Ogden Marathon 2025: Lagoy and O’Connor, an engaged couple, win full marathon
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- Elizabeth Lagoy, of Bountiful, looks on after winning the women’s full marathon race at the Ogden Marathon with a time of 2:42:54 on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Ogden.
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- Sean O’Connor, of Bountiful, lifts up the finish line tape to celebrate winning the mens full marathon race at the Ogden Marathon with a time of 2:23:12 on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Ogden.
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- Runners in the Ogden Marathon make their way down Grant Avenue on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Ogden.
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- Ogden Marathon runners make their way around Ogden Valley on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Huntsville.
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- Elizabeth Lagoy, of Bountiful, smiles as she crosses the tape to win the women’s full marathon race at the Ogden Marathon on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Ogden.
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- Sean O’Connor, of Bountiful, nears the finish line in downtown Ogden to win the men’s full marathon race at the Ogden Marathon on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
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OGDEN — Elizabeth Lagoy crossed the finish line of the 24th Annual Ogden Marathon at Historic 25th Street and Grant Avenue as the first-place runner in the women’s division Saturday, unaware that Sean O’Connor had won the men’s leg of the race just a few minutes before.
“Me and my fiancé weren’t signed up, and last minute this week decided to go for it,” Lagoy said shortly after she had taken the tape. “Sean O’Connor; I don’t know what place he got, but he was up front.”
Always good to have something in common with your future spouse: bragging rights.
As first-time entrants in the Ogden Marathon, Lagoy narrowly missed the course record by only 14 seconds and O’Connor was only 16 seconds off the men’s mark.
So, if the couple gets bored or runs out of things to do before their wedding on June 21, they can exchange views on their success over the 26.2-mile course that winds through Ogden Canyon and into the city.
Lagoy, 28, of Bountiful, traversed the trip in a time of 2:42:54, well ahead of second-place runner Reagan Doman, 22, who posted 2:47:23 and Olivia Garcia, 32, who finished third at 2:57:18.
“My marathon best is 2:37, so today was close to my best. I was trying to not look at (the record) but I started to think of it the last couple of miles. … I just missed it,” said Lagoy, an environmental engineer who ran track and cross country at the University of Connecticut. “I had a good group of guys to run with; they were pushing me to go faster. I led the whole time.”
When you realize the travails that can beset you over nearly 3 hours of running, Lagoy said she handled things relatively well.
“I thought the downhill was going to be really hard but it was actually the perfect amount, really nice,” Lagoy said. “My legs definitely hurt after the canyon and the last few miles on the flat, but I’m OK.”
Lagoy placed 12th among all the 1,351 total participants in the race.
While Lagoy entered the Ogden Marathon as a tune-up for a trail race later this summer, O’Connor had a different goal in mind.
“I was looking to get a Boston (Marathon) qualifier for next year and I work in Layton, so I figured this was a good one to come and do … support the community and have fun,” O’Connor said. “I’ve been looking for some races to do his spring and this one came up. It’s close to home and I love Ogden; it’s a beautiful course so I figured why not.”
O’Connor — 28 of Bountiful, and an aerospace engineer who ran Division III track in upstate New York — ran the race in 2:23:12, outdistancing Jakob Tew, 25, who finished at 2:25:41 and third place James Wenzel, 29, who had 2:25:51.
“I felt really good through halfway. There was a little bit of a gap between myself and first place so I tried to close it going up a little hill at mile 14 and got into the canyon. … I let it go and tried to put as much space between me and the guy in second that I could,” O’Connor said. “I felt like I held up OK. I’m a little tired now but feel pretty good. I’m happy and really excited.”
While Lagoy and O’Connor barely missed setting course records on Saturday, both the men’s and women’s winners of the half marathon did indeed set new marks.
Travis Feeny, 26, ran 1:05:19, besting the men’s record by one second and Sarah Warren, 29, set a new women’s time of 1:17:39, smashing the long-standing 2007 mark by five seconds.
Feeny and Warren are also first-time entrants in the Ogden Marathon. Warren hails from Centerville while Feeny, a Cedar City resident, graduated from Ogden High School.
