Nike OTC Marathon

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The Nike OTC Marathon (sometimes styled "Nike/Oregon Track Club Marathon") was a marathon held annually from 1973 to 1984 in Eugene, Oregon. [1] It was organized by the Oregon Track Club (OTC) and sponsored by Nike.

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The women's world record for the marathon was set at the Nike OTC Marathon by Jacqueline Hansen, who ran 2:38:19 in 1975. [2]

The American women's marathon record was broken four times at the Nike OTC Marathon in the 1970s and 1980s, by Jacqueline Hansen (2:38:19 in 1975), Kim Merritt (2:37:57 in 1977), Julie Brown (2:36:23 in 1978), [3] and Joan Benoit (2:26:11 in 1982). [1] [2] The Boston Marathon is the only other race that has been the venue for more than three American women's marathon records. [2]

Winners

YearMen [1] TimeWomen [1] Time
1973George Oja2:27:07Lili Ledbetter [lower-alpha 1] [4] 3:03:32
1974Philip Camp2:22:09Roberta Moore3:30:07
1975 Jon Peter Anderson 2:16:08 Jacqueline Hansen 2:38:19 WR [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3]
1976Robert Hensley2:21:56Diane Barrett [lower-alpha 4] [5] 2:51:05
1977 Jeff Wells 2:13:15 Kim Merritt 2:37:57 NR [lower-alpha 3]
1978Lionel Ortega2:14:24 Julie Brown 2:36:23 NR [lower-alpha 3]
1979 Tony Sandoval and Jeff Wells (tie) [6] 2:10:20 Joan Benoit 2:35:41
1980 Dick Quax [7] 2:10:47 NR [lower-alpha 5] Lorraine Moller 2:31:42
1981 Benji Durden 2:12:12Lorraine Moller2:31:15
1982 Rodolfo Gómez 2:11:35Joan Benoit2:26:12 NR [lower-alpha 3]
1983Gary Siriano2:12:32 Akemi Masuda 2:30:30
1984Alun Cole2:23:25Sue Mitchell2:59:33

Transition to 25K distance

National Masters News, self-described as the "official world and U.S. publication for Masters track & field, long distance running and race walking", reported in its 123rd issue in November 1988 that the race in Eugene that had formerly been the Nike Marathon became the Nike/OTC 25K as the course changed to a 25K in 1985 after Nike withdrew its prize money. [8] In September 1988, Israeli Olympian Shem-Tov Sabag won the Nike/OTC (Nike/Oregon Track Club) 25K, with a time of 1:20:26, in what was to be the last running of the race, as Nike ended its sponsorship. [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Ledbetter was 12 years old on race day.
  2. ↑ Women's world record (WR)
  3. 1 2 3 4 Women's American record (NR = National record)
  4. ↑ Barrett was 15 years old on race day.
  5. ↑ New Zealand men's national record (NR)

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