1989

Race General Information

Race ID 7
Title 1989
Year 1989
Race Athletes Start 26
Race Athletes Finish 26
Race Start 1989-09-29 07:00:00
Registration Start 1989-01-29 07:00:00
Registration End 1989-03-29 07:00:00

Participants

# Full Name #BIB Athlete Number Nationality
1 Riemis Leo 0 Belgium
2 Gevaert Gilbert 0 Belgium
3 Larsson Rune 0 Sweden
4 Verdonck William 0 Belgium
5 Hufton Jeffrey 0 United Kingdom
6 Van Tichelen Leo 0 Belgium
7 Edmondson Torence 0 United Kingdom
8 Macke Patrick 0 United Kingdom
9 Leinonen Seppo Tapio 0 Finland
10 Meadowcroft Robert 0 United Kingdom
11 Hanudel-Larsson Mary 0 U.S.A
12 Sipos Istvan 0 Hungary
13 Bogar Janos 42 Hungary
14 Chalkias Vassilis 74 Hellas
15 Courtillon Max 78 France
16 Dhooghe Robert 96 Belgium
17 Dragojevic Sladanko 104 Croatia
18 Endo Eiko 122 Japan
19 Giesselmann Klaus 178 Germany
20 Kaiho Michiyoshi 274 Japan
21 Kapsomenakis Petros 284 Hellas
22 Kuno Monika 332 Germany
23 Morikawa Seiichi 469 Japan
24 Muramatsu Tatsuya 479 Japan
25 Pirrung Roy 573 U.S.A
26 Sonntag Werner 686 Germany

Race Finishers

# Full Name #BIB Athlete Number Nationality Finish DateTime Finish Time
1 Macke Patrick 0 United Kingdom 1989-09-30 07:32:05 24:32:05
2 Larsson Rune 0 Sweden 1989-09-30 08:28:48 25:28:48
3 Morikawa Seiichi 469 Japan 1989-09-30 09:08:18 26:08:18
4 Pirrung Roy 573 U.S.A 1989-09-30 10:08:45 27:08:45
5 Sipos Istvan 0 Hungary 1989-09-30 11:29:43 28:29:43
6 Dragojevic Sladanko 104 Croatia 1989-09-30 11:45:48 28:45:48
7 Edmondson Torence 0 United Kingdom 1989-09-30 11:47:40 28:47:40
8 Leinonen Seppo Tapio 0 Finland 1989-09-30 12:41:42 29:41:42
9 Bogar Janos 42 Hungary 1989-09-30 13:43:17 30:43:17
10 Verdonck William 0 Belgium 1989-09-30 13:45:54 30:45:54
11 Courtillon Max 78 France 1989-09-30 13:46:47 30:46:47
12 Hanudel-Larsson Mary 0 U.S.A 1989-09-30 14:57:23 31:57:23
13 Van Tichelen Leo 0 Belgium 1989-09-30 15:19:29 32:19:29
14 Chalkias Vassilis 74 Hellas 1989-09-30 15:22:35 32:22:35
15 Gevaert Gilbert 0 Belgium 1989-09-30 15:40:14 32:40:14
16 Hufton Jeffrey 0 United Kingdom 1989-09-30 16:21:29 33:21:29
17 Riemis Leo 0 Belgium 1989-09-30 16:34:48 33:34:48
18 Kaiho Michiyoshi 274 Japan 1989-09-30 17:12:17 34:12:17
19 Kuno Monika 332 Germany 1989-09-30 17:19:20 34:19:20
20 Endo Eiko 122 Japan 1989-09-30 17:36:49 34:36:49
21 Muramatsu Tatsuya 479 Japan 1989-09-30 17:36:49 34:36:49
22 Giesselmann Klaus 178 Germany 1989-09-30 17:42:23 34:42:23
23 Dhooghe Robert 96 Belgium 1989-09-30 18:12:26 35:12:26
24 Sonntag Werner 686 Germany 1989-09-30 18:21:19 35:21:19
25 Meadowcroft Robert 0 United Kingdom 1989-09-30 18:25:47 35:25:47
26 Kapsomenakis Petros 284 Hellas 1989-09-30 18:30:59 35:30:59

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Described as the world's most grueling race, the Spartathlon runs over rough tracks and muddy paths (often it rains during the race), crosses vineyards and olive groves, climbs steep hillsides and, most challenging of all, takes the runners on the 1,200 meter ascent and descent of Mount Parthenio in the dead of night.
This is the mountain, covered with rocks and bushes, on which it is said Pheidippides met the god Pan.

Spartathlon is the event that brings this deed to attention today by drawing a legend out of the depths of history. The idea for its creation is belongs to John Foden, a British RAF Wing Commander. As a lover of Greece and student of ancient Greek history, Foden stopped his reading of Herodotus' narration regarding Pheidippides, puzzled and wondering if a modern man could cover the distance from Athens to Sparta, i.e. 250 kms, within 36 hours.