| Flying Pig Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Flying Pig Marathon logo | |
| 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)[1] 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.[2] The race starts and finishes downtown and also crosses into Northern Kentucky. It is a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon.
- ^ "Certified Courses search results for Course ID OH08014PR". USA Track and Field. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
- ^ "Kieran O'Connor, Amy McDonaugh win Flying Pig Marathon". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-05-01.