The scenic course includes sections of two beautiful city parks designed by the esteemed Fredrick Law Olmsted, historic Churchill Downs, Louisville's newly developed waterfront, and extreme skate park and several eclectic neighborhoods.

Kentucky Derby Festival Mini Marathon

Post-Race Review/ Results

Mutuse, Wells, Johnson capture Triple Crowns

For the third year in a row, a Kenyan man has won the Country Music Marathon in Nashville, TN.  Jackson Chebet won in 2:18:59.
James Mutuse of Richmond won Saturday's Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon in 2:20:03, giving him a Triple Crown road racing victory the spring.
The same was true for the first place women's finisher, Christina Wells of Owensboro, who finished in 2:45:25; and Chad Johnson of Palmyra, Ind., who took the wheelchair division in the mini-marathon.

Sweeps show good things come in 3s  at Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon

Training/ Health

Advice for those thinking of training for a marathon.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results