Charleston Distance Run

The Charleston Distance Run is a 15-mile (24 km) road running event held annually in Charleston, West Virginia. The race starts in front of the West Virginia State Capitol on the Kanawha Boulevard. The course starts on the flats of the Boulevard before going across the South Side Bridge and up Corridor G, a hill named Capital Hill Punishment for its nearly 2-mile (3 km) uphill length. The course winds through Charleston's South Hills for 3 miles (5 km) before crossing back over the South Side Bridge. The final 7 miles (11 km) are flat; runners go past the West Virginia State Capitol, along the Kanawha River, before finishing at Laidley Field.

History

The race was started in 1973 by Don Cohen, an eye doctor in Charleston. Cohen wanted to create a race that coincided with the annual Sternwheel Regatta, so he teamed up with city leaders and police to find a route.

The race ended up being 15 miles (24 km) quite by accident, as Cohen's main focus was to orientate the race around some of Charleston's most famous landmarks, such as the State Capitol, the Kanawha riverbank, the East End, West Side, and South Hills. Though the Sternwheel Regatta retired in 2008, the Distance Run continues as an independent event. To this day, it is America's only 15-mile distance run.

Past overall winners
YearNameClub/HometownTime
1973Jeff GallowayFlorida Track Club1:16:29
1974Philip NdooEastern New Mexico University1:18:03
1975John VitaleNo data1:17:02
1976Frank ShorterIndependent1:14:37
1977William R. HavilandOhio1:16:42
1978William R. HavilandAthens, Ohio1:14:26
1979Robert V. PerkinsGreensboro, North Carolina1:17:37
1980William R. HavilandAthens, Ohio1:15:12
1981Terry BakerNo data1:15:43
1982Terry BakerNo data1:14:15
1983Mark S. StickleyBlacksburg, Virginia1:14:02
1984Mark S. StickleyBlacksburg, Virginia1:14:33
1985Steve G. TaylorNo data1:16:25
1986Don L. NormanNo data1:13:54
1987Steve G. TaylorNo data1:14:31
1988Don L. NormanNo data1:15:52
1989Steve G. TaylorNo data1:15:27
1990Mark L. CurpNo data1:13:47
1991Mark L. CurpNo data1:16:50
1992Mark L. CurpNo data1:15:40
1993Ed EyestoneNo data1:14:52
1994Gideon M. MutisyaNo data1:13:38
1995Gideon M. MutisyaNo data1:12:55
1996Gideon M. MutisyaNew Milford, Connecticut1:12:24
1997Gideon M. MutisyaIncline Village, Nevada1:16:34
1998Andrew MusuvaFarmington, Minnesota1:14:01
1999Simon SaweAlbuquerque, New Mexico1:14:53
2000Gideon M. MutisyaHartford, Connecticut1:15:30
2001Wilson OnscareWest Chester, Pennsylvania1:14:47
2002Zabloh MokayaKennesaw, Georgia1:15:07
2003Hillary LeleiCary, North Carolina1:16:06
2004Douglas MomanyiWest Chester, Pennsylvania1:17:08
2005Francis BowenWest Chester, Pennsylvania1:15:31
2006Jacob YatorChapel Hill, North Carolina1:15:21
2007Tesfaye GirmaWest Chester, Pennsylvania1:16:26
2008Gideon M. MutisyaHartford, Connecticut1:22:48
2009Kipyegon KiruiChapel Hill, North Carolina1:14:55
2010Jason PylesSouth Charleston, West Virginia1:25:44
2011Joe MooreRaleigh, North Carolina1:20:12
2012Jeff WeissRavenswood, West Virginia1:21:14
2013Kiprono KurgatChapel Hill, North Carolina1:16:29
2014Jeff WeissRavenswood, West Virginia1:22:36
2015Brian MoresmanNo data1:22:13
2016Juris SilenieksPittsburgh, Pennsylvania1:21:42
2017Jason PylesElkins, West Virginia1:31:48
2018Bryan MorsemanBath, New York1:23:45
2019Daniel JaskowakBlacksburg, Virginia1:20:12
2020CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
2021Jack MastandreaMooresville, North Carolina1:16:16
2022Caleb BowenHuntington, West Virginia1:22:46

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