Portland Marathon  The Portland Marathon Presented by OHSU is an annual sporting event which takes place on the first Sunday of October in Portland, Oregon. The race consists of a full marathon as well as a half marathon. The race has been held annually since 1972 and is one of the longest-running consecutive marathons in the United States. The inaugural race was held on Sauvie Island and attracted 86 participants. In more recent years the field has reached over 10,000 runners. The race route underwent various alterations in the 1970s and 1980s before solidifying on a course that traveled clockwise from downtown Portland to the St. Johns Bridge via Highway 30, and then down the bluff on Willamette Blvd before finishing back in the downtown area. Following a misconduct investigation in 2018 by the Oregon Department of Justice related to long-time race management personnel, the City of Portland issued a Request for Proposals to solicit a new race production firm to take over management of the event. In January 2019 the City selected Brooksee LLC, producers of the REVEL Race Series, as the new managers of the race. The 2019 event featured an entirely revised route, starting and ending at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park at Salmon St & Naito Pkwy, and included several bridge crossings and multiple iconic landmarks in Portland. It was announced in July of 2019 that Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) will be the presenting sponsor of the event for multiple years. The men's course record of 2:17:21 hours was set by German runner Uli Steidl in 1997. Japan's Hiromi Yokoyama holds the women's course record with her time of 2:36:40 hours from 1991. The oldest finisher was Mavis Lingren at age 90 in 1997.