Posted on 02 March 2014. Tags: Arkansas, leah thorvilson, little rock, little rock marathon, marathon, mark chepses, Twitter
Some of the live and featured tweets we came across for the 2014 Little Rock Marathon in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Bad weather caused some of the runners to be diverted to a shorter distance. The really fast and really slow runners (that took the 6am start) where able to finish the official 26.2 mile distance.
The overall winner was Mark Chepses in 2:25:42 and the overall female winner was (RIF #34) Leah Thorvilson in 2:42:39, her fifth Little Rock Marathon win.
Little Rock Marathon/Half Marathon Results
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Posted on 05 December 2010. Tags: dereje hailegiorgis, firaya sultanova-zhda, half marathon, josh mcadams, leah thorvilson, little rock, marathon, muliye gurmu, olympic trials, peter kemboi, rachel best, results, ronald kurui, running, st. jude marathon, st. jude results
Marathon wild child Leah Thorvilson was the female winner at the 2010 St. Jude Marathon on Sunday in Memphis with a time of 2:40:20.
Second place female went to Firaya Sultanova-Zhda 2:52:09 and third to Muliye Gurmu in 2:54:05.
Thorvilson, who is an elite female marathoner, has already qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials. She holds several records including the course record at the Tupelo Marathon, a race she has won several times.
She currently resides in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The overall and male winner was Peter Kemboi of Kenya with a time of 2:26:29. In a bang, bang, bang finish Peter edged out Dereje Hailegiorgis 2:26:30 and Ronald Kurui 2:26:35.
The Half Marathon overall winner was Josh McAdams with a time of 1:08:01. He also won the St. Jude half in 2008.
The first female to finish the Half Marathon was Rachel Best with a time of 1:28:36.
Complete St. Jude Marathon and Half Marathon Results
Money raised from the marathon benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN.
Check Out the 2010 St. Jude Marathon Finisher’s Medal
[photo: Facebook]
Posted in Half Marathon, Marathon