Glenmary wins big at Flying Pig

Glenmary wins big at Flying Pig

Glenmary novice and avid runner Antonio Marchi ran his best time, leaving 2,972 runners behind as he won first place in the 2019 Flying Pig Marathon Tri-State Running Co. 5K race on Saturday, May 4 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He ran the 3.1 mile distance in 15 minutes, 14 seconds.

He also was part of a relay team with fellow student Josiah Kimani, and Glenmary coworkers Wilmar Zabala (vocation counselor) and Rachel Wamsley (assistant development director) that placed third in a field of 252 teams. About 30 Glenmarians, coworkers and friends ran or walked in the 5K or other events in a weekend that has become a national draw for marathon runners.

“As I ran past the thousands of people who lined the entire 26 mile route, once in a while someone would shout, ‘Go Glenmary!’” Wamsley said. “I felt as if we were introducing people to our Home Mission effort.”

Glenmary participated in the 2019 event to build awareness and support for missionary vocations. Anyone who walked, ran, or donated to the effort was encouraged to pray for missionary vocations in the United States. Participants wore special t-shirts promoting home mission work and engaged other walkers and runners about how Glenmary serves in rural America.