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2009 Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon Start
The start of the 11th annual Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cincinnati celebrates Flying Pig runners
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Flying Pig Marathon and Half Marathon kicked off early Sunday morning.
The longstanding tradition raises a lot of money for charities.
Thousands flood the city every year for the races, and there couldn't have been better weather Sunday for the half- and full-marathon events.
Participants in the races even included those who ran on all fours.
Andrew Madak is a physician from Rochester, Michigan. He and his running partner Ginger, a therapy dog, sure turned heads.
She's run about 251 races--about 30 fulls, seven halves and just groupings of the other ones, Madak said.
Not to mention Ginger just ran the 5K and 10K Saturday.
This is the first time she's gotten this much attention, but she loves it. It's good for her; it shows you what dogs can really do, Madak said.
Wondering who can run faster? Madak says Ginger can do a nine-minute mile.
It takes me all year to get to that speed, he said.
And Local 12 was at the finish swine as the half marathon winners crossed. Lara Crofford and Tommy Kauffmann won the half.
Crofford is a coach for the University of Cincinnati's women's cross country team.
All my runners from UC are out on the course, and to be honest, they're the ones who kind of inspired me to get back into running and get back into training, she said.
Kauffmann is a Cincinnati native and was an Olympic Trials marathoner. It was the first time he's ever run the Flying Pig Half Marathon.
I started the full twice and not finished twice, so it's good to cross the finish line, he said.
Jack Randall, 22, won for the men in the 19th Flying Pig Marathon. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and a native of Dayton, Ohio. It was his first time running in the Flying Pig.
It's great; it's surreal. Never thought this would happen, Randall said.
Kerry Lee won for the women. She's a cross country coach at Anderson High School, and she's never stopped fighting for that first place finish. She had come in second or third each year since 2011.
Lucky number seven, so this is my seventh time trying, Lee said.
Bob Coughlin, the founder of the Flying Pig, got to see firsthand all the people pulling for Lee.
I biked it today, just in front of Kerry, you know, who won, and as I whipped the crowd up saying, 'Here comes the female lead,' they're all going, Is it Kerry? Is it Kerry? and it's exciting, he said.
I think I just wanted to show my team that you have a goal and you just keep going after it, and, you know, you try as hard as you can, and this was my day today, Lee said.
Participants from The Flying Pig represented all 50 states and 20 countries.
2017 Flying Pig Marathon
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Just the name, in itself, grabbed my attention. There are plenty of races to run throughout the country, but few races are as unique as the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon.
For my family, this race had extra significance because my “Papa” attended the University of Cincinnati medical school and began his introduction into the medical filed. And this is why, race #3 in the #10for10 challenge (10 half marathons in 10 different states) was a no brainer this year and an appropriate way to pay respect to my “Papa” and the city of Cincinnati.
May 5-6, 2018 Cincinnati, Ohio-Flying Pig Expo & Half Marathon
Saturday May 5, 2018 - Cincinnati, Ohio and the Flying Pig Expo.
Sunday May 6, 2018 - Flying Pig Half Marathon.
The Flying Pig Marathon
About 40,000 runners participated in various events.
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What's new in the 2019 Flying Pig Marathon?
Race Director Iris Simpson Bush reveals what's new in the 21st Flying Pig May 4-5.
Final preparations underway for 21st annual Flying Pig Marathon
Final preparations underway for 21st annual Flying Pig Marathon
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Flying Pig Marathon is this weekend
Thousands of runners are in Cincinnati for the annual races.
For Cincinnati man, Flying Pig will mark his 150th marathon run
Bob Platt could be considered a professional marathoner with the number of races he has participated in. Platt said he has ran a marathon in all 50 states and one on all 7 continents. On Sunday the Flying Pig Marathon will mark the 150th marathon fo
Throwback Thursday: 1999- the first Flying Pig marathon
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Cincinnnati area residents sweep Flying Pig Marathon
CINCINNATI (WKRC) -- It's been more than a decade since two local runners took home the top prizes at the 17th Annual Flying Pig Marathon, but on Sunday under clear skies and 45 degrees at the start, history repeated itself as two runners from the Cincinnati area were the winners of the men's and women's divisions. The total field for the weekend totaled 37,770, a more than 1,500 increase in last years registration (36,131), also a record. Participants this year represent all 50 states and 22 countries. In the men's division, 26-year-old Adam Gloyeske from Hamilton and a graduate of Northern Kentucky University, won the marathon in 2:32:55. For the women, 35-year-old Amy Robillard of Montgomery defended her marathon title in a time of 2:53:10. Robillard is now 4 for 4 in Flying Pig events, winning the half marathon in 2011 and 2012 and the marathon for the second straight year. Last year I just wanted to finish, said Robillard, an assistant cross country coach at Ursuline Academy who was coming off an injury when she ran in the 2014 Flying Pig Marathon. This year I was trying to see if I could run faster than last year, and just enjoy it. In fact, Robillard's 2015 finishing time was more than 2:30 faster than her winning time last year of 2:55:53. Second in the women's division was Kerry Lee, 40, of Cincinnati, in a time of 2:59.28. She was third in last year's marathon and second in 2013. Third place went to 2005 Flying Pig winner, 32-year-old Alison Bedingfield Delgado, in 2:59:55. Fourth was yet another former Flying Pig marathon winner, P.J. Ball, 36, in 3:04:51. As for Gloyeske, he had run the Pig four times but this is his first