Melbourne Marathon

Melbourne Marathon in 2013 at Princes Bridge.

The Melbourne Marathon has been held every year from 1978. The 42.195 km run over the traditional marathon distance is the main race within the annual Melbourne Marathon Festival. The race celebrated its 30th birthday in 2007 with a new course which featured the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as both the starting point and finishing point. A total of 3328 competitors completed the 2008 race. Another 17,000 people participated in Half Marathon (21.1 km), 10 km and 5.5 km events.

The 2013 running of the marathon saw a record number of 6852 finishers, and race records set for both men and women. There were 6054 finishers in 2014, 30% of them female. In 1978 approximately 4% of the 1947 finishers were female.

The marathon has been owned by IMG since 2006.^[1]

The course

A variety of different courses have been used for the Melbourne Marathon although the most common course has begun at Frankston and concluded at either Albert Park or at The Arts Centre on St. Kilda Rd. It is normally run on the second Sunday in October.

Since 2007 the event has started near the MCG and finished with a lap of the ground. The predominantly flat marathon course goes through some of the most scenic areas of Melbourne. It skirts the Botanic Gardens and Albert park Lake with several kilometres on the road parallel to the beaches of Port Phillip Bay. The other events share parts of the course but staggered starts ease congestion.

Past winners

Key: Course record Country's championship race

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
1st	1978	Bill Scott (AUS)	2:21:04	Elizabeth Hassell (USA)	2:53:38
2nd	1979	Andrew Lloyd (AUS)	2:26:44	Jane Kuchins (AUS)	3:12:35
3rd	1980	Andrew Lloyd (AUS)	2:17:37	Rosemary Longstaff (AUS)	2:46:16
4th	1981	Andrew Lloyd (AUS)	2:19:03	Jackie Turney (AUS)	2:42:12
5th	1982	Bill Rodgers (USA)	2:11:08	Sue King (USA)	2:37:57
6th	1983	Juma Ikangaa (TAN)	2:13:15	Rhonda Mallinder (AUS)	2:37:56
7th	1984	Juma Ikangaa (TAN)	2:15:31	Margaret Reddan (AUS)	2:43:40
8th	1985	Fred van der Vennet (BEL)	2:12:35	Margaret Reddan (AUS)	2:44:56
9th	1986	Richard Umberg (SUI)	2:17:21	Tani Ruckle (AUS)	2:36:06
10th	1987	Ric Sayre (USA)	2:14:16	Jackie Turney (AUS)	2:44:18
11th	1988	Thomas Hughes (IRL)	2:18:14	Coral Farr (AUS)	2:47:38
12th	1989	Takeshi So (JPN)	2:18:13	Colleen Stephens (AUS)	2:49:18
13th	1990	Russell Foley (AUS)	2:20:35	Alevtina Chasova (URS)	2:39:00
14th	1991	Victor Muzgovoi (URS)	2:17:02	Irina Petrova (URS)	2:39:57
15th	1992	Slawomir Gurny (POL)	2:16:04^†	Alena Peterkova (TCH)	2:33:02^†
16th	1993	Jerry Modiga (RSA)	2:15:07	Dominique Rembert (FRA)	2:44:22
17th	1994	Manabu Kawagoe (JPN)	2:19:02	Winnie Ng (HKG)	2:47:37
18th	1995	Osamu Monoe (JPN)	2:17:19	Lyn Clayton (AUS)	2:38:50
19th	1996	Zerhun Gizaw (ETH)	2:22:40	Lyn Clayton (AUS)	2:38:50
20th	1997	Greg Lyons (AUS)	2:15:49	Tracey Newton (AUS)	2:48:32
21st	1998	Daniel Radebe (RSA)	2:12:48	Sherryn Rhodes (AUS)	2:37:56
22nd	1999	Michael McIntyre (AUS)	2:25:04	Susan Hobson (AUS)	2:37:56
23rd	2000	Jamie Harrison (AUS)	2:25:53	Nellie Marmy-Conus (AUS)	2:49:22
24th	2001	Todd Ingraham (AUS)	2:23:58	Samantha Hughes (AUS)	2:39:44
25th	2002	Phillip Sly (AUS)	2:22:28	Sherryn Rhodes (AUS)	2:47:08
26th	2003	Magnus Michelsson (AUS)	2:14:00	Loretta McGrath (AUS)	2:49:01
27th	2004	Magnus Michelsson (AUS)	2:26:51	Belinda Schipp (AUS)	2:54:01
28th	2005	Nick Harrison (AUS)	2:23:30	Sherryn Rhodes (AUS)	2:50:35
29th	2006	Kazunari Suzuki (JPN)	2:23:43	Karen Natoli (AUS)	2:53:06
30th	2007	Rohan Walker (AUS)	2:19:16	Hanny Allston (AUS)	2:40:34
31st	2008	Asnake Fikadu (ETH)	2:17:43	Mai Tagami (JPN)	2:38:16
32nd	2009	Asnake Fikadu (ETH)	2:17:32	Lisa Flint (AUS)	2:34:08
33rd	2010	Japhet Kipkorir (KEN)	2:11:04	Mulu Seboka (ETH)	2:32:20
34th	2011	Japhet Kipkorir (KEN)	2:11:12	Irene Mogaka (KEN)	2:35:12
35th	2012	Jonathan Chesoo (KEN)	2:12:35	Lauren Shelley (AUS)	2:36:29
36th	2013	Dominic Ondoro (KEN)	2:10:47	Lisa Weightman (AUS)	2:26:05
37th	2014	Dominic Ondoro (KEN)	2:11:30	Nikki Chapple (AUS)	2:31:05
38th	2015	Brad Milosevic (AUS)	2:16:00	Jessica Trengove (AUS)	2:27:45

