Little Rock Marathon Winners
By: Tania Francois
Updated: March 7, 2011
A Kenya native who now lives in Toluca, Mexico won the men’s division in the ninth-annual Little Rock Marathon. Mark Chepsis, 34, won with a time of 2:24:07. Chepsis said, "I am very pleased to win. I felt very good on this run."
Coming in second in the men’s division was 31-year-old Julius Kosgei with a time of 2:29:17. Kosgei, also a Kenya native, now lives in Searcy, Ark. Placing third was Matthew Fecht, age 27, of Warren, Mich.
It’s a ‘three-peat’ for Little Rock’s own Leah Thorvilson! For the third year in a row, Thorvilson, 32, won the women’s division with a time of 2:45:51.
When asked about her third victory, Thorvilson, said with a laugh, "It hurts!" She added that, "this was the worst Little Rock Marathon ever for me. I did something to my foot, then at about ten miles, it loosened up. At mile twenty, second place was a lot closer than I thought. It made me pretty nervous. I saw the finish line and it was all I could do to sprint."
Thorvilson did not beat her best Little Rock Marathon time of 2:44:23 in 2009. Placing second in the women’s division was Uli Bromme, age 27, of Boulder, Colo., with a time of 2:47:52. Third was Donna Palisca, age 33, of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Coming in second in the men’s division was 31-year-old Julius Kosgei with a time of 2:29:17. Kosgei, also a Kenya native, now lives in Searcy, Ark. Placing third was Matthew Fecht, age 27, of Warren, Mich.
It’s a ‘three-peat’ for Little Rock’s own Leah Thorvilson! For the third year in a row, Thorvilson, 32, won the women’s division with a time of 2:45:51.
When asked about her third victory, Thorvilson, said with a laugh, "It hurts!" She added that, "this was the worst Little Rock Marathon ever for me. I did something to my foot, then at about ten miles, it loosened up. At mile twenty, second place was a lot closer than I thought. It made me pretty nervous. I saw the finish line and it was all I could do to sprint."
Thorvilson did not beat her best Little Rock Marathon time of 2:44:23 in 2009. Placing second in the women’s division was Uli Bromme, age 27, of Boulder, Colo., with a time of 2:47:52. Third was Donna Palisca, age 33, of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
