Flying Pig Marathon
| Flying Pig Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | Generally the first Sunday in May |
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio and Northern Kentucky |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon - 26.2 mi |
| Course records | 2:20:25 - Cecil Franke - 2006 2:34:35 - Tatyana Pozdnyakova - 2002 |
| Official site | flyingpigmarathon.com |
| Participants | 36,000+ |
The Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon is an annual 26.2 mi (42.2 km) race run the first Sunday of May in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded by Robert J. Coughlin, it was first held in 1999, it is the 3rd-largest first-time marathon in the United States. The marathon had nearly 5000 finishers in 2008, and total participation for all weekend events exceeded 30,408 in 2011. The race starts and finishes downtown and also crosses into Northern Kentucky. It is a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon.