O'Connor, McDonaugh and James, Robillard win marathon and half-marathon titles; more than 30,000 runners and walkers in Cincinnati
By Jackie Reau, Game Day Communications CINCINNATI - (May 1, 2011) - A record weekend registration of more than 30,000 runners and walkers highlighted the 13th running of the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon powered by P&G. The two-day total of 30,408 participants included 5,083 for the marathon, 12,155 for the half-marathon and 3,044 for the relays, all running on Sunday.
The winner of the men's division of the Marathon was 24-year-old Kieran O'Connor from New York, New York in a personal best time of 2 hours, 28 minutes, 2 seconds. O'Connor, a 2009 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, won the Pig in only his second marathon ever. His first was the 2010 ING New York City Marathon, where he was the 13th American to finish. O'Connor, who is now in graduate studies at New York University, took the lead early and never was challenged.
