Starts and finishes at the Von Braun Complex. Runs through downtown, historic neighborhoods, through the US Space and Rocket Center and the Botanical Gardens. Mostly flat and fast. Boston Qualifier.

Rocket City Marathon

Post-Race Review/ Results

Sammy Nyamongo dedicated his race to his late mother who passed away from liver cancer in Kenya two weeks ago. His victory in 2:27 marked his second marathon in 8 days as he competed in Memphis last weekend. Happy to be finished Nyamongo said "I feel better, but running 26.2 miles twice in a week is not easy."

Nyamongo's pass permanent in Rocket City Marathon win

Janet Cherobon found some competition in Huntsville at least through 15 miles of her  second marathon victory in as many years. She left the field at mile 15 and went on to win in 2:48:01

Cherobon true pace setter in Rocket City Marathon win

Skip Vaughn, 53, has run every year in the Rocket City marathon. His finish this year in 6 hours and 43 minutes was full of emotion as the race date fell on his 53rd birthday.

Rocket City equals a fine 53rd birthday present.

Pre-Race Review/ Lineup

Huntsville's Rocket City Marathon still had  205 slots left for the 1500 runner field in the marathon. Runners from 41 states and several foreign countries will line up on December 8th at 8am to conquer the 26.2 mile distance.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results