Vinny Mauri Runs 2:05:54 in His First Ever Marathon at Glass City

Vincent Mauri told a few coworkers that if he didn’t go under 2:16, he wasn’t really a marathoner. He went 2:05:54.

The 25-year-old former Notre Dame and Arizona State runner won the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon on Sunday in his first attempt at the distance, averaging 4:48 per mile across the 26.2-mile course from Bancroft Street to a finish inside Glass Bowl Stadium. The time is the third-fastest American mark ever recorded on a record-eligible course, and it stands as the fastest U.S. marathon debut on record. The previous Glass City record, 2:19:31.87, was set by Adam Beucler in 2025.

“I wasn’t planning on running that fast, quite honestly,” Mauri said. “It was really fun. We had beautiful conditions. Couldn’t have asked for anything better. Always great to be in Ohio, I grew up two-and-a-half hours from here. So, once [the Carmel Marathon] was canceled, it was a good little avenue to get into here.”

Mauri said he felt comfortable through 22 miles, then gutted out the last 20 minutes. Cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 50s made for ideal racing weather. He had previewed part of the route the day before and called it “really well put together.”

“I told a couple coworkers that if I don’t go under 2:16:00, then I’m not a marathoner, but I think I went 2:06:00 today, so I think we’re a marathoner,” Mauri said.

His parents made the trip from Warren to watch him cross the line, where he was handed a finisher’s medal and an American flag — the flag goes to runners who hit Olympic Marathon Trial qualifying standards.

“My parents, I mean, God bless them,” Mauri said. “Since I went out west, and then came back to Notre Dame, they were able to see a couple more meets, but they really haven’t been able to see a lot. It really meant a lot for them to come out. They’ve always been my biggest supporters.”

To put the time in perspective, only a handful of Americans like Conner Mantz and Clayton Young have run faster on a record-eligible course in recent years, putting Mauri’s debut alongside some of the best marathoners in U.S. history.

On the women’s side, Andie Cozzarelli, 35, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, won in 2:36:57.09 and snuck under the 2:37:00 Olympic Trial standard by a matter of seconds. Behind Mauri, Kevin Kirk was second in 2:21:16.53 and Matt Carter third in 2:22:41.20.