MARATHON, HALF-MARATHON & 5k RUN/WALK
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2010

2010 Race Results

A record 1,032 runners and walkers registered for the 14 th Annual Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk, January 16 making it the largest Museum running event ever held. Threatening weather didn’t keep away the participants who came from 31 U.S. states and three other countries – Brazil, England and Mexico – to take part in the Museum of Aviation fund-raiser sponsored by Houston Healthcare.

The rain held off to let the 5Kers finish, but the long-distance runners finished with wet shoes. The last marathoner trudged in after more than 6 hours and 28 minutes on the course. That person, though, was someone all runners could look up to – he is Larry Macon, a 65-year-old lawyer from San Antonio, Texas who has the distinction of being in the Guinness Book of World Records for the person running the most marathon races in one year – 105 races at least 26.2 miles long in 2008. It was his second race at the Museum of Aviation and the 605 th marathon he has run since he started running in 1996.

He was the last person to finish the Marathon but walked half the race to save his strength for the next day when he planned to race another Marathon – in Phoenix Arizona. He has been named Maniac of the Year four times by Marathon Maniacs, an extreme running club, and has run at least eight marathons in each of the 50 U.S. states.

The top three finishers in each race took home cash prizes of $250, $150 and $100 each plus their trophies. All were males from Georgia except the first and second place marathoners who came from South Carolina and Texas. The fastest marathon runner in the field was Roberto Quiroga, 35, from Bluffton, SC who did 26.2 miles in 2 hours, 49 minutes and 10 seconds. The top Half Marathon runner was Malcolm Campbell, 39, from Marietta, GA with a time of one hour, 13 minutes and 33 seconds for 13.1 miles. The best 5K time was set by Orinthal Striggles, 34, from Lithonia, GA who flew threw the 3.1 miles in fifteen minutes and 52 seconds.

The youngest male marathon runners were 17-year-olds Matthew Baxter from Tifton, GA, (3:22:23); Dylan Fletcher from Kathleen, GA, (3:36:28) and Casey Alford from Warner Robins (5:33:31). The youngest female in the marathon was Kathryn Hodges, 20 from Seneca, SC (4:36:51).

The oldest male in the marathon was George Stump, 72 from Cincinnati, OH who finished first in his age group with a time of 4 hours, 56 minutes and 26 seconds. The oldest female was Linda Zeeman, 65 from Atlanta GA who finished in 6 hours, 27 minutes and 30 seconds.

There were ten military members who ran the marathon. Four were from Warner Robins: Ryan Gabriel Eiswerth, Matthew Krauss, George Neville and Paul Flipse. Neville, 41, placed first in his age group (40-44) with a time of 3 hours, 25 minutes and 58 seconds. Krauss placed second in his age group with a time of 3 hours, 31 minutes and 45 seconds.

 

2010 Winners

  • Marathon: Roberto Quiroga, age 35 from Bluffton, South Carolina - 2 hours, 49 minutes and 10 seconds
  • Half Marathon: Malcolm Campbell, age 39 from Marietta, Georgia - 1 hour, 13 minutes, 33 seconds
  • 5K Run/Walk: Orinthal Striggles, age 34 from Lithonia, Georgia- 15 minutes, 52 seconds

2010 Sponsors

  • Houston Healthcare
  • Subaru of Macon
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Clear Channel Radio
  • Peach Sports
  • Robins Pacers
  • Callaway Blue
  • Robins Services
  • Run Fit Sports
  • Taylor Restrooms 2 Go Services
  • Museum of Aviation Foundation