1982

In a "breakthrough" victory, 23-year-old David Gordon of Olympia, Wash., broke away from the world-class field to win the 10th Honolulu Marathon yesterday in a record time of two hours, 15 minutes, 29.8 seconds.

The 10,258 starters and 10,043 finishers out of 12,263 entrants were all winners, too.

Under conditions that ranged from clear and still to driving wind and rain, Gordon broke by one minute and four seconds the course record of 2:16:33 set by Dean Matthews in 1979.

Three-time former Honolulu champion (1973, '76, '80) Duncan Macdonald of Palo Alto, Calif., was second in 2:17:43, followed by Swedish champion Kjell-Erik Stahl (2:17:56), 26-year-old Katsuhiro Tachikawa of Japan (2:21:35), and early leader and Olympic gold medalist Frank Shorter (2:22:16).

Eilleen Claugus, 27, of Sacramento, Calif., won the women's division in 2:41:10, more than 2-1/2 minutes ahead of 24-year-old Janice Ettle from St. Cloud, Minn. (2:43:45).

Calling his record win one of many "real breakthroughs" he's been experiencing in running, Gordon eased into the lead at 14.5 miles and never looked back. Gordon was racing in only his fourth marathon and the first since 1979, when he completed the Seattle Marathon in 2:26 under rainy, freezing (38-degree) conditions.