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News From: Sunday, November 26, 2023
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   "Don't forget to stretch!": Thousands of runners fill city streets for Seattle Marathon (KIRO 7)
A gallery of photos taken during the 2023 Seattle Marathon on Sunday, November 26.
 
News From: Tuesday, November 21, 2023
 Seattle Marathon
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Historic Seattle Marathon tradition shuts down streets Sunday (MYNorthwest)
From a group of 38 University of Washington friends in 1970, Seattle Marathon now impacts traffic on its route.
 
News From: Sunday, November 25, 2018
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Alex Bowns,a former University of Portland runner out of Ballard High, captures Seattle Marathon by three minutes (The Seatlle Times)
Alex Bowns won the 2018 Seattle Marathon in 2:27:21 while Allison Thompson won the women's race in 2:54:49.
 
News From: Tuesday, November 29, 2016
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Man with lung disease finishes Seattle Marathon towing oxygen tank (ESPN)
Evans Wilson, 62, who has pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension, walked the Seattle Marathon in 10:55 while towing an oxygen tank, in the hopes of raising $50,000 for the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.
 
News From: Sunday, November 27, 2016
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Kota Reichert, Amber Morrison are Amica Seattle Marathon winners (The Seattle Times)
Kota Reichert won the 46th Amica Seattle Marathon in 2:33:57 while Amber Morrison won the women's race in 2:55:09.
 
News From: Wednesday, December 9, 2015
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Navy couple take first in Seattle marathon (KitsapSun.com)
Lt. Cmdr. Steve Slaby, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18, from Manlius, N.Y. and Lt. Gina Slaby, Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound, from South Glen Falls, N.Y. finished first in the male full-marathon and female half-marathon portions, respectively, at this years Seattle Marathon.
 
News From: Monday, November 30, 2015
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Seabecks Steve Slaby, Seattles Sophia Liu top finishers in Seattle Marathon (Seattle Times)
Seabecks Steve Slaby used a strong kick in the final five miles to beat defending champion and Redmond native Shaun Frandsen. Slaby finished in 2:38:15. The win came a little over an hour after his wife, Gina Slaby, was the first female finisher in the half-marathon with a time of 1:20.51.
 
News From: Sunday, November 29, 2015
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   15,000 Runners Expected At Seattle Marathon On Sunday (Seattle.cbslocal.com)
Organizers say the race has grown from humble beginnings in 1970  when 38 competitors turned out for an event organized by a group of friends from the University of Washington  into the largest such race in the Northwest. Its also one of the 10 largest in the country.
 
News From: Wednesday, December 3, 2014
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Liu Bests Women's Field at Seattle Marathon (Redmond Reporter)
Sophia Liu, 31, won the women's division of the Seattle Marathon with a time of 2 hours 57 minutes and 30 seconds.
 
News From: Monday, December 1, 2014
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Kirkland's Frandsen, Redmond's Liu Win Seattle Marathon (Seattle Times)
Shaun Frandsen won the Seattle Marathon with a time of 2 hours 34 minutes and 21 seconds despite freezing temperatures and blustery winds.
 
News From: Sunday, November 30, 2014
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   69-Year-Old, Larry Macon, Runs 4 Marathons in 4 Days (Seattle Times)
Larry Macon didn't just run a Turkey Trot to ease the burned of holiday feasting. He conquered 104 miles over the 4 day holiday in and around Seattle by completing 4 marathons; one each day.
 
News From: Saturday, November 29, 2014
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  Human Interest Story
   Runners Brace for Freezing Seattle Marathon (NWCN.com)
Ten thousand runners will kick off on the streets of Seattle at 8:15 am against a long, cold race.
 
News From: Monday, December 2, 2013
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Uli Steidl Wins 10th Seattle Marathon, Sheila Croft Wins Women's Race (Seattle Times)
Uli Steidl won the Seattle Marathon for the tenth time in his running career with a time of 2 hours 32 minutes and 24 seconds.
 
News From: Monday, November 26, 2012
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Uli Steidl Wins His Ninth Seattle Marathon (Seattle Times)
Uli Steidl won his ninth Seattle Marathon with a time of 2 hour 28 mintues and 26 seconds.
 
News From: Saturday, November 24, 2012
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Breast-Cancer Survivor Gets Another Chance at Seattle Marathon (Seattle Times)
Andrea Sanders had to cancel her plans to run the Seattle Marathon in 2009 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She will get her chance to run the 2012 Seattle Marathon.
 
News From: Friday, November 23, 2012
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  Human Interest Story
   Seattle Marathon 2012 Preview: Big Race on Sunday (SB Nation)
More than 17,000 participants are expected to toe the line on Sunday as part of the events surrounding the Seattle Marathon
 
News From: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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  Human Interest Story
   Seattle Marathon Weekend Preview (The Oregonian)
The Seattle Marathon is just over one week away and marks the last major marathon of the year for the Pacific Northwest.
 