The finish line clock doesn’t stop as each runner crosses, so Feeny wasn’t sure where he stood at first.
“I think I broke the course record, yeah. This is my first road race, really. I ran the 5K primarily in college, so I was able to put together a strong showing; I knew I was fit,” Feeny said. “I felt pretty smooth through 10 miles … the last 3 I was like ‘OK, I’ve got to get to the finish.’ I was probably 4:45 (per mile) down the canyon.”
In a field of 2,967 half marathon runners, Kevin Kirk, 25, placed second at 1:06:58 and Sandro Ezeta Chaves, 34, was third with a time of 1:09:08.
First in the women’s half marathon, Warren was 10th among all participants.
“I’ve done a few half marathons before, but this is the first one where I’ve really tried to compete,” Warren said. “I was always tied up with high school and college races, then I had a baby, so now all of that’s behind me for the moment and I’m happy to be out there.”
All the runners praised ideal weather conditions that may have helped with the impressive times on Saturday.
“I didn’t know how I was going to feel; I haven’t done the training I thought I needed to do to run a time like this but the downhill really helped,” Warren said. “I didn’t know how it was going to turn out. Jocelyn (Todd) was my college teammate at the University of Utah and she pushed me a little bit.”
Todd, 32, finished second with a time of 1:18:04 and Kelsey Braithwaite, 31, was third at 1:20:44.
This year, the Ogden Marathon included roughly 6,500 runners in all the events, including a 12K, a 5K and an 8-mile race under the umbrella of the GOAL (Get Out and Live) Foundation.
TOP FINISHERS
MARATHON – MEN
1. Sean O’Connor, 28, 2:23:12
2. Jakob Tew, 25, 2:25:41
3. James Wenzel, 29, 2:25:51
4. Bryant Jensen, 41, 2:28:00
5. Jace Nye, 40, 2:31:27
MARATHON – WOMEN
1. Elizabeth Lagoy, 28, 2:42:54
2. Reagan Doman, 22, 2:47:23
3. Olivia Garcia, 32, 2:57:18
4. Cate Carabine, 29, 3:00:35
5. Anna Shepherd, 31, 3:05:46
HALF MARATHON – MEN
1. Travis Feeny, 26, 1:05:19
2. Kevin Kirk, 25, 1:06:58
3. Sandro Ezeta Chaves, 34, 1:09:08
4. Richard Fairbourn, 24, 1:12:29
5. Kimball Potter, 28, 1:12:43
HALF MARATHON – WOMEN
1. Sarah Warren, 29, 1:17:39
2. Jocelyn Todd, 32, 1:18:04
3. Kelsey Braithwaite, 31, 1:20:44
4. Tatum Smith, 28, 1:24:44
5. Alicia Porsch, 38, 1:27:10
8-MILE RACE – MEN
1. Skyler White, 16, 49:00
2. Rafael Farlhi, 29, 50:56
3. Peter Guevara, 31, 52:56
4. Taylor Stephens, 33, 53:41
5. Jimmy Bokinskie, 42, 55:25
8-MILE RACE – WOMEN
1. Sariah Booth, 29, 59:03
2. Lora Erickson, 52, 1:00:36
3. Kayli Morris, 31, 1:00:39
4. Sienna Vuijsters, 19, 1:00:58
5. Mary Ann Bronson, 60, 1:03:31
5K RACE – MEN
1. Carson Coleman, 22, 15:37
2. Cortez Ruiz, 28, 18:41
3. Cristopher Falabella, 15, 19:45
4. Nefi Falabela, 47, 20:19
5. Isaac Larsen, 24, 20:35
5K RACE – WOMEN
1. Carissa Schwendiman, 33, 23:24
2. Ivrie James, 12, 24:34
3. Julie Hansen, 63, 25:08
4. Mila Merchant, 12, 26:03
5. Joanna Bell, 29, 26:41
MARATHON RELAY
1. Miles by the Dozen, 3:16:15
2. Mary M Doman’s Team, 3:28:22
3. Herlin Hurlers, 3:34:05
4. Jemina Shepherd’s Team, 3:34:43
5. Blacker/Card, 3:35:23
