Marathon Maniacs Marathons/Ultras run by #983
Craig Newport

Seq Race Date City ST Finish
Time		 Distance Bib Overall
Place		 Sex
Place		 Age
Place		 Remarks
130 California International Marathon 12/04/11 Sacramento CA 4:50:12 Marathon 5184 4326/ 5775   35/ 57 34-48° My LAST marathon. Healthy and enjoyable running to Maniacs everywhere. Had a great time running with my son and annoying the crowd.
129 Humboldt 10/16/11 Weott CA 4:10:53 Marathon 1127 58/ 149   1/ 2 52-60° Good conditions. I had an off day. This is my last competitive marathon.
128 Santa Rosa 08/28/11 Santa Rosa CA 3:55:19 Marathon 349 219/ 416   2/ 3 51-70° Ace (EWDOG) Ewing (#4130) escorted me across finish line after I took a tumble after mile 26. A good day.
127 World Masters Athletics 07/17/11 Sacramento CA 3:52:56 Marathon 4238 148/ 227   8/ 17 Unique race. Sort of Fantasy Camp Olympics for age-group athletes. Unlike real Olympics, qualifying consists of reaching for your credit card. Weather was luckily 12-15° below normal. 58-63° and overcast. Some serious folks here. For example, winner of men's 80-84 ran 3:54:00.
126 Newport 06/04/11 Newport OR 3:59:07 Marathon 219 205/ 673   3/ 10 55-75° Warmest day in 13 year race history, but still OK. Good Maniac turnout, as usual.
125 Napa Marathon 03/06/11 Napa CA 3:56:14 Marathon 1612 531/ 1755   7/ 35 50-55° Rain & drizzle about half the race.
124 California International 12/05/10 Sacramento CA 3:46:44 Marathon 5103 1600/ 5849   14/ 116 48° - 55° Almost perfect conditions. A no excuses kind of day.
123 Humboldt 10/17/10 Weott CA 3:51:40 Marathon 1139 66/ 206   2/ 8 52-57° Overcast. Excellent conditions.
122 Santa Rosa 08/29/10 Santa Rosa CA 3:51:07 Marathon 135 52/ 184   1/ 7 More great weather for August, 51-61°! Nursed a tight hamstring for the last 16 miles, but overall a great day. Chatted with many Maniacs.
121 Newport 06/05/10 Newport OR 3:46:13 Marathon 788 153/ 643   1/ 14 50-60° Great weather between two days of rain. Enjoyed meeting more Maniacs.
120 Napa Marathon 03/07/10 Napa CA 3:53:16 Marathon 1429 541/ 1735   7/ 39 42-56° Fun race. #1 and 2 were there in a gaggle of Maniacs. Ran almost entire race with #984 who was off because of lack of training.
119 California International 12/07/09 Sacramento CA 4:05:51 Marathon 4758 3192/ 5845   41/ 119 30-45° Lots of small problems but finished feeling good. Last three miles faster than first three. Snow the next day.
118 Cowtown Sacramento 10/04/09 Sacramento CA 3:47:05 Marathon 3552 92/ 328   2/ 10 48-62° I started running this race in 1983. These were the best conditions I have encountered here.
117 Santa Rosa 08/30/09 Santa Rosa CA 3:57:06 Marathon 318 37/ 86   1/ 5 My first race in Maniac yellow. I got to meet Bob Hearn, Jeannette Quintana, Guillermo Rios, Tim Marquardt, and Maniac Royalty Larry Macon and Yolanda Holder. I also saw Chuck Engle, but he was busy finishing an hour+ ahead of me. Course relatively flat on bike path and ditch bank. About 2/3 "groomed" gravel. A little dizzy from the 14 bridge crossings and 90 and 180 degree turns. Inaugural running of this race. Would recommend to all not in search of an absolute PR. 57-66°
116 California International 12/07/08 Sacramento CA 4:13:04 Marathon 4093 3083/ 5198   51/ 100 This year's conditions were excellent. 42° start/44° 6 hours later, overcast, virtually no wind. I was not excellent. My pace doubled a few steps after mile 24 as a hamstring tightened up severely and I walked in from there. My son, Glenn, ran his first marathon to add a sunny spot to the day.