^† = short course

Spartans

Qualification

Spartans are runners who have completed 10 or more Melbourne Marathons. Spartans are recognized today by their distinctive green, gold, red, maroon or navy running singlets. Every Spartan has their own personalized race number. The singlet is worn with pride by all Spartans as a sign of their dedication to marathon running and the Melbourne Marathon in particular. Club records reflect more than 1200 who have qualified as Spartans including 83 females. Most come from Victoria but there are many from other states and at least two from Japan.

Legends and Hall of Fame Members

Spartan Legends prior to the 2007 Melbourne Marathon

Spartan Legends are a select group of runners who have completed every Melbourne Marathon since the beginning. After the 36th running there were 10 remaining Spartan Legends. Runners who have completed at least 30 marathons are eligible for the Melbourne Marathon Hall of Fame. The runners in the following list marked with an asterisk completed the first 30 marathons.

Name	Completed runs
Peter Battrick *	37
Frank Biviano	38
John Dobson	38
David Foskey	38
Neville Gardner	38
Bruce Hargreaves	38
Manual Karageorgiou	38
Peter Ryan *	37
Wayne Thompson	38
Roger Weinstein	38
Ian Campbell	37
Bryan Flegg	37
Chas Harcoan	37
Antony Martin	37
Dennis Nish	37
Richard Tann	37
Ken Bowes	35
Laurie Glover (deceased)	34
Jim Hopkins	36
Conor McNeice	34
John Burt	32
John Dean *	32
Brian Gawne	32
Grayson Summers	35
Carlo Iovenitti	33
Steven Lightowler	33
Jack Gubbins *	30
Keith Hunter	30
Brian Walsh	31
Clarke Whitehand	30
Shirley Young *	30

Wheelchair Spartans

The Melbourne Marathon has always included wheelchair entrants. Two have attained Spartan status: Ian Gainey who has completed 25 races and Dean Callow who has completed 12.

References

↑ By George, it’s time to get fit for the Melbourne Marathon!

"The Wall: The history of the Melbourne Marathon 1978-2012" by Chris Muirden

List of winners

Melbourne Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2013-10-15). Retrieved on 2013-10-26.

External links

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