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Marathon winners set fast pace, rewarded at finish

Last updated Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 6:45pm

OGDEN — With her hands outstretched to give high fives and her smile wide, Cynthia Fowler cruised to a new Ogden Marathon course record Saturda morning, winning the women’s race with a time of 2 hours, 47 minutes, and 22 seconds.

In the men’s race, Fritz Van de Kamp was eight seconds off the men’s record, running a 2:22:59 for his fourth victory (third consecutive) on a perfect-running-weather day enjoyed by thousands of runners and spectators.

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Runners brave the cold as they prepare to start the Ogden Marathon Saturday, May 19, 2012. The marathon starts near Red Rock Outfitters Ranch north of Huntsville and ends on 25th Street in downtown Ogden. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner)

Ogden Marathon, May 19, 2012

Erin Hooley, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 3:30pm

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Sunny skies on tap for Ogden Marathon

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, May 18, 2012 - 9:18pm

OGDEN -- Mother Nature's wrath came a day early for the Ogden Marathon, but also left early, which means today's 12th version of the race should be fast and cool.

A heavy rainstorm rolled through Northern Utah on Friday, but a forecast of clear, cool conditions will greet the nearly 10,000 participants in today's marathon, half marathon, 5K and Kids K race.

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OgdenMarathon's growth credited to course, volunteers

Stephanie Chambers Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 11:22pm

OGDEN — If the Get Out And Live Foundation were to attend karaoke night, they’d surely be singing and dancing to Fatboy Slim’s “Praise You” — because their event, the Ogden Marathon, half marathon, relay, 5K and Kids K has come a long way, and that’s not just referring to the 26.2 mile distance that marathon participants will be busting the soles of their shoes on Saturday morning.

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Toby Nishikawa rides up the North Ogden Divide just before her crash and injury on the other side. (Photo courtesy of Dennis Montgomery)

Family to run for injured star triathlete in Ogden Marathon to promote organ donation

Jeff DeMoss Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, May 18, 2012 - 9:49am

OGDEN -- On May 5, Toby Nishikawa and her family were planning to run in the Ogden Marathon to promote organ donation in honor of her 8-year-old nephew, who will someday need a liver transplant.

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Ogden Marathon sells out in record time

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, November 7, 2011 - 2:57pm

OGDEN -- Open registration for the 12th annual Zion's Bank Ogden Marathon presented by the GOAL Foundation, sold out in an unprecedented three days, organizers said on Friday.

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(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) Gary Madsen, of Hooper, runs on a treadmill as his surgeon, Dr. David Affleck (left), and his cardiologist, Dr. Michael Diehl, watch at Ogden Regional Medical Center’s cardiac rehabilitation unit on Thursday. With the help of his medical team, Madsen ran the Ogden Marathon only 10 months after undergoing open-heart surgery because of chest pains caused by a blocked artery.

Hooper man runs marathon after open-heart surgery

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 11:32pm

HOOPER -- Gary Madsen had no idea a little trip to the doctor would land him in the hospital for open-heart surgery and a marathon victory 10 months later.

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(Photo courtesy of GOAL Foundation) Course workers, family and friends accompany Heather Paolini (center) across the finish line during the May 21 Ogden Marathon.

Marathon volunteers go beyond the call of duty to help woman cross finish

Stephanie Chambers Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 10:31pm

OGDEN -- Volunteering at the Ogden marathon usually involves filling cups, handing out fruit, pointing to the porta-potties, yelling a few encouraging words, and maybe rubbing a leg or foot. Caring for the first, middle and last runners can be almost as exhausting as running the actual race.

Last Saturday, two aid station volunteers went beyond their exhaustion, not only caring for all the runners, but actually completing the final six miles of the race in support of the last finisher.

As the Mile 20 aide station workers were cleaning up, a woman runner staggered in. Heather Paolini was the last runner on the course, and she collapsed into AnnMarie Hale's arms and began sobbing. Hale had been at the Stevens-Henager College sponsored aid station since 5 a.m., working with her sister and the site coordinator, Natalie Hale.

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(NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner) Fritz Van De Kamp wins the men’s division of Ogden Marathon on Saturday in Ogden.

2010 Ogden Marathon champs go back-to-back

Stephanie Chambers Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Monday, May 23, 2011 - 3:54pm

OGDEN -- While the river raged next to the 2011 Zion's Bank Ogden Marathon course, Stefanie Talley had her own spring run-off, setting a new course record as she repeated as the women's marathon victor.

"It felt pretty good," said Talley, who finished in 2:51:48. "I have to admit it felt better than last year. Last year I was thinking at the halfway point that I didn't know how I was going to be able to hang on. This year I felt pretty good most of the time. There were a couple minutes here and there that I didn't feel good, but then I'd take a GU, and I'd feel better."

Talley, a Layton resident, said it was the first time finishing a marathon that she felt emotional at the end.

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Nick Short, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 3:13pm

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(ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner) Utah Department of Transportation crews work to clear State Road 39 of rocks and debris Friday after a slide triggered by heavy rains spilled several hundred tons of rock onto the road and shoulder Thursday night north of Pineview Reservoir’s spillway near Huntsville.

Road near Pineview open after landslide

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, May 20, 2011 - 11:12pm

HUNTSVILLE — State Road 39 opened at 7:50 p.m. Friday after a landslide shut it down for almost 24 hours.

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Stefanie Talley crosses the finish line to win the Ogden Marathon in Ogden last year.

Weather not a big issue for marathon runners

Stephanie Chambers Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 11:00pm

OGDEN -- "Rain, rain go away, come again some other day" is the sentiment the thousands of Ogden Marathon, half marathon, relay and 5K runners and organizers are hoping for as they make final preparations for Saturday's races.

"We have been monitoring the course," said Jenny Scothern, GOAL Foundation director, Thursday evening.

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Three generations prep for Marathon

Stephanie Chambers Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 9:27pm

OGDEN -- Trenton Steinfeldt will be just like thousands of other runners on the day of the Ogden Marathon -- he'll be checking and re-checking the laces on his shoes, he'll be riding the early morning bus to the start line, and he'll be contemplating the 26.2 miles in front of him.

But the 18, soon-to-be 19-year-old Pleasant View resident will also be unlike thousands of other runners -- he'll be doing all his preparations and then running his first marathon in the company of his father and grandfather.

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Washington Terrace Elementary students participate in the GOAL Foundation Inspires Young Runners event at the school on May 5.

Kids participate in 8-week Young Runners Program

Stephanie Chambers Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Sunday, May 15, 2011 - 4:51pm

OGDEN -- Running never looked so fun. With legs churning, hair flying, smiles and looks of concentration, children who participated in the eight-week Young Runner's Program ran an obstacle course as part of their preparation for the goal of competing in the Ogden Marathon Kids K or 5K next Saturday.

"I like running because it helps you get energy and stuff and it helps you get your legs worked out," said Romeo Lucero, age 8.

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Magazine ranks Ogden race in top 10

Jeff DeMoss, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 3:09pm

OGDEN -- Thinking about trying your first marathon? You're in the right place, or at least close enough.

The Ogden Marathon is one of the 10 best in the nation for first-time marathoners, according to Runner's World, a leading magazine for runners.

In its January 2011 issue, Runner's World lavishes praise upon the varied scenery and relative ease of the annual race, which begins in Ogden Valley and descends more than 1,000 feet through Ogden Canyon before ending downtown at the 26.2-mile mark.

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