Road racing trivia
The largest number of runners in a declared tie for first place - On January 13, 1979, a six-way tie for first place was declared at the Governor's Cup (Salem OR/USA) Half Marathon with all runners being given the time of 1:04:46. The winners (in alphabetical order) were Doug Brown, Thom Burleson, Alex Kasich, Ralph King, Mike Manke, and Kevin McCarey.
Runners who have won a race in a town of the same name - Only two examples have been found. Lucio Fregona (ITA) won a marathon in Fregona ITA on 18 Sep 2004, running a 3:35:51. Helen Clitheroe won a 10K in Clitheroe ENG on 27 Dec 2004, running 32:30.
Sub-marathon road races won by women - On rare occasions, the first runner across the finish line in a mixed race is a woman (only races before 2008 are listed as this has become much more common in recent years):
14 Sep 2005 Gennarbyviken (FIN) 20K 1:14:12 Maria Soderstrom (FIN)
1:14:24 Marcus Dahlin (FIN)
15 Sep 2005 GE King of the Hill (CT/USA) 5K 16:47 Claudia Camargo (ARG)
16:56 Mark dePalma (USA)
05 Feb 2006 Ocala (FL) Half Marathon 1:27:15 Kim Pawelek (USA)
1:27:24 Jose Martinez (USA)
11 Mar 2006 Saint Patrick's Day (CAN) 5K 17:14 Sarah Dillabough (CAN)
17:59.1 Stephen Handel (CAN)
07 May 2006 Downtown Mud Puppy Chase (CAN) 5K 17:50 Krestena Sullivan (CAN)
18:00 Alain Jacques (CAN)
28 May 2006 Vistas Run (BC/CAN) 5K 21:37 Tina-Louise Harris (CAN)
21:42 Nathan Wadhwani (CAN)
23 Sep 2006 Ray Tanner the Home (SC/USA) 12K 44:20 Maggie Chan (USA)
44:22 Jovian Sackett (USA)
26 Jun 2006 Sommerkarusellen BFG Fana (NOR) 5K 15:49 Kirsten Otterbu (NOR)
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07 Oct 2006 Cider Mill (CT/USA) 5K 16:44 Claudia Camargo (ARG)
17:14 Brett Stoeffler (CT/USA)
28 Oct 2006 Gary Burns Frisco (TX/USA) 5K 16:17 Jody Hawkins (USA)
16:29 Braegan Enright (USA)
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04 Nov 2006 Family Service Run (NJ/USA) 5K 16:05 Claudia Camargo (ARG)
17:30 Don Disanto (NJ/USA)
23 Nov 2006 Thanksgiving Day (CT/USA) 5K 19:22 Mary-Lynn Currier (USA)
19:55 Jonathan Fiorillo (CT/USA)
16 Mar 2007 Leprechaun (CT/USA) 5M 31:27 Kerry Arsenault (USA)
31:46 Sean Nestor (USA)
24 Mar 2007 Saint Patrick's Day (RI/USA) 7K 24:15 Heidi Westerling (USA)
25:22 Ryan Blazejewski (USA)
02 Sep 2007 Kaisaniemen Juoksu (FIN) 25K 1:38:36 Minna Lahtinen (FIN)
1:41:10 Petter Junni (FIN)
03 Sep 2007 Irish American (MA/USA) 5K 18:44 Emily Raymond (USA)
18:46 Brenden Guinee (USA)
08 Sep 2007 SIDS Race for Life (MA/USA) 5M 27:31 Claudia Camargo (ARG)
27:49 Michael Sullivan (USA)
16 Sep 2007 Jurmala (LAT) 10K 32:43 Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT)
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28 Oct 2007 Herbst (AUT) Half Marathon 1:12:33 Susanne Pumper (AUT)
1:19:01 Jorn Harland (GER)
The longest span of time between a runner's first and last win in the same series - 28 years and 1 day by Terrence Stanley (USA) who first won the Erie (PA/USA) Marathon in 1977 and won it for the third time in 2005:
MEN
28y 1d 10 Sep 1977 - 11 Sep 2005 Terrence Stanley (USA) Erie (PA/USA) Marathon
24y 19d 24 May 1930 - 12 Jun 1954 Wally Hayward (RSA) Comrades (RSA) 90K
23y 0d 27 Nov 1980 - 27 Nov 2003 Thomas Dalton (USA) Troy Turkey Trot (NY/USA) 10K
20y 38d 03 Dec 1983 - 10 Jan 2004 Greg Gearhart (USA) Mississippi (MS/USA) Marathon
