Pacific Northwest Marathon Championships


Pacific Northwest Marathon Records:

Men’s Open Record               Thomas Howard, 1980 2:19:01
Women’s Open Record           Linda Edgar, 1980 2:43:00
Men’s Junior (19 -under)        Roy Prior, 1972 2:37:49
Women’s Junior (19 - under) Joan McGrath, 1980 2:54:27
Men Masters (40 +)               Howard Miller, 1973 2:39:11
Women’s Masters (35 +)       Wendy O’Donnell, 1980 2:49:13

Birch Bay Marathon Pacific Northwest Records
            Men’s Record: Jim Pearson, 2:26:26
            Women’s Record: Judy Groombridge 3:26:05
Seattle Marathon Pacific Northwest Records     
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Lake Sammamish marathon Pacific Northwest Records
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Mt Si. Marathon Pacific Northwest Records
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RESULTS 1958 - 1982

September 28, 1958; Green Lake - Seattle 10 starters
1. Adrian Vali Vancouver Olympic Club 2:47:20
2. Gene Cummings, Shoreline AC 3:42:59
3. Robert Startzell, Capitol AC 4:02:46
(7 DNF including 3 HS boys)

August 30, 1959; Olympia 10 starters
1. Bob Startzell, Olympia 3:28:38
2. Dennis O'hare, Olympia  4:14:17
3. Paul McCormick, Seattle OC 4:19:37
4. Kevin Lay, Tacoma, 4:38:30
5. Don Jacobs, Portland, 4:46:04
6. John Neville, Seattle, 5:35:27
7. Don Burfiend Olympia 6:48:44
(2 DNF)

July 17, 1960; Olympia 10 starters
1. Adrian Vali, Vancouver OC, 2:45:20
2. Bob Startzell, Olympia, 3:27:30
3. Kerry Lynn, UW, 3:34:00
4. Truman Clark, Portland, 4:46:04
5. Dennis O'hare, Olympia, 4:14:30
6. John Neville, Seattle, 4:56:00
(4 DNF)

September 16, 1961; Olympia
1. Earl Ellis Seattle Olympic Club 2:56.10
1. Doug Rustad Seattle Olympic Club 2:56.10
3. Adrian Vali Vancouver Olympic Club 3:25.15
4. Bob Miller Seattle Olympic Club 3:36.42
5. Ed Glander U.S. Air Force 4:00.16
6. Dick Baker Spokane Athletic Club 4:25.50
7. Don Jacobs Tigard (Oregon) 4:30.39
8. LeRoy Raleigh unattached 4:48.44
9. Dale Griffiths unattached 5:07.59
10. Don Burfiend Olympia 6:38.00

September 22, 1962; Olympia 14 starters
1. Garry Harrison     Vancouver, B.C.                  2:38:26
2. Bob Carman         CCAC (California)                2:46:55
3. Earl Ellis              Seattle OC                          2:53:27
4. Earl Eblen            Seattle OC                          3:07:07
5. Don Hinspeter     US Air Force                        3:55:17
6. Ed Glander          US Air Force                        3:55:17
7. Kevin Ley           Tacoma T&F Club                 5:03:08
8. Don Burfiend       Olympia                              6:14:35
6 others DNF

September 21, 1963; Olympia
1. Earl Ellis Seattle  Olympic Club                        2:38:47
2. Garry Harrison    Vancouver Optimists             2:42:53
3. Kenny Moore       Emerald Empire AA               2:46:01
4. Dennis O'hare     Western Wash College           3:02:08
5. Jim Freeman      Vancouver Olympic Club
6. Murray McCord    Mercer Island RC
7. Edwin Bergeson   unattached
8. Robert Bradley    Seattle Olympic Club
9. Donald Jacobs     Oregon AAU

September 20, 1964; Olympia
1. Kenny Moore        University of Oregon            2:36:54
2. Gary Harrison      Vancouver, BC                      2:43:46
3. Dave Wilborn       University of Oregon            2:51:05
4. Jim Pearson         Western Washington State   3:05:31
5. Norm Hedner        Seattle Olympic Club            3:30:43
6. George Edwards    Seattle Olympic Club            3:30:47
7. Richard Bowman    McChord AFB                       3:34:59
8. John Neville          Seattle Olympic Club             4:34:14
(six others DNF)

July 31, 1965: Victoria, BC.
1. Jim Freeman Ferndale 2:37:17
2. Earl Eblen Huntsville, AL 2:49:14
3. John Valiant Victoria, BC 3:02:50
4. Norm Hedner Everett 3:29:15
5. Hans Schmidt Royal Canadian Navy 4:07:12
6. J. M. Ewan HMCS Venture 4:42:18

