Men’s winner in Portland marathon was doing his first marathon ever
Key Points:
- The 2026 Portland Marathon saw a record participation with 15,000 registrants, offering marathon, half marathon, 10K, and kids run distances.
- Connor Ford won the men's marathon in his debut with a time of 2:27:17, followed by Jake Stout and Zach Steele in second and third place.
- Portland local Margaret Glad won the women's marathon with a time of 2:52:42, with Jenna Schwartz and Maria Conti finishing second and third.
- JL Odom led the gender expansive marathon division, finishing in 3:13:45, ahead of Georgie Okell and Brook Lindsey.
- Winners in other divisions included Micah Stutzman (men’s half marathon, 1:06:02), Jenny Schilling (women’s half marathon, 1:14:29), Cameron Peshon (men’s 10K, 33:44), and Sarah Reiter (women’s 10K, 35:05).