Last Saturday, the popular Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon & miniMarathon was held in downtown Louisville, KY.
Marathon Results
Bryan Morseman won the marathon in 2:22:35.24 and Alemnesh Habtemikael won the women’s race with a time of 2:49:55.01.
1,952 runners crossed the finish line in the marathon.
Top 10 Men
| 1 | Bryan Morseman (US) | Bath, NY | 2:22:35.24 |
| 2 | Birhanu Tadesse (US) | Washington Dc, DC | 2:24:34.40 |
| 3 | Chass Armstrong (US) | Asheville, NC | 2:33:00.22 |
| 4 | Mark Hamilton (US) | New Albany, IN | 2:34:30.92 |
| 5 | Marty McCormick (US) | Arlington, VA | 2:36:59.01 |
| 6 | David Mars (US) | Mt Sterling, OH | 2:37:53.45 |
| 7 | Gary Krugger (US) | Flagstaff, AZ | 2:42:54.10 |
| 8 | Derek Webb (US) | Abingdon, VA | 2:46:30.53 |
| 9 | Thomas Smith (US) | Wethersfield, CT | 2:51:10.13 |
| 10 | Sean Hopkins (US) | Bradenton, FL | 2:52:01.77 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 | Alemnesh Habtemikael (US) | Silver Spring, MD | 2:49:55.01 |
| 2 | Kate Nicewicz (US) | Cookeville, TN | 2:59:33.65 |
| 3 | Kim Coleman (US) | Louisville, KY | 3:00:35.86 |
| 4 | Elissa Ballas (US) | Chicago, IL | 3:01:12.78 |
| 5 | Tracy Longhurst (US) | Tazewell, TN | 3:03:53.42 |
| 6 | Deborah Vanderstoep (US) | Arvada, CO | 3:09:16.04 |
| 7 | Corrinne Beecher (US) | Gahanna, OH | 3:11:54.35 |
| 8 | Kayla Haley (US) | Newburgh, IN | 3:12:53.08 |
| 9 | Kathy Pearman (US) | Creve Coeur, MO | 3:13:47.89 |
| 10 | Allison Krieger (US) | Plainville, IN | 3:14:15.64 |
MiniMarathon Results
The MiniMarathon was the most popular race of the event, with 10,456 finishers. The first to cross the finish line was Elisha Barno with a time of 1:01:43.21.
In the women’s race the victory went to Askale Merachi with a time of 1:12:07.49.
Top 10 Men
| 1 | Elisha Barno (US) | Sante Fe, NM | 1:01:43.21 |
| 2 | Pius Nyantika (USA) | Louisville, KY | 1:01:45.83 |
| 3 | Julius Koskei (US) | Hebron, KY | 1:03:31.11 |
| 4 | Michael Eaton (US) | Louisville, KY | 1:04:59.84 |
| 5 | Peter Chebii (US) | Grand Prarie, TX | 1:07:38.25 |
| 6 | Shadrack Kiyai (US) | Hebron, KY | 1:08:31.03 |
| 7 | Jonathan Reynolds (US) | Louisville, KY | 1:09:29.12 |
| 8 | David Mokore (USA) | Bowling Green, KY | 1:10:06.41 |
| 9 | Brian Denny (US) | Cincinnati, OH | 1:10:31.60 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Denny (US) | Cincinnati, OH | 1:11:39.75 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 | Askale Merachi (US) | Silver Spring, MD | 1:12:07.49 |
| 2 | Tarah Korir (CA) | St. Clements, ON | 1:14:36.93 |
| 3 | Alana Hadley (US) | Charlotte, NC | 1:18:42.95 |
| 4 | Courtney Cooper (US) | Boone, NC | 1:22:20.96 |
| 5 | Jacqueline Parsons (US) | West Jefferson, NC | 1:23:36.87 |
| 6 | Alicia Heyne (US) | Louisville, KY | 1:24:51.03 |
| 7 | Hannah Mullins (US) | Lagrange, KY | 1:25:50.57 |
| 8 | Beth Melton (US) | Bellefontaine, OH | 1:25:59.04 |
| 9 | Maggie Wagner (US) | Louisville, KY | 1:26:28.49 |
| 10 | John Campbell | 1:26:28.76 |