ABOUT THE
BMW Dallas Marathon
The Dallas Marathon is a nonprofit organization with a focus on promoting health and physical fitness through running events and related activities. Established in 1971, the history of the organization encompasses tremendous growth and produces what has become Dallas’ largest and Texas’ longest running marathon, the BMW Dallas Marathon, as well as the Half Marathon, the SMU Cox School of Business Relay and several other events throughout race weekend.
Running the marathon in Dallas highlights the city’s most vibrant neighborhoods, entertainment districts and iconic Dallas landmarks. Hundreds of thousands of spectators join in BMW Dallas Marathon Day – the second Sunday of December – lining the streets and neighborhoods to cheer on participants in a race that is recognized as the official marathon of the City of Dallas.
Since naming a primary beneficiary in 1997, the Dallas Marathon has donated more than $3.9 million to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.
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2017 Elite Ambassadors
Meet Meb
Meb Keflezighi is the only athlete in history to win the TCS New York City Marathon, the Boston Marathon and an Olympic medal in the marathon. In 2014, he became the first American in 31 years to win the Boston Marathon, with a personal-best time of 2:08:37. Meb qualified for his fourth Olympic team in 2016, and ran for Team USA in the marathon at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He will retire in November 2017 following the New York City Marathon.
2017 marks the fourth straight appearance Meb will make in Dallas as an elite ambassador.
Meet Shalane
Shalane Flanagan, 36, is an Olympic medalist, four-time Olympian and the 2017 New York City Marathon winner (2:26:53). She currently holds the American 10K record with a time of 30:52. In the 2014 Boston Marathon, she ran the fastest time by an American woman in the race’s history with a time of 2:22:02. She also holds a personal best of 2:21:14, which she gained at the 2014 BMW Berlin Marathon. She is also a New York Times best-selling author and public speaker on the importance of healthy eating.
2017 will serve as Shalane’s first appearance as an elite ambassador with the BMW Dallas Marathon.
Meet Shalane
Shalane Flanagan, 36, is an Olympic medalist, four-time Olympian and the 2017 New York City Marathon winner (2:26:53). She currently holds the American 10K record with a time of 30:52. In the 2014 Boston Marathon, she ran the fastest time by an American woman in the race’s history with a time of 2:22:02. She also holds a personal best of 2:21:14, which she gained at the 2014 BMW Berlin Marathon. She is also a New York Times best-selling author and public speaker on the importance of healthy eating.
2017 will serve as Shalane’s first appearance as an elite ambassador with the BMW Dallas Marathon.
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