Half marathon: 1:05:06 Doug Kurtis (born March 12, 1952) is a retired American long-distance runner who holds the world record for number of marathon victories (40) and the number of marathons run under the time of 2:20:00 (76).
His largest prize purse came from winning the 1993 Las Vegas Marathon, where he won $15,000.
In 1984, he broke Greg Meyer's winning streak at the Amway River Bank Run.
Among his career accomplishments are his domination of the Detroit Free Press Marathon (1987–1992), his three wins at the international Bangkok Marathon (1989-1991), his two wins at Grandma's Marathon (1989, 1993), his 1994 win at the Austin Marathon, his 1988 win at the Penang Bridge International Marathon in Malaysia, his five wins at the Seattle Marathon (1985–1990), and his 1990 win of the storied Yonkers Marathon.
[4] Kurtis was also the former race director of the Detroit Free Press Marathon and The Detroit Turkey Trot Races.