Alex Gold and Caitlin Keen have won Cincinnati’s Flying Pig Marathon. Gold, 26, was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 2:26:29. A Chicago native, Gold moved to Cincinnati several years ago, he said, and works for General Electric. “I’ll definitely have a beer or two and maybe some Skyline Chili,” Gold said on how he plans to celebrate his big win. Gold was followed by J.T. MacKay (2:28:31) and Steve Matthews (2:29:30).Keen, 29, was the first woman to cross the finish line with a time of 2:43:45. Keen, who grew up in Hyde Park, is now a two-time winner, also finishing first in 2018."It's been a really long couple years I think I can speak for everyone when I say the last two years have definitely been a storm I struggled a lot with running," she said. "This is my first race since the Olympic trials and I wanted it so bad I just wanted to be back on the course and have fun and that's what I did and I loved every second of it. "Keen was followed by Amy Manning (3:00:24) and Allison Pitt (3:01:18).PHOTOS FROM THE 2021 FLYING PIG MARATHON.Samuel Montclair and Daniella Townsend won the Flying Pig Half Marathon.Montclair, 30, of Raleigh, North Carolina, finished with a time of 1:09:53. He was followed by Eric Gruenbacher (1:13:15) and Greg Lemmon (1:16:42).“The hills of Cincinnati are pretty tough, man, I just wanted to put a good effort in,” Montclair told us after the race.Townsend, of Cincinnati, was the first woman to cross the finish line, finishing 13.1 miles around 1:21:02. She was followed by Christine Frederick (1:21:40) and Katarina Smiljanec (1:25:41).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: Alex Gold, Flying Pig Marathon winnerBelow video: Caitlin Keen, Flying Pig Marathon winnerBelow 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.
Alex Gold and Caitlin Keen have won Cincinnati’s Flying Pig Marathon.
Gold, 26, was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 2:26:29.
A Chicago native, Gold moved to Cincinnati several years ago, he said, and works for General Electric.
“I’ll definitely have a beer or two and maybe some Skyline Chili,” Gold said on how he plans to celebrate his big win.
Gold was followed by J.T. MacKay (2:28:31) and Steve Matthews (2:29:30).
Keen, 29, was the first woman to cross the finish line with a time of 2:43:45. Keen, who grew up in Hyde Park, is now a two-time winner, also finishing first in 2018.
"It's been a really long couple years I think I can speak for everyone when I say the last two years have definitely been a storm I struggled a lot with running," she said. "This is my first race since the Olympic trials and I wanted it so bad I just wanted to be back on the course and have fun and that's what I did and I loved every second of it. "
Keen was followed by Amy Manning (3:00:24) and Allison Pitt (3:01:18).
PHOTOS FROM THE 2021 FLYING PIG MARATHON.
Samuel Montclair and Daniella Townsend won the Flying Pig Half Marathon.
Montclair, 30, of Raleigh, North Carolina, finished with a time of 1:09:53. He was followed by Eric Gruenbacher (1:13:15) and Greg Lemmon (1:16:42).
“The hills of Cincinnati are pretty tough, man, I just wanted to put a good effort in,” Montclair told us after the race.
Townsend, of Cincinnati, was the first woman to cross the finish line, finishing 13.1 miles around 1:21:02. She was followed by Christine Frederick (1:21:40) and Katarina Smiljanec (1:25:41).
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: Alex Gold, Flying Pig Marathon winner
Below video: Caitlin Keen, Flying Pig Marathon winner
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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