The Naples Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running race held in Naples, Florida, United States, since 1989 (with the exception of 2016 due to a tornado).[1] The 25th running of the race was held on January 20, 2013, with 2036 runners taking part, including two-time Olympian Anthony Famiglietti, who finished seventh.[2] The 2014 race saw a repeat victory by Kiprono Kurgat ahead of a crowd of 2412 total runners.[3]
| Naples Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
 The 2018 Naples Daily News Half Marathon Logo | |
| Date | January |
| Location | Naples, Florida, U.S. |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Course records | 1:02:41 (men) 1:09:57 (women) |
| Official site | www.napleshalfmarathon.net |
The race has been called one of the best 27 half marathons in the United States by Runner's World magazine.[4]
The men's record on the course is held by Cleophas Ngetich, with a time of 1:02:41, while the women's record is 1:09:57, held by Gebre Belainesh.[5]
The course starts down 5th Avenue South, then turns south down Gordon Drive for just under 3 miles, then turns around to go north up Gordon Drive for over another mile. Then, the course turns into the Port Royal neighborhood at Kings Town Drive, with a loop down Fort Charles Drive (where the halfway mark is, on the northbound return leg), up Treasure Lane to Galleon Drive, then back out via Treasure Lane to Kings Town, and back north on Gordon. There is a turn onto 8th Avenue South, then the finish is up 8th Street next to Cambier Park.
Winners
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Course record
| Year | Date | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | January 15 |  Logan Howard (USA) | 1:10:50 | Stephanie Muscat (USA) | 1:20:20 |
| 2022 | January 16 | Kiya Dandena (USA) | 1:05:36 |  Branna MacDougall (Canada) | 1:14:24 |
| 2021 | January 17 | Parker Stinson (USA) | 1:03:33 | Lindsay Flanagan (USA) | 1:10:23 |
| 2020 | January 19 | Nathan Martin (USA) | 1:03:36 | Kaitlin Goodman (USA) | 1:13:51 |
| 2019 | January 20 | Tyler McClandless (USA) | 1:04:17 | Lindsey Scherf (USA) | 1:16:41 |
| 2018 | January 14 | Parker Stinson (USA) | 1:03:34[6] |  Belainesh Gebre (ETH) | 1:12:55[6] |
| 2017 | January 15 | Tyler McCandless (USA) | 1:06:02 | Belainesh Gebre (ETH) | 1:13:29 |
| 2016 | January 17 | Cancelled due to tornado | |||
| 2015 | January 18 |  Cleophas Ngetich (KEN) | 1:02:41 | Zipporah Chebet (KEN) | 1:19:00 |
| 2014 | January 19 | Kiprono Kurgat (KEN) | 1:04:01 | Caroline Rotich (KEN) | 1:09:57 |
| 2013 | January 20 | Kiprono Kurgat (KEN) | 1:03:37 | Belainesh Gebre (ETH) | 1:11:54 |
| 2012 | January 11 | Reuben Mwei (KEN) | 1:04:33 | Stephanie Pezzullo (USA) | 1:13:12 |
| 2011 | January 16 | Nicholas Kurgat (KEN) | 1:03:25 | Belainesh Gebre (ETH) | 1:09:57 |
| 2010 | January 17 | Simon Sawe (KEN) | 1:04:31 | Buzunesh Deba (ETH) | 1:12:49 |
| 2009 | January 18 | Nicholas Kurgat (KEN) | 1:03:45 | Belainesh Gebre (ETH) | 1:12:14 |
| 2008 | January 20 | George Towett (KEN) | 1:04:47 | Tara Quinn-Smith (CAN) | 1:13:52 |
| 2007 | January 21 | Joseph Chirlee (KEN) | 1:04:18 | Turena Johnson Lane (USA) | 1:15:55 |
| 2006 | January 22 |  John Henwood (NZ) | 1:05:00 |  Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova (RUS) | 1:15:30 |
| 2005 | January 23 | John Korir (KEN) | 1:05:22 | Lyubov Denisova (RUS) | 1:14:26 |
| 2004 | January 18 |  Zepherinus Joseph (LC) | 1:06:56 | Ramilia Burangulova (RUS) | 1:14:11 |
| 2003 | January 26 | Elly Rono (KEN) | 1:04:36 | Amy Yoder Begley (USA) | 1:13:39 |
| 2002 | January 27 | Rod DeHaven (USA) | 1:04:38 | Ramilia Burangulova (RUS) | 1:14:08 |
| 2001 | January 28 | Elly Rono (KEN) | 1:04:56 | Ramilia Burangulova (RUS) | 1:14:54 |
| 2000 | January 30 | Rod DeHaven (USA) | 1:03:12 |  Tatyana Pozdnyakova (UKR) | 1:12:40 |
| 1999 | January 24 | Randy Ashley (USA) | 1:05:10 | Lidiya Gigorieva (RUS) | 1:13:33 |
| 1998 | January 25 | Steve Boyd (CAN) | 1:04:14 | Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) | 1:13:21 |
| 1997 | January 19 | Yuri Punda (RUS) | 1:04:37 | Ramila Burangulova (RUS) | 1:11:16 |
| 1996 | January 28 | Keith Brantly (USA) | 1:03:44 | Lybov Klochko (RUS) | 1:14:33 |
By country
| Country | Total | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Ethiopia | 6 | 6 | |
 United States | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | |
| Russia | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Mwei wins men's race; Pezzullo takes women's crown". Naples Daily News. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ Fischer, Adam (20 January 2013). "NDN HALF MARATHON: Kenya's Kurgat breezes to men's title in 25th anniversary race". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ Fisher, Adam (19 January 2014). "NDN Half Marathon: Kiprono Kurgat is first man to win two straight races since 1995". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Local half-marathon earns special distinction". Naples Daily News. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Naples Half Marathon". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ a b Fisher, Adam (2018-01-14). "2018 Naples Daily News Half Marathon: Parker Stinson, Belainesh Gebre win titles". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 2018-02-09.