Sunburst Marathon

Sunburst Marathon
DateFirst Saturday of June
LocationSouth Bend, Indiana
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf Marathon, 10k, 5k, 5k Fitness Walk
Established1984
Course recordsMen: 2:23:31 (1987)
Robert Schlau
Women: 2:47:05 (1988)
Maria del Carmen Cardenas
Official sitesunburstraces.org

Sunburst Races is a half marathon, 10k, 5k event located in South Bend, Indiana. It is held annually on the first Saturday in June. The races start in Downtown South Bend and finishes at the University of Notre Dame. The race is owned and managed by Beacon Health System.[1]

The latest edition of the race took place on September 25, 2021, after the cancellation of the 2020 event.

List of winners of the Sunburst Marathon[2]

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Men's

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Year Winner Country Time Notes
1984 Mike Haag  United States 2:35:55 Course record
1985 Juan Zetina  Mexico 2:26:30 Course record
1986 Sendot Mendez  Puerto Rico 2:24:12 Course record
1987 Robert Schlau  United States 2:23:31 Course record
1988 Mark Helgson  United States 2:25:22
1989 Raymond Ross  United States 2:31:29
1990 Rick Mulvey  United States 2:26:03
1991 Robert Yara  United States 2:23:51
1992 Robert Yara  United States 2:26:50 Second Victory
1993 David Mullan  United States 2:25:11
1994 Bob Stolz  United States 2:27:00
1995 No Marathon
1996 Doug Curtis  United States 2:39:53
1997 Roger Scott  United States 2:33:16
1998 Henno Haava  Estonia 2:24:06
1999 Henno Haava  Estonia 2:28:40 Second Victory
2000 Reta Feyissa  Ethiopia 2:27:30
2001 Simon Cherokony  Kenya 2:24:05
2002 Steve Wilson  United States 2:31:54
2003 Chris Karas  United States 2:33:57
2004 Mike Aldrink  United States 2:38:39
2005 Rob Hruskovich  United States 2:39:28
2006 Justin Gillette  United States 2:30:33
2007 Chad Ware  United States 2:34:34
2008 Justin Gillette  United States 2:30:33 Second Victory
2009 Justin Baum  United States 2:34:07
2010 Luke Diehl  United States 2:48:45
2011 Ryan Greutman  United States 2:37:00
2012 Justin Gillette  United States 2:30:09 Third Victory
2013 Scott Breeden  United States 2:36:49
2014 Jason Parks  United States 2:35:51
2015 Matt Hoyes  United States 2:43:29
2016 Nathan Ellis  United States 2:38:40
2017 Andy Williams  United States 2:30:00

Women's

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Year Winner Country Time Notes
1984 Diane Kuhlman  United States 3:16:37 Course record
1985 Betty Hite-Nelson  United States 2:58:50 Course record
1986 Betty Hite-Nelson  United States 3:08:17
1987 Chantal Maury-Best  United States 2:59:42
1988 Maria del Carmen Cardenas  Mexico 2:47:05 Course record
1989 Cindy Barber-Keeler  United States 2:53:28
1990 Cindy Barber-Keeler  United States 2:53:45
1991 Bridget Collins  United States 2:47:47
1992 Bridget Collins  United States 2:54:36 Second Victory
1993 Bridget Collins  United States 2:54:18 Third Victory
1994 Kellie Zimmerman  United States 3:00:43
1995 No Marathon
1996 Marybeth Dillon  United States 3:11:38
1997 Kathy Cheeseman  United States 3:01:12
1998 Bridget Collins  United States 2:52:59 Fourth Victory
1999 Linda Grossman  United States 2:57:05
2000 Patricia Bagley  United States 3:05:42
2001 Renee Mangette  United States 3:00:00
2002 Renee Damstra  United States 2:59:24
2003 Amanda Kirby  United States 3:03:07
2004 Nancy Schubring  United States 3:12:38
2005 Tamara Whitten  United States 3:27:02
2006 Shannan Rieder  United States 3:06:36
2007 Shannan Rieder  United States 3:18:23
2008 Tracy Wollschlager  United States 3:06:41
2009 Sarah Plaxton  United States 2:56:45
2010 Corey Randell  United States 3:04:58
2011 Sarah Kasabian  United States 3:09:22
2012 Melissa Gillette  United States 3:03:40
2013 Becky Boyle  United States 2:55:16
2014 Kristen Dietz  United States 3:17:58
2015 Sarah Oren  United States 3:30:53
2016 Elaine Schmeltz  United States 3:06:42
2017 Emily Wagoner  United States 3:19:43

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About the Sunburst Races". Sunburst Races. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Official Records | Sunburst Races |". Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
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