2019 Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon Powered by P&G MEDIA GUIDE
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2019 Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon Powered by P&G MEDIA GUIDE MEDIA CONTACTS: Jackie Reau/Betsy Ross Game Day Communications (513) 929-4263 (513) 929-0245 fax (513) 708-5822 (Reau, mobile) (513) 535-5552 (Ross, mobile) MEDIA SUPPORT: Friday, May 3 thRough SatuRday, May 4, 2019 Race Weekend Social Media Center P&G Health & Fitness Expo Duke Energy Convention Center, Fifth and Elm, Cincinnati Sunday, May 5, 2019 Finish Line Media Center at Anderson Pavilion on Mehring Way Table of Contents Media Services 3 Media Opportunities 4 Quick Facts 6 Race Weekend Event Overview and Start Times 7 Registration History 10 Race Participants by the Numbers 11 Event Record Holders 14 Weather Conditions/Overview 15 Marathon by the Numbers 17 2018 Final Media Release 21 Year-by-Year Event History 23 Top 10 Fastest Finishers, Times 82 Flying Pig Yearly Releases 84 Growth of Field 109 Race Day Weather 110 Marathon Pace Chart 112 Maps 113 2 MEDIA SERVICES Key Contacts Game Day Communications is the public relations firm of record for the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon powered by P&G. Interview requests before and during Marathon weekend will be handled by Jackie Reau (513.708.5822 mobile) and Betsy Ross (513.535.5552 mobile). Please call the Game Day office at 513.929.4263 prior to Friday of Flying Pig weekend for media questions, and the mobile numbers on Marathon weekend. Race Weekend Media CenteR A social media center with interview area will be open at the P&G Health & Fitness Expo, Duke Energy Convention Center, Cincinnati, on Friday and Saturday and will be staffed during Expo hours, noon to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. A media representative also will be present Saturday at the Toyota 10K, Tri State Running Company 5K, Kids’ Marathon 26th Mile presented by EY, the PigAbilities division presented by Goodwill Industries, Flying Fur Run and the Family Festival and First Watch Flying Piglet, Sawyer Point. The Marathon Day media center will be at the Finish Line on Sunday at Anderson Pavilion. Winners will be brought to the media center. Press SeRvices Available OpeRational SeRvices The media center on race day will have power, Wi-Fi capability for computer internet access and printer/copy services. Table space will be offered for working media, and an interview area will be set up for winner debriefings. InteRviews Marathon officials, including Executive Director Iris Simpson Bush, will be available for interviews on Friday and Saturday. Special weekend guests of the Pig also will be available, and runners of human interest will be made available by request. Please let Game Day Communications know of any other runners you would like to be made available for pre-race interviews. Race Day Viewing Media credentials will allow access to the Start Line and Finish Line. Television monitors will be set up at the Finish Line media center to follow coverage from media partner, WLWT-TV. A photo truck that travels ahead of the runners is available, in addition to a photo bridge at the finish line. Media CenteR The Finish Line Media Center will be staffed from 4 a.m. on Sunday Race Day Morning until 2 p.m. Race Day Afternoon. Additional representatives will be at the start line. Post-Race Interviews Winners of the Wheelchair, Marathon powered by P&G (men and women) and Paycor Half Marathon (men and women) will be brought to the Media Center immediately after their finishes. 3 MEDIA EVENTS, INTERVIEWS AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITES The Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon powered by P&G offers a number of opportunities for media coverage beyond the race itself. This is just an outline of some of the activities and human interest stories that surround the weekend: ChaRities More than 300 charities use the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon as a fund raiser, from manning water stops to sponsoring runners who raise money through pledges. Charities range from high school booster groups to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society Team in Training. In 2018 alone, the Flying Pig raised nearly $1.5 million for charities. VolunteeRs It takes some 8,000 volunteers to make the Marathon run smoothly each year. Many volunteers have been with the Marathon since the beginning. WalkeRs The Marathon welcomes and encourages walkers for all divisions. The Marathon walkers will go off with the full marathon field at 6:30 a.m. The course will close on a continuous pace of 16:00 minutes per mile. Special training programs are offered to train the walkers for the 26.2 miles and can be found at flyingpigmarathon.com. Marathon FoundeRs The Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon began with a group of local runners, a dream and a bar napkin with a Marathon route scrawled on it. Several of those original planners remain with the Marathon and are eager to share their story on how it began, including Bob Coughlin, president of Paycor, and Bob Roncker, founder of The Running Spot. Training Programs A training program is available for walkers and runners of all abilities. Several area running stores and clubs schedule training programs for all distances at the Flying Pig. Marathon Medal The Flying Pig Marathon medal is one of the most coveted medals among marathoners. Its unique 3-D design, with both the front and back of our distinctive ‘Pig,’ make the medals one of the most popular. Medals are given for all finishers in all events. The Pigs Our Marathon Race Day mascots have been at the finish ‘swine’ since its first year and are usually in big demand for photos with the runners. You’ll see them at the Start and Finish lines, cheering the runners on. Asics Asics is a long-time partner of the Flying Pig, providing the official Flying Pig outfits and shoes for the staff. See their display of exclusive Flying Pig gear at the P&G Health and Fitness Expo. 4 Old Spice High EnduRance ‘Mile to the Finish’ Once again, Old Spice High Endurance will offer prizes to the men’s and women’s fastest final mile of the Marathon course. Marathon posteR Since the beginning of the Marathon, Zumbiel has partnered with the Flying Pig to print and package the commemorative poster, which goes to participants as part of their ‘goodie’ bags. “Hams” at the Pig: Local “Ham” radio volunteers are positioned at each mile of the Marathon to provide safety updates along the course. Since the first Marathon in 1999, members of the Queen City Emergency Net have volunteered their time, services and equipment to the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon. The Net is a group of about 120 ham radio operators who assists the community during times of disaster, and during large-scale events like the Flying Pig Marathon. The ‘Piggest’ Raffle EveR sponsoRed by Stock YaRds Bank & TRust Charities throughout the Tri-State are selling chances for “The Piggest Raffle Ever” sponsored by Stock Yards Bank & Trust, featuring a pig drop Flying Pig weekend for a $10,000 cash prize split between the winner and the charity selling the ticket, a lease on a Toyota Yaris and a Cincinnati Experience weekend. Now in its ninth year in 2019, the Piggest Raffle Ever has raised nearly $100,000 for participating charities and non-profits. Fifty West Mile The first event of Flying Pig weekend is a mile dash to the riverfront, the Fifty West Mile. The Mile is the second event of the three-event TQL Beer Series. The first event, the Bockfest 5K, is held during Bockfest weekend in early March, and the final event, the Hudepohl 14K and 7K events are held the Saturday of Oktoberfest weekend in September. Kids and Dogs The Flying Fur Dog Run brings dogs and their handlers downtown for a quick two-mile lap. For each dog finisher, medals are given to the dog and its handler. The Cincinnati Children’s 26th Mile is the finish for hundreds of students who have finished an incremental marathon. But wait, theRe’s moRe… During soccer season the Flying Pig organizes the FCC3, a fun run and watch party supporting the FC Cincinnati Foundation. This year’s inaugural event will be July 13. The Flying Pig Marathon also organizes the Queen Bee Half Marathon empowered by P&G and Kroger. Its inaugural run in 2014 sold out, as have the events in subsequent years. The Queen Bee Half Marathon and the 4-Miler will celebrate their sixth anniversary on October 12. Coughlin Family Foundation suppoRts Flying Pig High School ScholaRships and Coughlin Cup The Coughlin Family Foundation supports the Flying Pig scholarship program, awarding $2,500 scholarships to high school cross country and track student-athletes. The Foundation also supports the Coughlin Cup, a Rookwood Pottery plaque that goes to the male and female marathon winners, along with $2,500 each, to be donated to their favorite charities. 5 QUICK FACTS 21st Annual Cincinnati Flying Pig MaRathon SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2019 All divisions staRt by Paul BRown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Wheelchair MaRathon (26.2 miles/42K) 6:25 AM The Flying Pig Marathon poweRed by P&G (26.2 miles/42K) 6:30 AM CityDash 4-peRson Relay/GigSmaRt CoRpoRate Relay 6:30 AM PaycoR Half MaRathon 6:30 AM Marathon start and leadeRs’ finish will be televised live on WLWT-TV, Channel 5. WHY 26.2 MILES? Most people assume that the Marathon distance of 26.2 miles represents the distance between the battlefields of Marathon and Athens that Pheidippedes supposedly ran to announce a Greek victory of the Persian army, but that’s not exactly true.