SPRINGDALE, Ark. — The 45th annual Hogeye Marathonkicked off early this morning (April 24) where runners participated in the relay, half, and full marathon. This is one of the first in-person marathons seen here locally since Covid began.
“I was just hoping to finish today,” said runner Cody Poskin.
Not only did Cody Poskin drive 7 hours in hopes finish his first marathon, but he also finished first.
“I’ve never ran in the rain for 26 miles before so it was a little different,” said Poskin.
But even the wet pavement couldn’t slow him down, running 26 miles in 2 hours and 39 minutes, that’s the average of a 6 minute and 4-second mile.
“It feels good to come out on top I guess,” said Poskin.
And while Poskin was excited to make good time and qualify for the Boston marathon, other runners like Jason Hatton were just excited to back doing what they love.
“I enjoy running, rain or shine I just enjoy getting out, especially the race atmosphere,” said Hatton.
And to keep as much of the race atmosphere as they could, race director Tabby Holmes said they moved the race back about a month and are taking extra precautions over the weekend.
“We decided that we would start the runners in waves of 50 and asked them to be masked at the starting line,” said Holmes.
And from there the different groups of runners would take off every 1 minute to start their race to the finish.
And whether running 13 or 26 miles in the rain, friends, family, and strangers encouraged runners along the course.
“That’s the thing I love about races...people cheering you on. It keeps the morale up, rain or shine,” said Hatton.
Here is a list of the top 10 winners:
- Cody Poskin, 19, from Cedar Hill - Clock time 2:39
- Isai Carranza, 27, from Fayetteville - Clock time 2:46
- Wesley Solomon, 20, from Fayetteville - Clock time 2:50
- Megan Taylor, 24, from Cave Springs - Clock time 2:52
- Oscar Diaz, 39, from Bella Vista - Clock time 3:03
- Mark Eidelman, 43, from Winnetka - Clock time 3:05
- Matthew Mihalka, 37, from Fayetteville - Clock time 3:09
- Luke Freeman, 31, from Fayetteville - Clock time 3:12
- Ken Skrien, 40, from Oark - Clock time 3:15
- Kyle Mock, 26, from Plano - Clock time 3:15
For a full list of winners visit: hogeyemarathon.com
Channel 5 is a proud sponsor of the Hogeye Marathon.