Ken Martin (runner)

Ken Martin (born September 10, 1958) is a former American long-distance runner who is a two-time United States national champion in the marathon.

[1][2][3] At the 1984 California International Marathon, Martin set a course record with a time of 2:11:24.

[4] At the 1985 Pittsburgh Marathon, he competed alongside his wife at the time, Lisa Martin; they became the fastest married couple ever in a marathon and won both of their divisions.

[5] He came second in the 1989 New York City Marathon in 2:09:38 to Tanzania’s Juma Ikangaa’s 2:08:01; as of 2007, that was the fourth-fastest marathon time by an American-born athlete.

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