Running legend Joan Benoit Samuelson finishes the Half Marathon - 1:33:30! Joan is 64 years young and was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion. 👏 It's been an honor to have her and the rest of our running legends in OKC this weekend!
Stillwater, stand up! 🙌 Both our Marathon winners this year were pokes! Winner Bryant Kierns finished with a time of 2:24:52, and Women's winner McKale Montgomery (
@okstate
assistant professor) SET A NEW COURSE RECORD.
Some serious bragging rights for
@VisitStillwater
!
🚨 WE HAVE A NEW MEMORIAL MARATHON RECORD 🚨
Say hello to McKale Montgomery from Stillwater — the Women's Marathon champion and NEW record holder! 🥇 She finished with a time of 2:41:06, shattering the previous record of 2:45:07!
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The 2020 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon will be postponed until Sunday, October 4, 2020, due to public health concerns. Visit to view the entire statement from the Marathon.
It's official — Al Maeder from
#OKC
is your 2023 Memorial Marathon winner! 🥇 Ready for this? Al won last year's HALF Marathon — he decided that wasn't enough!
He finished the Full with a BLAZING time of 2:25:14. 🔥 Congratulations, Al!
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You've gotta be kidding... did THIS REALLY JUST HAPPEN?!
Last year, Al Maeder and Kristi Coleman were our HALF Marathon winners. This year, they both won the FULL! 😮🥇
Next year — course records? 🤔 Congratulations, Al and Kristi!
Welcome back teachers! NOW is the time to sign up your students for the Kids Marathon. Included will be 16 weeks of in-depth and engaging curriculum with
@ItsDarciLynne
!
ANOTHER REPEAT WINNER?! Say hello to 15-year-old Natalie Duggan, the 5K Women's champion! 🥇
She finished with a BLAZING time of 17:46 — nearly 2 full minutes faster than her time last year! 👏
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Bryant Kierns from Stillwater is your 2022 Oklahoma City Memorial Men's Marathon winner... and he was BLAZING. 🔥 He finished with a time of 2:24:52 (just two minutes away from a
#RUNtoREMEMBER
record!).
WAY TO GO, BRYANT! 👏
Reminder: Age is just a number! Give it up to Burrel Gambel (100 years old) and Irene Park (92 years old) for finishing our 5K race. 👏
You two are inspirations!
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As our city continues to change, we are asking you to join us in Changing the Course of OKC. With the development of the
@OKCStreetcar
,
@ScissortailPark
& so much new growth along the course, we have listened to runners & are changing the course in 2019 and 2020.
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This week's Kids Marathon Word of the Week is, courage. Want more educational curriculum for your child including videos from
@ItsDarciLynne
? Sign up for the Kids Marathon at !
You love to see it! Look at all those runners. 👀
Good luck to all our participants today, and THANK YOU to all runners, volunteers, sponsors and spectators for making this year's race such a success!
#RUNtoREMEMBER
We
#RUNtoREMEMBER
the 168 people who were killed on April 19, 1995. We are honored so many runners and supporters have joined us from all over the world.
Take a moment after the race to visit the Memorial and Museum.
Our prayers are with Team OC who lost one of our favorite Marathon community members. Darci Thompson worked with her husband Mark to bring hundreds to the
#RUNtoREMEMBER
every year. Darci was a light to us all and will be missed.
Here's this week's Kids Marathon Word of the Week, alertness, brought to you by
@ItsDarciLynne
! Want more educational curriculum for your child? Sign up for the Kids Marathon at !
Here's this week's Kids Marathon Word of the Week, SERVICE, brought to you by
@ItsDarciLynne
! Want more educational curriculum for your child? Sign up for the Kids Marathon at !
🥇 WE HAVE AN UNOFFICIAL RECORD! 🥇
We may have just witnessed history — Jaci Smith crossed the Finish Line with a time of 1:17:40. If that stands, that's the fastest time EVER for our Half Marathon! Congratulations, Jaci. 👏
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Perhaps the MOST COMPETITIVE race of the weekend is in the books! The Kids Marathon is the perfect way to teach the next generation Why We Run. Thanks to
@rumblethebison
for getting these kids hyped!
P.S. — if you saw an extremely tall kid on the course, that was
@davidfholt
. 😂
Half Marathon. Full Effort. World, meet Andrew Leahey, your 2023
#RUNtoREMEMBER
Half Marathon winner!
