Over the 5 years 2001 to 2005, exactly individual Marathonistas have raced the course a total of 146 times. That's a staggering 6,161 kilometers of competitive cross-country skiing. There have been many amazing performances - here are a selection of the more memorable ones.

Fastest men rookies
	Chris McSweeney	2005	2 hours 39 minutes 16 seconds
	David Norris	2003	2 hours 44 minutes 22 seconds
	Andrew Husband	2004	3 hours 07 minutes 35 seconds
	Michael Liebreich	2001	3 hours 10 minutes 26 seconds
Fastest woman rookies
	Jilly Curry	2001	3 hours 26 minutes 33 seconds
	Gretchen Maddox	2004	3 hours 29 minutes 33 seconds
	Carine Smith	2002	3 hours 37 minutes 09 seconds
Fastest men skaters
	Michael Liebreich	2004	2 hours 24 minutes 25 seconds
	Richard Owen	2003	2 hours 32 minutes 04 seconds
	Chris McSweeney	2005	2 hours 39 minutes 16 seconds
	David Norris	2003	2 hours 44 minutes 22 seconds
Fastest woman skaters
	Effie Anagnostopoulos	2004	2 hours 49 minutes 32 seconds
	Astrid Oyehaug	2005	3 hours 16 minutes 04 seconds
	Carine Smith	2004	3 hours 17 minutes 45 seconds
	Astrid Oyehaug	2004	3 hours 20 minutes 50 seconds
Fastest men classickers
	Oystein Oyehaug	2003	3 hours 43 minutes 50 seconds
	Toby Strauss	2002	4 hours 13 minutes 30 seconds
	Rikki Tahta	2004	4 hours 21 minutes 50 seconds
Fastest woman classickers
	Astrid Oyehaug	2003	3 hours 43 minutes 34 seconds
	Elin Anundskaas	2003	3 hours 53 minutes 53 seconds
	Katherine Henderson	2003	4 hours 08 minutes 46 seconds
Pluckiest veterans
	David Gledhill	2005	68 years 2 months
	Graenia Colhoun	2005	62 years 4 months
	John Morrison	2004	50 years 3 months
Biggest year-on-year improvements
	Guy Spier	2003-2004	22.6% (classic to skating)
	Asim Shivji	2003-2004	21.7% (classic to skating)
	Richard Owen	2001-2002	19.8% (skating both years)
Most dramatic loss of form
	Guy Spier	2004-2005	21.3% (after having a baby)
	Michael Liebreich	2004-2005	11.5% (no credible excuse)
	Carine Smith	2004-2005	11.3% (blames her wax)
Best crashes
	Mark Gordon	2002	Trampled by deer in the forest section (Statzerwald)
	Richard Owen	2004	Collision with netting leading to broken ski in the finish area
	Lionel Welch	2001	Body-slide on mattress hill leading to removal of skin from elbows
Worst excuses for not racing
	Guess who?	2004	"I have a salsa competition next week and I don't want to aggravate my neck injury"
	Guess who?	2003	"I'm not a competitive type, but I'm worried my wife might be faster than me."
	Guess who?	2003	"I've been having nightmares of mattress hill and waking up in a sweat."
Slowest racers
	Two valiant women	2002	8 hours: "Yes... we're fine... we're just having coffee..."
	A guy from New York	2003	8 hours: "Leave me alone, I'm doing fine. No I don't want a ride in that thing!"
	A woman in a pink wig	2003	6 hrs 25 mins: "It was the wig that slowed me down, I promise! Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a plane to catch!"

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