Savannah Marathon winners

There hasn't been a Tybee Marathon since 2008, seven years ago. It's always possible that the race will return from the dead, but the existence of the Savannah Rock and Roll Marathon makes in less likely that there will be another marathon in the Savannah, Georgia, area. The descendant of the Tybee Marathon, The Critz Tybee Run Fest, is a fine event, but it isn't a marathon.


So lest we forget, here are the winners of the Tybee Marathon and its ancestors, the Savannah Marathon and the March Of Dimes Marathon.

Savannah Marathon winners, 1978 - 2008
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
11 March 1978	Marathon	2:46:09, Brian Davis	5:08:02, Debra Goldsmith
	½-Marathon	Steve Lynn	Gloria Clayton
6 January 1979	Marathon	2:16:29.6, Bob Varsha	3:18:56, Nancy Evans
	½-Marathon	1:05:57.9, Jeremy Odlin	1:24:29.5, Deb Barber
5 January 1980	Marathon	2:16:11, Barry Brown	2:59:49.9, Patt Sher
	½-Marathon	1:07:19.8, David Cushman	1:31:08.1, Lila Basher
10 January 1981	Marathon	2:17:11.8, Herb Wills	3:00:48, Patt Sher
	½-Marathon	1:05:57.9, Benji Durden	1:22:29.2, Colleen Joyner
9 January 1982	Marathon	2:15:50, Herb Wills	2:57:16, Patt Sher
	½-Marathon	1:03:10.5, Benji Durden	1:18:35.9, Sallie Driggers
8 January 1983	Marathon	2:24:58, Aregha Abraha	2:50:45.2, Colleen Joiner
	½-Marathon	1:04:47.6, Bruce Teague	1:20:47, Lucia Geraci
14 January 1984	Marathon	2:21:05.1, Todd Eldredge	2:51:06, Roxanne Polo
	½-Marathon	1:03:52.9, Mark Stickley	1:15:03.5, Katy Schilly
12 January 1985	Marathon	2:22:19.6, Kevin Moats	2:58:16.4, Patt (Sher) Houseworth
	½-Marathon	1:04:33.9, Dave Geer	1:15:42.8, Roxanne Polo
11 January 1986	Marathon	2:29:31.8, Sean McCormack	3:03:11.2, Nancy Grayson
	½-Marathon	1:04:53, Steve Taylor	1:19:29.7, Cheryl Tuosto
17 January 1987	Marathon	2:24:53, Kevin Moats	2:59:01, Debbie Forrester
	½-Marathon	1:07:05, John Barber	1:17:53, Nancy Kubasek
1988	Marathon	No marathon held
	½-Marathon	1:08:38.12, William Black	1:24:26.68, Elaine McClarnand
1989	Marathon	No marathon held
	½-Marathon	1:07:51, James Vargo	1:22:35, Jenny Kyle
1990	Marathon	No marathon held
	½-Marathon	1:08:35, James Vargo	1:22:36, Jenny Kyle
9 February 1991	Marathon	2:26:19, Shelly Cranford	3:03:14, Doll Miller
	½-Marathon	1:10:39, Ric Banning	1:24:13, Jean Long
8 February 1992	Marathon	2:32:49, Shelly Cranford	3:16:19, Doll Miller
	½-Marathon	1:14:15.5, Dan Lasseter	1:23:35, Jean Long
6 February 1993	Marathon	2:29:23, James Keady	3:09:58, Meg Grantham
	½-Marathon	1:11:20, Richard Ferguson	1:25:13, Jenny Kyle
5 February 1994	Marathon	2:34:11, David Audet	3:14:15, Jenny Kyle
	½-Marathon	1:07:11, Arega Abraha	1:26:55, Elaine McClarnand
4 February 1995	Marathon	2:43:50, Steven Anderson	3:23:00, Laurie Sperry
	½-Marathon	1:10:49, Bill Stewart	1:19:43, Mary Ellen Kelly
3 February 1996	Marathon	2:37:37, Keith Hurley	3:22:00, LeAnn Myhre	47
	½-Marathon	1:10:59, Brian Brodrick	1:25:09, Gabi Hauck	236
8 February 1997	Marathon	2:30:44, Paul Deaton	3:19:44, Sally Brooking	117
