The IMT Des Moines Marathon is a marathon held annually in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. It serves as a qualifier for the Boston Marathon.
Race weekend features the Mercy Live Up Loop 5-Mile Run & 1-Mile Walk and Mercy Children's Hospital & Clinics 1-Mile Youth Run and Jingle Jog on Saturday followed by the IMT Des Moines Marathon & Half Marathon, Bankers Trust Marathon Relay and Principal 5K Road Race on Sunday.
All races start and finish in the heart of downtown Des Moines and feature scenic courses boasting the Des Moines skyline, city parks and residential neighborhoods.
The first running of the marathon was held in 2002. More than 9,000 athletes participated in the 2013 races.
The marathon was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the race celebrated its 20th anniversary with IMT DSM Marathon designed medals.
Men's winners
Year Athlete Country/state Time Notes 2002 2:22:57 2003 2:26:04 2004 2:27:34 2005 2:35:57 2006 2:23:36 2007 2:22:57 tied course record 2008 2:23:55 2009 2:24:50 2nd victory 2010 2:14:20 course record 2011 2:12:54 2nd victory, course record 2012 2:16:54 3rd victory 2013 2:17:23 2014 2:12:19 course record 2015 2:21:02 2nd victory 2016 2:16:36 2017 2:21:32 2018 2:23:39 2019 2:23:01 2020 Cancelled Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 David Too 2:16:19 2022 Sammy Rotich 2:19:282023Abraham Kipkemei2:25:242024Kallin Carolus Khan2:22:59
Women's winners
Year Athlete Country/state Time Notes 2002 2:50:38 2003 2:49:46 2nd victory, female record 2004 2:47:01 female record 2005 2:55:50 2006 2:42:19 female record 2007 3:00:51 2008 2:49:37 2nd victory 2009 2:41:28 2nd victory, female record 2010 2:41:23 female record 2011 2:37:55 female record 2012 2:35:01 female record 2013 2:33:03 female record 2014 2:32:28 female record 2015 2:33:00 2016 2:34:10 2017 2:42:43 2018 2:46:19 2nd victory 2019 2:39:50 2020 Cancelled Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Hirut Guangul 2:36:05 2nd victory 2022 Damaris Areba 2:32:332023Leah Rotich2:42:412024Angela Chaney2:52:29
References
External links Official website