115 Cowtown 10/05/08 Sacramento CA 3:48:08 Marathon 3205 61/ 288   2/ 7 55-64°
114 Newport 05/31/08 Newport OR 3:43:17 Marathon   191/ 613   2/ 13 48-55°F
113 Avenue of the Giants 05/04/08 Weott CA 3:46:38 Marathon   70/ 280   2/ 12 48-55°F
112 Napa 03/02/08 Napa CA 3:54:58 Marathon   689/ 1781   10/ 38 45-55°F
111 California International 12/02/07 Sacramento CA 3:44:57 Marathon   1531/ 4743   12/ 93 41-52°F
110 Napa 03/04/07 Napa CA 4:03:59 Marathon   554/ 1236   12/ 31 42-59°F Stress fracture of knee diagnosed after race. Note to self: If knee is swollen BEFORE race, don't run race. Maniac #984 accompanied me in my run/walk strategy.
109 Redding 01/14/07 Redding CA 3:51:41 Marathon   28/ 105   2/ 5 22-50°F Coldest starting temperature for me. (I am from California.)
108 Avenue of the Giants 05/07/06 Weott CA 4:07:05 Marathon   139/ 362   6/ 12 50-63°F
107 Napa 03/05/06 Napa CA 3:42:07 Marathon   273/ 1438   6/ 63 45-49°F
106 California International 12/04/05 Sacramento CA 3:27:01 Marathon   585/ 3248   13/ 159 33-45°F
105 Humboldt 10/16/05 Weott CA 3:30:49 Marathon   28/ 155   2/ 7 53-63°F
104 Avenue of the Giants 05/01/05 Weott CA 3:33:25 Marathon   61/ 543   3/ 28 48-60°F
103 Big Island 03/20/05 Hilo HI 4:06:20 Marathon   43/ 151   5/ 16 63-72°F Different course than earlier Big Island Marathon. Rolling terrain for first few miles and flattens out for last 2/3 of race. Suffered from asthma symptoms.
102 Napa 03/06/05 Napa CA 3:37:30 Marathon   272/ 1595   9/ 70 46-65°F
101 Redding 01/01/05 Redding CA 3:42:54 Marathon   18/ 66   2/ 7 35-42°F
100 California International 12/05/04 Sacramento CA 3:19:08 Marathon   401/ 2963   5/ 107 35-43°F
99 Silicon Valley 10/31/04 San Jose CA 3:28:53 Marathon   85/ 636   6/ 79 52-62°F
98 Humboldt 10/17/04 Weott CA 3:32:03 Marathon   21/ 146   3/ 12 55-58°F Drizzle and rain for entire race.
97 Sacramento 10/03/04 Sacramento CA 3:38:14 Marathon   39/ 257   3/ 18 56-72°F
96 Newport 06/05/04 Newport OR 3:14:47 Marathon   50/ 540   1/ 28 52-66°F I felt pretty happy with winning my age group until I noticed that Herb Phillips had finished 27 minutes ahead of me in an older age group! Congratulations, Mr. Phillips!