	½-Marathon	1:09:37, Brian Brodrick	1:22:28.1, Connie Lee Robertson	514
7 February 1998	Marathon	2:35:50.2, Javier Jimenez	3:17:27.4, Brenna Willis	161
	½-Marathon	1:12:26.9, Paul Deaton	1:22:16.2, Maggie Visser	582
13 February 1999	Marathon	2:42:56.7, Andrew Keel	3:05:40.8, Stacey McDonald	180
	½-Marathon	1:07:36.7, Samuel Mangusho	1:20:01.3, Maggie Visser	683
5 February 2000	Marathon	2:39:03, Andrew Keel	3:18:59, Valerie Reed	169
	½-Marathon	1:07:27, Samuel Mangusho	1:15:57, Michelle LaFleur	654
3 February 2001	Marathon	2:47:25, Anson Clapcott	3:05:45, Gabriele Hauck	203
	½-Marathon	1:09:49, Jesse Blanton	1:16:52, Michelle LaFleur	645
2 February 2002	Marathon	2:43:59, Michael Raymond	3:09:18, Stacey Bartos	238
	½-Marathon	1:07:45, Samuel Mangusho	1:18:33, Michelle LaFleur	799
1 February 2003	Marathon	2:36:52, Chuck Engle	3:17:53, Heather Smith	328
	½-Marathon	1:15:49, David Giangrande	1:17:39, Donna Garcia	806
7 February 2004	Marathon	2:48:50, Jim Bates	2:55:05, Michelle LaFleur	267
	½-Marathon	1:12:28, Jeffery Boyd	1:27:25, Gabrielle Hauck	952
5 February 2005	Marathon	2:51:30, Tom Estka	3:10:47, Tamara Whitten	309
	½-Marathon	1:10:54, David Kawa	1:19:11, Michelle LaFleur	1045
4 February 2006	Marathon	2:41:08, Chuck Engle	3:03:30, Lisa Menninger	334
	½-Marathon	1:16:40, Morgan Thompson	1:31:13, Jen Daniels	972
3 February 2007	Marathon	2:29:48, Michael Aldrink	2:55:24, Leah Moore Thomas	273
	½-Marathon	1:12:40, Scott Mindel	1:30:43, Kristel Maes	964
2 February 2008	Marathon	2:41:26, Jeffrey Kosiorek	3:03:19, Kristina Ty Yanosek	323
	½-Marathon	1:12:13, Scott Mindel	1:17:38, Michelle LaFleur	1056
The race started as the March of Dimes Marathon in 1978 at Hunter Army Airfield. The race became the Savannah Marathon in 1979. Only a half marathon was held from 1988 to 1990. Dr. Cedric Stratton moved the marathon to Tybee Island in 1994, where it became the Tybee Marathon. Savannah Marathon courses have included GA84036WN, GA93001WN, GA01011WC, GA94004WC, GA99001WC, GA01011WC, GA04005WC, and GA05002WC

I've taken the liberty of labeling this as winners of the Savannah Marathon, because that's how I first came to know the race. I ran the race four times from 1979 to 1982, during the period when the Savannah Striders staged the race on the two-loop course around Hunter Army Air Field. It was still the Savannah Marathon in 1991 when I drove down from Walterboro, South Carolina, to run the half marathon through the Savannah suburbs. Opinions may differ, but in my mind it will always be the Savannah Marathon.


Links

• Some advertisements for the Savannah Marathon from 1979 to 2007
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10105939318395173.1073742082.5215641&l=969dfbde6d
  
  
• Tybee Marathon records at savannahnow.com
  http://savannahnow.com/features/tybeemarathon/records.html
  
  
• Critz Tybee Run Fest
  http://www.critztybeerun.com/
  
  
• Marathons that still exist and other upcoming races in the Tallahassee region
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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