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The Mount Marathon Race® has amassed numerous records and notable achievements.  This section highlights those runners that have achieved a particular milestone related to the event and interesting facts about this long-running footrace. Race fans can also check out the race archives.

For more details about the Mount Marathon Race®,  click on "MMR Home" on the index to the right.

LONGEVITY AWARDS        

While participants are considered "veterans" after completing 10 senior races, longevity recognition is initially awarded to those participants who have run 20 races (non-consecutive or consecutive).  Runners who continue to participate in the Mount Marathon Race® receive additional recognition each time they have completed an additional 10 races.

Senior Female
 

Year Earned

Award
Phyllis Shoemaker 2006 20 Year
Sandra Wasillie 2004 20 Year
Elizabeth Butera 2003 20 Year
Ellyn Brown 2002 20 Year
Patricia Foldager 2001 20 Year

 

Senior male
 

Year Earned

Award
Andrew Daoust 2009 20 Year
Flip Foldager 2009 30 Year
Marten Martensen 2009 20 Year
Fred Moore 2009 40 Year - Consecutive
Brian Stoecker 2009 20 Year
Sam Young 2009 20 Year
Barney Griffith 2008 20 Year
Bill Wamsganz 2008 20 Year
Jeff Donlan 2007 20 Year
Braun Kopsack 2007 30 Year
Jerre Willis 2006 20 Year
Crazy Billy Carroll 2005 20 Year
Peter Hopkins 2005 20 Year
Al Pedersen 2005 20 Year
Tim McDonald 2004 20 Year
Michael More 2004 20 Year
John Hall 2003 20 Year
Lance Kopsack 2003 20 Year
Thomas Meacham 2003 20 Year
Paul Pedersen 2003 20 Year
Everett Billinslea 2002 20 Year
Heinrich Gruber 2002 20 Year
Michael Sutera 2002 20 Year
Al Lamberson 1999 20 Year
Fred Moore 1999 30 Year
Tim Neale 1999 20 Year
Flip Foldager 1998 20 Year
Braun Kopsack 1998 20 Year
Edgar Blatchford 1997 20 Year
Harry Purcell 1996 20 Year
Bahne Martensen 1993 20 Year
Ed Schuster 1988 20 Year

