Running-Related Contests

Marathon Predictions & Scavenger Hunt!

Top prize is one month of coaching from TrackCoach.com, under the Gold Medal Program.
Second & Third win illuminating Safety Sport Belts, courtesy of UFLASH.COM.
Fourth place will receive a month's supply of Ultima Replenisher.
Next 12 win a copy of Mel Watman's "Who's Who in Athletics," courtesy of American Track & Field magazine.

Winners will be contacted shortly for prize delivery.

View the Questions & Answers.

PLACE NAME SCORE
1 Ted Poulos 107
2 Ed Harri 104
3 Brett Kmiec 98
4 Scott Wolfe 97
5 Andre Sammartino 97
6 Riva Rahl 96
7 Oleg Shpyrko 89
8 Jason Hubbard 84
9 Ewen Thompson 72
10 Jeff DeGraw 34
11 David Donley 22
12 David Ponas 16

Here are the questions and correct answers:
Who was the first to place a return link to The Run-Down Site?  (5 points)

Joel Tetreault
A high school teammate of mine had one spoken word in the movie, "Prefontaine." What was it?  (5 points)

Whoosh
What distance did I run a time trial PR for, between hamstring injuries?  (2 points)

200m
What do I feel is the most important thing many runners should focus on in order to improve?  (2 points)

Toe Running
What college did I first attend?  (2 points)

Whitman
Who has The Run-Down Event Calendar teamed up with?  (2 points)

Palouse Road Runners

Here is how scores will be calculated for the following marathon questions:

Your Guess Actual Time Difference (+/-) Score
    < 10 minutes 1 point
    < 5 minutes 2 points
    < 2 minutes 5 points
    < 1 minute 10 points
    < 50 seconds 15 points
    < 40 seconds 20 points
    < 30 seconds 30 points
    < 20 seconds 40 points
    < 10 seconds 50 points
    Exact Time 100 points


Berlin Marathon (September 26, 1999):

Men's Course Record: 2:06:05 Ronaldo da Costa (1998)
Women's Course Record: 2:23:44 Catherina McKiernan (1997)

Winning Times:

Men

2:06:44 (Josephat Kiprono)

Women

2:20:43 (Tegla Loroupe)

Quad Cities Marathon (September 26, 1999, 2nd Annual):

Men's Course Record: 2:34:50 David Heppner (1998)
Women's Course Record: 2:59:55 Mary Burns-Prine (1998)

Winning Times:

Men

2:26:43 (Bob Simmons)

Women

2:56:31 (Christy Nielsen)

Portland Marathon (October 3, 1999):

Men's Course Record: 2:17:21 Uli Steidl (1997)
Women's Course Record: 2:36:39 Hiromi Yakoyama (1991)

Winning Times:

Men

2:24:33 (Matt Messner)

Women

2:48:23 (Kyra Slade)