Andrew is from right here in Oklahoma City! He finished with a time of 1:09:01 — if you're doing the math, that's a 5:16 pace. 👀 YEESH.
🚨 WINNER ALERT 🚨
Oklahoma City is well represented today! Kristen Vaughan from
#OKC
takes home first place in the Women's Half Marathon with a time of 1:25:19. Incredible run! 👏
#RUNtoREMEMBER
We’d like to thank our mayor
@davidfholt
and his family for not only coming out to support our cause, but also for running in it themselves!
#RuntoRemember
The Women's Marathon winner has been crowned! 👑
Say hello to Kristi Coleman from Yukon — she finished with a time of 2:51:36. AND just like Marathon winner Al Maeder, Kristi ALSO won last year's Half. Great job, Kristi. 👏
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In consultation with our official weather service Perry Weather, CEO Colin Perry – “A cold front will move through the race area that will be producing weather causing significant winds and lightning affecting our Marathon start..." (🧵)
World, meet Luis Chavez from Edmond, OK — the first race winner of Memorial Marathon weekend! Luis finished the 5K with a blazing time of 17:15. 🔥🏅
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The first Race Day winner has crossed the finish line! Al Maeder from right here in
#OKC
finished the Half Marathon with a time of 1:08:34 — that's a 5:14 pace! 😳
Congrats, Al! 🥇
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AND THEY'RE OFF! Cheer on our 10,000+ Sunday runners as they make their way through the course. 📣
Good luck to all our participants today, and THANK YOU to all runners, volunteers, sponsors and spectators for making this year's
#RUNtoREMEMBER
unforgettable.
WOW! Give it up to Jose Pablo Salazar Ezquerra, our Marathon male winner. 👏
He finished with a time of 2:28:57 and showed an amazing display of endurance and grit.
#RUNtoREMEMBER
ANDDDDDDD... They're off! 💨
It has been 2.5 years since our last in-person
#RUNtoREMEMBER
. We have been eagerly waiting for this moment. Thank you to all runners, volunteers and spectators for making this year's race one for the books!
3️⃣ - 2️⃣ - 1️⃣... GO! The Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay are officially off and running!
This weekend is all about coming together. We're honored to have runners from 47 different states & 11 different countries participating today.
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168 Seconds of Silence in front of the
@OKCNM
to remember the 168 killed in the Oklahoma City bombing. Each race over the weekend will include these sacred moments at the Start Line. ❤️
#RUNtoREMEMBER
Join us in celebrating 3-time OKC Memorial Marathon champ
@runcamille
for reaching 100,000 lifetime miles! 🎉 Camille is the youngest female EVER to reach this goal, and she’s not stopping ANYTIME soon. 💯 Congrats!
Ready, set, GO! 🏃♀️ Memorial Marathon races are officially underway with the start of the 5K.
Don't blink — our winners will be crossing the Finish Line in about 17 minutes. 👀
Thank you
@OGandE
for hanging all of the 168 banners of those who were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing. These banners line the 26.2 mile course of the Marathon and remind the whole city Why We Run through the month of April.
We got ‘em! The last holdout Vermont is now signed up for the 2023 Memorial Marathon! Race Weekend, someone from each of the 50 states will be represented as we all gather to
#RUNtoREMEMBER
. There’s still time to sign up for one of our six events!
Before every race this weekend, runners will observe 168 Seconds of Silence in front of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum to remember the 168 killed in the Oklahoma City bombing. This is Why We Run. ❤️
#RUNtoREMEMBER
We are deeply saddened by the loss of a member of the Oklahoma running family. Our prayers are with Rachel, her family, and classmates during this time.
Today we mourn the loss of Rachel Freeman, a senior at Moore High. Rachel ran with the MHS cross country team. The past 3 years she crossed the finish line of our race as an elite runner. She finished as the first overall woman in 2017 & as the third overall woman in 2018 & 2019.
Set up is underway at the Health & Fitness Expo, presented by OU Medicine and the OKC Convention and Visitors Bureau. Come pick up your packet, check out the vendors, and snap a selfie in front of the
#RUNtoREMEMBER
this Friday and Saturday.
Can you beat the Gov?
@GovStitt
ran through downtown OKC this morning with some of our Ran Then All runners. Sign up for the Relay, and if you can beat his team you get an “I Beat the Gov!” Tee!
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