SENIOR WINNERS

  Men Time
2009 Matias Saari 0:48:00
2008 Trond Flagstad 0:44:03
2007 Brad Precosky 0:46:14
2006 Brad Precosky 0:45:42
2005 Brian Bethard 0:45:17
2004 Tobias Schwoerer 0:43:39
2003 Todd Boonstra 0:47:32
2002 Brad Precosky 0:46:17
2001 Brad Precosky 0:45:07
2000 Brad Precosky 0:45:31
1999 Brad Precosky 0:46:10
1998 Todd Boonstra 0:46:17
1997 Todd Boonstra 0:45:17
1996 Todd Boonstra 0:47:30
1995 Marten Martensen 0:46:49
1994 Steve Buchanan 0:49:02
1993 Steve Buchanan 0:47:17
1992 Marten Martensen 0:46:54
1991 Bill Spencer 0:46:15
1990 Marten Martensen 0:47:57
1989 Michael Graham 0:49:16
1988 Michael Graham 0:46:24
1987 Jim Renkert 0:46:33
1986 Sam Young & Bill Spencer 0:45:32
1985 Sam Young 0:44:49
1984 Sam Young 0:50:49
1983 Bill Spencer 0:46:01
1982 Bill Spencer 0:45:59
1981 Bill Spencer* 0:43:23
1980 Jeff Johnson 0:46:35
1979 Jeff Johnson 0:46:17
1978 Jeff Johnson 0:46:46
1977 Tom Besh 0:44:59
1976 Bill Spencer 0:44:25
1975 Bill Spencer 0:44:37
1974 Bill Spencer 0:44:11
1973 Tom Besh 0:45:49
1972 Gene Morgan 0:46:16
1971 Terry Aldrich 0:48:10
1970 Dale Shea 0:46:57
1969 Tom Besh 0:46:36
1968 Jonathan Chaffee 0:44:25
1967 Jonathan Chaffee 0:44:28
1966 William Spencer 0:48:21
1965 Ed Williams 0:49:05
1964 William Spencer 0:46:55
1963 Karl Bohlin 0:48:37
1962 Karl Bohlin 0:52:33
1961 Norman Roberts 0:51:02
1960 Dick Kopsack 0:55:16
1959 Sven Johanson 0:50:48
1958 Sven Johanson 0:52:45
1957 Sven Johanson 0:51:40
1956 Sven Johanson 0:52:59
1955 Sven Johanson 0:57:09
1954 Sven Johanson 0:53:20
1953 Ralph Hatch 0:54:56
1952 Don Stickman 0:53:36
1951 Don Stickman 0:56:38
1950 Ralph Hatch 0:58:10
1949 Ralph Hatch 1:06:52
1948 Ralph Hatch 0:57:31
1947 Ralph Hatch 0:58:13
1946 Ralph Hatch 0:59:58
1945 Mainhardt Bredt 1:01:11
1944 Inekente Kalmakoff 0:59:59
1943 Roger Peck 1:10:15
1942 No Race  
1941 Oscar Wilson 1:09:23
1940 Johnny Hughes 1:05:00
1939 Johnny Hughes 0:58:55
1932-1938 No Races  
1931 William Kanyak 0:56:24
1930 Ephriam Kalmakoff 0:54:00
1929 Ephriam Kalmakoff 0:55:13
1928 Ephraim Kalmakoff 0:52:35
1927 Eric Eckman 1:01:17
1926 Eric Eckman 0:58:26
1925 Ed Vogel 0:57:40
1920-1924 No Races  
1919 D. Mauntino 1:06:45
1918 Joe Karaoff 0:58:30
1917 Tom Hardoff 0:57:39
1916 Alec Bolan 0:55:12
1915 James Walters 1:02:02
Women Time
Cedar Bourgeois 0:54:19
Cedar Bourgeois 0:52:11
Cedar Bourgeois 0:52:21
Cedar Bourgeois 0:52:33
Cedar Bourgeois 0:51:44
Cedar Petrosius 0:55:09
Nina Kemppel 0:56:46
Nina Kemppel 0:55:04
Nina Kemppel 0:56:59
Nina Kemppel 0:54:20
Nina Kemppel 1:01:47
Nina Kemppel 0:59:36
Nina Kemppel 0:55:08
Nina Kemppel 0:55:08
Nancy Pease 0:53:50
Nina Kemppel 0:57:46
Patti Foldager 0:56:36
Nancy Pease 0:51:41
Nancy Pease 0:53:06
Nancy Pease* 0:50:30
Nancy Pease 0:51:13
Carmen Young 0:53:53
Carmen Young 0:52:15
Carmen Young 0:50:54
Patti Foldager 0:58:17
Nancy Pease 0:54:09
Lynn Galanes 0:53:19
Carmen Young 0:57:07
Betsy Haines 1:00:01
Betsy Haines 1:01:14
Betsy Haines 0:57:38
Liz Carey 0:58:06
Judy Ziemlak 1:13:10
Allison Spencer 0:57:39
Debbie Haines 1:03:53
Kathy Anderson 0:58:23
Lynn Spencer 1:00:39
Kathy Spivey 1:17:03
Margie Mahoney 1:05:25
Margie Mahoney 1:07:24
Ann Livingston 1:26:17
Grace Hoeman 1:25:33
Joyce Patten 1:16:10
Marlis Kilcher 1:30:13
No Female Racers  
No Female Racers  
Jane Trigg 1:37:08
 

* Race Record

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

JUNIOR WINNERS

  Boys Time   Girls Time
2009 Alexander Babos 28:36   Allison Ostrander 34:24
2008 Austin Gillespie 31:04   Allison Barnwell 36:59
2007 William Jarrett 29:26   Denali Foldager 35:22
2006 Eric Romig 29:32   Denali Foldager 35:33
2005 Matt Adams 27:47   Denali Foldager 35:20
2004 Rory Egelus 26:35   Sarah Glaser 37:28
2003 Rory Egelus 27:14   Leah Besh 35:47
2002 Rory Egelus 28:13   Leah Besh 35:22
2001 Mark Johnson 30:57   Dominique Colberg 35:00
2000 Jacob Elhard 28:46   Kikkan Randall 33:28
1999 Eric Strabel 28:30   Kikkan Randall 34:44
1998 Ryan Quinn 29:44   Kikkan Randall 35:01
1997 Tory Dugan 26:51   Aubrey Smith 33:01
1996 Tory Dugan 27:14   Aubrey Smith 34:42
1995 Jason Eastman 30:58   Aubrey Smith 38:39
1994 Jason Eastman 29:52   Kristel Nelsen 36:00
1993 Matt Porter 33:20   Emily Ransom 38:00
1992 Darryl Sela 30:52   Emily Ransom 35:05
1991 Darryl Sela 30:18   Kristel Nelsen 35:21
1990 Jeremy Crawford 30:43   Emily Ransom 34:17
1989 Justin Meyers 27:52   Emily Ransom 36:30
1988 Troy Frtizel 31:28   Kendra Besh 40:12
1987 Andrew Johnson 31:03   Debbie Moseley 42:24

