Counterclockwise loop in Baltimore City, starting & finishing @ M&T Bank Stadium.

Slight modifications have been made to the 2005 course. The course will still travel through the many diverse neighborhoods including the scenic Inner Harbor waterfront area, historic Federal Hill and charming Fells Point. The half-marathon will again start at the 13-mile mark of the marathon course BUT will split after 2/10 mile (half-marathoners will have their own lane to that point) and will rejoin the marathon route later in the race. The additional separation between the marathon and half-marathon courses will alleviate the "bunched-up" merge point and make for a smooth transition. ALSO, half-marathon participants will wear a "1/2" bib and team relay particpants will wear a "R" bib on their backs to distinguish them as half-marathon and team relay participants, respectively.

Baltimore Marathon

Post-Race Review/ Results

Fellow Kenyan Kamindo finishes 2nd; Kolpakova repeats among women

Kenyan Erick Kimayo pulled ahead of countryman Charles Kamindo to win Saturday's Baltimore Maraton in 2:17:43.
Elvira Kolpakova repeated her win in the women's race with a 2:50:00 finish. This year's Baltimore race was flatter and faster, and near perfect weather greated the competitors.

Kimayo runs down field with command showing at Baltimore Marathon

Fellow Kenyan Kamindo finishes 2nd; Kolpakova repeats among women.

Erick Kimayo met Charles Kamindo, a fellow countryman from Kenya, yesterday morning at Camden Yards. They warmed up together for Baltimore's Comcast Marathon, then raced shoulder to shoulder for 21 miles, until the elder Kimayo pushed ahead to win the race.

Baltimore Marathon - Kimayo runs down field with command showing

One of race favorites finishes in 2:17.44; Kolpakova repeats as women's champ

Erick Kimayo, a 33-year-old from Marakwet, Kenya and one of the favorites in Saturday's race, easily won the Baltimore Marathon with a course record time of 2 hours, 17 minutes and 43 seconds.

Russian Elvira Kolpakova, 29, the defending women's champion, won again. She finished in 2:50:00, improving on last year's time by more than two minutes. Last year she ran 2:52:08.

Kenyan Kimayo wins in course record in Baltimore Marathon

In the Baltimore Marathon, Kenyan Erick Kimayo, 33, took the men's race in 2:17.44; countryman Charles Kamindo, 20, was second in 2:19.58. 

For the second straight year, Elvira Kolpakova won the women's race, this time in 2 hours 50 minutes 1 second.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results