The Woodlands Marathon


The Woodlands Marathon is a full-course marathon based in The Woodlands, Texas. The Woodlands Marathon course is USA Track and Field and IAAF certified, which makes it a qualifier for the Boston Marathon and is considered one of the top 25 fastest courses in the country.

About

In 2017, the marathon was cut short due to the course to be incomplete and shortened. The marathon was cut short by 0.8 miles as the lead motorcyclist lead the runners in the wrong direction.
In 2021, the traffic impact made streets close down for the marathon course.
Fidelity Investments was the title sponsor of the race until 2022 when Legacy Capital signed a deal to sponsor the event from 2022–2026.
The Woodlands Marathon uses amateur radio operators to assist with communications throughout the race.

Results

Results for the Marathon are as follows:
YearMale Winner/TimesFemale Winner/TimesTotal number of runners
2012Jeffery Eggleston/2:15:41Camille Herron/2:37:18Males - 588, Females - 421
2013Tirop Rich Kessio/2:26:30Mary Akor/2:41:16Males - 586, Females - 324
2014Lamech Mosti/2:19:30Dehininet Jara/2:44:57Males - 721, Females - 515
2015Phillip Lagat/2:19:21Frehiwot Goshu/2:43:52Males - 539, Females - 355
2016Hillary Too/2:18:44Ayantu Dakebo/2:35:21Males - 529, Females - 345
2017Sphamandla Nyembe/2:21:26Melissa Hopper/2:51:39Males - 598, Females - 351
2018Calum Neff/2:30:15Camille Herron/2:52:38Males - 526, Females - 288
2019Ryan Parrish/2:29:08Nicole Bitter/2:58:34Males - 619, Females - 312
2020Benjamin Zywicki/2:26:24Emily Parker/2:44:32Males - 603, Females - 311
2021Fernando Cabada/2:21:17Michelle Parks/2:38:39Males - 634, Females - 310
2022Edward Kandie/2:27:40Hannah Miller/2:38:29Males - 568, Females - 284
2023Jonathan Hiley/2:19:44Adriana Zuñiga/2:47:04Males - 576, Females - 260
2024Dillon Breen/2:25:36Madeleine Rouse/2:56:41Males - 570, Females - 286