The scenic course includes sections of two beautiful city parks designed by the esteemed Fredrick Law Olmsted, historic Churchill Downs, Louisville's newly developed waterfront, and extreme skate park and several eclectic neighborhoods.

Kentucky Derby Festival Mini Marathon

Post-Race Review/ Results

Jacob Kocis won the 2025 Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon in 2:23:33.10 while Hannah Bast  won the women's race in  2:49:37.76.

Here are the winners of the 2025 Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon, Marathon

Pre-Race Review/ Lineup

See the medals for the 2025 Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon on April 26.

Kentucky Derby Festival unveils 2025 race medals

The 2025 Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon will be held on April 26.

Registration for the GE Appliances miniMarathon and Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon officially open

Antonio Marchi won the 2024 Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon in 2:26:10.64 while Caroline Gosser won the women's race in 2:51:26.64.

Thousands of runners compete in Kentucky Derby Festival's mini-marathon, marathon

Incredible Effort by the Organizers During COVID

Nice race, fun city, not-so-great organization

A bumpy middle in an otherwise smooth ride

Good to cross KY off the list, uninspiring

Surprisingly flat and excellently organized!

Lack of food at finish line spoiled a great race

Beautiful Course but Disorganized Start and Finish

Great race, water bottles at aid stations= :)

Greatly Improved finish area, but more hills added

Lots of fun. Get to run inside Churchill Downs.

Marathon Runners/Mini-Marathon Walkers Bottleneck

I had a great time; would recommend to anyone

Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon

Marathon Results