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Runners participate in virtual Flying Pig Marathon weekend Share Updated: 1:59 PM EDT May 2, 2021 The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 1:59 PM EDT May 2, 2021 Since 1999, on the first weekend of May, runners fly through the streets of Cincinnati for the Flying Pig Marathon.On Sunday, even in the midst of the pandemic, they continued to pound the pavement around the region, crossing personal finish lines.Tim Amman has run the race for the last few years, including last year when the race first went virtual.“It’s a lot di...

Flying Pig Marathon, Queen Bee planning return to in-person races this fall Flying Pig Marathon organizers are planning a return to in-person events this fall.  An in-person Fall Pig Works weekend will be held Oct. 29- 31, featuring the combined Queen Bee and Flying Pig races. Participants will be able to sign up for their events in two stages starting Monday.  On May 3, those who are registered virtual participants and Lifetime Pig Works Members will receive first access to register for their preferred events, officals said. Registration will open to the public May 10. The virtual Flying�...

Flying Pig, Queen Bee 2021 postponed to fall The 2021 Flying Pig marathon and Queen Bee half marathon, two of the biggest sporting events in Cincinnati, won’t take place in person until at least October, race organizers announced Wednesday afternoon. and last updated 2021-02-17 17:51:02-05 CINCINNATI — The 2021 Flying Pig marathon and Queen Bee half marathon, two of the biggest sporting events in Cincinnati, won’t take place in person until at least October, race organizers announced Wednesday afternoon. “Like you, we are disappointed we cannot come together this spring, b...

Races Going Virtual for a Second Year Due to COVID-19 Many events have recently announced they’re canceling in-person registration for the spring. MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images For the second year in a row, there will be no in-person Oakland Marathon. No runners lining up for the Pittsburgh Marathon. No Eugene marathoners crossing the finish line at Hayward Field. Nor Brooklyn Half Marathon finishers on the boardwalk at Coney Island. If news from the road racing industry in February 2021 is starting to feel redundant, that’s because a similar spate of cancellations was...