The Inaugral B.A.A. Marathon
Monday, April 19, 1897
18 Entrants
10 Finishers
Year-by-Year Entrants
Due to United States involvement in World War I, a military relay race was held in 1918.
| Year | Entrants | Year | Entrants | Year | Entrants |
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| 1897 |
18 |
1942 |
144 |
1987 |
6,399 |
| 1898 |
24 |
1943 |
113 |
1988 |
6,758 |
| 1899 |
17 |
1944 |
80 |
1989 |
6,458 |
| 1900 |
36 |
1945 |
90 |
1990 |
9,412 |
| 1901 |
42 |
1946 |
116 |
1991 |
8,686 |
| 1902 |
50 |
1947 |
184 |
1992 |
9,629 |
| 1903 |
69 |
1948 |
193 |
1993 |
8,930 |
| 1904 |
94 |
1949 |
187 |
1994 |
9,059 |
| 1905 |
84 |
1950 |
167 |
1995 |
9,416 |
| 1906 |
105 |
1951 |
191 |
1996 |
38,708 |
| 1907 |
126 |
1952 |
198 |
1997 |
10,471 |
| 1908 |
147 |
1953 |
198 |
1998 |
11,499 |
| 1909 |
182 |
1954 |
176 |
1999 |
12,797 |
| 1910 |
169 |
1955 |
210 |
2000 |
17,813 |
| 1911 |
142 |
1956 |
211 |
2001 |
15,606 |
| 1912 |
131 |
1957 |
180 |
2002 |
16,939 |
| 1913 |
82 |
1958 |
203 |
2003 |
20,223 |
| 1914 |
83 |
1959 |
198 |
2004 |
20,344 |
| 1915 |
78 |
1960 |
197 |
2005 |
20,453 |
| 1916 |
70 |
1961 |
231 |
2006 |
20,473 |
| 1917 |
70 |
1962 |
232 |
2007 |
23,869 |
| 1918 |
Relay |
1963 |
285 |
2008 |
25,283 |
| 1919 |
48 |
1964 |
403 |
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| 1920 |
76 |
1965 |
447 |
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| 1921 |
77 |
1966 |
540 |
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| 1922 |
78 |
1967 |
741 |
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| 1923 |
78 |
1968 |
1,014 |
|
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| 1924 |
147 |
1969 |
1,342 |
|
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| 1925 |
121 |
1970 |
1,174 |
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| 1926 |
112 |
1971 |
1,067 |
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| 1927 |
195 |
1972 |
1,219 |
|
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| 1928 |
285 |
1973 |
1,574 |
|
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| 1929 |
215 |
1974 |
1,951 |
|
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| 1930 |
218 |
1975 |
2,395 |
|
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| 1931 |
228 |
1976 |
2,188 |
|
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| 1932 |
261 |
1977 |
3,040 |
|
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| 1933 |
253 |
1978 |
4,764 |
|
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| 1934 |
239 |
1979 |
7,927 |
|
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| 1935 |
212 |
1980 |
5,417 |
|
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| 1936 |
215 |
1981 |
6,881 |
|
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| 1937 |
195 |
1982 |
7,647 |
|
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| 1938 |
209 |
1983 |
6,674 |
|
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| 1939 |
215 |
1984 |
6,924 |
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| 1940 |
195 |
1985 |
5,594 |
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| 1941 |
156 |
1986 |
4,904 |
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