Big Sur International Marathon

Big Sur International Marathon
Location	Big Sur, California
Event type	Road
Distance	Marathon
Established	1986
Official site	www.bsim.org

The Big Sur International Marathon is an annual marathon held in California, USA along the Pacific coast. The marathon was established in 1986 and attracts about 4,500 participants annually.

In addition to the marathon, the event usually includes a 21-mile (34 km) race, a relay, a 5km run and various walks. Runners in the marathon have 6 hours in which to complete it. Since the marathon was first run, over $2m in grants has been disbursed to charities.

All the finish line for all events is the Crossroads Shopping Center in Carmel, California. The Marathon begins south of Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, the Power Walk and 21-mile (34 km) race begin at Andrew Molera State Park, and the 10.6-mile (17.1 km) walk and run begin at Rocky Point Restaurant. The 9-mile (14 km) and 5km races begin and end at the finish line.

Winners

Year	Overall Winner	From	Finish time	Female Winner	From	Finish time
1997	Srba Nikolic	Brooklyn NY	2:27:51	Kim Marie Goff	Gilford	2:57:12
1998	Srba Nicolic	Brooklyn NY	2:21:36	Janina Saxer	Zurich , Switzerland	2:46:24
1999	Arsenio Ortiz	Ozone Park, NY	2:19:16	Susan Morris	Encinitas, CA	2:52:24
2000	Esterban Vanegas	Almaimichigan MI	2:27:06	Natalia Solominskaia	Vucan-Vude, Russia	2:46:53
2001	Arsenio Ortiz	Ozone Park NY	2:25:38	Janna Malkova	Albuquerque NM	2:46:41
2002	Jonathan Ndambuki	Incline Villa NV	2:18:05	Julieanne White	Vista, CA	2:51:10
2003	Jonathan Ndambuki	Incline Villa NV	2:19:59	Julieanne White	San Jacinto CA	2:47:11
2004	Ibrahim Limo	Cary	02:26:19	Suzy West	Putney	03:10:02
2005	Jonathan Ndambuki	Santa Fe	2:23:35	Mary Akor	Gardena, CA	2:46:53
2006	Charles Nyakundi	Kenya	2:21:43	Mary Coordt	Elk Grove, CA	2:59:18.
2007	Jeff Gardina	Santa Cruz, CA	2:25:48	Michelle Thomas	San Luis Obispo, CA	3:02:09.
2008	Andy Martin	Bend, OR	2:29:50	Kris Lawson	Parker, CO	3:00:53
2009	Ryan Hafer	Colorado Springs, CO	2:32:17	Mary Coordt	Elk Grove, CA	2:56:06
2010	Daniel Tapia	Castroville, CA	2:26:09	Veronica Clemens	New York, NY	2:55:18
2011	Jesus Campos	King City, CA	2:31:54	Beth Woodward	Orrville, OH	3:05:05
2012	Adam Roach	Pacific Grove, CA	2:32:25	Nuta Olaru	Longmont,CO	2:50:08
2013	Adam Roach	Monterey, CA	2:27:46	Nuta Olaru	Longmont, CO	2:50:02
2014	Michael Wardian	Arlington, VA	2:27:45	Nuta Olaru	Longmont, CO	2:53:15

For 17 years, the "Grand Piano Man" of the Marathon was Jonathon Lee.

The Ultimate Guide to Marathons has consistently voted the Big Sur Marathon as the best marathon in the world.

External links

• Big Sur International Marathon
• Big Sur International Marathon Elevation Profile
• Article about Jonathon Lee's last marathon concert in Monterey County Weekly