victory, taking the lead on Mile 19 over early leader Matt Carey, who finished tenth. I didnt realize how much Matt had slowed down until I saw him at about Mile 18, said Gloyeske, a Hamilton Badin High School graduate who ran cross country at NKU. It feels great to win the Pig. Its the kind of course that anyone can run. Second for the men was 35-year-old David Bea of Cincinnati, and third was Eric Hunziker, 45, of Cincinnati. Fourth was former Flying Pig Marathon winner, T.J. Lentz, who won in 2004. In fact, 2004 was the last year that two local runners, Lentz and Ball, took the top spot in the marathon, until this year. In the half marathon, 20-year-old Juliana Madzia of St. Clairsville, Ohio, defended her title, winning this year in a time of 1:21:22. Last year, she won in 1:25:59. Second was 27-year-old Allie Kieffer of New York in 1:22:26 and third was 26-year-old Katie Lenahan, the winner of the 2014 half marathon, in 1:23:36. On the mens side, the half marathon winner was 22-year-old Robert Scharold from Lexington, Kentucky, in 1:14:06. Second was Tilahun Abebe, 36, of Cincinnati in 1:14:15 and third was Josh Bokelman, 38, of Cincinnati, in 1:15:07. In Saturdays top events, 29-year-old Greg Lemmon of Cincinnati won the 10K and 36-year-old Emily Boles of Greensboro, N.C. won in the women's division. In the 5K, Matt Motsinger, 35, of Cincinnati won on the men's side and Melanie Pliskin, 30, of Cincinnati won the women's division. Pliskin also won Friday night's mile and Jake Edwards won the mile for the men. The total field of participants on all days for the events of the 17th annual Flying Pig Marathon is 37,770 (a record for total participation beating the 2014 field of 36,131). Participants are representing all 50 states and 22 countries. Here are individual race facts and figures: - Full Marathon: 4,458 (2014: 4,731)- Half Marathon: 12,716 (2014: 12,422)- 4-Person Relay: 2,704 (2014: 2,732)- 10K: 4,585 (2014: 4,103)- 5K: 6,203 (2014: 5,631)- Kids Marathon (one miler): 4,031 (2014: 3,905)- Pigabilities: 145 (2014: 171)- Fun Run: 695 (2014: 572)- Dog Walk/Run: 698 (2014: 596)- Mile: 1,535 (2014: 1,268) Information provided by Game Day Communications
Excitement builds at Finish Swine as Flying Pig Half Marathon winners come in
Excitement was building at the Finish Swine as winners in the 2017 Flying Pig Half Marathon came in. Tommy Kauffmann, who ran at Xavier University, won the men's division with a time of 1:08:32. Lara Crofford, women's cross country and assistant track coach at the University of Cincinnati, won the women's division in 1:20:23.
Walnut Hills football team ready to root on Flying Pig Marathon participants
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Flying Pig Marathon: Runners, downtown prepare for Flying Pig festivities
Flying Pig Marathon: Runners, downtown prepare for Flying Pig festivities
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Big Pig Gig reflects Cincinnati's heritage
The local culture is coming through for World Choir Games visitors making their first trips to the Tri-State.
Flying Pig Marathon Winners
CINCINNATI (AP) -- A California resident has won Cincinnati's marathon for the third time. Sergio Reyes, 31, of Palmdale, Calif., captured the Flying Pig Marathon on Sunday with a time of 2:21:51. He was trailed by Rob Morwood of Lebanon, Ohio, at 2:34:30 and former Ohio State University runner Derrick Butler at 2:35:29.Reyes also won the Cincinnati marathon in 2009 and 2012. Indiana University assistant track coach Rebecca Walter won the women's marathon with a time of 2:53:58. Organizers say an outpouring of support after the Boston Marathon bombings led to record participation of nearly 34,000 people in the series of weekend races. They say there were no significant problems amid stepped-up security in downtown Cincinnati. The 15-year-old race takes its name from the city's pork-packing history.
Road work may force change in marathon course
NEWPORT, Ky. (Joe Webb) - The work is slowly starting on the final phases of a road that will connect downtown Cincinnati to the AA highway in northern Kentucky.
The next phase of the Kentucky Highway-9 project will be in full swing in Newport spring 2016. And drivers, walkers and runners will feel the impact. Contractors will begin work on a roundabout that will replace the intersection at the foot of the Taylor-Southgate Bridge. It will ultimately mean there's a four-lane road connecting downtown with Ashland, Kentucky.
In the short term it will mean big changes for people coming to and from the levee, going to Reds games and running in the Flying Pig Marathon. The second phase of the Route 9 project connects the Taylor-Southgate Bridge with a new road to the Veteran's Bridge to Covington. There's a roundabout on either end.
The projects three phases will eventually connect Route-9 from downtown Newport to I-275. The first phase is well underway on Newport's west side, opening up 20 acres of new development. The latest phase will run through the middle of the long-dormant, $1 billion ovation project. Hello hopes of residential, retail and entertainment; goodbye Big Daddy Liquors.
The old Kentucky Motors site will also go away soon to make way for one of the roundabouts. For runners, the construction will throw up a roadblock for 13 walks and runs that use the route. including the Flying Pig Marathon. The Pig's route has been certified since September. Kentucky has decided to work with the marathon in May. But next May the marathon may have to run around Newport.
It's not clear what the state will do to accommodate other races. The Flying Pig has an annual economic impact of around $10 million; a lot of it in Kentucky. So they are compromising. This phase of the project should be done in late 2017 so it will only impact two runnings of the marathon.
More importantly, this will provide an alternate route from downtown to the airport and the Kentucky suburbs. And vice versa. This phase of the project will cost taxpayers $8.7 million.
John Popovich remembers first Flying Pig Marathon
WCPO Sports Director John Popovich shows highlights and reminisces about the first Flying Pig Marathon 20 years ago, the quirkiness of the race, the Cincinnati runner who came out of nowhere to win the women's division and WCPO's live coverage with Kathrine Nero strapped backward on a motorcycle.