News From: Monday, November 28, 2011
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   11,000 Turn Out For Rainy Seattle Marathon (KOMO News)
Over eleven-thousand runners braved the rain and high winds of the Seattle Marathon. Jesse Williams won the overall title with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 54 seconds.
 
   Pair Of Local Runners Win Seattle Marathon (Seattle Times)
Wind and rain didn't seem to bother Jesse Williams who won the Seattle Marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 54 seconds.
 
News From: Sunday, November 27, 2011
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Running 'Maniac' Looks Forward To Seattle Marathon (My Northwest.com)
Bob Dolphin will toe the line of the Seattle Marathon as he has done every year since 1984. This will be his 497th marathon
 
News From: Monday, November 29, 2010
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Rain Not The Concern For Seattle Maraton On Sunday - Weather Clear After Snow This Week (Gather Sports)
Snow and icy conditions worried many runners before the Seattle Marathon. But race day weather was nearly ideal for more than twelve-thousand runners.
 
   Soldiers Among Participants In Seattle Marathon (Bleacher Report)
Several soldiers who competed in last year Seattle Marathon Shadow Run in Baghdad returned to Seattle to compete in the U.S. based race and to honor those who died or were wounded while serving overseas.
 
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   More Than 17,000 Compete In Seattle Marathon Events (King5.com)
Teshome Kokebe won the fortieth edition of the Seattle Marathon with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 57 seconds besting thousands of marathon runners.
 
   Seattle Marathon 2010 Results (Examiner.com)
Teshome Kokebe won the Seattle Marathon with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 57 seconds.
 
   Seattle Marathon Results (Sure Start)
Teshome Kokebe won the fortieth edition of the Seattle Marathon with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 57 seconds
 
News From: Sunday, November 28, 2010
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Seattle Marathon - Lake Washington Boulevard Closed (Central District News)
The Seattle Marathon will shut down most of Lake Washington Boulevard from 7 am until 3 pm on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year.
 
News From: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Thousands Ready For This Weekend's Seattle Marathon (My Northwest.com)
The fortieth anniversary of the Seattle Marathon will see a record sixteen-thousand runners participate in the event which takes place this Sunday.
 
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Forecast Good for Seattle Marathon (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Thought current conditions are on the cool side, with icy conditions, the forecast for the weekend is calling for a warmup and sunny skies, just in time for the Seattle Marathon.
 
   Will Ice Stop The Seattle Marathon? (Running.Competitor.com)
Race organizers are hopeful that cold weather and conditions will not prevent a strong race.
 
News From: Saturday, November 13, 2010
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Only One Week Left To Be A Charity Athlete In The Seattle Marathon (My Seattle Pets)
The Amica Seattle Marathon kicks off on November 28 and available charity slots will end on November 17.
 
News From: Monday, December 28, 2009
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Ahead of the Pack (Suburban and Chicago)
Nearly fifteen-hundred runners participated in the Seattle Marathon on November 28 and it was 1999 Burlington Central graduate, Charlie Sunderlage, who came out on top with a time of 2 hours 32 minutes and 26 seconds
 
News From: Monday, November 30, 2009
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Bellingham Runners Nab Top Spots At Seattle Marathon (The Bellingham Herald)
Lauren Breihop took home top honors in the women's division of the Seattle Marathon with a time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 59 seconds. Charlie Sunderlage won the overall marathon title with a time of 2 hours 32 minutes and 27 seconds.
 
News From: Sunday, November 29, 2009
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   A Runner's Renewed Heart (Kitsap Sun)
Mark Wagner underwent open heart surgery in 2000. In spite of his mechanical valve in his heart that regulates his blood flow, he has completed six marathons since his surgery and Seattle will be number seven.
 
   Bob Dolphin, 80, Is No Run-Of-The-Mill Marathoner (The Seattle Times)
Bob Dolphin ran the Portland Marathon on October 4th with a good friend to celebrate his 80th birthday. He ran his 456th marathon in Seattle on Sunday which was his eighteenth marathon in 2009
 
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Bellingham Runners Win Both The Men's and Women's Seattle Marathon (The Seattle Times)
Charlie Sunderlage won his first marathon in Seattle with a time of 2 hours 32 minutes and 27 seconds. More than ten-thousand runners participated in events surrounding the Seattle Marathon.
 
  Human Interest Story
   Seattle Marathon Today - Where to Watch/Avoid (Central District News)
The Seattle Marathon kicked off this morning in downtown and run along Lake Washington Boulevard. The boulevard will provide excellent viewing and cheering locations.
 
