Here are the results of the 2015 Philadelphia Marathon:
Marathon
Men's Full Marathon Winner: Teklu Deneke of Ethiopia (currently living in Flagstaff, AZ) with a time of 2:17:44.
Second Place: Kenya native Abraham Rutto, who lives in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia with a time of 2:18:00.
Women's Full Marathon Winner: Gisela Olalde Granados of Herminate, TN with a time of 2:40:05.
Second Place: Philadelphian Margaret Vido with a time of 2:44:40.
Record Breaker: Brian Lang of Philadelphia broke the Guinness World Record for fastest marathon run dressed as Santa. Lang ran the entire 26.2 mile race in a Santa suit, hat and full white beard, beating the previous record of 2:55:53 with a time of 2:54:02. The new record is unofficial however and needs to be verified by Guinness World Records.
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FULL LIST
Men’s Marathon Results
Teklu Deneke, 36, Flagstaff, AZ, 2:17:44
Abraham Kiprop Rutto, 32, Roxborough, PA, 2:18:00
John Raneri, 24, New Fairfield, CT, 2:18:07
Adam Bohach, 31, Decorah, IA, 2:21:02
Ryan McGuire, 33, Middleburg, PA, 2:22:45
Women’s Marathon Results
Gisela Olalde Granados, 31, Hermitage, TN, 2:40:05
Margaret Vido, 24, Philadelphia, PA, 2:44:40
Alex Wang, 24, Ellicott City, MD, 2:45:26
Kaitlin O’Sullivan, 30, Salem, MA, 2:45:29
Hirut Guangul, 23, New York, NY, 2:47:10
Men’s Masters Division Marathon
Richard Kessio, 41, Memphis, TN, 2:27:29
Darren Lee, 41, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2:38:04
Chris Schulten, 43, Middlefield, CT, 2:39:02
Todd Smith, 41, Bristol, VT, 2:41:51
Tom Elliott, 42, Cinnaminson, NJ, 2:44:51
Women’s Masters Division Marathon
Abby Dean, 44, Philadelphia, PA, 2:50:18
Mary Pardi, 45, Falmouth, ME, 2:54:43
Sarah Rebick, 40, Boulder, CO, 3:00:56
Amy Martin, 42, Charlottesville, VA, 3:02:32
Jennifer Amato, 43, New York, NY, 3:05:58
Full Marathon Wheelchair
Michelle Wheeler, 29, Mount Laurel, NJ, 2:53:19
Men’s Half Marathon Results
Eliud Ngetich, 22, Jacksonville, FL, 1:03:40
Girma Gebre, 22, Washington DC, 1:03:41
Mourad Marofit, 33, Roxborough, PA, 1:03:43
Habtamu Arga Wegi, 21, Washington DC, 1:03:43
Ayele Feisa, 34, New York, NY, 1:04:07
Women’s Half Marathon Results
Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton, 26, Santa Fe, NM, 1:09:49*
Biruktayit Degefa, 26, Albuquerque, NM, 1:10:25
Tigist Jabore, 21, Silver Spring, MD, 1:13:04
Grace Kahura, 22, Katonah, NY, 1:14:24
Jessie Petersen, 22, Brooklyn, NY, 1:14:44
*New course record
Men’s Masters Half Marathon
Eric Shafer, 46, Pittsburgh, PA, 1:14:07
Kevin Herd, 44, Maineville, OH, 1:14:43
Michael Paulin, 40, Beverly, MA, 1:16:59
Derek Estabrook, 51, Halifax, NS, Canada, 1:19:52
David Scholl, 40, Glenside, PA, 1:20:00
Women’s Masters Half Marathon
Perry Shoemaker, 44, Vienna, VA, 1:16:01
Emily Landis, 41, Coatesville, PA, 1:21:37
Christine Irish, 40, North Yarmouth, ME, 1:22:38
Suzanne Kerr, 40, Kingston, ON, Canada, 1:26:03
Stephanie Jobin, 44, I’Assomption, QC, Canada, 1:26:15
Half Marathon Wheelchair
Elliott Linh Nguyen, 20, Swarthmore, PA, 2:18:53
