A Record Setting Weekend

CINCINNATI (May 4, 2025)  – Two new event records were set on Sunday, May 4 in the 27th running of the Flying Pig Marathon weekend presented by P&G and Prysmian, both in the Paycor Half Marathon, while the men’s and women’s marathon winners each placed in the top 10 fastest times in the history of the event. A total of 42,809 participants were registered for the weekend, the second largest field ever and a 9% increase over 2024.

Winning the men’s division of the Marathon was 23-year-old Sean Ryan of Tampa with a time of 2:22:43, the seventh fastest time in event history. Ryan, who is a native of Independence, KY and St. Henry High School, won the Pig in his first try at a marathon. “The last eight miles of the course, you really get a chance to open up,” Ryan said. “The crowd support was amazing, there’s not a single quiet spot along the course.”

Second in the men’s division was 24-year-old Bridger Altice of Hamilton, OH in 2:26:07 and third was 23-year-old Ethan Davis of Leesburg, OH in 2:28:05.

In the women’s division, 30-year-old Tori Parkinson won in a time of 2:40:06, the second fastest time in Flying Pig Marathon event history, behind Tatyana Pozdnyakova’s 2:34:35 and edging last year’s winning time, 2:43:22 by Olivia Anger. Parkinson, a graduate of Utah State, ran the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in 2024 and has run Chicago, Boston and Grandma’s marathons, among others. This is her first Flying Pig Marathon.

“(The Flying Pig) is a reminder of why I love running,” said Parkinson. “The community, all the people cheering for me was so fun throughout the race. I kept thinking, ‘I love this,’ this is why I love running.”

Second in the women’s division was Daniella Townsend, 37, of Cincinnati in 2:51:14, and third was 19-year-old Emma Bell of DeMotte, IN, in 2:52:12.

Winning in the wheelchair division was 46-year-old James Garman of Danville, KY, in 2:48:34.

In the Paycor Half Marathon, Jonathan Harley, 24 of Cincinnati, defended last year’s title in the half marathon in record time of 1:07:44, besting the old record of 1:08:30 set in 2017 by Tommy Kauffmann. Second was Bobby Ganser in 1:10:51 and third was Eric Gruenbacher in 1:10:51. Gruenbacher was second the two previous years.

In the women’s division, Madeline Trevisan, 27, of Cincinnati also broke the Paycor Half Marathon record with a 1:19:49, three seconds better than the previous record set by Jules Madzia in 2024. Second in the women’s half was Jenny Simpson in 1:24:02 and third was Tricia Hengehold in 1:22:41.

On Saturday, Jorge Villanueva won the Toyota 10K men’s open division in a time of 32:13 and Emily Zimmerman won the women’s division in 36:56. In the handcycle competition, Yoshinori Tomoyasu won the men’s division in 25:51 and Mikiahya Greene won for the women in 42:15. In the Queen City Running 5K, William Doering was the winner in the men’s division in 15:41:00 and Katie Ruhlman won the women’s division in 17:30:9. In the Bounce Flying Fur, Jersson Pachar won in the men’s division in 6:15 and Amy Krause won in the women’s division in 7:14.

Friday’s Fifty West Mile elite men’s division winners were Charlie Parrish in a time of 4:17. Second was Jonathan Harley, also at 4:17 and third was Johnny Sayle in 4:18. For the elite women, Gina McNamara won in a time of 5:03. Second was Katie Ruhlman, who also came in second in last year’s elite dash, in 5:08 and third was Shelby Nolan in 5:12.

Flying Pig weekend kicked off Thursday evening as 103-year-old Mike Fremont completed the Fifty West Mile course as a virtual participants, becoming the oldest participant in the 27-year history of the Flying Pig weekend.