Thousands participate in annual marathon to raise money for American Heart Association

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Thousands of runners and walkers participated in the city’s largest single-day fundraiser Sunday morning in downtown Cincinnati, raising over $2 million to benefit the American Heart Association.

The Heart Mini-Marathon and Walk, presented by AtriCure, helps fight against heart disease and stroke.

“Today is really amazing. After I had open heart surgery six years ago, and it was done minimally invasive, which means I do not have the big scar actually done through the side of my chest, surgery was a couple of hours, and I was back to work and back to life within three weeks,” Open heart surgery survivor Christine Gregorio said.

The event was divided into different races:

• St. Elizabeth Healthcare Heart Half Marathon
• 15K Mini Marathon presented by KoncertIT
• Altafiber 5K
• UC Health 1K Steps for Stroke
• 1.5K kids race
• Mercy Health 5K Heart Walk

The half marathon and 15K started around 7:30 a.m. The rest of the events then followed.

Here is a list of some of the first-place winners:

Half Marathon

• Will Cadwell: 1:09:57
• Jules Madzia: 1:23:24

15K

• Zac Holtkamp: 49:46
• Christina Johnston: 57:45

5K

• Christian Leach: 16:53
• Michelle Murray: 18:13

Here is the full list of winners.

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