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Eugene Marathon

May 03, 2009

4.5

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Where

Eugene, OR, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

May 03, 2009 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. Matt Hooley 02:18:38

2. Chad Worthen 02:26:36

3. John Ngigi 02:31:02

Top 3 Women

1. Emily Enstice 02:58:36

2. Elizabeth Broadbent 02:59:37

3. Emily Mah-Nakanishi 03:01:25

Top 3 Men

1. Matt Hooley 02:18:38

2. Chad Worthen 02:26:36

3. John Ngigi 02:31:02

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Reviews

4.5

Based on 2 Reviews from other runners - tap or click to see all!

By: Mike L.

Posted: May 10, 2022

Overall, a great experience

This is a good course for a first-time marathoner, and this city loves its athletes, so they come out to cheer. Organization at the finish festival could certainly be better.

4.3

By: Todd Y.

Posted: May 04, 2022

Great race, fantastic finish

This was a fantastically well organized and supported race. Volunteers were friendly, helpful, and plentiful. The course was very well marked, with roughly the first half through parts of Eugene and Springfield and the rest on bike paths along the river. Finishing in the re-built Hayward field was awesome, I can't imagine there is a nicer stadium dedicated to solely track and field anywhere. Expo wasn't huge, but appropriate for this size race. Pancake breakfast was great, thick fluffy pancakes Saturday (after 5k) and Sunday. Other post-race food was average, re-usable water bottle and bag were both nice. All in all a great race in Tracktown USA, well worth the trip if you're a 50 stater or just looking for a medium sized race in a relatively small/laid back city.

4.7

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The 2010 Eugene Marathon and Half-marathon will finish on the homestretch of the historic Hayward Field which has played host to four Olympic Trials and six USA Track Championships

General News KVAL

Sep 30, 2009

Hooley Wins Eugene Marathon, Qualifies for Olympic Trials Again

Matt Hooley qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials for the second time when he won the Eugene Marathon in course record fashion with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 38 seconds. His time qualifies him for the "A" standard for the trials and was a new personal record despite harsh conditions in Eugene.

General News The Knights Online

May 14, 2009

What It's Like to Run a 2:35 Marathon

Joel Gordon, who works at Portland Running Company, ran his first marathon on Sunday at Eugene, finishing 8th overall in a time of 2:35:41.

General News Oregon Live

May 07, 2009

Eugene Marathon Results are in

Matt Hooley won the Eugene Marathon with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 38 seconds nearly eight minutes ahead of second place finisher Chad Worthen who ran a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 36 seconds.

General News The Oregonian

May 04, 2009