Winners of 2010 Little Rock Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K

A Texan and a Little Rock woman are the winners of the 2010 Little Rock Marathon.

Moninda Marube, 31, of Keller, Texas, is the winner of the Men's Division with a time of 2:29:40. Marube said he found the running easy.  “No one was pushing me so I found the running easy all the way!”  Marube is originally from Kenya.

Little Rock native, Leah Thorvilson, 31, is the winner of the 2010 Little Rock Marathon with a time of 2:48:28. When asked how it felt to win two years in a row, Thorvilson replied, "It hurts!”

Thorvilson, who won the 2009 Little Rock Marathon with a time of 2:44:23, says she was disappointed she didn’t post an Olympic qualifying time with today’s race. “I ran a little too hard at the start. It’s just not my day for that, but having the city behind me was amazing! I’ve never had such personal support. It’s made it a very special day,” she said.

Thorvilson will try again in May to qualify in the Olympic trials.

Other top finishers -Marathon:

Male Participants
1.     Moninda Marube             2:29:40
2.     Benny Rodriguez     2:33:59
3.     Kiplimo Chemirmir     2:34:51
4.     Justin Gillette     2:35:02
5.     Kory Cool             2:36:28

Female Participants
1.     Leah Thorvilson     2:48:28
2.     Michelle Didion      3:07:32
3.     Betsy Meacham             3:10:16
4.     Emma Tillman             3:10:57
5.     Melissa Gillette     3:11:04

Half Marathon

Male Participants
1.     Gabriel Ghioca             1:12:44
2.     Jerry Melnyk             1:18:19
3.     Todd Hink             1:18:50
4.     Karl Lenser             1:20:15
5.     Taylor Black             1:20:29


Female Participants
1.     Julie Bokermann     1:28:57
2.     Peggy Panzer             1:34:21
3.     Kara Nielsen             1:34:38
4.     Lauren Merritt             1:34:50
5.     Annalisa Pawlosky     1:35:11

5K Race

1. 10633 Ethan Neyman          Sherwood             AR   35   M   18:19
2. 10639 David Watkins         Birmingham           MI   48   M   18:25
3. 10802 Parker Dey            Cabot                AR   14   M   18:35
4. 10801 Matthew Forte         Little Rock          AR   12   M   19:41

5K Winners - Women

1. 10567 Alison Dunn           Houston              TX   30   F   20:23
2. 10708 Claire Kane           Little Rock          AR   13   F   21:22
3. 10083 Taylor Elder          Maumelle             AR   12   F   21:48
4 10315 Allison Sinning       Cabot                AR   14   F   22:19