April 29, 2017. Louisville, KY. –The Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon and miniMarathon presented by Walmart and Humana got underway shortly after 9 a.m. this morning, after three delays due to the threat of severe weather. Runners, while anxious to get the race started, took shelter and waited patiently for storms to move out of the area before participating in Kentucky’s largest road race. This year’s races had over 12,000 registered participants and the inclement weather didn’t slow them down. 2017 marks the 44th annual miniMarathon and 16th annual Marathon.
The top finishers in 2017:
miniMarathon MEN’s WHEELCHAIR DIVISION
PLACE FINISHER TIME HOMETOWN
First Jose Pulido 0:50:55 Clarkesville, GA
Second Matthew Porterfield 0:57:49 Knoxville, TN
Third Chad Johnson 0:59:09 Corydon, IN
miniMarathon WOMEN’s WHEELCHAIR DIVISION
PLACE FINISHER TIME HOMETOWN
First Aerelle Jones 1:12:46 Nicholasville, KY
Second Tina Vogel 1:14:55 Broomfield, CO
Third Sandy Dailey 1:33:36 Eureka, MO
miniMarathon MEN’s Division
PLACE FINISHER TIME HOMETOWN
First John Murugu 1:03:06 Grand Prairie, TX
Second Simion Chirchir 1:03:08 Chapel Hill, NC
Third Barnabas Kosgei 1:03:20 Eldoret, Kenya
miniMarathon Women’s Division
PLACE FINISHER TIME HOMETOWN
First Biruktayit Degefa 1:12:17 Albuquerque, NM
Second Sinke Biyadgilign 1:12:20 Washington, DC
Third Grace Wambui 1:15:28 Floral Park, NY
Marathon MEN’s Division
PLACE FINISHER TIME HOMETOWN
First Stanley Boen 2:26:52 Grand Prairie, TX
Second Jeremay Johnson 2:27:33 Austin, IN
Third Zack Beavin 2:28:18 Prospect, KY
Marathon WOMEN’s Division
PLACE FINISHER TIME HOMETOWN
First Anne Flower 2:50:30 Cincinnati, OH
Second Kaia Hampton 3:00:21 Lexington, KY
Third Deborah Vander Stoep 3:04:32 Beaverton, OR
For additional times and place information, visit https://results.xacte.com/?kw=kdf.
Walmart and Humana are Co-Presenting Sponsors of the Marathon and miniMarathon. The Official Race Medical Partner is Norton Sports Health and Contributing Sponsors are BB&T, Churchill Downs, Louisville Water Company, Powerade, and The Courier-Journal. Official Bourbon: Jim Beam®. Official Hotel: The Galt House. Official Pace Car: John Jones Auto Group.
Since 1956, the Derby Festival has worked to bring the community together in celebration. The Festival is an independent community organization supported by 4,000 volunteers, 400 businesses and civic groups, Pegasus Pin sponsorships and event participation. This involvement has made the Festival the largest single attended event in Kentucky and one of the leading community celebrations in the world.
