Big M Melbourne Marathon
| Distance | 42.195 km |
|---|---|
| Date | |
| Venue | Frankston, VIC, AUS |
| Winner(s) | Bill Scott 2:21:04 |
| Elizabeth Richards-Hassall 2:53:38 | |
| Entrants | 2771 |
| Starters | |
| Finishers | 1947 (1867 males + 80 females) |
| Offline | 1947 |
| Online | 1947 (View online results) |
| Other links | Wikipedia |
| Youtube: Melbourne Marathon 1978 to 1981 by Bruce Hargreaves | |
| Youtube: Melbourne Marathon-The Early Days by Bruce Hargreaves | |
| Primary series | Melbourne Marathon (≥ 47 records) |
| Other series | |
| Rank eligible | yes |
| On-road | yes |
| Comments | Inaugural |
| Hassall set a Victorian record | |
| Images courtesy of second-placed David Byrnes (#744) who believes course was long by up to half a mile. | |
| 5:15 hours cut-off | |
| 9am start | |
| Results from Bruce Hargreaves | |
| Delacombe Park, Frankston-Melbourne Town Hall | |
| Results book | |
| Fun Runner Feb79 (vol.1,no.1) pp2-4 | |
| Age 6/11/78 | |
| Victorian Marathon Club v10n3 p7 | |
| The Sun 6/11/78 | |
| Local files | 1978_MaureenWilson.pdf |
| 19781105_Melbourne_1.jpg | |
| 19781105_Melbourne_2.jpg | |
| 19781105_Melbourne_3.jpg | |
| age_1978-11-06a.jpg | |
| age_1978-11-06b.jpg | |
| BigM1978-1.jpg | |
| BigM1978-2.jpg | |
| BigM1978-3.jpg | |
| bill-scott.jpg |
