The Mercy Health Glass City Marathon takes place on Sunday April 26th, 2026 starting at University Toledo. The 2026 Mercy Health Glass City Marathon is a USA Track & Field Sanctioned event which makes it eligible as a 2028 USA Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifying course.
Kevin Kirk is listed among the Top athletes in the field, Men’s Elite Field:
Kevin Kirk – Seeking qualification for the Olympic Trials. Spouse Billie Kirk is also racing the Owens Corning Half Marathon in the elite field.
Men’s Mercy Health Glass City Marathon Elite Field
*Athletes times are lifetime bests or submitted seed times
Kevin Kirk
Ogden, Utah
Full: 2:16:33 Half: 1:00:21 (downhill) 1:05:41 (half)
Billie Kirk is listed among Current top athletes in the field half marathon field , Women’s Elite Field:
Billie Kirk – 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials Finisher.
 MERCY HEALTH GLASS CITY MARATHON |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Clint McCormick, Race Director Mercy Health Glass City Marathon Sets the Elite Field: Toledo, Ohio – February 6, 2026 The 2028 US Olympic Marathon Trials are two years out, but the preparation to qualify begins now for many athletes. The 2026 Mercy Health Glass City Marathon Elite Field is proud to showcase regional and international athletes chasing their marathon racing goals. For many of the US athletes, that means qualifying for the 2028 Olympic Trials, while all are chasing their personal bests. The field is comprised of past participants, champions, course record holders, and those aiming to set new course records. The vision has been a long time coming. Race director Clint McCormick has been working to showcase the strong running community and natural speed of Toledo’s course for some time. Commonly recognized as a top Boston-Qualifer event for age group athletes, it was the collaboration and execution with the new Elite Field Coordinator Liz Burchfield that this became possible. Along with elite only fluid stations, a close partnership with staff from the Detroit Free Press Marathon, and a live tv broadcast by BCSN, athletes are now provided opportunities to better their efforts and truly chase their dreams. “Clint provided the connection and opportunity to provide support to these athletes in helping them achieve performances that lead to them running their best times or chasing the qualification for the US Olympic Trials,” says Elite Field Coordinator Liz Burchfield, “We have high performing participants of all age levels including a strong group in the masters division. Some runners ran throughout their high school and collegiate careers and others did not discover running until later. All of them are competing as top overall finishers and we are proud to support that pursuit.” It’s for reasons like these that Mercy Health has been the title sponsor of this event for over a decade now. Through this event, the Mercy Health Sports Medicine team continues to develop best practices for Event Medicine and run specific physical therapy. “Supporting the elite runners who take on this course each year is an extension of our commitment to help every person reach their highest potential,” said Bob Baxter, president, Mercy Health – Toledo and an avid marathon runner. “Our 11-year partnership with the Toledo Road Runners in support of the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon reflects our deep commitment to advancing athletic performance, safety and recovery. “The same sports medicine and physical therapy skill we provide on race day with top‑tier runners is the same expertise we bring to every runner on the racecourse and in our community.” The Mercy Health Glass City Marathon takes place on Sunday April 26th, 2026 starting at University Toledo. The 2026 Mercy Health Glass City Marathon is a USA Track & Field Sanctioned event which makes it eligible as a 2028 USA Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifying course. |
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