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Med-City Marathon

May 25, 2008

2.3

Where

Rochester, MN, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

May 25, 2008 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointRun/Walk

Race Results

Top 3

1. Mark Ott 02:54:33

2. Ronald Giles 02:58:46

3. Stephen Weigand 02:58:58

Top 3 Women

1. Kara Arzamendia 03:12:19

2. Erika Sperl-Imhoff 03:20:53

3. Jen Block 03:27:30

Top 3 Men

1. Mark Ott 02:54:33

2. Ronald Giles 02:58:46

3. Stephen Weigand 02:58:58

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Reviews

2.3

Based on 1 Reviews from other runners - tap or click to see all!

By: Xiao T.

Posted: July 04, 2022

Lost checked bag and no shirt

My checked bag which contained my race shirt and a few other things was missing after the race. The bag was likely given to the wrong person. The RD agreed to mail me a race shirt for replacement. After getting home, I have tried to follow up with him via email. Sadly, after over a month of trying I still have not received the shirt. We also had a temporary race interruption due to the thunderstorms this year.

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Kara Arzamendia won the women's race of the 2008 Med-City Marathon in a personal best time of 3:12:24. It was a family affair for Arzamendia. Her cousin ran the marathon and two cousins, her husband and father teamed to run the four-person relay. Arzamendia finished eighth overall.

General News Post Bulletin.com

May 27, 2008

Med-City winner's method unorthodox but effective

Despite partying until eleven o'clock the night before the marathon, Mark Ott won the Med-City Marathon in 2:54:34, the second slowest winning time in the thirteen year history of the race. Ott runs a marathon per month and has won two of his last three races. Ron Giles finished second in 2:58:46 while Stephen Weigand was third in 2:58:58.

General News Post Bulletin.com

May 27, 2008

Former Med-City Marathon director will have new view of the race

Wally Arnold, former race director of the Med-City Marathon, will be running the Med-City Half Marathon if not the relay for the marathon. The Arnolds founded the race 13 years and nursed it along through many course changes and all types of weather conditions. The YMCA has taken over, with Teresa Byland as the new race director.

General News Post Bulletin.com

May 26, 2008

Bank on it: There will be a new Med-City Marathon champion

Med-City Relays and Marathon in their thirteenth year will have a new winner of its men's race. Never in the 12-year history of the race has a champion repeated in back-to-back performances. With defending champion Nick Payne who won last year in a 2:41:15, battling a leg injury, he opted for the half instead of the full marathon.

General News Post Bulletin.com

May 24, 2008