Suwanee Half Marathon

The Suwanee Half Marathon (formerly branded as the Suwanee Gateway Half Marathon) is an annual USATF certified half marathon road running race. It was established in 2015 and has been run every year since. It passes through landmarks such as Suwanee Town Center, Suwanee Creek Greenway and George Pierce Park. The course USATF certification is GA14090WC and is a qualifier for the Peachtree Road Race, the world’s largest 10 km race. Performance Race Services administers the half marathon and the 5K that shortly follows it known as the Old Town 5K.

Suwanee Half Marathon
DateFebruary
LocationSuwanee, Georgia
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Established2015 (2015)[1][2]
Course records(men) 1:15:59.4
(women) 1:20:15.5
Official siteSuwanee Half Marathon

Course description

The race route begins at the Suwanee City Hall. It covers a mixture of hilly and flat terrain as runners travel throughout Suwanee and end at the Suwanee Town Center Park. The distance is a 13.1 mile trek.[3] All runners receive a finisher’s medal and a long-sleeved shirt, and custom fleece blanket (new design each year).

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Date Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s) Sources
1st 2015 January 31  Christopher Warren (USA) 1:26:30.1  Savannah Carnahan (USA) 1:34:35.9 [4]
2nd 2016 January 30  Chris Arserault (USA) 1:24:01.1  Kelly Meyer (USA) 1:20:15.5 [5]
3rd 2017 February 26  Kenyrik Alexis (USA) 1:24:32.2  Ginger Howell (USA) 1:32:56.1 [6]
4th 2018 February 11  Patrick Ollinger (USA) 1:20:30.5  Elizabeth "Betsy" Magato (USA) 1:36:34.6 [7][8]
5th 2019 February 10  Jason Holder (USA) 1:24:44.6  Yayoi Holmes (JPN) 1:34:41.7 [9]
6th 2020 February 9  Zack Sims (USA) 1:15:59.4  Yayoi Holmes (JPN) 1:34:05.9 [10]
7th 2021 February 21  Xavier Partier (FRA) 1:23:40:29  Alexis Wilmot (USA) 1:31:07.09 [11]
8th 2022 February 20  Victor Ho (USA) 1:22:41:31  Alissa Palladino (USA) 1:39:10:42
9th 2023 February 19  Johnatan Corso (USA) 1:25:13.93  Kelly O'Saben (USA) 1:30:08.08
10th 2024 February 18

References

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