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The marathon, established in 2007, was the first major marathon to be held in Eugene since 1984, when the last Nike OTC Marathon was staged. Nearly 5000 entrants participated in the inaugural 2007 marathon events, which featured about thirty elite athletes, many of whom were shooting for qualifying marks for the US Olympic Trials, which were held in New York City in November.
Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date World record Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:01:39: Berlin, Germany: 16 September 2018 Championship record Abel Kirui (KEN) 2:06:54: Berlin, Germany
Letesenbet is the first athlete ever, male or female, to hold the 5000m, 10000m, and half marathon world records, simultaneously. Letesenbet holds the current world record in the half marathon, which she set in October of 2021. Remarkably, this was Letesenbet's first ever half marathon. Her record broke the previous mark by more than a minute.
The 2023 events raked in an estimated $4.8 million in economic impacts across hotels, retail, transportation, restaurants and jobs supported. This year’s impact estimates sit at around $6.8 million.
[9] [10] Eugene was selected without a traditional bidding process, though Eugene did put in a bid for the 2019 World Championships, losing out to Doha. Runner's World magazine reported that Eugene's selection by World Athletics , then known as the International Association of Athletics Federations, was an "unusual move". [ 2 ]
6 March 2022 African Record Brigid Kosgei (KEN) 2:14:04: Chicago, United States: 13 October 2019 Asian Record Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) 2:19:12: Berlin, Germany: 25 September 2005 North, Central American and Caribbean record Keira D'Amato (USA) 2:19:12: Houston, United States: 16 January 2022 South American Record Gladys Tejeda (PER) 2:25:57 ...
Eugene United States 19 years, 6 days [12] 10,000 m: 28:15.52 Galen Rupp: 7 May 2005 Oregon Twilight Meet Eugene United States 18 years, 364 days Marathon: 2:15:28 Paul Gompers: 10 December 1983 Huntsville, Alabama, United States 19 years, 309 days [13] 2:12:47 Riley Nedrow: 15 December 2024 Tucson Marathon Tucson, United States 19 years, 273 days
Edith Noriega, Eugene Register-Guard August 31, 2024 at 1:01 AM The high school football season continues Friday with The Register-Guard's Game of the Week with Churchill at Marist Catholic at 7 p.m.