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News From: Sunday, October 8, 2023
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   Thousands gather to compete and cheer at 26th annual Steamtown Marathon (Fox 56 WOLF)
Robert DeSisto won the 2023 Steamtown Marathon while Heidi Peoples won the women's race.
 
News From: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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   Community gears up for annual Steamtown Marathon in Scranton (ABC 16 WNEP)
The 2023 Steamtown Marathon will be held this Sunday, October 8.
 
News From: Sunday, October 9, 2022
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   The Annual Steamtown Marathon returns to Lackawanna County (Fox 56)
Nick Ross won the 2022 Steamtown Marathon while Alyssa Salese won the women's race.
 
News From: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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   2021 Steamtown Marathon canceled due to rise in COVID cases (PA Home Page)
The 2021 Steamtown Marathon on October 10 was cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.
 
News From: Sunday, March 28, 2021
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   Steamtown Marathon hopes to return in October (WNEP-TV)
The 2021 Steamtown Marathon remains scheduled to be held on October 10, with safety measures in place.
 
News From: Sunday, October 11, 2020
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   Steamtown Marathon has new look amid pandemic (PAhomepage.com)
The 2020 Steamtown Marathon held a successful virtual marathon.
 
News From: Thursday, July 16, 2020
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   Running Club Continues Training for Virtual Steamtown Marathon in October (WNEP-TV)
The 2020 Steamtown Marathon, set on October 11, was cancelled and turned virtual but "Can't Is Not An Option" CINAO running club continues its training.
 
News From: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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   Runners, organizers disappointed about Steamtown Marathon cancellation (WNEP-TV)
Here are some reactions from runners on the cancellation of the 2020 Steamtown Marathon in October.
 
News From: Monday, June 15, 2020
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   Steamtown Marathon canceled for 2020 (WNEP-TV)
The 2020 Steamtown Marathon, set on October 11, has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.
 
News From: Monday, April 13, 2020
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   Steamboat marathon canceled for 1st time in its history due to COVID-19 (Steamboat Pilot & Today)
The 2020 Steamboat Marathon, set on June 7, has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
 
News From: Sunday, October 13, 2019
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   Domenech, Peoples Win Steamtown Marathon (WNEP-TV)
Pol Domenech won the 2019 Steamtown Marathon in 2:24:4 while Heidi Peoples won the women's race in 2:55:10.
 
News From: Sunday, October 7, 2018
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   Runners Contend with a Humid 23rd Steamtown Marathon (WNEP)
Suleman Shifa won the 2018 Steamtown Marathon while Heidi Peoples won the women's race.
 
News From: Sunday, October 8, 2017
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   Muggy, Rainy Weather for Steamtown Marathon (WNEP)
Hillary Too won the Steamtown Marathon in 2:23.40 while Lauren Liuzzo won the women's race in 3:09.34.
 
News From: Monday, October 10, 2016
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   Abrar Shifa wins Steamtown Marathon (The Times-Tribune)
Suleman Abrar Shifa, who won in 2:17:29, ended Fred Joslyns three-year run as winner of the Steamtown Marathon.
 
News From: Monday, October 12, 2015
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   Peoples wins record fourth women's race at Steamtown Marathon (Times-Tribune)
But the mother of three utilized her daily training runs to breeze to her record fourth Steamtown Marathon title, winning Sundays race from Forest City to Courthouse Square in Scranton in 2 hours, 50 minutes, 34 seconds.
 
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   Steamtown Marathon Celebrates 20 Years (WNEP.com)
Phillips along with nine others who completed their 20th Steamtown Marathon, were honored near the courthouse after they crossed the finish line.
 
News From: Saturday, October 10, 2015
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   STEAMTOWN MARATHON: Joslyn looking for natural hat trick (The Times-Tribune)
As the two-time defending champ of the Steamtown Marathon, Fred Joslyn would like nothing better than to be the first man to win three times in a row.
 
