RACE REPORT OF THE 2008 30th ASICS ADELAIDE MARATHON
Highlights
The first Adelaide marathon was held in 1978 and celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2008 with a 34% increase in entrants to 873 including 275 marathon runners and walkers.
Weather
Heavy overnight squalls began to abate before the marathon start at 645 am. There was a short shower early in the race and longer steady rain shortly after the leaders finished. Thereafter the clouds cleared and the sun provided pleasant running conditions.
The prevailing winds were from the west/north west instead of the usual south west and were strong along the beachfront section of the course. Runners battled for 8 kilometres into headwinds from Glenelg to Grange.
Course
This was the second year for the new marathon course introduced in 2007 but with outgoing runners moved to Military Road, Henley Beach to eliminate the congestion along the Esplanade beachfront last year.
The half marathon started again at Henley Sailing Club, West Beach and followed the marathon course. The 8.5 kilometre course from the Flinders Park Football Club, Flinders Park crossed Hartley Road and joined the marathon course nearby. The course was flat with only short climbs under road bridges to contend with. The section along the River Torrens Linear Park was reduced to 8 kilometres compared with previous marathons.
The marathon course followed the Westside Bikeway, passing by the Old Gum Tree (the location of the reading of the Proclamation by Governor John Hindmarsh creating the colony of South Australia on December 28, 1836, to reach the beach at Glenelg North. It followed the beach front for 14 kilometres to Grange before returning to West Beach and crossing into the River Torrens Linear Park. Once through the cemetery at Hindmarsh, it turned along the back of the Southwark Brewery through Thebarton to the finish.
Jordan Spencer as Master of Ceremonies provided regular updates on the progress of the race, conducted interviews of finishers and ran the presentation ceremony smoothly.
ENTRANTS
56 marathon entrants came from outside South Australia, made up of Australian Capital Territory (2), New South Wales (15), Northern Territory (2), Queensland (4), Tasmania (2), Victoria (20) and Western Australia (2). Overseas entrants were from Austria (1), Germany (1) Japan (1), New Zealand (2), Singapore (2) and UK (2),
The number of entrants in the marathon increased by 45% and by 48% in the half marathon.
PLACEGETTERS
MARATHON RUNNERS (42 KM)
Male - 1st Justin Creek (2:44:29), 2nd Darren Morris (2:55:20), 3rd Leon Sergeant (2:56:36)
Female - 1st Eliza Mayger (2:55:38), 2nd Katrina Tucker (3:07:24), 3rd Nicole Butterfield (3:14:27)
Fastest Novice Male - Andrew Johnson (John Bannon trophy) - 3:20:18
Fastest Novice Female - Jen Cahalan (Bob Wiese trophy) - 3:22:21
(Novice trophies donated by John Bannon & Robyn Downey)
MARATHON WALKERS
Male - 1st James Hoare (5:13:54), 2nd Bill Eldridge (5:25:39), 3rd Robert Francis (5:42:03)
Female - 1st Cathy Cox (5:27:14)
HALF MARATHON RUNNERS
Male - 1st Ian Brade (1:12:52), 2nd Chris Hills (1:14:20), 3rd Shane Johnson (1:16:15)
Female - 1st Tarah Palm (1:19:35), 2nd Sandra Prosenico (1:22:03), 3rd (Appeal pending)
HALF MARATHON WALKERS
Male - 1st Roger Lowe (2:45:40), 2nd Peter Reimann (2:46:00), 3rd Colin Rettos (2:57:47)
Female - 1st Deb Thomas (2:31:40), 2nd Raelene Schild (2:40:04), Ingrid Magryn (2:50:46)
8.5 KILOMETRE RUNNERS
Male - 1st Richard Frimpong (31:41), 2nd Ben Crawford (31:50), 3rd Steven Bailey (34:33)
Female - 1st Lindi Gepp (37:55), 2nd Amanda Able (38:12), 3rd, Maree Maney (39:33)
8.5 KILOMETRE WALKERS
Male - 1st James Kermode (1:11:45)
Female - 1st Sandra Roffey (1:04:11), 2nd Sarah Wiegold (1:13:25), 3rd Rebecca Wickham (1:14:03)
PRIZES
15 ASICS shoe random draw prizes were won by John Bennett (25), Paul Greenwood (63), Ray Schliebs (124), Dallas Wiles (190), Anita Schwarzbauer (240), James Donnelly (267), Caroline Smith (1885), Jayne-Anne Power (1892), Ian Brade (3117), Christopher Munday (3145), Rachel Acton (3909), David Ashfield (3919), Jill Ahmed (3938), Peter Murgatroyd (3941), David Tregear (3959) and Richard Torney (4096).
