Event information
Gasparilla Distance Classic
Feb 28, 2010
Where
Tampa, FL, United States
Start time
08:00
Distances
Half Marathon, Marathon
Sub-events
Half Marathon
Marathon
Race Results
Top 3
Top 3 Women
Top 3 Men
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Lieutenan Colonel Sam Armwood ran the last Gasparilla Marathon on a treadmill while stationed in Afghanistan. He planned to join his wife, Amy, for the race but was deployed with the Air Force in January.
General News The Tampa Tribune
Mar 01, 2010
The tenth and final running of the Gasparilla Marathon had nearly ideal running conditions with temperatures in the mid-40s for the 6 am start unlike the previous nine years with hot humid weather or cold and windy conditions.
General News The Tampa Tribune
Mar 01, 2010
Wilson Chepkwony won the tenth and final Gasparilla Marathon after running a race the weekend before in Jacksonville Florida and traveling more than 24 hours in bus to hop in a plane to fly to Florida. He won by more than five minutes.
General News St. Petersburg Times
Mar 01, 2010
Wilson Chepkwony won the overall marathon title at the Gasparilla Distance Classic in Tampa Bay just seven days after running a marathon in Jacksonville. His winning time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 48 seconds was seven minutes slower than his time from one week ago.
General News Tampa Bay Online
Feb 28, 2010
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