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The Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon is a road race in Percy Warner Park, the largest of the Warner Parks in Nashville, Tennessee.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Marathon Guide's entry for Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon )〕 It was created to be among the top five most difficult road marathons in the United States, and was designed to be somewhat anti-establishment and grassroots in character.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Inaugural Marathon in the magazine Marathon and Beyond )〕 In particular, the Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon is consciously not part of any running series and is neither certified nor sanctioned by the USATF, but is the standard . A runner cannot use this race to qualify for the Boston Marathon. This marathon was initially dreamt up by a broad array of Middle Tennessee runners and was first described on an internet (message board ) dedicated to Middle Tennessee runners. It has since been covered on numerous blogs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wino Jeff's blogged review of several monkeys )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bill Anders' blog entry on the 2008 marathon )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tanya's blog entry on the 2008 marathon )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sanuk D's blog report on the 2009 marathon )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tanya's blog entry on the 2009 marathon )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tanya's blog entry on the 2010 marathon )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jen Whitley's blog entry on the 2011 marathon )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CharlieT's Run It Fast report on the 2011 marathon )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jen Chooses Joy's race report )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Will Run for Miles’ race report )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kara Runs for Cupcakes volunteer report )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Mauricio's Journey Beyond Ironman: Monkey Business )〕 The original organizers included Trent Rosenbloom, (The Nashville Striders ), Peter Pressman, Diana Bibeau, and others. The marathon was inaugurated on November 19, 2006, with 97 runners.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Marathon Maniacs story on the 2007 Monkey Marathon )〕 In the inaugural running, the first place male runner finished in 2:50:25, and the first place female finisher in 3:11:05.〔http://www.harpethhillsmarathon.com/Runners/finishers2006.html〕 The marathon's second running took place on November 18, 2007 with 174 runners from 29 states, 2 Canadian provinces, and one from Italy. In 2007, the overall male winner cut 4:50 off the course record by finishing in 2:45:35.〔http://www.harpethhillsmarathon.com/Runners/finishers2007.html〕 In 2008, four runners broke the previous course record, when Ben Schneider set a new 9:10 minute course record by winning with 2:36:25〔http://www.harpethhillsmarathon.com/Runners/finishers2008.html〕 on a sunny 30–40 degree day. Ben had successes in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 when he returned to defended his title. In 2012, Olympic Trialist Leah Thorvilson became the first woman to break 3 hours on the course.〔http://www.harpethhillsmarathon.com/Runners/finishers2009.html〕〔http://www.harpethhillsmarathon.com/Runners/finishers2010.html〕〔http://www.harpethhillsmarathon.com/Runners/finishers2011.html〕〔http://www.harpethhillsmarathon.com/Runners/finishers2012.html〕 The race is run in Percy Warner Park in Nashville, TN – one of the country's largest public city parks. It is one of the hardest road marathons in the country according to many runners,〔(Chattahoochee Road Runners Newlsetter story )〕 and has been named the best marathon in Tennessee. The marathon starting and finishing line is located at 7601 Highway 100 South, Nashville, TN, 37221. Coordinates: (36.066255, −86.900418). ==Origin== The marathon's creator asserts that the marathon's name honors a local legend about flying monkeys.〔 According to the legend, the flying monkeys are an endangered cryptid often confused with large owls and hawks. Before 1939 the monkeys were supposedly commonly seen throughout the Southeastern United States, with large populations living in middle Tennessee and Appalachia. The legend states that, following 1939, the flying monkeys were hunted to the point of near-extinction. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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