RACE RECORDS

 

Overall Record

Men Bill Spencer 1981 43:23
Women Nance Pease 1990 50:30
Boys Bill Spencer 1973 24:34
Girls Aubrey Smith 1997 33:01
       

Men's Age Groups

18-29 Bill Spencer 1981 43:23
30-39 Trond Flagstad 2008 44:03
40-49 Brad Precosky 2007 46:15
50-59 Barney Griffith 2008 48:23
60-69 Fred Moore 2000 1:00:56
70-79 Jerre Wills 2007 1:16:52
80-89 Corky Corthell 2009 1:52:59
 

Women's Age Groups

18-29 Nance Pease 1990 50:30
30-39 Carmen Young 1986 50:54
40-49 Teresa Brady 2007 58:42
50-59 Carmen Young-Dunham 2006 1:01:28
60-69 Elaine Nelson 2007 1:19:36
70-79 Mary Hensel 2008 1:57:02
 
  

11 and Under Age Group*

Boys Aaron Thrall 1994 30:51
Girls Allison Ostrander 2008 37:35
       

12-14 Age Group*

Boys Eric Strabel 1996 29:32
Girls Allison Ostrander 2009 34:24
       

15-17 Age Group*

Boys Rory Egelus 2004 26:35
Girls Aubrey Smith 1997 33:01

* the junior race did not have age group divisions until 1994

SEWARD'S TOP FINISHERS

Senior FINISHERS
  Male Time   Female Time
2009 Sam Young 0:54:50   Cedar Bourgeois 0:54:19
2008 Nick Swan 0:52:22   Cedar Bourgeois 0:52:11
2007 Matt Adams 0:51:55   Cedar Bourgeois 0:52:21
2006 Matt Adams 0:47:23   Cedar Bourgeois 0:52:33
2005 Nick Swan 0:55:07   Cedar Bourgeois 0:51:44
2004 Walter Moore 0:56:51   Cedar Petrosius 0:55:09
2003 Sam Young 0:57:36   Cedar Petrosius 1:01:41
2002 Kris D'Alessandro 0:53:36   Lisa Hartman 1:01:08
2001 Eli Lane 0:48:53   Lisa Corbin 1:00:26

 

Junior Finishers
  Boys Time   Girls Time
2009 Brett Chase 29:30   Hannah Beutler 37:37
2008 Austin Gillespie 31:04   Allison Barnwell 36:59
2007 Travis Price 29:59   Denali Foldager 35:22
2006 Travis Price 31:48   Denali Foldager 35:33
2005 Matt Adams 27:47   Denali Foldager 35:20
2004 Matt Adams 27:46   Sarah Glaser 37:28
2003 Matt Adams 32:21   Denali Foldager 40:25
2002 Walter Moore 32:47   Denali Foldager 40:23
2001 Walter Moore 33:33   Denali Foldager 39:40

TRIVIA AND FACTS

Elevation Gain | 3,022 feet

Race Distance | 3.1 - 3.5 miles, dep. on route

First Winner | James Walters, 1915  | 1:02:02

Youngest Winner | Ephriam Kalmakoff, 1928  | age 14 | 52:35

Oldest Winner | Todd Boonstra, 2003 | age 41 | 47:32

Longest Standing Record | 29 years
    Bill Spencer  | 1981-2009
     Ephriam Kalmakoff  | 1928-1956

Most Senior Race Wins | Nina Kemppel, 9 wins  | 1994, 1996-2003

Most Junior Race Wins | Emily Ransom, 4 wins  | 1:02:021989-90, 1992-93

RESULTS ARCHIVES

2009 Results: 

Overall RESULTS:

MEN      WOMEN
BOYS       Girls

AGE GROUP RESULTS:

MEN      WOMEN
BOYS       Girls

2008 Results:  Mens      Womens      Junior Boys     Junior Girls

2007 Division Results

2006 Division Results

2005 Results:  Mens    Womens    Juniors

 

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