Tomorrow, October 16, 2010 is 9th annual running of the Baltimore Marathon, which is part of the Baltimore Running Festival.

The marathon is the main event at the running festival, and will be sponsored by Under Armour. This year’s marathon is expected to include over 22,000 individual runners. Some will try and cross the finish line first, while others will just be grateful to finish at all (within the 7 hour limit).

The 2010 Baltimore Marathon is set to begin at Russel and Camden Streets, at 8:00 AM EST on Saturday. The route will take runners on a scenic course through many different neighborhoods. They will pass by the Inner Harbor Waterfront, Fells Point, and Federal Hill.

The course is not quite as easy to run as some other marathons like the one recently held in Chicago. Runners will face some challenging terrain from time to time.

The winners of the marathon will be awarded with prize money. The top 8 finishers, will receive cash prizes ranging from $23,000 for finishing 1st to $1,200 for coming in 8th.

Last year’s winner for the men was Alphonce Yatich who finished the race in 2:14:04. The top woman finisher was Iuliia Arkhipova who broke the course record for women with a 2:32:09 time.

Will we see another record broken this year? Stay tuned.