The Marathon Project was an elite-only marathon held on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Chandler, Arizona. December 2020. It was created by Northern Arizona Elite coach Ben Rosario together with Josh Cox and Matt Helbig to provide a race after many of the World Marathon Majors were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Records
Medical student Martin Hehir finished first in a time of 2:08:59 and Sara Hall won the women's race and became the second fastest American marathoner in a race paced by Calum Neff.
Among the records set at the race, Nathan Martin became the fastest American born African-American marathoner when he finished in 2:11:05 to beat Herm Atkins' 2:11:32.
References
- Gearheart, Sarah. "The Marathon Project". Tracksmith. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- Metcalfe, Jeff (2020-12-19). "Elite marathoners come to Chandler for The Marathon Project to fill COVID-created void". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- Garcia, Julie (2021-01-04). "Chevron Houston Marathon to kick off — virtually — this week". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- Fritz Huber, Martin (2020-12-21). "The Marathon Project Was a Predictable Thrill". Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- "Sara Hall runs second-fastest marathon ever by American woman". 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- Dutch, Taylor (2022-01-26). "Nathan Martin - Elite Runner, High-School XC Coach, Substitute Teacher". Runners World. Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- Hamilton, Michelle (2020-12-21). "Runners' Races Were Canceled. Their Coaches Filled the Void". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
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