95 Avenue of the Giants 05/02/04 Weott CA 3:23:00 Marathon   34/ 537   1/ 30 55-78°F
94 Napa 03/07/04 Napa CA 3:17:27 Marathon   108/ 1555   3/ 63 44-60°F
93 Redding 01/01/04 Redding CA 3:46:51 Marathon   12/ 54   2/ 5 40-48°F
92 California International 12/07/03 Sacramento CA 3:13:52 Marathon   255/ 2930   3/ 113 52-59°F
91 Humboldt 10/19/03 Weott CA 3:16:28 Marathon   12/ 201   1/ 21 48-60°F
90 Avenue of the Giants 05/04/03 Weott CA 3:29:30 Marathon   56/ 596   2/ 23 45-55°F
89 Napa 03/02/03 Napa CA 3:26:43 Marathon   186/ 1740   10/ 60 36-50°F
88 Redding 01/01/03 Redding CA 3:35:38 Marathon   12/ 54   2/ 2 35-47°F
87 Honolulu 12/08/02 Honolulu HI 3:33:23 Marathon   869/ 26,407   44/ 1032 73-78°F
86 Sacramento 10/07/02 Sacramento CA 3:35:35 Marathon   16/ 94   2/ 9 60-75°F
85 Newport 06/01/02 Newport OR 3:16:15 Marathon   55   2 50-55°F Maniacs love this race with good reason. Fast, mostly level course, generally good marathon weather. Only race I've run with oysters at an aid station.
84 Avenue of the Giants 05/05/02 Weott CA 3:29:27 Marathon   68/ 759   1/ 38 50-60°F
83 Napa 03/03/02 Napa CA 3:46:30 Marathon       14/ 54 38-60°F
82 Redding 01/01/02 Redding CA 3:43:16 Marathon   21/ 60   1/ 5 50°F This marathon has had at least 4 separate courses in its short history. 10-15 miles along Sacramento River is especially beautiful. Much of course is along old railroad right-of-way. Big downhill at the start. Not a PR course. The start is on Shasta Dam. Because of the proximity to 9-11, this was the only race I've attended with searches (pretty minimal) in the staging area carried out with National Guard troops armed with M-16's.
81 California International 12/02/01 Sacramento CA 3:20:21 Marathon   271   8/ 88 45-50°F
80 Silicon Valley 10/28/01 San Jose CA 3:15:12 Marathon   77   1 55-60°F
79 Sacramento 10/07/01 Sacramento CA 3:23:03 Marathon   7   2 55-65°F
78 Avenue of the Giants 05/06/01 Weott CA 3:16:41 Marathon   29/ 662   1/ 24 50-75°F
77 Napa 03/04/01 Napa CA 3:25:18 Marathon   99/ 1363   9/ 106 45-50°F Rain and wind (40 mph)
76 California International 12/03/00 Sacramento CA 3:15:46 Marathon     269/ 1591 17/ 173 40-45°F
75 Silicon Valley 10/29/00 San Jose CA 3:19:08 Marathon   306   7 50-60°F
74 Blackhorse 10/22/00 Fort Irwin CA 3:46:32 Marathon   13   2 50-67°F This was the only marathon course that had multiple tank crossings on the road. I saw a coyote at an ATM on the base.
73 Humboldt 10/15/00 Weott CA 3:34:58 Marathon   74   10 50-60°F
72 Lake Tahoe 10/08/00 Lake Tahoe CA 3:47:30 Marathon   63   3 50-65°F
71 Sacramento 10/01/00 Sacramento CA 3:30:38 Marathon   13/ 113   2/ 12 60-75°F Plantar fasciitis was still coming and going. I decided to run a marathon a week for the month of October to decide my running fate. I finished the marathons and had my Maniac qualification.
70 San Joaquin 04/11/99 Fresno CA 3:13:35 Marathon   45/ 483   5/ 41 45-52°F Flat fast course but race only lasted one year.
69 Napa 03/07/99 Napa CA 3:07:58 Marathon   92/ 1560   5/ 106 40-52°F
68 Pacific Shoreline 01/31/99 Newport Beach CA 3:24:27 Marathon   76/ 529   2/ 42 49°F and rain 75% of the race.
67 San Francisco 07/12/98 San Francisco CA 3:53:59 Marathon   902/ 3697   40/ 166 60-70°F Plantar fasciitis greatly hampered my training. Maniac #984 ran with me for 16 miles, went on almost to the finish and then waited outside the stadium (10 minutes?) so that we could finish together.