19y361d 19 May 1973 - 15 May 1993 Cavin Woodward (ENG) Isle of Wight (ENG) Marathon
19y 3d 19 Mar 1978 - 22 Mar 1997 Bill McDermott (USA) Catalina (CA/USA) Marathon
19y 0d 19 Apr 1911 - 19 Apr 1930 Clarence DeMar (USA) Boston (MA/USA) Marathon
17y356d 06 Nov 1983 - 28 Oct 2001 Farley Simon (USA) Marine Corps (DC/USA) Marathon
17y 7d 01 Dec 1991 - 06 Dec 2008 Mike Slinsky (USA) Knights of Columbus Holiday (NY/USA) 5M
16y 3d 21 Sep 1978 - 24 Sep 1994 Bob Murphy (USA) Equinox (AK/USA) Marathon
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15y359d 20 Jun 1981 - 14 Jun 1997 Klaus Goldammer (GER) Leipzig (GER) Marathon
15y353d 20 May 1984 - 07 May 2000 Celio Hernandez (USA) Race of Champions (MA/USA) Marathon
15y 0d 01 Jan 1985 - 01 Jan 2000 Dale Keenan (USA) HMRRC Hangover (NY/USA) Half Marathon
14y361d 21 Aug 1988 - 17 Aug 2003 Matt Carpenter (USA) Pike's Peak (CO/USA) Marathon
14y207d 05 Mar 1983 - 28 Sep 1997 Tom Aspel (USA) Arkansas (AR/USA) Marathon
14y174d 28 Nov 1935 - 21 May 1950 Johnny A Kelley (USA) Yonkers (NY/USA) Marathon
14y 3d 22 Oct 1966 - 25 Oct 1980 Barry Watson (ENG) Harlow (ENG) Marathon
13y362d 01 Apr 1979 - 28 Mar 1993 Ken Young (USA) Mica Mountain (AZ/USA) Marathon
12y363d 10 Jun 1967 - 07 Jun 1980 Helmut Urbach (GER) Bienne/Biel (SUI) 100K
12y363d 10 Aug 1985 - 08 Aug 1998 Joe Perske (USA) Paavo Nurmi (WI/USA) Marathon
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12y362d 04 Mar 1979 - 01 Mar 1992 Ken Young (USA) Tanque Verde Loop (AZ/USA) 28M
12y353d 25.Jul 1984 - 13 Jul 1997 Patrick Carroll (AUS) Gold Coast (AUS) Marathon
12y347d 18 Oct 1970 - 02 Oct 1983 Fernand Kolbeck (FRA) Sedan-Charleville (FRA) 24K
12y 65d 17 Dec 1950 - 17 Feb 1963 Ichiro Murata (JPN) Kochi (JPN) Marathon
12y 6d 04 Dec 1982 - 10 Dec 1994 Rodney Pearson (USA) Mississippi (MS/USA) Marathon
WOMEN
24y 40d 11 May 1980 - 20 Jun 2004 Beverly Robertson (CAN) Johnny Miles (CAN) Marathon
22y364d 07 Dec 1985 - 06 Dec 2008 Marisa Sutera-Hanson (USA) Knights of Columbus Holiday (NY/USA) 5M
19y 4d 05 Nov 1978 - 09 Nov 1997 Caroll Myers (USA) Harrisburg (PA/USA) Marathon
18y173d 03 May 1975 - 23 Oct 1993 Vlasta Rulcova (CZE) Prazsky (CZE) Marathon
17y363d 16 Oct 1983 - 14 Oct 2001 Daniele Cherniak (USA) Mohawk-Hudson River (NY/USA) Marathon
17y350d 11 Aug 1984 - 27 Jul 2002 Susan Faber (USA) New Milford (CT/USA) 8M
17y 0d 28 Feb 1982 - 28 Feb 1999 Daniele Cherniak (USA) Hudson-Mohawk Winter (NY/USA) Marathon
17y 0d 10 Aug 1985 - 10 Aug 2002 Anna Balosakova (SVK) Rajecky (SVK Marathon
16y358d 15 Jun 1985 - 08 Jun 2002 Anna Balosakova (SVK) Kysucky (SVK) Marathon
15y359d 26 Oct 1975 - 20 Oct 1991 Ella Willis (USA) Detroit (MI/USA) Marathon
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15y 62d 07 Dec 1986 - 17 Feb 2002 Monica Sarmiento (VEN) Caracas (VEN) Marathon
15y 2d 24 Jun 1988 - 26 Jan 2003 Frith vanderMerwe (RSA) Johnson Crane (RSA) Marathon
14y 4d 17 May 1980 - 21 May 1994 Leslie Watson (SCO) Isle of Wight (ENG) Marathon
13y362d 21 Aug 1988 - 18 Aug 2002 Sylvia Mosqueda (USA) America's Finest City (CA/USA) Half Marathon
13y 11d 09 Oct 1983 - 20 Oct 1996 Cindy Keeler (USA) Detroit (MI/USA) Marathon
12y363d 01 Apr 1979 - 29 Mar 1992 Kathy Howard (USA) Mica Mountain (AZ/USA) Marathon
12y362d 31 Jan 1988 - 28 Jan 2001 Sylvia Mosqueda (USA) Super Bowl Sunday (CA/USA) 10K
12y 21d 09 Aug 1986 - 27 Aug 2000 Frith vanderWerwe (RSA) City to City (RSA) 50K
