LIVE: Samuel Montclair, Daniella Townsend win Flying Pig Half Marathon
Updated: 9:54 AM EDT Oct 31, 2021
Samuel Montclair and Daniella Townsend have won the Flying Pig Half Marathon. Montclair, 30, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was first to cross the finish line Sunday morning, finishing just under 1:10. “The hills of Cincinnati are pretty tough, man, I just wanted to put a good effort in,” he told us after the race. Townsend, of Cincinnati, was the first woman to cross the finish line, finishing 13.1 miles around 1:21. After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Flying Pig Marathon returned to Cincinnati for the 23rd annual race. The Pig has historically been run in the late spring, but last year’s run was hosted virtually and this year’s race was postponed to the fall.MEET THE WINNERSBelow video: Samuel Montclair, Flying Pig Half Marathon winnerBelow video: Daniella Townsend, Flying Pig Half Marathon winnerABOUT THE FLYING PIGMany may wonder, "Why 'Flying Pig'?" Officials said the name stems from the 1800s when Cincinnati was called “Porkopolis” because of all the stockyards and the meatpacking industry. Officials said many often ran pigs through the downtown streets. So when the founders of the marathon were looking for a name for the event back in 1997, “Flying Pig” brought smiles to everyone's face, so that seemed most appropriate.
Samuel Montclair and Daniella Townsend have won the Flying Pig Half Marathon.
Montclair, 30, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was first to cross the finish line Sunday morning, finishing just under 1:10.
“The hills of Cincinnati are pretty tough, man, I just wanted to put a good effort in,” he told us after the race.
Townsend, of Cincinnati, was the first woman to cross the finish line, finishing 13.1 miles around 1:21.
After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Flying Pig Marathon returned to Cincinnati for the 23rd annual race. The Pig has historically been run in the late spring, but last year’s run was hosted virtually and this year’s race was postponed to the fall.
MEET THE WINNERS
Below video: Samuel Montclair, Flying Pig Half Marathon winner
Below video: Daniella Townsend, Flying Pig Half Marathon winner
ABOUT THE FLYING PIG
Many may wonder, "Why 'Flying Pig'?" Officials said the name stems from the 1800s when Cincinnati was called “Porkopolis” because of all the stockyards and the meatpacking industry. Officials said many often ran pigs through the downtown streets. So when the founders of the marathon were looking for a name for the event back in 1997, “Flying Pig” brought smiles to everyone's face, so that seemed most appropriate.
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