66 Avenue of the Giants 05/03/98 Weott CA 3:11:35 Marathon   27/ 448   1/ 30 50-65°F
65 Napa 03/01/98 Napa CA 3:42:05 Marathon   482/ 1478   29/ 104 45-65°F
64 Avenue of the Giants 05/04/97 Weott CA 3:02:00 Marathon   19/ 437   2/ 36 55-67°F
63 Boston 04/21/97 Boston MA 3:11:35 Marathon   1617/ 8908   49/ 883 52°F Ran with Maniac #984 until he got tired of my lame jokes. I went on to high(low) five every kid on the course that I could reach.
62 Napa 03/02/97 Napa CA 3:05:34 Marathon   74/ 1610   4/ 73 50-55°F
61 Big Sur 04/28/96 Big Sur CA 3:06:27 Marathon   53/ 2305   2/ 158 58-68°F
60 Napa Valley 03/03/96 Napa CA 2:56:29 Marathon   36/ 704   1/ 120 48-55°F It's easier to do well in your age group if "everyone else" is resting up for the 100th Boston.
59 Trackathon 01/21/96 Sacramento CA 2:58:51 Marathon   2/ 6     46-52°F
58 California International 12/03/95 Sacramento CA 2:55:46 Marathon   252/ 3186   13/ 49 46-53°F 100th Boston Marathon the next year made the field for this fast course double in size.
57 Sacramento 10/01/95 Sacramento CA 2:58:59 Marathon   11/ 257   1/ 38 55-65°F
56 Avenue of the Giants 05/07/95 Weott CA 2:59:49 Marathon   24/ 499   2/ 69 55°F One of the beautiful courses I've run. It's also almost level considering it is run through huge redwoods.
55 Napa 03/05/95 Napa CA 2:58:39 Marathon   63/ 1279   4/ 143 45-50°F
54 Trackathon 01/22/95 Sacramento CA 3:04:34 Marathon   3/ 5     47-52°F Ran on an all weather track in the rain.
53 St. George 10/01/94 St. George UT 3:01:27 Marathon   273/ 3082   18/ 290 45-60°F Unique race. Some like this downhill course for PR possibilities. I found the altitude canceled out the drop. It was unique in other respects, though. Only race that had bonfires and lighted portable toilets at the start. It was also the only race where they diligently made you show your race number to get on the bus. How many people would impersonate a marathoner to get a free bus ride 26 miles out of town into the desert? The portable toilets weren't that great. The unique feature I liked the least was the motel tried to change the rate at check out. Is this even worse now that they are on a lottery basis?
52 Silver State 08/28/94 Sparks NV 3:20:21 Marathon   15/ 160   7/ 36 55-70°F 4000 ft elevation. Goes around a dry lake. Desert landscape.
51 California International 12/05/93 Sacramento CA 2:49:33 Marathon   90/ 1688   7/ 203 36-48°F
50 Sacramento 10/03/93 Sacramento CA 2:58:34 Marathon   7/ 133   1/ 23 58-70°F
49 Burney 09/15/93 Burney CA 3:14:22 Marathon   4/ 50   2 50-70°F Burney Falls is still there but the marathon is gone. Nice scenery. Fire roads, trails, etc.
48 California International 12/06/92 Sacramento CA 2:50:05 Marathon   79/ 1508   5/ 166 40-45°F
47 Sacramento 10/04/92 Sacramento CA 2:58:31 Marathon   4   1 65-75°F
46 Big Sur 04/26/92 Big Sur CA 2:57:18 Marathon   45/ 1870   3 60-75°F
45 Napa 03/08/92 Napa CA 2:53:17 Marathon   47/ 969   5/ 131 45-60°F
44 California International 12/08/91 Sacramento CA 2:48:10 Marathon   133/ 1615   6/ 161 38-50°F
43 Sacramento 10/06/91 Sacramento CA 2:51:48 Marathon   4/ 172   1/ 22 65-73°F
42 24 Hour Cancer Run 09/22/91 Visalia CA 2:53:53 Marathon         Ran 105 laps @ Redwood High School 26.25 miles.
