Sunday October 7, 2007 was the 36th year for the marathon in
Portland Oregon. The marathon and marathon 5 miler races started in
Portland city center and after winding through Portland finished one
block from the start line.

There were over 7800 in the marathon and about 1000 in the 5 miler.

Both the marathon and marathon 5 miler distances include a racewalk
division. The many USATF certified judges moved continually through
out the course to verify the racewalkers were abiding by the rules
of racewalking. The racewalkers that were disqualified were changed
from racewalkers to runners with their times listed as a runner.

One of the great things about the Portland marathon is the generally
cool weather and that it has only rained once in the last 25 years
of the marathon. The temperature at the 7:00 AM start time for the
marathon race and the 7:45 AM start time for the 5 miler race was a
perfect 53 F ( 12 C ). The sky was mostly over cast throughout the
day and the temperature was a high of 65 F ( 18 C ).

Entertaining the competitors this year were 72 musical groups spread
along the marathon route. The fast paced rhythms of the musical
groups and the spectators along the route encouraged the
participants to the finish line.

The successful racewalk finishers with their name, age, home town,
and time are:

5 Miler Racewalk Results Men:
1) Robert Frank, 55, Banks OR, 45:54
2) George Opsahl, 65, Lake Oswego OR, 47:36
3) Charles Robeson, 60, Eugene OR, 51:21
4) Doug VerMeer, 53, Portland OR, 53:11
5) Gary Baldwin, 60, Portland OR, 55:18
6) Ron MacPike, 75, Milwaukie OR, 56:37
7) Les Shields, 54, Portland OR, 57:23
8) William Brunner, 63, Olympia WA, 57:35
9) Dick Vaughn, 76, Portland OR, 59:24
10) Nigel Pottle, 56, Vancouver BC Canada, 1:02:52

DQ 2

5 Miler Racewalk Results Women:
1) Maureen Robeson, 58, Eugene OR, 55:13
2) Donna Lafayette, 65, Portland OR, 55:18

Marathon Racewalk Results Men:
1) Alexis Davidson, 52, Brooklyn NY, 4:43:29
2) Leonard Brown, 70, Spokane Valley WA, 5:15:06
3) Allen Sandstrom, 69, Beaverton OR, 5:22:54
4) William Penner, 61, Carson City NV, 6:16:29

DQ 3

Marathon Racewalk Results Women:
1) Kathryn Grimes, 43, Sherwood OR, 4:54:45
2) Nana Bellerud, 48, Gresham OR, 5:24:27
3) Christina Groff, 38, Midland MI, 5:51:39
4) Sandy Coila, 56, Portland OR, 5:58:20
5) Suzanne Pritchard, 46, Eugene OR, 6:02:34
6) Fran Allen, 62, Portland OR, 6:04:35
7) Stephanie Lonergan, 40, Eugene OR, 6:10:07
8) Bertie August, 54, Portland OR, 6:20:02

DQ 2

The racewalkers and the other participants in marathon and 5 miler
races appreciate the sponsors and the over 4500 volunteers in the
Portland Marathon and 5 Miler. Other information about the Portland
Marathon and 5 Miler can be found at http://www.portlandmarathon.org

Sincerely,
George Opsahl
Email: rw_go@yahoo.com