Suwanee Half Marathon | |
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Date | February |
Location | Suwanee, Georgia |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Half marathon |
Established | 2015; 9 years ago (2015) |
Course records | (men) 1:15:59.4 (women) 1:20:15.5 |
Official site | Suwanee Half Marathon |
The Suwanee Half Marathon (formerly branded as the Suwanee Gateway Half Marathon) is an annual USATF certified half marathon road running race. It was established in 2015 and has been run every year since. It passes through landmarks such as Suwanee Town Center, Suwanee Creek Greenway and George Pierce Park. The course USATF certification is GA14090WC and is a qualifier for the Peachtree Road Race, the world’s largest 10 km race. Performance Race Services administers the half marathon and the 5K that shortly follows it known as the Old Town 5K.
Course description
The race route begins at the Suwanee City Hall. It covers a mixture of hilly and flat terrain as runners travel throughout Suwanee and end at the Suwanee Town Center Park. The distance is a 13.1 mile trek. All runners receive a finisher’s medal and a long-sleeved shirt, and custom fleece blanket (new design each year).
Past winners
Key: Course record
Edition | Year | Date | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Sources |
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1st | 2015 | January 31 | Christopher Warren (USA) | 1:26:30.1 | Savannah Carnahan (USA) | 1:34:35.9 | |
2nd | 2016 | January 30 | Chris Arserault (USA) | 1:24:01.1 | Kelly Meyer (USA) | 1:20:15.5 | |
3rd | 2017 | February 26 | Kenyrik Alexis (USA) | 1:24:32.2 | Ginger Howell (USA) | 1:32:56.1 | |
4th | 2018 | February 11 | Patrick Ollinger (USA) | 1:20:30.5 | Elizabeth "Betsy" Magato (USA) | 1:36:34.6 | |
5th | 2019 | February 10 | Jason Holder (USA) | 1:24:44.6 | Yayoi Holmes (JPN) | 1:34:41.7 | |
6th | 2020 | February 9 | Zack Sims (USA) | 1:15:59.4 | Yayoi Holmes (JPN) | 1:34:05.9 | |
7th | 2021 | February 21 | Xavier Partier (FRA) | 1:23:40:29 | Alexis Wilmot (USA) | 1:31:07.09 | |
8th | 2022 | February 20 | Victor Ho (USA) | 1:22:41:31 | Alissa Palladino (USA) | 1:39:10:42 | |
9th | 2023 | February 19 | Johnatan Corso (USA) | 1:25:13.93 | Kelly O'Saben (USA) | 1:30:08.08 | |
10th | 2024 | February 18 |
External links
- Suwanee Half Marathon
- Race reports: 2015, 2016, 2017
References
- Burns, Steve (January 30, 2015). "Suwanee residents lead way in city's first half marathon".
- "Georgia Fitness host Inaugural Suwanee Gateway Half Marathon". January 5, 2015.
- None, Staff Reports (January 13, 2016). "GAB: Gwinnett County Police Department announces Citizen's Police Academy dates".
- "Suwanee Gateway Half Marathon - Overall Finish List 2015" (PDF). wixstatic.com.
- @gwinnettdailypost.com, By Katie Morris katie.morris (January 30, 2016). "Roswell resident takes top spot at Suwanee Gateway Half Marathon".
- "Suwanee Half and Full Marathon - Overall Finish List 2017" (PDF). wixstatic.com.
- "4th Annual Suwanee Half Marathon". 4th Annual Suwanee Half Marathon.
- "4th Annual Suwanee Half Marathon". 4th Annual Suwanee Half Marathon.
- "5th Annual Suwanee Half Marathon and old town 5k". Runsignup.com.
- "6th Annual Suwanee Half Marathon and old town 5k". Runsignup.com.
- "9th Annual Suwanee Half Marathon and Old Town 5k". Runsignup.com.