41 Big Sur 04/28/91 Big Sur CA 2:53:17 Marathon   29/ 1914   2/ 211 45-65°F
40 Napa 03/10/91 Napa CA 2:53:21 Marathon   51/ 1306   6/ 195 48°F
39 California International 12/02/90 Sacramento CA 2:45:13 Marathon   89/ 1689   10/ 247 34-46°F
38 Napa 03/11/90 Napa CA 2:50:04 Marathon   47/ 1185   9/ 199 45-65°F
37 California International 12/03/89 Sacramento CA 2:47:08 Marathon   94/ 1360   13/ 154 Moved back to California. 38-47°F
36 Honolulu 12/11/88 Honolulu HI 2:49:35 Marathon   75 71 10 70-80°F
35 Windward 05/15/88 Kailua HI 3:01:34 Marathon         70°F
34 Kona 03/27/88 Kailua-Kona HI 2:54:33 Marathon         68-78°F
33 Volcano 01/30/88 Volcano Nat'l Park HI 3:32:56 Marathon   7/ 105   3 Unique trail marathon through stark landscape. Only marathon I ever ran where they disinfected my shoes prior to the race to avoid alien species being introduced into the National Park. 60-70°F
32 Honolulu 12/13/87 Honolulu CA 2:55:38 Marathon     93/ 6513 13/ 846 Not a PR course, especially for mainlanders. 76°F
31 Big Island 07/05/87 Hilo HI 2:49:16 Marathon         68-78°F
30 Kona 03/22/87 Kailua-Kona CA 2:45:35 Marathon   2/ 17   2 Moved to Hawaii. Rolling course. Similar to Ironman Triathlon course. They do it after swimming 2.4 miles and biking 112 and in the heat of the day. 68-75°F. They're iron. I'm tinfoil.
29 California International 12/07/86 Sacramento CA 2:42:18 Marathon         One of the best races to run a PR. Slightly rolling early on but level after 16-18 miles. 35-48°F
28 Fresno 11/08/86 Fresno CA 2:41:30 Marathon   4/ 114   1/ 21 45-55°F
27 Big Sur 04/27/86 Big Sur CA 2:50:43 Marathon   13/ 1442   1/ 209 Initial Big Sur Marathon. Frank Shorter ran beside me for about a half mile. He was the celebrity guest of the marathon and he ran the first half as a workout. This is a hilly but beautiful course. The only flat sections are the tops and bottoms of hills.
26 Los Angeles 03/09/86 Los Angeles CA 2:40:04 Marathon         57-67°F I knew I was taking marathoning too seriously when people mentioned the Playboy Bunny aid station after the race. I hadn't seen them.
25 Bakersfield 02/01/86 Bakersfield CA 2:43:11 Marathon   3/ 43   3/ 18 50-65°F
24 Fresno 11/09/85 Fresno CA 2:38:03 Marathon 26 12/ 190   3/ 42 All Time PR. The stars were aligned that day. Perfect weather - overcast 45-51°F. At the starting line I heard a group of Buffalo Chips, a Sacramento, California running club, discussing their splits. A group of them were going to start out slightly faster than I was planning. I went with them on the theory that it is easier to hold a pace as a group. The group broke up over time, but it was a great help. Oh, there was a tailwind over the last 10 miles. Bib number was 26.
23 San Francisco 07/21/85 San Francisco CA 2:44:36 Marathon   103/ 4309   13/ 771 55-65°F
22 Bakersfield 02/02/85 Bakersfield CA 2:49:33 Marathon   4/ 65   3/ 27 45°F
21 Fresno 11/10/84 Fresno CA 2:42:51 Marathon   11/ 143   2/ 35 Fresno Marathon takes over from Central California Marathon. 45-57°F
20 Nike/OTC 09/09/84 Eugene CA 2:42:46 Marathon   19/ 307   5/ 86 Drove directly to and from the race from Visalia, Calif., 700 miles, 15 hours with a friend who deteriorated into an ultra runner in the coming years. This was the first marathon I ran with 5 year age groups. Honored to finish on Pre's home track. 58-68°F
19 San Francisco 08/19/84 San Francisco CA 3:14:51 Marathon   1062     60-65°F Hilly course. It is San Francisco. This was the second marathon in 1984 (LA was the 1st) where I paced someone else and used one marathon to train for another. Maniacal behavior two decades before it became official.
