Walkway Marathon
The Walkway Marathon is an annual marathon held in June in Poughkeepsie, New York and surrounding areas of the Hudson Valley.
| Walkway Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Location | Poughkeepsie, New York and surrounding Hudson Valley areas |
| Event type | Road and rail trail |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 2015 |
| Course records | Men: 2:39:32 (2017) Spencer Johnson Women: 3:08:51 (2017) Rachel Darling |
| Official site | walkwaymarathon.org |
The first event, run on June 13, 2015, featured full and half marathons and a 5K run, attracting a total of nearly 2,500 participants (and another 2,500 visitors watching them), including 283 runners in the full marathon.[1][2] The routes started at Marist College and included the Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park, which the runners traversed in both directions, as well as some adjacent segments of rail trails in Dutchess and Ulster Counties.
The second run was held June 11-12, 2016, and the third on June 10-11, 2017.
List of winners
Marathon
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | June 13, 2015 |  |
2:57:36[3] | |
3:14:48[4] |
| 2nd | June 12, 2016 | |
2:52:29[5] | |
3:14:00[6] |
| 3rd | June 11, 2017 | |
2:39:32[7] | |
3:08:51[8] |
See also
References
- Inaugural Walkway Marathon 'a great day for the Hudson Valley': Poughkeepsie Journal, 13 June 2015
- Walkway Over the Hudson Marathon draws thousands: The Daily Freeman, 14 June 2015
- 2015 Walkway Marathon Results: Poughkeepsie Journal, 13 June 2015
- Talking with the winners of the inaugural event: Hudson Valley Sports Report
- 2016 Walkway Marathon Results: Chronotrack
- 2016 Walkway Marathon Results: Chronotrack
- 2017 Walkway Marathon Results: Chronotrack
- 2017 Walkway Marathon Results: Chronotrack
External links
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