Close to 2,500 participants hit the streets for the 2012 Atlanta Marathon and Marathon Relay on Sunday, October 28. The event, which started and finished at Atlantic Station, marked the 50th running of the Atlanta Marathon and 2nd running of the Atlanta Marathon Relay.
“We are extremely proud of how the Atlanta Marathon and Marathon Relay showcases the best of the Atlanta community,” said Tracey Russell, executive director of the Atlanta Track Club. “From the 26.2 mile course that runs past some of Atlanta’s memorable neighborhoods and sites such as Oakland Cemetery, Virginia-Highland and Piedmont Park to the 24 metro-Atlanta nonprofits participating in the Adopt a Marathon Mile program that helped provide cheer zones and support out on the course, marathon and relay participants certainly got a feel for what makes Atlanta so great.”
Reuben Mwei of Kennesaw broke the tape at the 2012 Atlanta Marathon with a time of 2:23:25 to take home first place in the overall men’s race. The 2012 Atlanta Marathon was Mwei’s marathon debut. A half marathoner who recently won the Allstate Life Insurance Atlanta 13.1 Marathon on October 7 with a time of 1:09:12, Mwei crossed the finish line more than eight minutes ahead of second place finisher Malcom Campbell of Marietta, who finished in 2:31:26. 2011 Atlanta Marathon winner, Justin Gillette, took home third place with a time of 2:36:27. Christine Rockey, a 42-year-old masters runner from Conway, S.C. took home first place in the women’s race with a time
of 3:09:09. Conway finished more than four minutes ahead of second place finisher Molly Slesnick, of Atlanta, who finished in 3:13:22.
Team Runnin’ Wrek Men took top honors in the men’s relay division with a time of 2:42:08 at the Atlanta Marathon Relay, while team ATC Pink Panthers claimed first in the women’s relay division with a time of 3:06:49.
Throughout the Atlanta Marathon and Marathon Relay participants were treated to aid stations and cheer zone support from 24 local nonprofits that were selected to be part of the Atlanta Track Club’s Adopt a Marathon Mile program. The various organizations each adopted a mile of the course and provided a minimum of 30 volunteers to support an aid station and cheer zone within their mile. Organizations that met the minimum requirements during the event will receive a $3,500 – $7,500 donation from the Atlanta Track Club based on each organization’s level of support.
Complete results for the Atlanta Marathon and Marathon Relay are posted at atlantamarathon.org.
2012 Atlanta Marathon Prize Money Recipients (Prize money awarded based on official gun time.)
Overall Male
Place
Name
Age
City,
State
Time
Prize
Money
1
Reuben Mwei
26
Kennesaw, Ga
2:23:25
$1,000
2
Malcolm Campbell
41
Marietta, Ga.
2:31:26
$700
3
Justin Gillette
29
Goshen, Ind.
2:36:27
$500
4
Jack Heath
26
Birmingham, Ala.
2:37:25
$400
5
Ryan Purcell
25
Atlanta, Ga.
2:40:44
$300
6
Orinthal
Striggles
36
Elgin, S.C.
2:44:06
$250
7
Josh White
25
Ann Arbor, Mich.
2:44:16
$200
8
John Piggott
47
Williamsburg, Va.
2:47:14
$150
Overall Female
Place
Name
Age
City,
State
Time
Prize
Money
1
Christine Rockey
42
Conway, S.C.
3:09:09
$1,000
2
Molly Slesnick
29
Atlanta, Ga.
3:13:22
$700
3
Mary Chind
27
Decatur, Ga.
3:15:52
$500
4
Cheri Fine
48
Atlanta, Ga.
3:18:04
$400
5
Kirsten Kolb
37
Anchorage, Alaska
3:22:44
$300
6
Shane Sweet
34
Cumming, Ga.
3:28:38
$250
7
Jesseca Lynn
Keeper
36
Atlanta, Ga.
3:29:06
$200
8
Debbie
Hetherington
47
Richmond, Va.
3:29:32
$150
Masters Male
Place
Name
Age
City,
State
Time
Prize
Money
1
Malcolm Campbell
41
Marietta, Ga.
2:31:26
$500
2
John Piggott
47
Williamsburg, Va.
2:47:14
$400
3
Brent Fields
40
Covington, Ga.
2:58:48
$300
Masters Female
Place
Name
Age
City,
State
Time
Prize
Money
1
Christine Rockey
42
Conway, S.C.
3:09:09
$500
2
Cheri Fine
48
Atlanta, Ga.
3:18:04
$400
3
Debbie
Hetherington
47
Richmond, Va.
3:29:32
$300
Grandmaster Male
Place
Name
Age
City,
State
Time
Prize
Money
1
Stanley Larkin
53
Saint-Basile-Le-Gran,
Canada
3:00:15
$250
Grandmaster Female
Place
Name
Age
City,
State
Time
Prize
Money
1
Sally Brooking
56
Marietta, Ga
3:44:51
$250
Out-of-State Male
Place
Name
Age
City,
State
Time
Prize
Money
1
Justin Gillette
29
Goshen, Ind.
2:36:27
$300
Out-of-State Female
Place
Name
Age
City,
State
Time
Prize
Money
1
Christine Rockey
42
Conway, S.C.
3:09:09
$300