MDA Muscular Dystrophy prize winners are -
All entrants (18 years & over) - $500 cash was won by Gary Harvey (188)
Muscle Team - return trip to London with guaranteed entry into the London marathon -
(to be drawn 6 September 2007)
SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
Thanks to the organisations who supported this event -
·ASICS in conjunction with Joggers World - naming rights sponsor & prizes
·Office for Recreation and Sport - joint main sponsor
·SA Police - traffic control (Harry McCallum & Chris Holland)
·Muscular Dystrophy Association - prizes & support
·Adelaide Fresh Fruiterers - fresh fruit in race bags
·Piccadilly Springs Water - water on course & finish
Thanks to people who made it possible -
·Joe Stevens, Athletics SA
·South West Metro Girl Guides - drink stations
·Sports medicine team lead by Vivian Bing
·BodyFirst massage
·Henley Sailing Club - half marathon race start
·Flinders Park Football Club - 8.5 km race start
·73 Course marshalls recruited by Kathy Vitkovsky
·Drink station delivery Greg Schulz & Ron Lafferty
·Coning team of Jim Nelson, David Close and Paul Francis
·20 Start/Finish area volunteers
·Office staff & volunteers
Rod Williams
ASICS 2008 Adelaide Marathon Race Committee
Highlights
The first Adelaide marathon was held in 1978 and celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2008 with a 34% increase in entrants to 873 including 275 marathon runners and walkers.
Weather
Heavy overnight squalls began to abate before the marathon start at 645 am. There was a short shower early in the race and longer steady rain shortly after the leaders finished. Thereafter the clouds cleared and the sun provided pleasant running conditions.
The prevailing winds were from the west/north west instead of the usual south west and were strong along the beachfront section of the course. Runners battled for 8 kilometres into headwinds from Glenelg to Grange.
Course
This was the second year for the new marathon course introduced in 2007 but with outgoing runners moved to Military Road, Henley Beach to eliminate the congestion along the Esplanade beachfront last year.
The half marathon started again at Henley Sailing Club, West Beach and followed the marathon course. The 8.5 kilometre course from the Flinders Park Football Club, Flinders Park crossed Hartley Road and joined the marathon course nearby. The course was flat with only short climbs under road bridges to contend with. The section along the River Torrens Linear Park was reduced to 8 kilometres compared with previous marathons.
The marathon course followed the Westside Bikeway, passing by the Old Gum Tree (the location of the reading of the Proclamation by Governor John Hindmarsh creating the colony of South Australia on December 28, 1836, to reach the beach at Glenelg North. It followed the beach front for 14 kilometres to Grange before returning to West Beach and crossing into the River Torrens Linear Park. Once through the cemetery at Hindmarsh, it turned along the back of the Southwark Brewery through Thebarton to the finish.
Jordan Spencer as Master of Ceremonies provided regular updates on the progress of the race, conducted interviews of finishers and ran the presentation ceremony smoothly.
ENTRANTS
56 marathon entrants came from outside South Australia, made up of Australian Capital Territory (2), New South Wales (15), Northern Territory (2), Queensland (4), Tasmania (2), Victoria (20) and Western Australia (2). Overseas entrants were from Austria (1), Germany (1) Japan (1), New Zealand (2), Singapore (2) and UK (2),
The number of entrants in the marathon increased by 45% and by 48% in the half marathon.
