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About the Memorial Marathon

The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon is unlike any other marathon. It combines the intensely personal challenges of running a marathon with the emotion of a shared national tragedy. The OKC Marathon is not about runners, it is about life.

The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon is a Boston qualifying USATF sanctioned event on a certified (OK-08019-DG) 26.2 mile single loop course.

Age Limit: Entrants must be 16 years of age or older on race day, April 26, 2009, to register for the Memorial Marathon.

Race Start: Sunday, April 26, 2009, 6:30 AM CDT

Start Line: The start line is located on Robinson Avenue between NW 6th Street and NW 5th Street (at the east entrance to the Oklahoma City National Memorial).

Finish Line: The finish line is located on Broadway between NW 6th Street and NW 5th Street (one block east of the Oklahoma City National Memorial).

Traffic Control for 6.5 hours. Later finishers will be supported but we cannot guarantee that you will receive an official time. If you anticipate taking longer than 6 hours to complete the marathon course, please utilize the early start.

Early Start for those marathoners (full marathon only!) expecting to finish over 6 hours, if you start early and run under 5:00 (reach the finish line before 10:00 am) you will be disqualified. To start early and receive an official time you must be at the starting line no later than 4:15am for a 4:30am start. There is no aid on course until 6:30 am. The course is well marked, but you are responsible for knowing the course and providing for your own fluid needs until the race officially starts at 6:30.

For full guidelines on early start (Click Here)

Pace Groups: Fleet Feet Sports Tulsa and Asics are pleased to provide Pace Teams and coaches for the marathon.

Pace groups will be provided for the following marathon target finish times: 3:20, 3:30, 3:40, 3:50, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45, 5:00.

Stop by the Fleet Feet/Asics booth the the Expo to learn more about the teams and to meet your pacers!

Fleet Feet Timing Tulsa provides the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon with RFID timing to ensure that everyone receives an accurate time.  Per USATF Rule 245.1, Open Men's and Women's and Master Men's and Women's top three awards in the marathon and the half marathon will be based on gun time (the order in which the athletes cross the finish line).  Age group and relay awards will be based on timing system time (the actual time elapsed between an athlete reaching the starting line and finish line).

Goodies: All marathon participants receive a goody bag, t-shirt, poster, and heartland hospitality both on and off the course (food, beverage and availability of medical care and massage to aid your recovery). Marathon finishers also receive a finisher’s shirt and a custom marathon finisher’s medal.

Walkers are welcome in the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon!


Course Records:

Men -2004 - Conor Holt of Norman, OK - 2:22:54
Women - 2006 - Sara Pizzochero of Austin TX - 3:02:07

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