April 12, 1969; Birch Bay, Rain and wind
1. Tom Rosenau , 20 Kent 2:47:59
2. Norm Hedner, 26 Seattle 3:04:13
3. Evan Shull, 25 Seattle 3:06:30
4. Dave LeBarron, 17 Marysville 3:19:37
5. John Bodoia, 35 Seattle 3:23:08
6. Pat Conroy, 18 Snohomish 3:25:53
7. Howard Miller, 42 Mercer Island 3:30:50
8. Dave Loranger, 22 Seattle 3:52:12

April 11, 1970; Birch Bay
1. Jim Pearson, 25 Bellingham 2:43:40
2. Andrew Ivan, 42 Victoria, BC 2:47:36
3. David Crockett, 22 Eugene, OR 2:51:44
4. Evan Shull, 26 Seattle 2:54:10
5. Ed Ford, 23 Philomath, OR 2:59:56
6. Craig Jones, 20 Seattle 3:04:25
7. Howard Reed, 30 Seattle 3:05:53
8. Richard Daily, 39 Pullman 3:06:38
9. John Fuller, 25 Portland, OR 3:08:38
10. Steve Swan Bellingham 3:11:52

April 10, 1971; Birch Bay 61 starters
1. Steve Lippitt, 21 Bellingham 2:32:27
2. Jim Pearson, 26 Bellingham 2:34:11
3. Dick Forbes, 34 Portland, OR 2:42:02
4. Evan Shull, 27 Seattle 2:42:49
5. Robert Gray, Jr., 23 Eugene, OR 2:43:47
6. Howard Miller, 44 Mercer Island 2:45:43
7. Dick Daily, 40 Portland, OR 2:48:59
8. William Hanselman, 30 Portland, OR 2:50:07
9. Mike Shaw, 20 Edmonds 2:51:47
10. Gary Bryan, 34 Pullman 2:51:59
Women:
1. Susan Rossiter, 24 Bellingham 4:26:10

April 15, 1972; Birch Bay
1. Jim Pearson, 27 Bellingham 2:26:26
2. Jack Burnett, 35 Vancouver, BC 2:28:46
3. Wolf Schamberger, 26 Vancouver, BC 2:34:25
4. Mike Shaw, 21 Bellingham 2:34:42
5. Rob Taylor, 31 Vancouver, BC 2:37:22
6. Bob Langenbach, 35 Seattle 2:37:46
7. Roy Prior, 19 Bellevue 2:37:49
8. Clary Reinsma, 17 Seattle 2:38:34
9. Earl Ellis, 36 Seattle 2:42:23
10. Howard Miller, 45 Mercer Island 2:42:36
Women:
1. Susan Rossiter, 25 Bellingham 3:47:59
2. Sue Taylor, 31 Vancouver, BC 4:12:46

April 14, 1973; Birch Bay-78 starters
1. Wolf Schamberger, 27 Vancouver, BC 2:27:57
2. Jim Pearson, 28 Bellingham 2:29:18
3. Mike Shaw, 22 Bellingham 2:30:10
4. Earl Ellis, 37 Seattle 2:39:02
5. Howard Miller, 46 Mercer Island 2:39:11
6. Bryon Cattell, 40 Seattle 2:43:42
7. Bob Langenbach, 36 Seattle 2:45:01
8. Dean Powers, 21 Bellingham 2:48:22
9. Bruce Gibbs, 35 Seattle 2:51:45
10. Chuck Hughes, 19 Bellingham 2:54:59
Women:
1. Maria Brzezinska, 24 Seattle 3:41:55
2. Bev McClennan, 14 Richmond, BC 4:08:34
3. Lisa Cameron, 12 Richmond, BC 4:08:50
4. Lyn Ream, 19 Bellingham 4:37:43
5. Elaine McKelvie, 13 Richmond, BC 4:59:09
6. Linda Potter. 13 Richmond, BC 5:00:48
7. Judy Guzzo, 13 Richmond, BC 5:00:56
8. Arvilla Schneider, 12 Richmond, BC 5:07:37

April 13, 1974; Birch Bay - 64 starters
1. Mike Shaw, 23 Bellingham 2:29:19
2. Jim Pearson, 29 Bellingham 2:31:17
3. Raymond Menzie, 39 Mill Valley, CA 2:35:56
4. Richard Whiting, 36 Richmond, BC 2:37:04
5. Roy Prior, 20 Bellevue 2:37:25
6. Bruce Gibbs, 36 Seattle 2:43:56
7. Gary Bryan, 37 Pullman 2:44:09
8. Howard Miller, 47 Mercer Island 2:47:12
9. Mark Anderson, 15 Ferndale High School 2:48:50
10. Matt Henderson, 24 Tacoma 2:50:08
Women:
1. Janet Heinonen Eugene, OR 3:19:06
2. Maria Brzezinska, 25 Seattle 3:47:09

