The Baltimore Marathon is the flagship race of several races held in

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known collectively as the Baltimore Running Festival. The event was once one of the fastest-growing marathons in the

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, but the number of finishers in the marathon ha
declined each year since 2013
Additionally, the number of elite runners attending has almost disappeared since the elimination of prize money for winners following the 2012 running of the marathon. Currently Julius Kipyego Keter holds the men's record at 2:11:56 and Olena Shurkhno holds the women's record at 2:29:11. The marathon begins at the

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sports complex and travels through many diverse neighborhoods of Baltimore, including the scenic

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waterfront area, historic Federal Hill,

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, and

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. The race then proceeds to other important focal points of the city such as

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, Clifton Park, Lake Montebello, the

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neighborhood and the western edge of downtown. After winding through of Baltimore, the race ends in the

. The competition was first held in 2001, but the city has featured marathon races prior to the current incarnation: the Maryland Marathon was held from 1973 to 1980 and this evolved into the Baltimore City Marathon, which was held from 1981 to 1989.

Past winners

Key:

References

{{reflist ;List of winners *John Roemer IV, Jack Leydig (2010-10-18)
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. Retrieved on 2011-10-14.

External links

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