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2019 Huntsville Marathon Donations – Giving Back to the Community
Posted on August 27, 2020
On Thursday, December 19, 2019, officials from the Huntsville Marathon donated $40,000 to several Ogden Valley nonprofits. Jim and Candy Facer, Jim Truett, Richard Sorensen, and Tommy Lee passed out checks during Huntsville’s town meeting. Recipients included Snowcrest Junior High, Valley Elementary, Weber Fire, Weber County Sheriff, Huntsville Town, Ogden Valley Emergency Response Team (OVERT), and Weber Pathways.
This year the Hall of Fame Award was presented to Michelle Duran for her dedication and support of the Huntsville Marathon since its inception, as well as her furthering the sport of running. Michelle has finished every Huntsville Marathon, has run in every state, and has completed 110 marathons. A cancer survivor, several years ago Michelle and her entourage of “Ladies in Pink,” ran the marathon while Michelle was undergoing chemotherapy treatments.
Over the last eight years, Huntsville Marathon has given $470,000 back to Ogden Valley.
This hometown, Boston-qualifying marathon attracts racers from across the U.S. and from several countries around the world. Runner’s World magazine recently ranked the Huntsville Marathon #6 in the country as a marathon to qualify for Boston.
Learn more about the stunning course, the amazing athletes it attracts, and the Boston-qualifying guarantee at huntsvilleutahmarathon.com and sign up to run or to volunteer. Either way, be a part of this philanthropic and fun race!
Ladies Shatter Huntsville Marathon Course Records
Posted on October 31, 2019
Cool temps and clear skies led to perfect conditions for record setting times at the 8th annual Huntsville Marathon, which was held on September 21, 2019
In the Half Marathon, former University of Utah standout, Grayson Murphy, aka Racin’ Grayson, shattered Sylvia Bedford’s 2017 record of 1:17:17 by five minutes with an incredible time of 1:12:23, Murphy’s personal record.
Incidentally, 2017 Half Marathon winner Bedford won the 2019 St. George Full Marathon two weeks later.
In the Full Marathon, aka The Full Monte, Ashley Paulson, of St. George, crossed the finish line at 2:37:31, winning the marathon while breaking the course record of 2:44:27 previously set in 2017 by Sara Sellers.
Sellers, a former Weber State University Runner and Ogden native, made national news in 2018 when she placed second in the iconic Boston Marathon as an unknown runner who had only ran in one other marathon, The Huntsville Marathon, a few months earlier.
On the men’s side, Ben VanBeekum became the first back to back winner of the full marathon with a time of 2:25:23. Ben has close ties to Huntsville, as his father, Ron VanBeekum, is a Huntsville native, whose childhood home is just two blocks from the finish line.
Another local Huntsville boy, Mitchell Child, who now resides in Shelley, Idaho, finished second with an impressive time of 2:45:34.
Riley Cook, of Ogden, was the back to back winner of the Half Marathon with a time of 1:08:15, improving upon his 2018 winning time of 1:10:33.
The 9th annual Huntsville Marathon will be held September 19, 2020.
Earlier this year, Runners World magazine ranked The Huntsville Marathon in the top ten (No. 6) of the best marathons nationwide to qualify for the Boston Marathon.
The Huntsville Marathon is a local non profit that has given more than $500,000 to local schools, communities and charities, thanks to more than 400 volunteers.