News From: Friday, November 27, 2009
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Seattle Marathon Course Saves The Worst (and Hilliest) for Last (Crosscut)
Being undertrained for the Seattle Marathon is something no runner should do. The 26.2 mile Seattle Marathon is being considered one of the toughest road courses in the marathon world. Tough hills will great runners in the last half of the race.
 
News From: Thursday, November 26, 2009
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Thompson Falls Teacher Running Seattle Marathon For A Cause (Montanna'sNewsStation.com)
The Seattle Marathon began in 1970 with only thirty-eight runners. This year's marathon is expecting more than ten-thousand runners during the Thanksgiving weekend marathon.
 
News From: Thursday, November 5, 2009
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Amica Ships Care Packages to U.S. Soldiers Participating in Shadow Run for Seattle Marathon (Providence Business News)
More than eighteen-hundred pounds of running gear was shipped to soldiers in Irag who are planning to do a shadow run of the Seattle Marathon on November 29. The Baghdad event will mirror the races in Seattle with a marathon and half-marathon available to soldiers.
 
News From: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Staying Motivated as Your Marathon Training Enters the Final Quarter (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
As marathon training winds down for the Seattle Marathon, which takes place in four weeks, finding motivation to go the distance of the last one or two long runs may take some outside sources.
 
News From: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Heroes at the Finish Line of Seattle Marathon (Reuters)
The Amica Insurance Seattle Marathon invites soldiers to compete from around the globe. November 29 will be the start of the race in Seattle and a shadow race to be held in Baghdad.
 
News From: Friday, August 7, 2009
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Time to Start Training for the Seattle Marathon (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
With roughly sixteen weeks until the Seattle Marathon, it's time to start training. Beginning with a jog/walk program, many runners will build to running the entire marathon.
 
News From: Sunday, February 15, 2009
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Join the inaugural Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon; groupies welcome (Seattle Events Examiner)
June 27, 2009 will be the start date for the Inaugural Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon. Seattle joins a host of other cities including Phoenix, Nashville, San Diego, Chicago and Las Vegas.
 
News From: Sunday, November 30, 2008
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Seattle Marathon claimed by 2 first-time winners (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Over 12400 runners took place in the 38th running of the Seattle Marathon. Record participation also provided two first time winners. Stuart Burton of Beaverton Oregon, and Annie Thiessen of Tacoma won the men's and women's marathons respectively.
 
   Seattle Marathon: Thiessen triumphs again (Seattle Times)
Annie Thiessen won the Seattle Marathon in 3 hours, 2 minutes, 6 seconds. She won by nearly one minute. Seattle marks yet another victory for Thiessen including Yakima River Canyon,Whidbey Island, Tacoma City, Olympia's Capital City and the Newport Marathon.
 
News From: Saturday, November 29, 2008
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Seattle Marathon changes how it handles donations (Seattle Times)
Not only does the Seattle Marathon have a new title sponsor, Amica Insurance, but the marathon, which starts this Sunday Morning in downtown Seattle, will face its first financial audit in thirty-eight years.
 
News From: Tuesday, February 26, 2008
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Seattle Marathon loses UW as title sponsor (The Seattle Times)
The University of Washington Medical Center is withdrawing as title sponsor of the Seattle Marathon; but will continue to contribute some money, as well as medical care and water for runners. Speculation states that this may have been a consequence of The Seattle Times article that reported that less than 1 percent of the marathon's $1 million-plus revenue goes to charity. The UW Medical Center was to have paid $140,000 to help stage this year's event; but will pay $70,000 instead.
 
News From: Saturday, December 22, 2007
 Seattle Marathon
  Human Interest Story
   Seattle Marathon donors' right to know where the money is (Seattle Times)
The Seattle Marathon, known for being a primary fundraiser for the University of Washington Medical Center's Patient and Family Housing Fund. The marathon has agreed to an audit of finances following unease as the University of Washington Medical Center who spent $125,000 as a race sponsor received a check for $8,346 from a marathon that raised more than $1 million.
 
News From: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
 Seattle Marathon
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Benson suffers heart attack amid Seattle marathon, lives to tell the tale (KOMO News)
Mike Benson collapsed 30 yards from the finish line at the Seattle marathon in front of fans and his wife, Serita. Amidst a year of tragedy in marathons, Mike would be one of the great survival stories to live to run another day.
 
   An abusive executive. Contract conflicts. No audit. Is this any way to run the Seattle Marathon? (The Oregonian)
The University of Washington, the principal sponsor of the Seattle Marathon, wants to bail. The bad news occurs on the heels of rumors that the races executive director Louise Long admitted to verbally abusing employees. The are also reported conflicts of interest on her part with companies doing business with the marathon, and board members quitting after she resisted attempts to have an audit done. This also occurring at a time when the races financial statements are falling under scrutiny.
 

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