  Human Interest Story
   20 Years...20 Steamtown Marathons (PAHomepage.com)
Hundreds of runners from all over the country and around the world are beginning to arrive in the city of Scranton. This weekend marks the 20th annual Steamtown Marathon. This year marks the fifth consecutive year the race is sold out. Runners are coming from 41 states and eight countries to run the 26.2 mile course Sunday morning. Among all the runners will be a small special group. By the end of the race, each one of them will have run the Steamtown Marathon for each of its 20 years.
 
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   STEAMTOWN MARATHON: No clear favorite in women's race (The Times-Tribune)
Defending champ Jen Rock isnt returning. Three-time winner Heidi Peoples hedged before deciding not to run. And the two women who project the fastest time in Sundays marathon have run combined total of three marathons under their belts. Wide open? Not quite. Only a handful of runners have a good chance to win.
 
News From: Friday, October 9, 2015
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   Steamtown Marathon: Life responsibilities don't stop Scott Twp. resident Nancy Werthmuller (Times-Tribune)
It was 1996 and people she knew were registering for the first Steamtown Marathon. It was just a local race, she thought, one probably safe enough to try. Little did she know, that first marathon would lead to an annual tradition, one that will continue Sunday when she competes in her 20th Steamtown Marathon.
 
News From: Sunday, October 12, 2014
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   Steamtown Marathon Timeline (Times Tribune)
Paul Leonard won the first Steamtown Marathon in 1996 with a time of 2 hours 31 mintues and 13 seconds.
 
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   Joslyn Back to Defend Steamtown Marathon Crown (Times-Tribune)
Fred Joslyn hopes to defend his Steamtown Marathon title on Sunday.
 
News From: Sunday, October 5, 2014
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   New Features Could Make Mark on Steamtown Marathon (Times Tribuen)
The 19th Running of the Steamtown Marathon kicks off next Sunday and race organizers are hinting about some changes for the 20th edition.
 
News From: Sunday, June 15, 2014
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   Steamtown Marathon Sells Out; Possible Course Changes Being Considered (The Times-Tribune)
The Steamtown Marathon announced it's fifth year in a row for a sellout crowd. The nineteenth edition of the marathon reached its three-thousandth entrant on Friday around noon.
 
News From: Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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   The Steamtown Marathon (Carbondale News)
Two-thousand, one-hundred and sixty-six runners blazed through Carbondale as part of the Steamtown Marathon.
 
News From: Monday, October 14, 2013
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   Jefferson Breezes to Victory in Women's Steamtown Marathon (The Times-Tribune)
Carol Jefferson won the women's division of the Steamtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 10 seconds.
 
   Joslyn Reels in Kemboi to Win Steamtown Marathon (The Times-Tribune)
Fred Joslyn won the Steamtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 8 seconds.
 
News From: Friday, October 11, 2013
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   Steamtown Reacts to Boston with New Security Rules (WNEP.com)
Strict security rules will great runners of the Steamtown Marathon this year in response to the bombings at the Boston Marathon in April
 
News From: Monday, October 8, 2012
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   Peoples Wins Steamtown Marathon For Third Time (Citizens Voice)
Heidi Peoples returned to competitive running nearly one year after the birth of her daughter with her third title in the women's division of the Steamtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 50 minutes and 1 second.
 
   Scranton Native Wins Steamtown Marathon (Citizens Voice)
Matt Byrne won his third title at the Steamtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 6 seconds.
 
   Nearly 2,000 Runners For Steamtown Marathon; Byrne Wins His Third Title (The Times Tribune)
Matt Byrne won the Steamtown Marathon for the third time with a finish time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 6 seconds.
 
News From: Friday, October 5, 2012
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   Steamtown Marthon Brings Big Business (WNEP.com)
Thousands of runners are expected for the Steamtown Marathon this weekend which will drive business.
 
News From: Saturday, September 29, 2012
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   Local Runners Return To Steamtown Marathon (Go Lackawana)
Heidi Peoples will return to the Steamtown Marathon to go for her third title in a row while Matt Byrne will try to win his third individual title on October 7
 
News From: Thursday, August 16, 2012
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   Two-Time Steamtown Marathon Winner To Compete In New York City Marathon (Times-Tribune)
Kevin Borrelli will mist just his second Steamtown Marathon to take part in the New York City Marathon as part of Ryan's Run to help raise funds and awareness for Allied Services.
 
