The Flying Pig Marathon is back, albeit with a smaller field of racers and later in the year than usual.
It will still be the same event that it was before the coronavirus pandemic forced Cincinnati races to be virtual last year, said Iris Simpson Bush, executive director at Flying Pig Marathon, Inc, which runs the marathon and several other races.
"We're thrilled to be back," she told The Enquirer's "That's So Cincinnati" podcast.
The marathon, usually held in May, will be on Oct. 31. The event was cancelled in 2020, then delayed earlier this year.
In the Flying Pig's 23 years, more than $19 million has been raised for charity, Bush said. She's been involved from day one, when Norwood-based Paycor founder and CEO Bob Coughlin dreamed of bringing a marathon to Cincinnati.
Bush, then a general sales manager at WCPO, read a story about his idea in The Enquirer and got involved.
It's been fun and rewarding ever since, Bush said.
Learn more about the Flying Pig Marathon by listening to "That's So Cincinnati" for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Media and other podcast platforms. The episode is also available by clicking the link at the top of this article.
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