Spartathlon 245 km

Athens => Sparta GRE

Website: www.spartathlon.gr

Race Winners (26 runnings)

26 Sep 2008	22:20:01	Scott Jurek-3	30:03:22	Sook Hur (KOR)
28 Sep 2007	23:12:14	Scott Jurek-2	31:09:24	Akiko Sakamoto-2
29 Sep 2006	22:52:18	Scott Jurek (USA)	28:37:20	Sumi Inagaki (JPN)
30 Sep 2005	24:20:39	Jens Lukas-3	30:23:07	Kimie Noto-2
01 Oct 2004	25:49:56	Jens Lukas-2	29:57:40	Kimie Noto (JPN)
26 Sep 2003	23:28:24	Markus Thalman (AUT)	29:07:44	Akiko Sakamoto (JPN)
27 Sep 2002	23:47:54	Ryoichi Sekiya (JPN)	28:10:48	Irina Reutovich (RUS)
28 Sep 2001	23:18:05	Valmir Nunes (BRA)	30:31:41	Alzira Lario (POR)
29 Sep 2000	24:01:10	Masayuki Otaki (JPN)	29:16:37	Hiroko Okiyama (JPN)
24 Sep 1999	25:38:03	Jens Lukas (GER)	35:38:08	Anny Monot (FRA)
25 Sep 1998	25:11:41	Kostas Reppos-2	28:46:58	Mary Hanudel-Larsson-4
26 Sep 1997	23:37:	Kostas Reppos (GRE)	30:39:	Helga Backhaus-4
27 Sep 1996	26:21:	Roland Vuillemenot (FRA)	29:50:	Helga Backhaus-3
29 Sep 1995	25:59:42	James Zarei-2	29:33:00	Helga Backhaus-2
23 Sep 1994	26:15:	James Zarei (IRI)	30:41:	Helga Backhaus (GER)
24 Sep 1993	26:57:12	Rune Larsson-3	32:34:32	Sigrid Lonsky (GER)
25 Sep 1992	24:08:13	Hantief Rusko (BUL)	29:49:49	Hilary Walker-2
27 Sep 1991	24:15:31	Janos Bogar (HUN)	34:42:45	Ursula Blasberg (GER)
28 Sep 1990	20:29:04	Yiannis Kouros-4	34:07:47	Anne-Marie Deguilhem (FRA)
29 Sep 1989	24:32:05	Patrick Macke-2	31:57:23	Mary Hanudel-Larsson (SWE)-3
30 Sep 1988	24:42:05	Rune Larsson-2	.
25 Sep 1987	24:41:46	Rune Larsson (SWE)	31:23:30	Hilary Walker (GBR)
19 Sep 1986	21:57:	Yiannis Kouros-3	33:21:	Waltraud Reisert (GER)
27 Sep 1985	23:18:	Patrick Macke (GBR)	34:10:	Mary Hanudel-Larsson-2
28 Sep 1984	20:25:00	Yiannis Kouros-2	34:15:10t	Mary Hanudel-Larsson (USA)
30 Sep 1983	21:53:42	Yiannis Kouros (GRE)	32:37:52	Eleanor Robinson (ENG)

Notes: 1983 was the inaugural year. A trial run of the course was made in 1982. The course is mostly on roads with a mountain trail section between 150 km and 170 km and a peak elevation of 1100m. Since the first race approximately 20% of the trail sections have been lost to asphalt. The current distance has been measured as 245.3 km. Dates are the race start date. There is a 36 hour time limit on this race.

t => The 1984 women's race was a three-way tie between Mary Hanudel (USA), Lorna Richie (USA), and Marcy Schwam (USA).

Most Wins (1983-date)

Men

4

Yiannis Kouros (GRE)

1983-84,1986,1990

Women

4	Helga Backhaus (GER)	1994-97
.	Mary Hanudel-Larsson (USA)	1984-85,1989,1998

Prize Money (ADR qualified runners)
No prize money has been awarded in this race.

Race Time Bias (sec/km)
The race time bias is not calculated for distances beyond 50 km.

Competitive Level (1990-date)
Insufficient data to calculate the competitive level.

Finishers

Year     Men  Women   M+F  
2008     138     16   154
2007     108     17   125
2006      85     12    97
2005      90     12   102
2004      66      7    73
2003      78      6    84
2002      80      9    89
2001      78      4    82
2000      78     10    88
1999      49      2    51
1998      74      7    81
1997      71      5    76
1996                   57
1995                   58
1994                   42
1993                   49
1992                   50
1991                   25
1990                   35
1989                   26
1988                   21
1987                   16
1986                   19
1985                   29
1984                   18
1983                   16
Sums     995    107  1102
M/F                  9.30
                     1563

Last Updated on 05 Oct 2008

Contributors: Keith Ledgard, Andy Milroy (4), Edit Berces, Klaas Loonstra (6), Juraj Gasparovic (15)