Arkansas native Leah Thorvilson easily won the 2012 Little Rock Marathon on Sunday over her female competition with a time of 2:37:26.
Her time was 10 minutes ahead of the second female to finish, Hellen Rotich (2:47:46). Third place female went to Heather McWhirter (2:54:14).
Thorvilson’s time was fast enough to place her 4th overall and just 8 minutes behind overall winner Mark Chepses.
Chepses won with a time of 2:29:42. Second place went to Julius Kosgei (2:32:15) and third went to Zach Nyambaso (2:34:47).
Little Rock Marathon Top 10 Finishers:
- Mark Chepses – 2:29:42
- Julius Kosgei – 2:32:15
- Zach Nyambaso – 2:34:47
- Leah Thorvilson – 2:37:26
- Joseph Aulwes – 2:39:53
- John Piggott – 2:41:11
- Marathonjunkie Engle – 2:43:16
- Brad Poppele – 2:43:59
- James Bresette – 2:44:11
- John Yoder – 2:45:14
The finish was a personal record for Thorvilson who ran the Olympic Marathon Qualifying Trials last month in Houston.
Thorvilson is Run It Fast – Club member #34 (Join Run It Fast – The Club HERE).
More Winning Photos of Leah
Congrats to Leah from the RIF family on her PR and dominating the competition at Little Rock. Way to Run It Fast!!!
[images: Leah Thorvilson]
