Redlarczyk Top Female Finisher

North Little Rock's Tim Richard Wins Hogeye Marathon

Runners leave the starting line to begin the 37th annual Hogeye Marathon on Sunday in downtown Fayetteville.
Runners leave the starting line to begin the 37th annual Hogeye Marathon on Sunday in downtown Fayetteville.

FAYETTEVILLE — Two years ago, Tiffany Redlarczyk finished the Hogeye Marathon while lying on a stretcher as paramedics pushed her the last 100 meters of the race.

As the former Arkansas distance runner approached the final stretch of the marathon, she was overcome by exhaustion and collapsed at the corner of North Block Avenue and Center Street.

Redlarczyk asked the paramedics if they could wheel her across the finish line before they took her by ambulance to Washington Regional Medical Center. They agreed.

Hogeye Marathon

Top 20

Name Hometown Time

Tim Richard North Little Rock 2:38:05.33

Brian Hurley Fayetteville 2:51:22.88

Brian Sieczkowski Maumelle 3:10:56.35

Tiffany Redlarczyk Fayetteville 3:12:13.87

Christopher Berry Russellville 3:17:44.81

Jason Barker De Queen 3:21:29.7

James Moore Springdale 3:23:52.51

Caleb Ault Maumelle 3:24:39.69

Chris Ho North Little Rock 3:28:19.40

Paul Maness Springfield, Mo. 3:29:46.57

Jeffery Zern Little Rock 3:30:28.54

Stefanie Tierney Albuquerque, N.M. 3:31:33.62

Andre Gies Fayetteville 3:32:06.66

Chris Lyle Bentonville 3:34:01.17

Ken McWilliams Pea Ridge 3:34:10.87

Pat Bradley Kingwood, Texas 3:34:24.19

Brian Gawni Fayetteville 3:35:31.38

Shannon McFarland Rogers 3:36:48.77

Barry Selph Benton 3:37:13.39

Jay Hansen Greenwood 3:37:16.90

Fueled by that memory, Redlarczyk returned to the Hogeye Marathon on Sunday morning. This time, she didn’t need any help completing the race or any medical attention afterward.

Redlarczyk was the top female finisher of the 37th Hogeye Marathon, posting a time of 3 hours, 12 minutes, 13.87 seconds to give her a bit of vindication following her memorable finish two years ago.

“It makes me want to work harder. When you fall down, you get back up and keep going,” said Redlarczyk, 28, a physical education and health teacher who serves as a cross country coach in West Fork. “That’s why I crossed the finish line on a stretcher.”

More than 350 people registered for the Hogeye Marathon, but Redlarczyk and another former college athlete dominated the race. Coincidentally, it was only the third time that either of them had competed in a marathon.

North Little Rocks’ Tim Richard won the Hogeye Marathon when he crossed the finish line in 2:38:05.33, 13 minutes ahead of the next closest runner — Fayetteville’s Brian Hurley (2:51:22.88).

Richard had no trouble distancing himself from the field, snaking his way through Fayetteville and cruising to his first marathon victory.

“I wasn’t too fast at the beginning,” said Richard, 25, who works as an Air Force navigator on C-130 aircrafts. “I ran with some people running the half-marathon for the first eight miles and then after that I was just on my own.”

Hogeye 5K

Top 10

Name Hometown Time

Taylor Monts Unknown 16:45.46

Brett Schauwecker Lenexa, Kan. 18:13.60

Daniel Becker Bentonville 20:13.25

Zuhair Al Salim Fayetteville 20:23.57

Logan Bishop Batesville 20:24.86

Quinn Robertson Springdale 20:39.32

Dan Bedor Siloam Springs 21:26.33

Alison Walker-Wilson Fayetteville 21:33.17

Carson Haller Fayetteville 22:02.48

Sungjae Jung Fayetteville 22:17.50

Richard was a standout distance runner at Holy Cross, so much so that he was named the Patriot League/M-F Athletic Male Track Athlete of the Week following a meet during his senior season.

When Richard graduated from Holy Cross in 2010, he decided to make the transition to marathon running. He approached the Hogeye Marathon as an opportunity to gain more experience and get accustomed to running longer distances.

He ended up surprising even himself in his first time competing in the race.

“This is my first win in a marathon, so I’m happy,” Richard said.

The field for the Hogeye Marathon was significantly larger than a year ago, and the runners faced a new course that included the finish line being off of Dickson Street instead of the Fayetteville Square.

That meant Redlarczyk didn’t need to worry about passing the sight of her collapse two year ago.

Several of her high school runners were in attendance to watch their coach finish the race with the fourth-fastest time overall. She said she wanted to be an example and show them that she could persevere “through the hard times.”

“My goal was to back off a little bit because when your legs are fresh, you want to go fast that first 10 miles,” Redlarczyk said. “So, I still went out a little fast, but I told myself in the middle of the race ‘Back off.’

“You know what? Those last six miles felt better than the last two marathons.”

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