Detroit Free Press International Marathon
Sunday, October 9, 1983
as reported by Detroit Free Press and The Sault Star on Oct 11, 1983
Place Name Time Group Place 1 David Olds, Bloomfield Hills, MI 2:16:10 20-24 M 1 9 Doug Richardson* 2:26:59 25-29 M 4 14 Mario Festival* 2:29:14 25-29 M 7 Eric Piscopo 2:38 Mike Suraci 2:44 1 F Cynthia Barber, Lincoln Park, MI 2:46:22 25-29 W 1 Rob Varcoe 2:52 12 F Carol Campbell 3:02:49 20-24 F 4 38 F Kathy Brisco* 3:18:34 35-39 F 7 Andrew Tiltins 3:27 Tom Barrett 3:27 Marquetta Bruce, Sault Ste Marie, MI 4:00:45 50+ F 2 Patricia Milligan, Sault Ste Marie, MI 4:20:02 50+ F 4 *Set a personal best Unless indicated otherwise, all runners are from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.
Doug Richardson, Mario Festival, Eric Piscopo, and Mike Suraci qualified for the 1984 Boston Marathon by breaking 2:50; Carol Campbell and Kathy Brisco also qualified by breaking 3:20. Carol Campbell was the top Canadian woman.4,000 entries There was a 10k held on the day before the marathon. Armande Pieschke was 11th woman in 43:23.
Clark Beeman finished in 42:24.