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Napa Valley Marathon

Mar 04, 2012

4.5

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Where

Napa, CA, United States

Start time

08:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

March 04, 2012 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 08:00

MarathonPoint to pointRun/Walk

Race Results

Top 3

1. Chris Mocko 02:24:38

2. John Van Metre 02:25:57

3. Robert Wiley 02:28:00

Top 3 Women

1. Devon Crosby-Helms 02:39:37

2. Tammy Lifka 02:56:33

3. Kristin Walstad 02:58:14

Top 3 Men

1. Chris Mocko 02:24:38

2. John Van Metre 02:25:57

3. Robert Wiley 02:28:00

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Reviews

4.5

Based on 2 Reviews from other runners - tap or click to see all!

By: Greg R.

Posted: April 04, 2024

Beautiful race with good downhill slope

Great event! Loved how it was set up, including the starting line with a massive amount of toilets and lots of volunteers at the athlete bag check-in area. Good communication from the race prior to the event with many interesting promotions. Course was beautiful, although one issue that noone seems to talk about - the first 20 miles of the course are at a significant side incline, or camber, at least 30% of the time. This is great for cars perhaps to sped around turns but I didn't love that for trying to run fast as the stability was compromised especially due to the fairly loose fitting Nike's I was wearing. Don't wear loose shoes for this race if you are trying to BQ!

4.7

By: Steve H.

Posted: March 09, 2024

A great long run!

1st time for the Napa Valley marathon but 60th marathon overall. Well organized. Good pre-race info. Small but nice expo. Well organized transportation to start. Convenient start area with busses near the start and porta potties. Course rolls and turns are ' banked'. The latter is the bigger challenge. Water station and volunteers are great! Few spectators due to the course being on the Silverado Trail. Finish line well organized with easy access to transportation. Will definitely run again!

4.3

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The Napa Valley Marathon is in it's thirty-fourth year and has been listed among the world's best marathons.

General News Napa Valley Register

Jul 04, 2012

Napa Valley Marathon: Getting A Kick Out Of Finishing

From top finishers to 100 marathon finishers to marathon first finishers, the Napa Valley Marathon had over nineteen-hundred unique stories that crossed the finish line on Sunday.

General News Napa Valley Register

Mar 08, 2012

Mocko Takes Second Straight Napa Valley Marathon, Crosby-Helms Sets Women's Record

Chris Mocko won his second straight Napa Valley Marathon with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 38 seconds.

General News Napa Valley Register

Mar 04, 2012

Mocko and Crosby-Helms Winners at Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon

Chris Mocko repeated as winner of the Napa Valley Marathon, winning in 2:24:38. Devon Crosby-Helms won the women's race in a new course record time of 2:39:37. The previous course record of 2:39:43 was set by Diana Fitzpatrick in 1992.

General News

Mar 04, 2012