PLACEGETTERS
MARATHON RUNNERS (42 KM)
Male - 1st Justin Creek (2:44:29), 2nd Darren Morris (2:55:20), 3rd Leon Sergeant (2:56:36)
Female - 1st Eliza Mayger (2:55:38), 2nd Katrina Tucker (3:07:24), 3rd Nicole Butterfield (3:14:27)
Fastest Novice Male - Andrew Johnson (John Bannon trophy) - 3:20:18
Fastest Novice Female - Jen Cahalan (Bob Wiese trophy) - 3:22:21
(Novice trophies donated by John Bannon & Robyn Downey)
MARATHON WALKERS
Male - 1st James Hoare (5:13:54), 2nd Bill Eldridge (5:25:39), 3rd Robert Francis (5:42:03)
Female - 1st Cathy Cox (5:27:14)
HALF MARATHON RUNNERS
Male - 1st Ian Brade (1:12:52), 2nd Chris Hills (1:14:20), 3rd Shane Johnson (1:16:15)
Female - 1st Tarah Palm (1:19:35), 2nd Sandra Prosenico (1:22:03), 3rd (Appeal pending)
HALF MARATHON WALKERS
Male - 1st Roger Lowe (2:45:40), 2nd Peter Reimann (2:46:00), 3rd Colin Rettos (2:57:47)
Female - 1st Deb Thomas (2:31:40), 2nd Raelene Schild (2:40:04), Ingrid Magryn (2:50:46)
8.5 KILOMETRE RUNNERS
Male - 1st Richard Frimpong (31:41), 2nd Ben Crawford (31:50), 3rd Steven Bailey (34:33)
Female - 1st Lindi Gepp (37:55), 2nd Amanda Able (38:12), 3rd, Maree Maney (39:33)
8.5 KILOMETRE WALKERS
Male - 1st James Kermode (1:11:45)
Female - 1st Sandra Roffey (1:04:11), 2nd Sarah Wiegold (1:13:25), 3rd Rebecca Wickham (1:14:03)
PRIZES
15 ASICS shoe random draw prizes were won by John Bennett (25), Paul Greenwood (63), Ray Schliebs (124), Dallas Wiles (190), Anita Schwarzbauer (240), James Donnelly (267), Caroline Smith (1885), Jayne-Anne Power (1892), Ian Brade (3117), Christopher Munday (3145), Rachel Acton (3909), David Ashfield (3919), Jill Ahmed (3938), Peter Murgatroyd (3941), David Tregear (3959) and Richard Torney (4096).
MDA Muscular Dystrophy prize winners are -
All entrants (18 years & over) - $500 cash was won by Gary Harvey (188)
Muscle Team - return trip to London with guaranteed entry into the London marathon -
(to be drawn 6 September 2007)
SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
Thanks to the organisations who supported this event -
·ASICS in conjunction with Joggers World - naming rights sponsor & prizes
·Office for Recreation and Sport - joint main sponsor
·SA Police - traffic control (Harry McCallum & Chris Holland)
·Muscular Dystrophy Association - prizes & support
·Adelaide Fresh Fruiterers - fresh fruit in race bags
·Piccadilly Springs Water - water on course & finish
Thanks to people who made it possible -
·Joe Stevens, Athletics SA
·South West Metro Girl Guides - drink stations
·Sports medicine team lead by Vivian Bing
·BodyFirst massage
·Henley Sailing Club - half marathon race start
·Flinders Park Football Club - 8.5 km race start
·73 Course marshalls recruited by Kathy Vitkovsky
·Drink station delivery Greg Schulz & Ron Lafferty
·Coning team of Jim Nelson, David Close and Paul Francis
·20 Start/Finish area volunteers
·Office staff & volunteers
Rod Williams
ASICS 2008 Adelaide Marathon Race Committee