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The 47th edition of the annual Cleveland Marathon is here and as always the race promises delightful views for participants and audiences alike. While runners of the marathon get an intimate tour of some of the city's most famed landmarks on foot, viewers will have the chance to attend various events like health expos and after parties open to everyone.
The Cleveland Marathon will award the men's and women's winner USD 2,000, while silver and bronze medalists walk away with $1,000 and $750 respectively.
Additionally, prize money will also be distributed in the Masters and top Ohioan categories. Winners of the Masters (men and women) will receive $500, while runner-ups and third-place finishers are awarded $250 and $100. The top male and female Ohioan finishers get a reward of $400, while the next two finishers after them $200 and $100.
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Each year the marathon sees thousands of participants from all over America come down to run the race and cheer for each other. Over the years, a total of 3,50,000 runners have entered into the race, raising $15 million annually for the Cleveland community.
Each year,the marathon also becomes a source for donations towards various charities like Prayers From Maria, Empowering Epilepsy, FMDSA, and more.
As of now, the course record for the event is a 2:10:29 set in 2000 by Russian Pavel Kokin. Meanwhile, the female record is 2:30:25 achieved by Tatiana Pozdniakova of Ukraine in 1998. In 1996, Cleveland Marathon scripted it's name into history, when Kenyan Joseph Kimani ran a 27:20 in the 10k event, establishing a world record.
In 2023, the race saw over 10,000 participants, with Will Loevner from Pittsburgh winning the overall marathon having clocked a 2:19:56. On the other end, Ashton Siwnford successfully defended her women's title with a 2:47:37.
Cleveland Marathon 2024: Schedule
Saturday, May 18
7:30 am: Cleveland 5k & 10k
9 am – 6 pm: Health & fitness expo presented by university hospitals
8:00 am: 26.3 mile after party presented by Fat Head’s Brewery
11 am: Duncan toys kids’ run presented by university hospitals rainbow babies & children’s
Sunday, May 19
7:00 am: Cleveland marathon
7:00 am: Half marathon
7:00 am: Uh Drusinsky sports medicine institute cleveland half marathon
8:00 am: 26.3 mile after party presented by Fat Head’s Brewery
Cleveland Marathon 2024: Road Closures
Saturday, 18th May
Sunday, 19th May