18 Napa Valley 03/11/84 Napa CA 2:46:50 Marathon   43/ 965   20/ 340 Rolling terrain. 50-68°F
17 Los Angeles 02/19/84 Los Angeles CA 3:08:43 Marathon   184     This was the shakedown of the Olympic course for 1984. It finished in the L.A. Coliseum where Ms. Benoit had her triumph later that year.
16 Bakersfield 02/04/84 Bakersfield CA 2:41:22 Marathon   2/ 78   2/ 33 PR This was probably my best chance to win a marathon. I heard later that the guy who won was visiting from out of state and entered on a whim. 52-62°F
15 Central Coast 12/18/83 Arroyo Grande CA 2:48:13 Marathon   9/ 111   4 Rolling terrain. 50-60°F.
14 Central California 11/12/83 Fresno CA 2:47:46 Marathon   15/ 200   7 57-68°F.
13 Sacramento 10/02/83 Sacramento CA 2:54:40 Marathon   18/ 271     60-70°F.
12 San Francisco 07/24/83 San Francisco CA 2:44:26 Marathon   212/ 7238     56 - 62°F. I passed a guy on crutches at about six miles. I don't know if he finished. He was setting a sub-7 minute pace!
11 Bakersfield 02/05/83 Bakersfield CA 2:42:48 Marathon   7/ 127   6/ 55 PR 42-50°F. Flat fast course.
10 Central California 11/20/82 Fresno CA 2:43:02 Marathon   9/ 325   7/ 106 PR. Flat fast course. 42-53°F.
9 Mineral King 10/03/82 Kings Canyon Nat'l Park CA 4:11:31 Marathon   2/ 12     Uphill 1400 ft. to 7800 ft. at finish. One time event. Rangers said we should not have been given permission to hold the race after it was over.
8 Stockton 11/01/81 Stockton CA 2:48:12 Marathon   20/ 283   8/ 109 PR. Part of the course on gravel. 60-75°F
7 Bakersfield 02/07/81 Bakersfield CA 3:07:23 Marathon   113/ 254     Flat fast course. 49°F. Back pain interrupted training.
6 Western Hemisphere 12/07/80 Culver City CA 2:50:47 Marathon   14/ 200     This race used to be the second oldest (next to Boston) marathon in the US. Uneven management over the years and competition has apparently closed it down. This year (1980) they had 25 "officials" at the start in sports coats and poor directions on the course sending me on a detour in the last mile.
5 Central California 11/08/80 Fresno CA 2:50:37 Marathon   24/ 330   14/ 112 Flat fast course. 54-70°F
4 Boston 04/21/80 Boston MA 2:59:43 Marathon   1682/ 7500   1407/ 2112 Official time 3:01:04. I'm posting the amount of time it took me to get from the start to the finish. This was the last year Bill Rodgers won and the year Jacqueline Gareau also won but had her glory stolen by Rosie Ruiz.
3 Bakersfield 02/02/80 Bakersfield CA 2:49:44 Marathon 38 31/ 196   19/ 81 PR. I came under the spell of the Boston Marathon after reading a book about the history of the race. BQ by 16 seconds.
2 Central California 11/10/79 Fresno CA 3:00:59 Marathon   45/ 266   18/ 95 Flat, fast, and cool. (45-55F) First time I "raced" a marathon.
1 Santa Monica 08/26/79 Santa Monica CA 3:21:02 Marathon   187/ 581   74/ 196 Warm day (70-85°F). Some nausea at finish. Finished on Santa Monica City College track running to the applause of the crowd. (They were applauding for a lady finishing behind me.) Lesson: Run marathons for yourself. The general public doesn't really care unless you are at the Olympics or Boston.

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