theodore Vogel$^†$ | 2:40:11 | | |
| 1948 | Johnny Kelley $^†$ | 2:48:32 | | |
| 1949 | Vic Dyrgall $^†$ | 2:38:48 | | |
| 1950 | Johnny Kelley$^†$ | 2:45:55 | | |
| 1951 | Jesse Van Zant $^†$ | 2:37:12 | | |
| 1952 | Vic Dyrgall$^†$ | 2:38.24 | | |
| 1953 | Gösta Leandersson | 2:48:12 | | |
| 1954 | Ted Corbitt $^†$ | 2:46:13 | | |
| 1955 | Nick Costes $^†$ | 2:31:12 | | |
| 1956 | John J. Kelley$^†$ | 2:24:52 | | |
| 1957 | John J. Kelley$^†$ | 2:24:55 | | |
| 1958 | John J. Kelley$^†$ | 2:21:00 | | |
| 1959 | John J. Kelley $^†$ | 2:21:54 | | |
| 1960 | John J. Kelley$^†$ | 2:20:13 | | |
| 1961 | John J. Kelley $^†$ | 2:26:53 | | |
| 1962 | John J. Kelley $^†$ | 2:27:39 | | |
| 1963 | John J. Kelley $^†$ | 2:25:17 | | |
| 1964 | Leonard Edelen $^†$ | 2:24:25 | | |
| 1965 | Garnett "Gar" Williams $^†$ | 2:33:50 | | |
| 1966 | Norm Higgins $^†$ | 2:22:50 | | |
| 1967 | Jim McDonagh | 2:30:07 | | |
| 1968 | Gary Muhrcke | 2:32:42 | | |
| 1969 | Gary Muhrcke | 2:33:11 | | |
| 1970 | Gary Muhrcke | 2:31:10 | Nina Kuscsik | 3:16:02 |
| 1971 | Bill Harvey | 2:35:41 | | |
| 1972 | Max White | 2:29:42 | Nina Kuscsik | 3:22:21 |
| 1973 | Norbert Sander | 2:25:57 | Nina Kuscsik | 2:58:50 |
| 1974 | Ron Wayne $^†$ | 2:18:52 | Nina Kuscsik | 3:00:01 |
| 1975 | Marty Sudzina | 2:27:38 | Chloe Foote | 4:23:08 |
| 1976 | Ray Hall | 2:27:59 | Lynn Blackstone | 3:39:12 |
| 1977 | Peter Squires | 2:31:15 | Nina Kuscsik | 3:13:17 |
| 1978 | Fritz Mueller | 2:28:30 | Nina Kuscsik | 3:01:29 |
| 1979 | Dan Murray | 2:27:29 | Nina Kuscsik | 3:03:57 |
| 1980 | Peter Squires | 2:27:46 | Kathleen Horton | 2:59:22 |
| 1981 | Peter Squires | 2:24:10 | Janice Arenz | 2:52:38 |
| 1982 | Ray Hall | 2:33:18 | Janice Arenz | 3:04:32 |
| 1983 | John McNulty | 2:24:22 | Mary Sheridan | 3:17:56 |
| 1984 | Bill Hart | 2:39:44 | Kathleen Horton | 3:08:17 |
| 1985 | Placido Cruz-Martin | 2:35:04 | Eileen Brennan | 3:08:46 |
| 1986 | Danny Dickenson | 2:25:00 | Anna Thornhill | 3:10:26 |
| 1987 | Danny Dickenson | 2:26:24 | Christine Gibbons | 2:58:16 |
| 1988 | Randy Crist | 2:35:34 | Christiane Avin | 3:31:24 |
| 1989 | Danny Dickenson | 2:20:37 | Christine Gibbons | 2:55:12 |
| 1990 | Doug Kurtis | 2:26:36 | Nancy Kelly | 2:57:38 |
| 1991 | Mohamed Idris | 2:24:15 | Christine Gibbons | 2:55:13 |
| 1992 | Trevor Murray | 2:34:02 | Christine Gibbons | 2:53:05 |
| 1993 | Jairo Correa | 2:28:14 | Diane Miller | 3:03:11 |
| 1994 | Trevor Murray | 2:40:25 | Christine Gibbons | 3:01:33 |
| 1995 | Esteban Vanegas | 2:29:52 | Nancy Kelly | 3:04:14 |
| 1996 | Prisco Huerta | 2:42:49 | Ellen McCurtin | 2:55:13 |
| 1997 | Jeff Bolles | 2:36:20 | Anna Thornhill | 3:23:57 |
| 1998 | Prisco Huerta | 2:29:46 | Nancy Kelly | 3:11:14 |
| 1999 | Trevor Murray | 2:32:30 | Milkah Jepchirchir | 2:56:17 |
| 2000 | Srba Nikolic | 2:29:44 | Ellen McCurtin | 3:04:17 |
| 2001 | Race canceled due to the September 11 attacks. | Race canceled due to the September 11 attacks. | Race canceled due to the September 11 attacks. | Race canceled due to the September 11 attacks. |
| 2002 | Rafael A Veras | 2:37:32 | Leteyesus Berhe | 2:34:33 |
| 2003 | Retta Feyissa | 2:30:26 | Heidi Shea | 3:30:57 |
| 2004 | Retta Feyissa | 2:28:41 | Jill Vollweiler | 3:11:19 |
| 2005 | Retta Feyissa | 2:28:35 | Jill Vollweiler | 2:55:12 |
| 2006 | Retta Feyissa | 2:32:14 | Hermela Romero | 3:07:58 |
| 2007 | Derese Deniboba | 2:30:33 | Hermela Romero | 3:11:38 |
| 2008 | Derese Deniboba | 2:27:35 | Hermela Romero | 3:17:52 |
| 2009 | Derese Deniboba | 2:30:33 | Muliye Gurmu | 2:54:38 |
| 2010 | Fikadu Weyessa | 2:26:39 | Muliye Lemma | 2:54:10 |
| 2011 | Will Guzick | 2:44:33 | Patrice Kentner | 3:29:59 |
| 2012 | Michael Arnstein | 2:35:10 | Margaret Duggan | 3:10:55 |
| 2013 | Oz Pearlman | 2:35:50 | Blanca Lucero | 3:19:29 |
| 2014 | Oz Pearlman | 2:37:56 | Catherine Shallow | 3:18:07 |
| 2015 | Matt Collins | 2:44:34 | Patrice Kentner | 3:37:06 |
| 2016 | Roberto Puente | 2:44:05 | Blanca Lucero | 3:14:29 |
| 2017 | Antonio Herrera | 2:43:46 | Blanca Lucero | 3:12:23 |
| 2018 | Salvador Angelpere | 2:55:52 | Blanca Lucero | 3:15:27 |
| 2019 | Antonio Herreraort | 2:32:19 | Blanca Lucero | 3:13:28 |
| 2020 | Race canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Race canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Race canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Race canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | Race again canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Race again canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Race again canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Race again canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2022 | Juan Fernandez De Cordova | 2:48:03 | Rebecca Payne | 3:51:42 |
| 2023 | Scottie Mitchell | 2:38:47 | Christine Honor | 3:38:56 |
| 2024 | Julio Sauce | 2:59.29 | Cathrine Levine | 3:22.07 |