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Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon

Apr 27, 2008

4.7

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Where

Oklahoma City, OK, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

April 27, 2008 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. Nathan Adams 02:36:43

2. Billy Grona 02:42:28

3. Mathew Napier 02:44:13

Top 3 Women

1. Jennifer Graef 03:02:15

2. Tracy Thelen 03:09:23

3. Jamie Pusateri 03:10:19

Top 3 Men

1. Nathan Adams 02:36:43

2. Billy Grona 02:42:28

3. Mathew Napier 02:44:13

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Reviews

4.7

Based on 7 Reviews from other runners - tap or click to see all!

By: Thomas Firme

Posted: April 02, 2025

Such a memorable event

There's so much to enjoy about this marathon, from the history, the exciting start, the neighborhoods and things to see during the race. The amenities at the end are great. They prepare you so well before race day.

5.0

By: Michael C.

Posted: May 02, 2024

An Awesome Experience

I am closing in on 100 marathons and completing the 50 state circuit twice. I am really glad I ran this race and it is toward the top of my list. The residents in the community were awesome. The course was nice. The museum afterward was incredible. Oklahoma City should be your race if you are a 50 Stater. Only bad was the weather which you can't control. Tornado warnings not fun. Only real beef is man the course ran long. I don't complain about these things but my GPS had 27.6. I am never that far off. Others were making similar comments. I wonder if something was amiss.

4.7

By: Elizabeth S.

Posted: April 30, 2024

Good organization, boring course

Excellent organization and pre-race communication. Packet pickup easy and pre-race logistics very reasonable. Springtime in Oklahoma can be very windy and race day was not ideal weather with high humidity, high chance of rain (though very little fell during the race), and strong winds. Spectators were significant and if that's your thing, OKC is hard to beat. Course was fairly boring and missed some of the prettier parts of OKC. Running down Classen straight south into a strong headwind for several miles in the last 10K was torturous and unnecessary. A few turns would have made a huge difference, both mentally and physically. Overall, race was well done, but would like to see some course changes.

4.0

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Training Tips

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Air Force Senior Airman Brendan Brustad left Altus Air Force Base on April 23 on a personal quest to run 168 miles in memory of the 168 people killed in the 1995 Oklahoma City Murrah Federal Building bombing. His course followed a route to the Oklahoma City Memorial that would cover 141.8 miles over four days. He would then finish the distance in the 26.2-mile Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon on April 27.

General News The Military Family News

May 14, 2008

On the run: Life, hope on display at marathon

People are already preparing for the ninth Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon to be held in April 2009. Runners such as this year's men's and women's winners, Nathan Adams and Jennifer Graef came from out of state to participate in the race.

General News NewsOK.com

Apr 29, 2008

OKC Memorial Marathon Pre-Registration On Another Record Pace

Pre-registration for the 8th Annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon is over 30% ahead of last year's record-setting result for both the full Marathon and Half Marathon. Registration for the 5-person Relay is also well ahead of previous years, with the Kids Marathon and 5K Walk also outpacing previous years at this stage of pre-registration.

General News

Mar 28, 2008