Ken Martin (born September 10, 1958) is an American former long-distance runner who is a two-time United States national champion in the marathon.Top American Road Runners of 2003
Martin competed for the Oregon Ducks track and field team in the NCAA.
Martin won the British AAA Championships title in the steeplechase event at the 1981 AAA Championships.
At the 1984 California International Marathon, Martin set a course record with a time of 2:11:24. At the 1985 Pittsburgh Marathon, he competed alongside his wife at the time, Lisa Martin; they became the fastest married couple ever in a marathon and won both of their divisions. He came second in the 1989 New York City Marathon in 2:09:38 to Tanzania’s Juma Ikangaa’s 2:08:01; as of 2007, that was the fourth-fastest marathon time by an American-born athlete.
Martin contracted Non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer in 2022.
Achievements All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise Representing the 1984California International Marathon California State Capitol, United States 1st2:11:241985Pittsburgh MarathonPittsburgh, United States 1st2:12:571989Pittsburgh MarathonPittsburgh, United States 1st2:15:281989New York Marathon New York City, United States 2nd2:09:38
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