April 12, 1975; Birch Bay-74 starters
1. Jim Pearson, 30 Bellingham 2:27:17
2. Mike Shaw, 24 Lynnwood 2:29:42
3. Greg Adams, 24 Seattle 2:39:27
4. Roy Prior, 21 Bellevue 2:40:13
5. Mark Anderson, 16 Ferndale 2:41:59
6. Bill Wirtanen, 30 Coquitlam, BC 2:44:07
7. Rich Redman, 39 Spokane 2:46:22
8. David Hambly, 35 Seattle 2:49:47
9. Howard Miller, 48 Mercer Island 2:49:54
10. Robert Steiner, 28 Bellevue 2:50:07
Women:
1. Pam Hammond, 32 Bellingham 3:29:36
2. Mary Marie Taylor, 34 Bellingham 4:13:18
3. Shelly Hoffman, 16 4:57:21

April 10, 1976; Birch Bay - 23 starters
1. Jim Pearson, 31 Bellingham 2:30:19
2. David Hambly, 36 Seattle 2:37:06
3. Loyd Case Bellingham 2:40:00
4. Roy Prior, 22 Bellevue 2:43:48
5. Chris Soler, 18 Mt. Vernon 2:47:56
6. Doug Frew, 25 2:53:45
7. Rich Redman, 38 Spokane 2:55:41
8. Stephen Conroy, 28 2:57:09
9. Dave Tempest 2:59:13
10. Mark Scharmer, 18 3:00:32
Women:
1. Michele Beauchamp, 17 Marysville 3:45:04
2. Miho Pell, 41 Seattle 4:15:32
3. Terry Cooper, 20 4:18:26
4. Karen Olson 4:55:11

November 27, 1976: PNW Fall Marathon; Seattle Marathon
1. Arny Stonkus, University of Washington 2:23:03
2. Bruce Shaw Esquimalt BC 2:24:11
3. Dave Richard Tacoma 2;27:30
4. Tom Stacey Club Northwest 2:2814
5. Spider Burbank unattached 2:28:35
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1. Anita Scandurra Falcon Track Club 3:00:18
2. Laurel Miller Falcon 3:02:02
3. Kelly Redman Everett 3:14:42
4. Susan Roberts Maple Valley 3:18:50
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April 9, 1977; Birch Bay - 111 starters
1. Bruce Shaw, 31              Victoria, BC              2:32:11
2. Roy Prior, 23                  Bellevue                   2:34:03
3. Greg Adams, 26             Seattle                     2:36:20
4. Jim Pearson, 32             Bellingham                2:38:00
5. Mark Winder, 21                                            2:41:21
6. Vladimir Pomajzal, 30     Vancouver, BC          2:42:06
7. Maurice Pratt, 40            Seattle                    2:44:45
8. Torry Lingbloom, 17        Ferndale HS             2:48:13
9. Evan Shull, 33                 Seattle                     2:48:23
10. Steven Lantz, 17                                          2:48:33
Women:
1. Sue Wanser, 23 3:42:05
2. Gwynedd Pini, 17 3:47:46
3. Tami Mitsui, 47 4:11:30
4. Ann Scott, 17 4:51:10
5. Lisa Bancewicz, 16 5:17:51

November 26, 1977: PNW Fall Marathon; Seattle Marathon
1. Bill Glad, 22 Club Northwest 2:18:28
2. John Hill, 21 Simon Frasier University 2:20:27
3. Richard Holloway, 27 Club Northwest 2:21:41
4. Bruce Shaw, 31 Esquimalt Track Club 2:24:18
5. Bill Mcintosh, 26 Lions Gate RR Club 2:27:09
6. Matthew Henderson, 28 Fort Steilacoom TC 2:27:34
7. Bill Scholl, 26 Kirkland 2:28:20
8. David Bacher, 22 Club Northwest 2:29:27
9. Mike Dowd, 18 Seattle 2:29:36
10. Jim Pearson, 33 Club Northwest 2:29:52
Women:
1. Gabrielle Andersen, 32 Sun Valley, Idaho 2:57:23
2. Susan Rossiter, 31 Fort Steilacoom TC 2:59:53
3. Kelly Redman, 19 Everett 3:04:33
4. Jane Wipf, 19 Logan, UT 3:09:59
5. Irene Lev, 37 Seattle 3:12:10
6. Beth Coughlin, 19 Tacoma 3:16:24
7. Mary Miller, 37 3:20:12
8. Donna Seawright, 23 Falcon Track Club 3:22:35
9. Pexa Twitchell, 19 Pacific Lutheran 3:24:15
10. Kathleen Mayrs, 14 3:24:33

