Med City Marathon

Post-Race Review/ Results

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.

Personal best brings glory for female winner of Med-City Marathon

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.

Med-City winner's method unorthodox but effective

Human Interest Story

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.

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

Pre-Race Review/ Lineup

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.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results