News From: Sunday, April 8, 2012
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   Steamtown Marathon Half Filled After Just One Week (The Times Tribune)
With months to go until the Steamtown Marathon officially starts runners have snatched up over half of the available registrations slots in the first week.
 
News From: Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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   Peter Kemboi Shines At Steamtown Marathon (Abington Journal)
Peter Kemboi won the October 9th Steamtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 26 seconds.
 
News From: Monday, October 10, 2011
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   Kemboi Easily Wins Steamtown Marathon, Byrne, Borrelli Finish 2-3. (Times-Tribune)
Peter Kemboi hit the sixth mile of the Steamtown Marathon and had already given himself a comfortable lead as he went on to win the marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 26 seconds.
 
News From: Friday, October 7, 2011
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   Steamtown Marathon Charges Through Valley (Valley Avantage)
The sixteenth annual Steamtown Marathon will kick off on October 9 in Forest City and finishing in downtown Scranton
 
News From: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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   Steamtown Marathon Seeking Volunteers (Times-Tribune)
The Steamtown Marathon is less than three weeks away and race organizers are seeking volunteers for the October 9 running.
 
News From: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
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   Steamtown Marathon Sells Out In Record Time (WNEP.com)
The Steamtown Marathon is set for October 9, 2011 and available registration slots are gone. The race sold-out in 16 days and an online waiting list has been started.
 
News From: Sunday, May 8, 2011
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   Full Boat: Five Months Before Race, Steamtown Marathon Field Is Full (Times-Tribune)
If you have not signed up for the October 9 Steamtown Marathon you will have tough time getting in as the Steamtown Marathon filled to it's 2,620 capacity on Friday.
 
News From: Sunday, April 3, 2011
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   Steamtown Marathon Registration Opens With A Bang (Time Tribune)
The Steamtown Marathon saw more than one-third of it's allowed field filled within the first 13 hours of registration doors opening.
 
News From: Monday, October 11, 2010
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   Winners Have Record Day Steamtown Marathon (The Times Leader)
Luke Watson won the 15th annual Steamtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 41 seconds
 
News From: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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   Steamtown Marathon Capped At 2,500 Runners (The Times-Tribune)
The Steamtown Marathon has closed is registration door by filling to it's twenty-five hundred runner capacity. The October 10 race is known as a fast marathon course.
 
News From: Sunday, December 20, 2009
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   Steamtown Marathon Continues Surge In Popularity (The Times-Tribune)
The fifteenth edition of the Steamtown Marathon will grow in popularity for the 2010 race. The marathon was ranked sixth out of three-hundred, sixteen marathons that received at least one vote.
 
News From: Monday, October 12, 2009
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   Marathon Attracts Record Participation, Community Support (The Times-Tribune)
More than twenty-three, hundred people competed in the Steamtown Marathon this weekend. Kevin Borelli took home his second straight title for the marathon with time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 42 seconds.
 
   For Borrelli, Mercado, 26 Miles End in Victories at Steamtown Marathon (Times Leader)
Kevin Borrelli outlasted Jeff McCabe for the 1-2 finish in the fourteenth annual Steamtown Marathon. Borrelli won the overall title with at time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 42 seconds.
 
News From: Saturday, October 10, 2009
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   Steamtown Marathon Winner Runs to Repeat. (Times Leader)
Kevein Borrelli has followed a similar training program for this year's Steamtown Marathon as he did last year. He hopes the results will be similar as he won last year's marathon
 
News From: Friday, October 9, 2009
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   Steamtown Marathon: A Journey of Self-Discovery (Times-Leader)
More than fifteen-hundred runners will run the fourteenth annual Steamtown Marathon on Sunday. Many runners will feel the "wall" at mile twenty as the body can only carry enough energy to go that time span.
 
News From: Sunday, October 4, 2009
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   Entries Peak for Steamtown Marathon (Times Leader)
The Steamtown Marathon, slated for October 11, will be the largest in the race's fourteen year histroy. Race Director Bill King stated that entries have surpassed the twenty-one hundred mark and is climbing.
 

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