April 8, 1978; PNW Spring Birch Bay Marathon
1. Matt Yeo, 23 Eugene, OR 2:26:17
2. Bruce Shaw, 32 Victoria, BC 2:29:14
3. Jim Pearson, 33 Bellingham 2:34:14
4. Michael Cychosz, 31 Oak Harbor 2:35:59
5. Wolf Schamberger, 32 Vancouver, BC 2:38:07
6. Todd Gay, 31 Tacoma 2:44:23
7. Brent Marsden, 28 2:44:39
8. Ken Hoerath, 27 Snohomish 2:46:19
9. Thomas Frank, 30 2:46:42
10. Tom McCarthy, 47 2:46:58
Women:
1. Judy Groombridge, 38 Seattle 3:26:05
2. Judie Bowman, 34 3:50:12
3. Mary Jo Gibbs, 22 3:56:57
4. Nancy Trueblood, 36 Yakima 4:39:57

November 26, 1978: PNW Fall Marathon; Seattle Marathon
1. Peter Moore, 30 Edmonton Alberta 2:20:27
2. Mike Porter, 25 West Valley TC 2:20:40
3. Bill Seaver, 29 West Valley TC 2:23:11
4. Richard Holloway, 30 Bellingham 2:24:54
5. John Lermusik, 19 Seattle 2:26:00
6. Monte Brothwell, 23 Bothell 2:26:10
7. Paul Eichenberger, 21 University of Washington 2:26:14
8. Douglas Frew, 28 Vancouver, BC 2:26:22
9. David Gorden, 19 Olympia 2:27:05
10. Jeff Clark, 23 Seattle 2:27:14
Women:
1. Cindy Dalrymple, 36 Seattle 2:48:55
2. Jane Wipf, 20 Logan Utah 2:54:24
3. Kelly Warren, 18 Everett 3:00:48
4. Wendy Robertson, 35 Vancouver, BC 3:03:06
5. Rhonda Richards, 22 Bellingham 3:03:38
6. Janet Breuer, 26
7. Shirley Swanson, 27 Mt. Vernon 3:04:44
8. Judy Groombridge, 39 Snohomish Tack Club 3:05:39
9. Mary Petley, 32 3:06:48
10. Theresa Chason, 27 3:09:44

November, 1979: PNW Marathon Championships; Seattle Marathon
1. Peter Butler, 21 Canada, ab 2:17:30
2. Jim Hennessy, 24 Oregon, 2:18:04
3. Peter Moore, 31 Canada, ab 2:20:27
4. Tom Stacey, 25 Washington 2:21:52
5. William Mcintosh, 28 Canada, bc 2:22:17
6. Michael Smith, 21 Idaho 2:22:17
7. Phil English, 24 wa 2:22:51
8. Robert Skar, 25 wa 2:23:22
9. Gordon Braun, 24 wa 2:24:31
10. Scott Buttinghause, 23 or 2:25:39
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1. Wendy Robertson Canada 2:51:55
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November 1981: PNW Fall Marathon Championships: Seattle Marathon
1. Thomas Howard, 33 Kajacks 2:19:01
2. Chuck Bartlett, 21 Adams state? 2:20:51
3. James Walker, 26 2:21:14
4. Ken Barber, 28 2:22:31
5. John Freeburg, 23 2:24:54
6. Patrick Ewing, 20, 2:26:34
7. Edward Bomber, 22 2:27:10
8. Leo Roozen, 29 2:27:27
9. Michael Heffernan, 41 2:27:30
10. Patrick McDonagh, 21 2:28:40
Women:
1. Linda Edgar, 30 2:43:00
2. Angela French, 23 2:49:05
3. Wendy O’Donnell, 38 2:49:13
4. Beth E. Weber, 22 2:50:49
5. Jane Wipf, 23 2:52:03
6. Joan McGrath, 19 2:54:27
7. Maureen Kenny, 17 2:55:03
8. Ann Farrington, 29 2:56:10
9. Janet Griffith, 19 2:58:03
10. Daniela Hairabedian, 27 2:59:50

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November 27, 1982: PNW Fall Marathon Championships; Seattle Marathon
1. Bill McClement, 26 2:20:02
2. Robert Greer, 23 2:20:59
3. James Hatcher, 33 2:23:43
4. Chuck Bartlett, 22 2:24:36
5. David Coppock, 27 2:25:21
6. Gordon Braun, 27 2:26:34
7. Frank Lewis, 34 2:26:53
8. Michael Murzyn, 31 2:27:27
9. Jim Arnett, 24 Seattle 2:27:35
10. Bob Murphy, 30 2:27:40
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1. Wendy Robertson 2:45:52
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