Last weekend’s marathons in the United States featured several notable performances.At the Cowtown Marathon in Fort Worth, Texas, 22-year-old Jarrett Kirk from Flower Mound secured victory with a time of 2:26:00. Kirk, a former Princeton University track athlete, has a personal best of 28:56.68 in the 10,000 meters. In the women’s race, 34-year-old Lauren Kelly from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, finished first in 2:52:51. Kelly, a member of the Philadelphia Runner Track Club, achieved a personal best of 2:41:59 in the marathon on June 17, 2023.

In Texas, the Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon saw Derek Weber of Santa Fe, New Mexico, win the men’s race with a time of 2:46:55. The women’s division was led by Nina Lane of El Paso, Texas, who finished in 3:07:42. Notably, the El Paso Marathon features a net elevation drop of 1,519 feet, starting atop the Franklin Mountains and concluding in historic downtown El Paso, making it one of the fastest courses in the nation.At the Novant Health Wilmington Marathon in North Carolina, 35-year-old Hector Falcón from Charleston, West Virginia, secured victory with a time of 2:25:34. Falcón, originally from El Paso, Texas, set a course record of 2:32:30 at the 2023 Marshall University Marathon. In the women’s race, 42-year-old Maria Lindberg from Elmhurst, Illinois, finished first in 2:43:23. Lindberg previously won the 2022 Grand Rapids Marathon with a time of 2:53:53.

2/23/25 – Cowtown Marathon – Fort Worth, TX – 1757 finishers

2/23/25 – El Paso Marathon – El Paso, TX – 429 finishers

2/23/25 – Ventura Marathon – Ventura, CA – 1086 finishers

2/22/25 – Wilmington Marathon – Wilmington, NC – 1104 finishers

2/22/25 – Mississippi Blues Marathon – Jackson, MS

2/22/25 – Cummins Falls Marathon – Cookeville, TN