Petaluma Spartan Marathon

Petaluma CA/USA

Race Winners (25 runnings)

05 Apr 1959	3:04:45	Austin Pyles (CA/USA)
20 Apr 1958	3:31:35	Jesse vanZant-5
07 Apr 1957	3:07:17	Jesse vanZant-4
08 Apr 1956	3:11:50	Jesse vanZant-3
03 Apr 1955	2:53:25	Jesse vanZant-2
04 Apr 1954	2:44:50	Aldo Scandurra (NY/USA)
12 Apr 1953	3:37:45	Vic Duran (USA)
06 Apr 1952	2:48:10	Joe Brooks (USA)
01 Apr 1951	2:59:00	Chen-ling Wang-2
02 Apr 1950	2:57:42	Fred Kline-2
03 Apr 1949	2:58:45	Jesse vanZant (CAUSA)
04 Apr 1948	2:48:19	Chen-ling Wang (HKG)
13 Apr 1947	3:27:45	John Dicke (USA)
24 Mar 1946	2:48:25	Fred Kline (USA)
15 Apr 1945	3:11:04	Willie Dreyer-2
23 Apr 1944	2:56:55	Willie Dreyer (CA/USA)
18 Apr 1943	2:47:20	Leland Smith-5
19 Apr 1942	3:21:17	Andy MacCono (CA/USA)
20 Apr 1941	3:50:15	Neil Decker (USA)
14 Apr 1940	2:57:22	Leland Smith-4
16 Apr 1939	2:52:00	Clarence Hall (USA)
24 Apr 1938	2:51:21	Leland Smith-3
11 Apr 1937	2:55:31	Leland Smith-2
19 Apr 1936	3:12:02	Andy Myrra (CA/FIN)
14 Apr 1935	3:23:21	Leland Smith (USA)

Notes: 1935 was the inaugural year. In 1960, the marathon was replaced by a 25 km race.

Course Information

1935.... => Three loop course starting and finishing on the high school track
1936-41 => Point-to-point course from Cunningham Station, southeast of Sebastopol, through Santa Rosa, and finishing in Petaluma
1942-54 => Three loop course, starting and finishing at Kenilworth Park
1955-59 => Five loop course, starting and finishing at the Old Adobe on Washington St

Note: These results were preserved by Edward Fratini in the Petaluma Argus-Courier and elsewhere.

Most Wins (1935-1959)

Men

5	Leland Smith (USA)	1935,1937-38,1940,1943
.	Jesse vanZant (USA)	1949,1955-58

Last Updated on 23 Jan 2010

Contributors: Malcolm Heyworth, Jack Leydig (2)