Mardi Gras Marathon

New Orleans LA/USA

Web Site: www.mardigrasmarathon.com

Race Winners (42 runnings)

25 Feb 2008	2:25:52	Meyer Friedman-3	2:58:42	Autumn Ray (USA)
25 Feb 2007	2:27:37	Meyer Friedman-2 (LA)	3:14:27	Michelle Friedman (LA/USA)
26 Feb 2006	2:36:44	Brendan Minihan (LA/USA)	3:11:08	Karen Voss (CO/USA)
27 Feb 2005	2:30:59	Meyer Friedman (NY/USA)	3:07:20	Una Broderick (NY/USA)
29 Feb 2004	2:33:54	Mike Little (MN/USA)	2:59:56	Lisa Spenner (TX/USA)
16 Feb 2003	2:35:12	Gabriel Lucido (TX/USA)	3:09:43	Chris Purslow (TX/USA)
17 Feb 2002	2:32:09	Christopher Toepfer (IL/USA)	2:56:06	Lara Shaw (FL/USA)
04 Feb 2001	2:32:22	David Michael Mullan-2	3:01:53	Jodi Jackson (LA/USA)
06 Feb 2000	2:35:30	Steve Ritenour (FL/USA)	3:00:40	Amy Hayes (USA)
30 Jan 1999	2:39:14	Dan Vollmer (LA/USA)	2:54:32	Laurie Parton (NJ/USA)
17 Jan 1998	2:31:13	Paul Mutai (KEN)	3:15:22	Cathie Koss (LA/USA)
18 Jan 1997	2:32:51	John Viitanen-4	3:13:27	Lauren Kearney (USA)
20 Jan 1996	2:32:07	John Viitanen-3	2:57:12	Lisa Herman (USA)
21 Jan 1995	2:23:57	John Viitanen-2	2:58:18	Denise Billiot-2
22 Jan 1994	2:33:35	Peter Kotland	3:15:41	Denise Billiot (LA/USA)
16 Jan 1993	2:33:31	David Michael Mullan (TX/USA)	2:56:42	Cheryl Boessow-2
18 Jan 1992	2:38:12	John Viitanen (FIN)	2:59:44	Susan Foster (NY/USA)
19 Jan 1991	2:37:41	Paul Wagguespack (LA/USA)	3:13:34	Lori Ann Lazzari-2
20 Jan 1990	2:51:33	Eugene Dedeaux-2	2:55:03	Cheryl Boessow (AL/USA)
21 Jan 1989	2:26:47	Mark Malander (LA/USA)	3:07:49	Lori Ann Lazzari (AL/USA)
30 Jan 1988	2:43:49	Alexander Thomas (LA/USA)	2:58:56	Kay Overcash (NC/USA)
15 Feb 1987	2:44:21	Eugene Dedeaux (LA/USA)	3:02:17	Bonnie Blue (NY/USA)
16 Feb 1986	2:31:15	Douglas Clark (MS/USA)	3:23:38	Laura Walsh (LA/USA)
24 Feb 1985	2:25:59	Doug Kurtis-3	2:49:10	Jenni Peters (LA/USA)
04 Feb 1984	2:27:35a	Dan Skarda (IL/USA)	2:59:21a	Carol Madison (OK/USA)
20 Feb 1983	2:23:41a	Rodney Pearson (MS/USA)	2:41:38a	Angela Pikschus-2
07 Feb 1982	2:13:34a	Doug Kurtis-2	2:41:13a	Angela Pikschus (AR/USA)
01 Feb 1981	2:33:59a	Doug Kurtis (MI/USA)	3:09:43a	Wendy Cecil-Stuart (CAN)
09 Feb 1980	2:11:01a	Ron Tabb-2	2:35:09a	Gayle Olinekova-2
18 Feb 1979	2:11:53a	John Dimick (VT/USA)	2:38:12a	Gayle Olinekova (CAN)
28 Jan 1978	2:22:42	Ron Tabb (TX/USA)	2:59:55	Doone Riley (CAN)
12 Feb 1977	2:27:03	Marty Sudzina (PA/USA)	3:11:10	Tracy Sigler (FL/USA)
07 Feb 1976	2:20:50	Bob Varsha (GA/USA)	3:34:33	Connie Junghaus-2
01 Feb 1975	2:27:07	Doug Schmenk (CA/USA)	3:21:33	Connie Junghaus (IA/USA)
02 Feb 1974	2:23:51	Norbert Sander (NY/USA)
03 Feb 1973	2:20:24	Amby Burfoot (CT/USA)
29 Jan 1972	2:26:40.5	Jack Batchelor (FL/USA)	4:32:12	Terri Stranski-2
20 Feb 1971	2:29:28.9	Pat McMahon (IRL)	4:28:48	Terri Stranski (TX/USA)
31 Jan 1970	2:37:40	Larry Fuselier (LA/USA)
15 Feb 1969	2:35:59	Billy Wicks (LA/USA)
1968	---	not held
21 Jan 1967	2:49:57	Larry Colpitts (USA)
1966	2:55:34	Dan Fuselier (LA/USA)
06 Mar 1965	2:47:30	Henry Belin (LA/USA)

Notes: 1965 was the inaugural year. For 1965, this race was known as the New Orleans RRC Marathon and was run on the Mississippi River levee, for 1966-68, this race was known as the City of New Orleans Marathon.

a => pt/pt course (course crossed the Lake Ponchartrain Bridge, finishing in Metairie)

Course

1965-70	unknown	uncertified
1971-78	unknown	LA71Jan14
1979	pt/pt crossing the Ponchartrain Bridge, finishing in Metairie	LA79Feb17
1980	pt/pt crossing the Ponchartrain Bridge, finishing in Metairie	LA79Sep16
1981	pt/pt crossing the Ponchartrain Bridge, finishing in Metairie	LA80Nov16
1982-84	pt/pt crossing the Ponchartrain Bridge, finishing in Metairie	LA81Nov14
1985-88	unknown	uncertified
1989-91	drop 0 m/km, separation 1%	LA89001DL
1992	drop 0 m/km, separation 1%	LA92001ETM
1993	drop 0 m/km, separation 0%	LA93001ETM
1994	drop 0 m/km, separation 1%	LA94001ETM
1995	drop 0 m/km, separation 0%	LA95001ETM
1996-97	drop 0 m/km, separation 0%	LA96002ETM
1998 =>	drop 0 m/km, separation 1%	LA98001ETM

Most Wins (1965/date)

Men

4

John Viitanen (FL/FIN)

1992,1995-97

Women

2	Terri Stranski (TX/USA)	1971-72
.	Connie Junghaus (IA/USA)	1975-76
.	Gayle Olinekova (CAN)	1979-80
.	Angela Pikschus (AR/USA)	1982-83
.	Lori Ann Lazzari (AL/USA)	1989,1991
.	Cheryl Boessow (AL/USA)	1990,1993
.	Denise Billiot (LA/USA)	1994-95

Prize Money
Prize money has not been awarded at this race according to available information.

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
1980    -8.1    n/a

Competitive Level (1990-date)
Insufficient data to calculate the competitive level.

Quality Performances

Men
<2:12       1
<2:13       1
<2:14       2
<2:15       2
<2:16       4
<2:17       5
<2:18       8
<2:19       9
<2:20      11

Women
<2:40       1
<2:42       3
<2:44       3
<2:46       4
<2:48       5
<2:50       7

Note: 1980 is not included in these totals due to excessive wind aid.

Last Updated on 25 Feb 2008

Contributors: Chuck George (10), Jack Leydig (1)