(5-4-09) Matt Hooley of Madison, WI won Sunday's Eugene Marathon covering the 26.2-mile distance in a course-record 2 hours, 18 minutes, 38 seconds. Runners in the marathon and half marathon were greeted by drizzly conditions for the 3rd annual event. Chad Worthen of Sacramento, CA placed second with a time of 2:26:36, followed by 2008 Portland Marathon winner John Ngigi of Glide, OR in third with a 2:31:02.
On the women's side Emily Enstice, a former distance runner for Georgetown, won with a time of 2 hours, 58 minutes, 36 seconds. Elizabeth Broadbent, a schoolteacher from Eugene, placed second in 2:59:37 with Emily Mah-Nakanishi of Sacramento, CA rounding out the top three in 3:01:25.
For complete race results, CLICK HERE. Check out runnerspace.com/eugenemarathon for video of the 2009 Eugene Marathon.
Marathon Overall Results - Male
1. Matt Hooley - 2:18:38
2. Chad Worthen - 2:26:36
3. John Ngigi - 2:31:02
4. Ian Nurse - 2:31:25
5. Tim Rieger - 2:31:49
Marathon Overall Results - Female
1. Emily Enstice - 2:58:36
2. Elizabeth Broadbent - 2:59:37
3. Emily Mah-Nakanishi - 3:01:25
4. Heather Daniel - 3:07:54
5. Kristy Aalberg - 3:08:27
Half Marathon Overall Results - Male
1. Ian Fraser - 1:10:01
2. Jason Pyles - 1:11:48
3. Derek Vinge - 1:13:26
4. Brett Spond - 1:13:38
5. Stefan Jakobsen - 1:13:46
Half Marathon Overall Results - Female
1. Danielle Quatrochi - 1:17:41
2. Christy Lacey Macoll - 1:18:09
3. Marian Pyles - 1:21:57
4. Sally Bergesen - 1:23:26
5. Nikki Rafie - 1:24:33
