Nearly 5,000 runners began to cross the starting line at Russell and Camden Streets at 8:01 a.m. Saturday, embarking on the 26.2-mile course that will take a serpentine route through city neighborhoods. The course remains the same for a second consecutive year.
Event organizers have sold out all four of its races for a fourth consecutive year, and are expecting a record 22,281 runners representing 25 countries and all 50 states to run the streets before the finish line closes at approximately 3 p.m.
This year’s purse of $140,000 places Baltimore among the top 10 most lucrative marathons in the country. First place male and female finishers in the full marathon will be awarded $23,000, while up to $2,500 in bonus money could be disbursed for record-breaking performances.
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