John K. Sporleder One year of races I ran in Los Angeles area
plus hundreds of miles in Griffith Park hills with the Griffith Park Athletic Club
Started running in January 1978- at the La Crescenta YMCA on a small 100 yard dirt circular trail
9 marathons in one year + 50 mile race in Santa Monica
1/21/1978
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Glendale Fun Run
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3 miles
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21:30
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2/25/1978
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Burbank
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5.7K
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41:17
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3/18/1978
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LA Marathon
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26 miles
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4 hrs 10 Min
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4/2/1978
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Conejo
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10K
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44:40
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4/15/1978
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Simi Valley
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10K
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42:54
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4/22/1978
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Legg Lake
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10K
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46:10
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272/800
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4/23/1978
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SPA Camarillo
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16 miles
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2 hrs 6 min
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5/6/1978
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Hanson Dam
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10 miles
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70:57
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5/211978
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Los Poses
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10 miles
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73:35
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5/27/1978
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Mt. Wilson
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9.5 miles
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81:31
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5/28/1978
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Brentwood
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10K
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41:01
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635/4000
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6/4/1978
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Van Nuys-Balboa
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10K
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40:36
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6/11/1978
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Hidden Valley
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12 miles
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83:47
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6/171978
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Palos Verdes
Marathon
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26 miles
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3 hrs 17 min
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6/24/1978
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Sylmar-BasinBlues
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5K
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19.55
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30/108
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6/25/1978
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Channel Islands
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10K
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41:01
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79/550
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7/4/1978
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Palisades
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10K
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41:02
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7/9/1978
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Century City
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10K
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39:52
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255/3000
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7/16/1978
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Venice/Marina
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10K- short
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36.53
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303/3000
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7/23/1978
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Irvine
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15K =9.3miles
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61:34
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119/350
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8/5/1978
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LAFD Brush Run
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14K = 8.7
miles
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61:15
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155/1100
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8/12/1978
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Huntington Beach
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10 miles
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67:49
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104/700
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8/131978
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Laguna
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10K
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41:36
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291/1000
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8/22/1978
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Santa Monica
Marathon
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26 miles
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3 hrs 22 min
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188/1500
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9/9/1978
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Striders National
50 Miles race
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50 miles
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7 hrs 59 min
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/65
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9/16/1978
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Dodger Stadium
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10K
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48:00 jog
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168/350
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9/17/1978
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Beverly Hills
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10K
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41:05
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400/3000
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9/30/1978
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Glendale Fun Run
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2.5 miles
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14:20
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6th my age
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10/1/1978
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San Pedro
-Schlitz Beer
Marathon
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26 miles
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3 hrs 22 min
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114/421
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10/15/1978
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Run For Health
Elesian Park
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10K
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41:39
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56/500
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10/22/1978
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Santa Barbara
Marathon
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26 miles
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3 hrs 14 min
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65/500
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10/28/1978
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Great Pumpkin
Chase Van Nuys
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10K
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39:36
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81/792
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10/29/1978
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Huntington Beach
Halloween
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10K
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39:00
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251/3500
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11/11/1978
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SPA-AAU Cross
Country Nationals
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10K
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41:42
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117/143
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on golf course in
Burbank,CA
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11/19/1978
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Rose Bowl
Marathon
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26 miles
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3 hrs 00 min 4
seconds
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11/26/1978
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LAAC
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10K
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41:40 long by
.3 miles
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218/2800
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12/3/1978
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Culver City
Marathon
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26 miles
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3 hrs 26 min
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12/7/1978
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Glendale Mt. Tom
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4 miles uphill
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36:19
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30/90
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4th 35-39
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12/31/1978
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Thousand Oaks
John Duhig
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20 miles
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2 hrs 26 min
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29/100
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1/14/1978
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Mission Bay
Marathon
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26 miles
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3 hrs 5 min
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320/2149
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1/21/1979
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Covina
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15K = 9.3miles
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59:32
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54/284
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1/28/1979
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Orange County
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26 miles
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3 hrs 5 min
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207/900
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